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“There is no easy way from the earth to the stars” Seneca

Author: Athousandbitsofpaper

Hi I’m Kate, a writer and poet from Australia. My blog includes poetry and thoughts, personal philosophies and things I’m curious about.

The Chicken or The Egg or The Rooster or The Dopamine

AsideDecember 11, 2022December 10, 2022 Athousandbitsofpaper15 Comments

I have been interested in neuroscience and psychology for as long as I can remember, largely due to growing up with a parent that despite being an exemplary human short-circuited from time to time. Which is an understatement for the drama which ensued both for Mum and our family when this occurred. I remember a […]

You can’t wrap it up

AsideDecember 9, 2022 Athousandbitsofpaper11 Comments

I can’t find a present just right My eyes scan Everywhere Where is the one thing that holds all I feel I can’t find it anywhere So I buy nice things that are “fine” But they don’t seem just right And are never enough Because you can’t wrap up love Tie a pretty bow Say […]

Summer is here

AsideDecember 8, 2022December 7, 2022 Athousandbitsofpaper11 Comments

Heat builds beneath a saucepan lid sky Mirage shimmers round the edges where the grass is dry Summer arrived so sharply Sweat cuts riveluttes of cleaner skin down his dark face I pass a cold drink, and wish I could do more *It’s always the same. Summer scorches the men’s skin, turning them black over […]

Drop the baggage

AsideDecember 7, 2022 Athousandbitsofpaper18 Comments

What we feel we carry Stuffed in our suitcases Crammd behind ribs Breathe into the morning light And let it go again Header photo Raquel Brephol Unsplash

This time last year

AsideDecember 6, 2022December 6, 2022 Athousandbitsofpaper1 Comment

I don’t have a blog post for today, so I thought I would share what turned out to be a popular one from the same day last year. It seems like 5 minutes ago. Have a lovely day X https://athousandbitsofpaper.com/2021/12/06/touched-by-invisible-hands/

Because Y has a crooked leg

AsideDecember 5, 2022 Athousandbitsofpaper7 Comments

All that hurts also heals All that irritates, and feels horrible, brings scars to the surface and then buffs them smooth again, like sandpaper Slowly erasing But first it will hurt That’s just the way of it I’m sorry It is not my design But I live by this rule And find it works Given […]

Tomorrow is only a day away, but a lifetime arriving

AsideDecember 4, 2022December 3, 2022 Athousandbitsofpaper18 Comments

“Tomorrow” is a key word in the language of addiction and remaining stuck “Tomorrow I will…” is self manipulation and lying. Tomorrow allows a slip of the collar that encircles what needs to be done right now Tomorrow is an ephemeral hopeful wistful flower we pluck and crush underfoot Tomorrow is the dream of the […]

The Dangers of Our Innate Artificial Intelligence

AsideDecember 3, 2022December 2, 2022 Athousandbitsofpaper19 Comments

One word begets two Two words beget a cluster And before we know it a concept is formed It all happens in our head With nothing being said Filters and blinkers Tunnel vision blindness We call it preference But it’s probably the bias of a thousand small decisions We aren’t even aware of making *I […]

How to be a blank sheet of paper

AsideDecember 2, 2022December 2, 2022 Athousandbitsofpaper12 Comments

I wish I could be empty Like a bucket Or a pot So you can pour your troubles into me Without me stopping to reach for a buffer My fingers suffer beneath the heat of your trauma I am too shallow to hold all your demons Instead they interfere with my own And there is […]

Do it Lightly – The secret to blogging every day

AsideDecember 1, 2022December 1, 2022 Athousandbitsofpaper14 Comments

It’s Tuesday here, and hectic busy, but thankfully I already have the next two days of blog posts done and waiting for edits in drafts. I made a commitment, mostly to myself (because who else is going to be bothered?) to blog once a day from now on. When I made that commitment I had […]

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