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 Jun 2014 TheExpat
John Stevens
They're dragging the ground.
Not all its CRACKed up to be
Pull up your pants kid!
A plumber you are not.
 Jun 2014 TheExpat
pluie d'été
21.
 Jun 2014 TheExpat
pluie d'été
21.
an old man
with eyes
the colour of silver
told the boy
with lies
lacing his tongue
that it was
more difficult to apologize
when it was meant
than when it wan't
and that it was easier
to forgive
someone you cared little for
than someone
you loved
 Jun 2014 TheExpat
Mike Hauser
From the farthest reaches

To the nearest heart

The everlasting love of God

Is at the moment where you are
 Jun 2014 TheExpat
Jonny Angel
I want to go to Romania,
split this vacuum,
fly jumbo
across the deep blue
into Bucharest.

I want to adopt a gypsy baby,
a fat one with olive skin,
one with Romany eyes,
cries all the time,
bangs its head
against the crib.

I want to be a saint,
make a difference
in at least one person's life.
I figured a gypsy baby
might be the most grateful.

Having another gypsy
as a parent
would certainly
be better than
a non-gypsy one.
 Jun 2014 TheExpat
Mike Hauser
Woke up this morning
With tears in my eyes
The weight of the world
Makes me want to cry
It's heavy with sorrow
And the sin of mankind

The Weight Of The World

It's the blind leading the blind
So they can not see
Who then will tell them
If not you and me
The truth of Gods Word
And the freedom it brings

The Weight Of The World

I've been where they're at
So I know how insane
Falling two steps back
When one forward is taken
They're in a bad dream
And need a good shaken

The Weight Of The World

The weight of the world
Though heavy at times
Can be overcome
Sight returned to the blind
Accept what is true
Instead of the lies

And you'll drop...

**The Weight Of The World
 Jun 2014 TheExpat
emptiness
pretend
 Jun 2014 TheExpat
emptiness
Writing* it is easy,
  Saying it terrifies me,

If anyone but reads it,
Means I'll never have to tell you,
Whats really on my mind,

Because if you dont like
What I have yo say,
All you have to do
Is turn the page,

And I can always pretend,
Its not about you...
 Jun 2014 TheExpat
r
Lying here rewinding us
while you sleep
Reflecting on where we've been
and where we are
Pausing here and there
feeling for effect
I look at you and wonder
just how much more
I could  ever hope to have-
to hope to live-
that's more than this.

Fast-forward to last night
and there we were
loving like there'll be
no tomorrow
Loving away all of those angry  
yesterdays
Now it's 2 a.m. and my heart
is wide awake
hoping you'll dream us
back again
Rewind us back to where
our love began.

r ~ 6/8/14
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by heck I've been busy
in the laundry room to-day
washing all my apparel
on this mild Saturday

on the clothesline
is an array of pantaloons
four white bras are catching
the sun's brimming boon

a stiff breeze blows through
the toes of my socks
so too through the hems
of all my party frocks

no doubt Earth washing liquid
cleans the attire well
one could say that
I've fallen under its spell

my neighbor commented
on how my laundry gleams
she wishes that her Whirlpool machine
could fulfill her wash day dreams

one marvels at seeing
such well washed gear
it makes one feel like
letting out an almighty cheer
rations of passion
are doled out to me
these rations of passion
are tinier than a pea
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