[A prose poem].

I see you've got the ropes.
        Somehow you adapted. There, your green tea; you filled your thermos last night, preemptively. Your fingers have always been awkward too. They incline to the chubby side, your fingers. And they hold the thermos with strength, like they hold everything– except for your papers and your keyboard. You don't grip those. You tap. Are you aware?
       Remember the balcony? You had too much wine, obviously. Your rolling on the floor from one end to the other turned legendary. But time rolls by, and so do tobacco leaves on papers, and you hate those two things.
       You took the balcony along. You've got the hang of your schedule, where and how to tunnel your way to class; you get up as soon as your alarm goes off. No snooze. The ropes are gripped tightly by your fingers, and I don't know why.

Perseverance in adversity, grief and despair
Harshness the essence of life we lived then and now
Student of Jerusalem did you learn your lessons well?
When you walked in Syria, Libya and Mesopotamia
Never giving up on hope, dream and future vision
Faith in the Master urging you to higher thought
Turmoil ceased with spiritual conquests under raging sun

Forgotten Apostle, quietly moving ignorant mountains
Barbarian and savage gentled by your trust in One
Who would show them a far better place of repose
Brethren of the Sacred Heart, you healed the ***** king
Where once despondency lived as an ancient friend
Blessed martyr, in your father's footsteps, a murdered son
Life blood ebbing away onto crude, unenlightened hand

A woman lays weeping for her sin as her baby cries
Weak men surrender to the violence of stronger will
A purple eyed child trembles against a wall with fear
Bigots destroy those who seek God by another creed
Sons of plenty steal the harvests from the hungry
We implore you to hear us, pray for us and answer us
Invocation - will this be our only salvation?

By: Cedric McClester

He was king of disco back then
When they thought it would never end
But I’m afraid it did my friend
And this was the message that got sent
Something like a distant cousin
Disco ***** all of a sudden
When dance music had ‘em buzzin
Hip or cool it just wasn’t

Disco *****
Was what they said
It got classified
Among the dead
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
That’s what happens
When things go bust

What it spelled was
Gloom and doom
He was no longer
The hippest person in the room
Chic stopped being au curant
He couldn’t get seated in a restaurant
Like he used to at l’enfant
He was no longer everyone’s confidant

Disco *****
Was what they said
It got classified
Among the dead
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
That’s what happens
When things go bust

Yesterday it was all the rage
When suddenly they turned
Another page
Call it dance music
Or new age
The monkey just broke
Out of his cage

Disco *****
Was what they said
It got classified
Among the dead
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
That’s what happens
When things go bust

He was king of disco back then
When they thought it would never end
But I’m afraid it did my friend
And this was the message that got sent
Something like a distant cousin
Disco ***** all of a sudden
When dance music had ‘em buzzin
Hip or cool it just wasn’t







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I'm but a sailor in the sea of your love
And i'm helplessly and completely drowning in it
I must confess though..
...i haven't seen anything so serene and beautiful ever before
I have never ever felt so much at peace
My heart feels different
It's singing a different tune
My mind feels intoxicated with these flavours i have never tasted before
My soul feels enlightened
My stomach is experiencing a strange tingling sensation
I can feel this rush of incredible energy surging through my veins
For the first time i have truly felt alive
Each and every quality of yours blows me away
Your touch fuels my soul with this uncontrollable burning desire
Your words fill my heart with joy
Your kiss engulfs me with extreme lust and passion
There's so much more of you that is worth exploring
So many facets of you worth knowing
And i intend to do that
But i will take it slow
No need to rush
We've only just begun
For me time will never be a constraint
I'll love you beyond the depths of time
...beyond the barriers of life
...beyond the limitations of existence
...beyond the boundaries of society
I'll love you till infinity and beyond
I'll keep loving you even after i've gone