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 Feb 2013 Nickols
Tilly
Perhaps... Each time you've laid down your head;
Silently contemplating, the restlessness of consequence
of (could be) *
should** be
said...
 Feb 2013 Nickols
wandabitch
One does not always require tusks
and wild skins,
to mask a unique character of fantastic minds.

Nor not even african pride or
Indian smiles to dance beneath
the shadows of night sky.

The realm of spirits transforms
and defines
and so we become the role.

This identity a masquerade forgets
the solid wall.

Transported to enlightenment
never cheap a pennies take,
the veil a pale distinct
divide of hellish pits and
man divine.

And life in equal opportunity
netted and painted black,
charcoal molds and molasses holds--
as water cleans the eyes.

So jester's trick the reality switch
and illusion an eerie play,
Sweet aromic sage
burns and balances
the human cage.
 Feb 2013 Nickols
Charles Barnett
If you use me
as an anchor,
toss me off
the side of the ship
like little plastic rings
that ****** dolphins,
I'll sink into that cold,
that dark. Bubbles rising
to the surface, with each and every
pop you'll hear my last thoughts
as the pressure chokes the life from my lungs.
 Feb 2013 Nickols
vircapio gale
purple,
violent with love
so deep beyond sight
but silver calm serene as well--
the flicker-mood incarnate,
a swiper styled at the center crux of being
that better me,
likes to hide all foxy
in giggle fits of cosmic nothing else but play
--amethyst beams
and silhouetted sundust whirls
of pain dispersed and lethe wards agleam
 Feb 2013 Nickols
Bad Luck
We won a chance at life, and to forevermore be losing --
Losing life, and losing love
As we struggle to keep moving.
We grow older, and bolder
As the weight grows heavy that we shoulder;
If when we were born it was warm, then it's surely growing colder.
From gas into liquid, and liquid into solid
Our freedom is deleted as we fight to re-install it.

To fight the pains of growing up, our souls are made numb --
We keep crawling toward the light, but to the darkness we succumb.
Then we heal, so we can feel anything at all
And we climb and climb so high -- just to feel the fall.

You ran this boat aground, and your luck was running thin.
So, as if to test the bounds of fate,
You pushed your boat back in.
And continued on your journey,
You feel the fire inside burning --
You've grown so strong since you were gone,
The devil himself fears your returning.

Once you've lost so much already, there's not much more to lose --
You might bleed and you might bruise,
But your resolve won't be removed.
For now you're stronger than ever,
Free from those ties that you severed --
Your world fell apart, but you forced it back together.

Now make survival your bible,
And write the story of your revival;
For your heartbeat sounds a symphony --
And your movements dance recitals.
Hey, It's me
******
I'm sorry I didn't catch you
Hey its me?
did i just say that?
but
Yeah I guess that's right
you know my voice by now.
yeah
hey its me.
i just called
well
i wanted to tell you
something about this new script
its like a "slice of life thriller"
those aren't the right words
forget it
i thought you might be able
...dialogue help and so on
**** that
ill never make that movie
honestly i called to
well
apologize
for
calling
hey
its
me
 Dec 2012 Nickols
Cain
Untitled
 Dec 2012 Nickols
Cain
For almost an hour I wait in the shower
Under a canopy of rain, steam and dew,
Something I treasure; one of life's simple pleasures,
I prepare, I revisit, move on; that's all I can do.

Warm droplets settle on the skin,
Reminiscent not of you, rather one I once knew,
Muscles dropping tension, solace within
Elation is but shattered glass, relaxation is my glue.

The water's now crisp, the sensational cold,
Inhale, breathe out, but until you step in,
How can you know, if it ever unfolds?
All to do is begin.
 Dec 2012 Nickols
PoetWhoKnowIt
She and He
sittin' in a tree
k-i-s-s-i-n-g

Her and He
under'n' altar
m-a-r-r-i-e-d

He and She
here n' there
t-a-l-k-i-n-g

Her and She
over He
f-i-g-h-t-i-n-g

Her and He
holdin' She
c-r-y-i-n-g

She and He
sittin' in a tree
k-i-s-s-i-n-g
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