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L.J. Napier

The Mask

I slip on the mask Becoming someone new Becoming something… Else Free of my past Free of my being Tingles run Down my spine Skin…

1 min readJan 11, 2021

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Black mask

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L.J. Napier

Painful Memories

Time flows by me Washing away the familiar Eroding my memories Exposing sharp edges Until I cut myself Again and again Pain forcing my…

1 min readJan 11, 2021

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Person in pain

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L.J. Napier

I Cannot Stay

I thought that it might be Different this time That I would stay Be happy Feel satisfied Somehow fulfilled I always hope It keeps me…

1 min readJan 10, 2021

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Foggy path through tunnel of trees

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L.J. Napier

How Many More Seasons?

A shift in the evening air Summer is still here But I sense that soon It will be leaving us Again Leaves just barely turning The breeze…

1 min readJan 10, 2021

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Fall leaves

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L.J. Napier

They Saved Me

They saved me that night The silent stars looking down Sorrow slinked away

1 min readJan 10, 2021

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Starry night over the black forest

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L.J. Napier

One More

I’ve always wanted to see What was beyond the next hill I never could quit For beyond that Was yet another I knew that I should stop…

1 min readJan 3, 2021

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Trail into the eternal hills

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L.J. Napier

The Life Lived

I have lived a life Better than expected Richer than I hoped I should have died Many times over Careless moments Wishes for death…

1 min readJan 3, 2021

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Happy elderly woman

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L.J. Napier

L.J. Napier

A nobody’s fiction, fantasy, & poetry. Explorer, wanderer, & seeker. Always questioning, but finding few answers. Editor of: https://actinghuman.substack.com

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