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jim-northcutt
jim-northcutt
44/M Sonrisa ahora, grito tarde...
I'd love to see you light another lucky. Pull another snort. Show me how to worm a hook I'd love to see you show me how to make a life preserver from your pants If you ever hit a depth charge, like they taught you in the navy in Korea. I wish you could show me how to make a human slingshot out of car springs. Again. I miss hearing the horn on your old ford. Mostly the "Dixie" one. It let me know you were pulling up. I love how you always supported me. I love how you never gave up on me. You were the only person that made me feel like the most important person in the whole world, even when that wasn't your job. You're always with me. Always. But I sho wish we could talk right now. You'd be proud to see what an influence you are. Lucky Strikes, Wild Turkey, curse words and all.
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Jan 20
Jan 20, 2026 at 6:32 PM UTC
Papaw
You lie there on your side. Slightly out of breath. Your face is propped up on your hand. A slight smile is on your face, The remnant Of some dumb joke   I've told. I love to make you smile I lie opposite you. A perfect mirror of you. I reach out and sloooowly, (Almost imperceptibly) I trace one finger along the enticing, promising curve of your hip. Letting it trail up your skin, Soft as a babies breath. You close your eyes and shiver (Almost imperceptibly)... Your breathing hitches (Almost imperceptibly), but I catch it. You roll onto your back Making my fingers trail fleetingly across the curve of your perfectly proportioned hip And across your silky belly Where they come to rest Looking into my eyes You take my hand And lead me...
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Jul 23, 2021
Jul 23, 2021 at 11:21 PM UTC
Dangerous Curves
Wiry cowpokes rub Crusty dusty eyes, but not 'Fore they rub their horse
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Sep 24, 2020
Sep 24, 2020 at 4:49 AM UTC
Wild Horses
T minus minus 40 cents This rocket fuel runs hot Like blasting ****** through your veins Its worth its worth a shot I did i did a 40 shot It rung my ******* bell It ****** it ****** me up so bad I lost my sense of smell My eyes are twitching outta sync My guts my guts are clenched I think five oh is on the porch I hope we dont get lynched Im absent, gone, in outer space I wrecked my rusty rocket I know tho know tho how **** go tho 2 spares are in my pocket I'll take one and I'll take one I'll stay in tight formation And pick up pick up dime line hoes From down in Choctaw Nation My back my back aches constantly From breaking rocks, I guess I swear I swear one day one day I'll settle down, do less
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Sep 24, 2020
Sep 24, 2020 at 4:36 AM UTC
T-MINUS
Golden olive arab eyes Gods only know that look belies Raw emotions there residing A force, to rival time or tide Or maybe just a passing thought of passion from ago Anadulterated love or hate Her capacity for each, so great Mercurial, maternal journal Of passing days with eyes alit On fire, in frenzy, champs at bit Or maybe she'll just dance Or sing a song, puff on her **** Shes fine as **** in nets or thong But classy, unlike wiry roughnecks Trying to tag along My goddess of the cradle, She'll send me to my grave From hair breaths, A hairs breadth before I drown in satin Her love shines through like bright white linen, She lights me up In prayers, in sinnin Frantically, she gives her all She spends herself Heeds every call For help they ask and ask and take Dont tell her that love conquers all She knows thats **** And shes no doll of fragile porcelain, She'll fall and bounce right back but better Howd i ******* go and get her To fall for me, cause im no catch A schlub from that ol black gold patch An angel, just like Lucifer Was, upon a time She sees in me what I can't see And when those eyes are cast on me I wither like the ashes of burnt paper Or my life I hope some day she'll let me (if i were her, i wouldnt, bet me) Make my queen my love-ed wife ... J Nc 12-31-19
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Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2019 at 8:13 AM UTC
Forlorn
Love to you that love me Love to you that hate me Love to you that lift me up Woe to you that underrate me It's not my job to let you know It's yours to pay attention And sure as **** I'll let you go For slowing my ascension So climb with me, I'll help you up And we won't climb alone Or drag me down, I'll use your head As a ******* stepping stone -J NC 9-16
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Sep 21, 2016
Sep 21, 2016 at 4:15 AM UTC
The Climber
Once upon a time, a woman was picking up firewood. She came upon a poisonous snake frozen in the snow. She took the snake home and nursed it back to health. One day the snake bit her on the cheek. As she lay dying, she asked the snake, "Why have you done this to me?" And the snake answered, "Look, ***** you knew I was a snake."
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May 1, 2016
May 1, 2016 at 2:40 PM UTC
The Woman and the Viper (A fable by Aesop, via "Natural Born Killers")
Say you hate me Say you love me Say you wanna **** Say you don't give a **** But say Something. Anything at all. I shouldn't have to wonder. I shouldn't have to guess The tarot cards and ouija board Are useless for this **** But don't think I didn't give them a whirl, anyway
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Apr 20, 2016
Apr 20, 2016 at 12:16 AM UTC
Anything
Each thing I do I rush through so I can do something else. In such a way do the days pass— a blend of stock car racing and the never ending building of a gothic cathedral. Through the windows of my speeding car, I see all that I love falling away: books unread, jokes untold, landscapes unvisited. And why? What treasure do I expect in my future? Rather it is the confusion of childhood loping behind me, the chaos in the mind, the failure chipping away at each success. Glancing over my shoulder I see its shape and so move forward, as someone in the woods at night might hear the sound of approaching feet and stop to listen; then, instead of silence he hears some creature trying to be silent. What else can he do but run? Rushing blindly down the path, stumbling, struck in the face by sticks; the other ever closer, yet not really hurrying or out of breath, teasing its **** -Stephen Dobyns
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Apr 15, 2016
Apr 15, 2016 at 11:54 AM UTC
Pursuit
Cast that spinner bait The emerald bass tail walks Til I reel her in
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Apr 14, 2016
Apr 14, 2016 at 12:41 PM UTC
Bass Haiku