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josh-bass
josh-bass
"Find beauty. / Try to understand. / Survive." / -James Sallis / / / Please do not BITE my work.
Morning thoughts swirl under the last night's char Slowly body comes alive from the coffee dark as tar An exercise I do for my self A creative act I do for my health My heart I keep in a Five Star
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Sep 11, 2015
Sep 11, 2015 at 6:47 AM UTC
Five Star
Scratch out a little something a honed blade a sharpened pencil paint thinner creates a subdued hue hands ache and fingers bleed What once was nothing, exists Now, you are lighter a surface scratched You have left pieces of yourself exposed A sculpture A canvas Raw Nerves A poem
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Sep 10, 2015
Sep 10, 2015 at 8:45 PM UTC
A Poem (or how I learned how to be brave again and write)
Clockwise against the blue light Silhouette against a 70 mile speed limit "I let the music take over my soul, body, and mind." It looks like an ant with wings Hitchiking it's final ride Counter Clockwise against the blue light It takes off and lands again The wheel shakes as my unbalanced tires reach 75 I turn the volume **** two notches up Clockwise against the blue light "The stress burns my brain, like acid raindrops."
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May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015 at 7:26 AM UTC
The last dance of a winged ant as I listen to the people under the stairs
There is something wrong I don't know why but when I find a mirror it becomes clear as I become distorted My face slowly falls apart blood oozes out as my nose falls off My cheek is gone and exposes Damaged teeth held together by roofing nails and plaster of Paris The blood is heavier now and my deterioration excellerates Where did these wires and transisters in my head come from? I am pretty sure they were not there before I went to bed. I hang my mechanical zombie head to the side...and bleed. I wait patiently to be awake again.
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May 7, 2015
May 7, 2015 at 7:24 AM UTC
Disintegrate
Puffy eyes, stayed up late That's what they say Broken window, glass in the seat Who would want an empty bag anyway? Manners lost, nothing but hate and strife. I hate when people can't even act in real life.
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Apr 27, 2015
Apr 27, 2015 at 7:24 AM UTC
Morning Musing
Sitting at the coffee shop across from my labyrinth of employment. I could...I could do it. I could walk to my car and just drive. Keep driving. Just disappear.... If I was brave.
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Apr 23, 2015
Apr 23, 2015 at 7:32 AM UTC
Morning Truth III
Sitting here sipping away at this blackest of coffee I cannot help but think that a glass of tequila might serve me better today Somebody should have a Happy Hour in the morning
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Apr 22, 2015
Apr 22, 2015 at 7:27 AM UTC
Morning Truth II
Do not fear it's form Soft, dark dweller of the earth Everyday reborn
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Apr 22, 2015
Apr 22, 2015 at 7:23 AM UTC
Little Brown Bat (The Vision Quest)
The goofy middle aged men are funny as they flirt with baristas
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Apr 21, 2015
Apr 21, 2015 at 9:14 PM UTC
Morning Truth I
Why count sheep when you can count shoes Think about it Next time you are having trouble falling into the abyss of the night Try to go back and think about every pair of shoes you ever owned maybe even in chronological order The good sleep will come
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Apr 21, 2015
Apr 21, 2015 at 7:35 AM UTC
Counting Shoes