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Sea MonsterSea monster: / pull me from my boat and drown me in your waters / let the currents drag me to your home
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A Conversation between God and TeacherProust 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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Cigarettes and SexYou'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,
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Home & IIt’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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Shades of Forgotten DestiniesTake 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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Barefoot EndsI 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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Moments in Darkened BasementsPoetry / flirts / with mind and breath
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Beautiful ChainsScream 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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A Friend Gone MissingYou used to consume my every thought, / Now I’m begging you to stay. / To weave yourself into the cortex of my mind,
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Untitled as of YetYou always knew, didn’t you? / Even when it was just a smudge on the paper, / You knew.
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