The Founder's Canon
The original 205 — the poems that started RhymeMosaic.
Meter, Metaphor, Memory + Meaning, in the voice that wrote them first.
205 poems · 10 categories · never twice the same way
God Left Me In The Whale
Cleansed from my sins
Faith & Spirituality
Same
I’m staring at before
Heartbreak & Loss
Flamelit Path
These pages blaze as I shape great escapes
Self-Discovery & Identity
Reflection
Circular reflections distort trees
Mental Health & Struggle
Your Fault
Look into my eyes,
Heartbreak & Loss
Les Cieux
I never feel more alive than right at that time
Faith & Spirituality
Runner-Up
Second best at most,
Mental Health & Struggle
All My Lies
I’m lying to myself again..
Mental Health & Struggle
Shattered Existence
Never have I needed help
Mental Health & Struggle
Sorrow-Drowned
I cannot stand to see you fade
Life & Philosophy
Mister Nice Guy
Why don’t people like me?
Mental Health & Struggle
The Reason
All my life I’ve searched
Love & Relationships
The Love Dream
Laying on the beach
Heartbreak & Loss
I Want You To Know
I want you to know
Love & Relationships
Embracing Change
Impatiently we wait, far beneath the rain clouds
Hope & Resilience
Never
Adrift amid desolate water
Hope & Resilience
Bad Thoughts
I took the knife at night,
Mental Health & Struggle
0.5
I can’t smile, sing, or laugh,
Love & Relationships
Revolving Door Exit
Perpetual youth is a thing best attained
Life & Philosophy
Glass Onion
I speak my words through onion breath
Life & Philosophy
H.M. (The Light That Shines Through Rain)
I put it all behind me,
Hope & Resilience
Recidivism
Maybe I should jump
Mental Health & Struggle
"Soon," I Sighed
The blood on these walls is so beautiful
Mental Health & Struggle
TruthSeeker
Anchor my roots in Your dirt by the river
Faith & Spirituality
