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Apr 2014
Http://www.Merriam-Webster.com/Dictionary/Quadriplegic
Quadriplegic: one affected with paralysis of both arms and both legs

Or... BEAST!

**When moonlight isn't enough to lubricate the darkest corners
of a hopeless heart...
When the air is heavy
and still
and a lonely heart is crying out
IMUPDREAMIN'
When another bottle won't do... or medicine cabinet remedies
Poetry is a righteous intoxicant
Love is still a filthy word lying around in the condition I'm in
Your lungs will get the best of you
The air is thin
Too noisy to breathe
There isn't enough oxygen in a pointless relationship
for a weak heart to respire;
I've got an incurable condition
on so many levels
Love's bubble boy
I may suffocate if exposed to what would be considered
a fair amount, or any joy whatsoever
Something about my cells. Consequently this is my cell in here;
I'm a prisoner in my thick skin
When moonlight is a memory
and the sun has risen for the good of a concrete rose...
When the air is toxic
and stings
and an infected heart is dying out
IMUPDREAMIN'
When I've burned through the bag ...
when I'd already reached my ceiling
I write poems about the feeling
reaching out to love again
Bubble be ******
derick gibbs
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derick gibbs  brockton, ma
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