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Home & I
It’s easy to love a ghost, hard to love a breathing soul. / But we try. / Hard to build a home from the ashes of careful memories stolen by the careless winds,
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Jan 22, 2014
Barefoot Ends
I didn't know him. Not really. / No one did as everyone fooled themselves into loving the idea of him. / Fooled by the shameless shard of glass protruding mercilessly from ancient cracks in the sidewalk,
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Sep 17, 2013
Cigarettes and Sex
You're no good for scheduling but ideal for dancing. / While night tricks us into invincibility, whiskey tells us not to wait. / So educate me on the nonsense of foreplay to a friend's poetry,
20
Mar 26, 2012
Moments in Darkened Basements
Poetry / flirts / with mind and breath
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Mar 21, 2012
A Conversation between God and Teacher
Proust turned to Hemingway as her feet dangled off the ledge, playing hide and seek with the setting sun / What shall we do tonight? / Wander the streets as vagabonds,
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Mar 21, 2012
Sea Monster
Sea monster: / pull me from my boat and drown me in your waters / let the currents drag me to your home
26
Mar 21, 2012
Shades of Forgotten Destinies
Take me back to a time when life slowed to the rhythm of a Beatles song, / When an orange glow reflected the intoxicated passion rushing through our veins, / Where flesh met flesh in all its innocence and simple words became erotic philosophy.
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Mar 21, 2012
Beautiful Chains
Scream in my ear to silence my head / As it floats through the ecstasy of your hand / And dances in the waters of your cruel heart
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Mar 21, 2012
Untitled as of Yet
You always knew, didn’t you? / Even when it was just a smudge on the paper, / You knew.
15
Mar 21, 2012
A Friend Gone Missing
You used to consume my every thought, / Now I’m begging you to stay. / To weave yourself into the cortex of my mind,
10
Mar 21, 2012
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