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For my love
Forlornly I will rest / in this melancholy nest, / that hums for me the tune
9
Dec 17, 2012
Unwanted Gift
The burning / that runs its course through my veins / is not there
30
Jan 18, 2012
Astrid Orbit
All I know of you / is the love I had for you / when I fell into this dream.
68
Jan 7, 2012
Baby Girl
I know you don't know this / but that's why I'm writing it. / When you called me baby girl last night,
9
Feb 27, 2011
Ohio
The closest I can / get to you is / the farthest I can
22
Jan 30, 2011
Smoke
You invade my space, / Making my eyes tear up / And my lungs burn.
22
Dec 13, 2010
Trees
I can feel the trees breathing. / I can see them / inhale our blemished truths,
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Oct 15, 2010
In My Bones
Your words hum in my bones. / Not the honey sweet hum of jazz / as you watch rain smooth over golden leaves,
18
Sep 30, 2010
Where I'm From
I am from garbage trucks invading the streets, / bringing young ones to the window. / I am from the hum of the washer
40
Sep 27, 2010
Day 1 - revised
Wishes and dreams / carried by the wind / to a place
31
Sep 15, 2010
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