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Screaming
Someone is screaming / in a voice so familiar / it must be my own
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Apr 14, 2012
Untitled
Whenever we talk I can feel the phrase / "I love you" trying to escape my lips. / God forbid it ever get out.
3
Feb 5, 2012
Reflecting Pool
The currents of life move us all forward. / But if we were to find ourselves on / the bank of the river of life,
12
Jan 27, 2012
For Lovers and Dreamers
A woman lays beside me, perfect in every way. / Her hair and neck pressed gently against my nose. / I inhale, capturing her essence,
12
Jan 27, 2012
A Decision
shattered / stained glass / broken window
12
Nov 14, 2011
At Home, Alone
Numb / Grasping fingertips / Numb
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Nov 14, 2011
Empty
Life is what you make of it / but I'm no artist nor engineer / I've made nothing of my life
20
Nov 14, 2011
Saddest?
The saddest words? / You are gone. / The saddest words?
8
Jan 29, 2011
Thinking of You
There are many times: / Three thirty, noon, and so on / all of them, I'm alone
3
Aug 29, 2010
This Is Just To Say
(Inspired by William Carlos Williams' This Is Just To Say) / This is just to say / **** you, and your pink toothbrush.
8
Mar 9, 2010
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