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Atmos is an ambient music producer, progressive rock songwriter, ink artist, free verse poet, and fantasy fiction author known for being an animal welfare and mental health advocate, mindfulness practitioner, environmentalist, marathon runner, and Buddhist monastery visitor. Atmos is focused on a mission of inspiring others, building meaningful relationships, and promoting positive change amidst the inevitable challenges of life. Inspired by the works of Pink Floyd, Tool, Rumi, Alex Grey, and Salvador Dalí, Atmos’ diverse creative artistry lends itself to his creative projects, resulting in a unique fusion of music, art, literature, philosophy, spirituality, science, and world culture.

  March 2023     8 months ago

Submitted Poems 5 total

Melanin

Wash away the sins of the father
Release your head from the sand
Try to start again
Or ignore the reaching hand

Who are you to judge over a body? A way of life?
A face growing weary and thin?
Restless, are we still so cold?
Are we a plague...

by Atmos

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Oppression

Dull shackles
An accessory to a crime
Worn out from repeated abuse
Of oppression for profit, for personal gain

The cracking of a whip
A contributor to paralysis
The inability to move
Petrified by the sight and sound
In chains, continuing...

by Atmos

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Suspension

What meaning do you give
To lips moving up and down again?
Torn clothes, a broken nose
Drawing a smile on your face with pen

Different ages, different years
A target for abuse, told to refrain
Inside a system punishing the innocent
For...

by Atmos

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added 1 year ago
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Identity

A label
Whilst not necessary
Has a certain power that comes with it
A way to search for similar lived experiences
Shared by other people
Who understand what you are going through

Pressure to be masculine and muscular
Can make it difficult...

by Atmos

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Life

A new conception

Two mammals form a pair bond
The basis for monogamy

Friction against a membrane
Producing a sensation
Stimulation leading to a release

Contractions propel cells into tubes
Searching for fusion before they die
An ovum...

by Atmos

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added 1 year ago
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