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paul-williams
paul-williams
American Student.
Half-smoked, hand rolled cigarette stick, my body says I need that fix. Just as the filter tip hits my lip, the lighter flicks. The flame ignites, the paper burns, smoke's drawn in by sinful years, inside the lungs it twists and turns, unveiling a message oh so stern. A moment's pass and I'm down to the **** as Salvation's door is quietly shut, a dizzy feeling erupts in the gut and I find myself stuck in the same old rut.
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Jun 29, 2011
Jun 29, 2011 at 10:19 AM UTC
Cigarette Stick
From Dover was born Brian David, And our language, though foul, sill he treasu'red, So with wit he did spit the quirkiest quips And that old wretch called English was saved!
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Jun 20, 2011
Jun 20, 2011 at 4:03 PM UTC
Limerick I
The poet writes at night to expose with eloquence, distress In this frenzy of mad delight is discovered this poor fool's mess This is no mark of glory nor does it beckon any fame For, 'tis naught but a story or pride wrapped up in shame The poet writes at dawn in the midst of early morning hues The sunlight's rays do shine upon this page, and eyes of few Who reads these words, who dares to gaze? What quest begets such query? What virtue is seen, behind the haze Of the poet's impassioned fury? The poet writes, the world listens Ideas and plights, in ink do glisten Anew, the day wakes up the world but there is no blank slate For, we find new problems scribbled to solve them, this is fate
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Jun 20, 2011
Jun 20, 2011 at 4:01 PM UTC
The Poet
Do you recall early autumn's soft breeze?   The rustling trees, or the warm colored leaves? Do you recall the maniacal joy   of falling in love with a boy? Do you recall the twisting and twirling?   Emotions unfurling, or toes as they're curling? Do you recall the winter's harsh winds?   The storms that you heard, those tears you endured? Do you recall the fantastical pain   of a fairytale embellished by stain? Do you recall, from courage, a whimper?   Though your heartbeat sank limper, to your soul's growth 'twas no hinder.
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Jun 20, 2011
Jun 20, 2011 at 3:35 PM UTC
Do You?
Turning madness to method, with each little lesson, the tools of the trade, they are taught. Most students absorb it, Though a few do abhor it preferring their own methods wrought. The soul of the child, tuned to the call of the wild listens for thunder, a spark. Though some grow up and follow a calling so hollow a few still do follow the Lark. Hark! This ode is for those, whose minds are exposed to each streaming glint of the Sun. So may we furnish with care, and nourish minds where we see present a passion for fun.
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Apr 30, 2011
Apr 30, 2011 at 3:58 AM UTC
Instructions for Teaching
Lounging on the porch steps of Dylan's old-- Riding the wind, trying to catch a drift home Waitin' for the moment when all the dust gets blown Down in the ground, mixin' around, never to be found History is hidden even from the cunning of the Fox and the Hound The crumbled past is unwritten as the future Just waiting for the master to piece it together Every moment holds clues of what to do of what there is to be done and what there is that was done So fire the gun and have some fun Let the lead fly leaving ripples in the sky Dissipating, as time blows by These gusts give life to our strife The tension of lust Bends in its motion back and forth the instrumentation of accumulation
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Jul 10, 2010
Jul 10, 2010 at 10:36 PM UTC
Hibbing
Sploosh! An interweaving stream of fluid burgundy falls fast Slipping from the tip of this crystal clear glass Flowing down through gravity 'till it makes contact with the exquisite white spongy strings strung together for the sole purpose of sale. "Shoot!" She exclaims As she seeks to supplement a spill with her own soul not noticing that neither wine nor bleach stop the spinning cycle from spiraling down southbound
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Feb 4, 2010
Feb 4, 2010 at 9:57 PM UTC
Red, Red Wine
Buds bloom beautifully into flowers, And spill silently into soil.
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Feb 3, 2010
Feb 3, 2010 at 1:43 AM UTC
Growth and Decay
pulling this notebook out of its pouch for my own sake snags my phalanges in a chinese finger trap of creativity fingers wrapped tightly around the base of this endless inkwell pushing words out of experience flat onto paper that pushes back against the rolling ball on point the loose but anxious grip of this wise trinket's wooden strips remind me to step back to expel myself from the grip of I
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Feb 3, 2010
Feb 3, 2010 at 1:36 AM UTC
Finger Trap
foggy air and crisp frosted grass beckon the winter
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Feb 3, 2010
Feb 3, 2010 at 1:28 AM UTC
Haiku III