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No Garden, but this stand of
pines, and no serpents just this
side of night, but a sleepy,
startled porcupine; I'll offer you
some apple wine. You'll kiss
me in the fading light; I'll love
you without shame this time.
The male tortoise was quite harried,
more than that hurt,
not being able to get
the logistics right,
to copulate with its mate,
even after repeated attempts,
in which the girl did her best!
The keeper of his cage
and other men stood
as mute spectators,
looking the other way
acting coy,
offering no help.
**How could he know
that they didn't want
to be seen
as a zoophilous lot!
*******---abnormal fondness for animals.
 Mar 2012 Saniaa Shah
James Ellis
WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE I WAS THE
"STRUGGLING TYPE"
I WENT THROUGH DOUBT, FEAR, TROUBLE, AND TRIFE
ASKING questIONS LIKE,
"WHAT DO I WANT TO DO WITH MY LIFE?"
WELL I DON'T KNOW
BUT I DO KNOW THIS:
I WANT A WIFE
I WANT KIDS AND I WANT TO WATCH THEM GROW
I WANT TO BE SITTING IN THE FRONT ROW
OF MY LITTLE GIRL'S SHOW
SEE MY SON MAKE THE WINNING SHOT
YA KNOW?
I WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED
LOCALLY
NATIONALLY
GLOBALLY
I WANT TO KNOW THIS WILL HAPPEN
BUT RIGHT NOW ITS JUST
"HOPEFULLY"
SO HOW CAN CHANGE A HOPE INTO A DEFINITE?
HAVE MOMEMNTUM KEEP ME OUT OF DEFICIT
I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT
THAT'S THE quest I'M IN
I NEED THESE ANSWERS
SO I CAN STOP
questIONING
 Feb 2012 Saniaa Shah
CG Abenis
Your hair is white now
and your skin, it's getting dry and wrinkled
but for me, your still the most beautiful woman,
grandmother.

Your bones are brittle now,
and your joints, they're aching,
but for me, your still the strongest woman,
grandmother.

Your ears can't hear now,
and your eyes, they're no longer 20/20 in visual acuity,
but for me, your still the best listener
and the best person who sees and understands my true feelings,
grandmother.

Yes you're old now,
and your days are almost up,
but for me, you're still young and would eternally live
in my heart forver,
grandmother.

I love you!
Drops in mouth did not let me
Escape from this world
Or let me pass gently.
Dead inside cause you haunt me babe
Let it go now, Let it go now
but it can’t be.

Blood flows like an angry river
The pain makes me shiver
The door on the floor does not open
Stuck, here I am, with my heart broken.

Never knew that looking at beauty
Would lose my sense to see,
What is there to offer?
Once you fall, always a lover.

Powder and Plastic in front
The colors I saw are burnt.
Sounds travel through my body
And Hits me everywhere you left me.
Dawn, hold on,
let me have one more word,
with the maudlin moon.
I've been told
what the future holds

full of nightmare,
fear and despair,
hatred and terror,
and destruction's reign

the gates of hell opened
and the sky rained fire,
the seas became red as blood,
and the righteous fall before the wicked,
the creations trembled before the burning hell

War will rise
between good and evil,
between angels and demons
the Heavens fury shall strike the earth
mortals vanished
in a blink of an eye

the end is coming
(salvation awaits)

— The End —