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Enough's enough to share, sips, shallow but good fresh breaths, sighing out, pulling in tensions, tau-t we taught ourselves, remember because we could we just did think wonder if today is me at my best, and I accept that this is it, my day, I may give leave to be used myself as we have been used to think linearly, upto a previous peak, thence to hear the morning wind, howl, and know… Ginsberg got here first, and plopped zazen right, full lotus- second thinking thought wise, as ways, wise other, sister winks, thinks, U'll make us rich neurons activated upon gut awakening, burps, breathes, feels thinking literally, just feels good, free from forms, abstract constant instance in care filled con-sidereality verified- will you - won't you re-collection, really actful re always al ready on if, verily, we may take photon rides with far older selfs assurances, taken grace works with the weather, godspeed, old sun It is, where I live, six miles below eastbound contrails, it is a bright, sunny day, slight high mare's tail curling up against these old solid granite curlers as the San Andreas fault, is about to trigger a quake, some think, we, forty miles west of the fissure, figure we be fine, see, from here, with our common sense extensions, this medium we have our being in, as behaviors, and distinctions, behavior's, mine'n'ours predetermination, so beatifichaviour have at it chochmah spittin'image ain'eejeslikem if you are reader one, I'll be reader, too. Two is a we, so we gwan becoming more than we might once have known to expect in this respect -back acted after ever's been bein' real as its, kin folk, spooky fanaigirling phenalgin goodness sakes gumption, umph - look it up, it's for sneezes sigh, since we were originally grace, wise facet of wisdom jewels {Yes, on second thought} Platonic formality geomancy fantasy Jung laughed at our profundity, too steep fundamentally, Watson, in my phone, real… today we happen to have dodecahedrons on our minds, just do so what, well, reader one is lost, so verified heirs to the wayward winds, says the westward leaning aspirations to inspire peace, sighing, saying may be so, leaving ****** bits of our hulls behind, still thinking may be so leavens, given a while in the sun. This ends Can-too one. QEF
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Feb 4
Feb 4, 2026 at 12:47 PM UTC
Half A Cup, can-too one of five
Enough's enough to share, sips, shallow but good fresh breaths, sighing out, pulling in tensions, tau-t we taught ourselves, remember because we could we just did think wonder if today is me at my best, and I accept that this is it, my day, I may give leave to be used myself as we have been used to think linearly, upto a previous peak, thence to hear the morning wind, howl, and know… Ginsberg got here first, and plopped zazen right, full lotus- second thinking thought wise, as ways, wise other, sister winks, thinks, U'll make us rich neurons activated upon gut awakening, burps, breathes, feels thinking literally, just feels good, free from forms, abstract constant instance in care filled con-sidereality verified- will you - won't you re-collection, really actful re always al ready on if, verily, we may take photon rides with far older selfs assurances, taken grace works with the weather, godspeed, old sun It is, where I live, six miles below eastbound contrails, it is a bright, sunny day, slight high mare's tail curling up against these old solid granite curlers as the San Andreas fault, is about to trigger a quake, some think, we, forty miles west of the fissure, figure we be fine, see, from here, with our common sense extensions, this medium we have our being in, as behaviors, and distinctions, behavior's, mine'n'ours predetermination, so beatifichaviour have at it chochmah spittin'image ain'eejeslikem if you are reader one, I'll be reader, too. Two is a we, so we gwan becoming more than we might once have known to expect in this respect -back acted after ever's been bein' real as its, kin folk, spooky fanaigirling phenalgin goodness sakes gumption, umph - look it up, it's for sneezes sigh, since we were originally grace, wise facet of wisdom jewels {Yes, on second thought} Platonic formality geomancy fantasy Jung laughed at our profundity, too steep fundamentally, Watson, in my phone, real… today we happen to have dodecahedrons on our minds, just do so what, well, reader one is lost, so verified heirs to the wayward winds, says the westward leaning aspirations to inspire peace, sighing, saying may be so, leaving ****** bits of our hulls behind, still thinking may be so leavens, given a while in the sun. This ends Can-too one. QEF
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My friends, and my dreams, and My hope, and my drive, and My rest, and my age, and My will, and my love, And my life, and me - Equals 0.
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Sep 22, 2025
Sep 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM UTC
Equation
You’re wrestling the devil, fighting to be “the man” When you wrestle the devil, its catch-as-catch can It’s no holds barred, anything goes, a regular street fight The world is watching the main event on Saturday night It’s a death match; the winner takes it all The match is scheduled for TV time, or one fall The devil is tricky, he’s got friends outside the ring Whips, chains, tables and chairs, that’s what they bring Sorrows got you in the corner, headlock squeezing tight Best do something quick, even if you have to bite Pains have got you down, in the center of the mat He’s got you trapped, like a big city rat You need to break free, get out of his hold If you don’t, you’ll be stuck, like the cheese and the mold You’ve got to keep moving, you better have a plan When you wrestle the devil, its catch-as-catch can The crowd is roaring; it’s time to bust out your moves Careful now, watch him Jim, look out for those hooves You got him on the ropes, with help from some fan When you wrestle the devil, it’s catch-as-catch can Now it’s time the show is over, they called it a draw He would have had you, except for that one little flaw He didn’t know you had faith and truth on your side When he came up against that, all his threats died You wrestled the devil, now he knows you’re “the man” When you wrestle the devil, its catch-as-catch can
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Jul 6, 2025
Jul 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM UTC
Wrestling the Devil
There’s no labor When we’re in the zone Every line is on its own Every stanza polished and pure What was it that drew us here Some shadow driven desire A dopamine rush if you please Like a yogi in the moment Like a dogs tail wagging free From the masses we have risen The quickening is quite satisfying All the addictions we could have And it’s poetry that we rely on.
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Dec 17, 2024
Dec 17, 2024 at 6:14 AM UTC
WHAT WORK?
Discover the medicine maybe abuse it The day could arrive when you choose to refuse it Live it and breathe it Or take it or leave it With patience and time you can learn how to use it
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Aug 27, 2024
Aug 27, 2024 at 11:09 AM UTC
The Poison and the Cure
When I hear about someone with an addiction, television is the first thought that enters my mind, everyone that watches it is into robbery’s, *** and violent crimes. They all sit quiet like a rock staring into space, with no movement at all, a cold blank look on their face. So many of them have trouble deciding, changing channels all of the time, So, for gone they can’t concentrate, or make a decision with their mind. Many of them got started years ago, someone turned them on to it for free, now that they are addicted, they are happy to pay a high monthly fee. Television teaches children bad habits in so many ways, watching the weather man getting paid to lie, then they learn the truth the very next day. The viewers hide from their families and friends all of the time, has anyone ever told you they have to go, they can’t miss their fix, of a repeat TV show. If you count up all the hours they waste, years over their life time, that’s why their called addicts, because they altered their state of mind. The next time you, faith full watchers see a story about an addict on Tv, you can hold your head up high and say, that guy is just like me. Copyright Tom Maxwell 08/18/03
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Feb 6, 2021
Feb 6, 2021 at 8:34 AM UTC
Are You An Addict
Though every joy that could be enhanced, and every misery that could be diluted. Thoughts of escape dance like ballerinas in my mind. Fluid in motion and undeniably enticing I swoon for them - hypnotized. They are really sirens seducing me, and pulling me toward oblivion. I'm a moth to the flame. Seeking a comfort zone that was never comfortable to begin with. To inflict a suffering I do not deserve, yet so desperately long for at times.
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Aug 26, 2020
Aug 26, 2020 at 1:41 AM UTC
Forever Recovering
Two plus two is four One plus one equals two And perhaps it's also true That love is equal to me plus you.
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Feb 26, 2020
Feb 26, 2020 at 9:04 AM UTC
Simple Addition
It burns, The decaying heart within. It eats, A maggot feasting eternal Love is not a gift It consumes Love is not a gift It destroys Yet we mortal plebs Crave it and suckle every drop from another We hopeless vagrants Waste away within our addictions Curse you! With love! Curse you! With smiles! Curse you! With laughter, *** and sighs! Curse you! With my dying breath. No curses of hate can I make as I say goodbye.
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Dec 27, 2019
Dec 27, 2019 at 4:26 PM UTC
Humanity’s Addition
What makes someone worthy, To witness the birth of an angel. A place that people only read about, Is a place you have walked. Beautiful and shimmering. A face that cradles the universe within.
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Jun 16, 2019
Jun 16, 2019 at 6:48 PM UTC
The Birth Of An Angel
Been thinking... It's about time I made some changes... Came so far now and I feel free So free, 9 to 5 stress, call in green delivery But eventually problems set in, it's only Monday Loved as one, feel so gone and my future looks ugly Jurry and executioner, can you please judge me Money and pain go down the drain, and it's getting harder for me Creating issues from problem solutions, still act toughie Don't try to rush me Midnight-mares ride through the night, it's scary And "all this time I couldn't see How could this be That the curtain is closing on me" Emin- NFing music discovery Drop these drugs down the drain, head to rehab recovery Problem facing, defacing, move to different countries Running a race but never winning cos running from you is destroying me Blowing smoke 24/7, this can't good for me Keep on rolling sticky green, I'm in 3 deep My complicated encampment, you see You know I'm doing my best but does he? Yeah... It's hard for me to ask this When I don't even have a mattress Used excuses to delete this stress I may changed ******* nothing, at least I can confess It's been 15 years and I'm still a ******* mess I apologise for all the lies Decite it spreads like fire My future could've burned so bright Now I'm stationary, grips me like a vice But lost my touch and I'm colder than ice I stopped giving a **** just me, myself and I But maybe that's just life Do I dare ask why? I was the butterfly, who had spread his wings to fly Barely left the leaf only to be shot down, fall and die Countless nights that I counted, where these issues filled my eyes I can't help it, it's how I was raised by life Now I'm going to go far to both yours and mine surprises Chasing dreams all despite this, Dripping in Bape and gold chains Changing myself just to stay the ******* same You know I never thought life was great But **** if she's complainin'... But **** if I'm staying... But **** it I think I'm going insane But **** if this is direction I decide to go... And I know Just how to create a flow So why should I loose it if I know Is it a gift or is it curse only time will show Death: it'll set you free and let you go Eventually it'll catchup to us both So I'm leaving off this verse In the back of a Herse But in the end it was myself I hurt... Fresh start? Eye of Horus... Thought not... of course... "Is he getting old"... "Does he bore us?"... Enough rhymes for a lifetime Check my inventory You know how I'm going out Blaze of glory... Well I'm back... End of story... I apologise for all the lies Decite it spreads like fire My future could've burned so bright Pen to the pad, I'm stationary, grips me like a vice But lost my touch and I'm colder than ice I stopped giving a **** just me, myself and I But maybe that's just life Do I dare ask why? I don't know... but I'll try
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Jan 1, 2019
Jan 1, 2019 at 6:42 PM UTC
Feeling Whinehouse
Been thinking... It's about time I made some changes... Came so far now and I feel free So free, 9 to 5 stress, call in green delivery But eventually problems set in, it's only Monday Loved as one, feel so gone and my future looks ugly Jurry and executioner, can you please judge me Money and pain go down the drain, and it's getting harder for me Creating issues from problem solutions, still act toughie Don't try to rush me Midnight-mares ride through the night, it's scary And "all this time I couldn't see How could this be That the curtain is closing on me" Emin- NFing music discovery Drop these drugs down the drain, head to rehab recovery Problem facing, defacing, move to different countries Running a race but never winning cos running from you is destroying me Blowing smoke 24/7, this can't good for me Keep on rolling sticky green, I'm in 3 deep My complicated encampment, you see You know I'm doing my best but does he? Yeah... It's hard for me to ask this When I don't even have a mattress Used excuses to delete this stress I may changed ******* nothing, at least I can confess It's been 15 years and I'm still a ******* mess I apologise for all the lies Decite it spreads like fire My future could've burned so bright Now I'm stationary, grips me like a vice But lost my touch and I'm colder than ice I stopped giving a **** just me, myself and I But maybe that's just life Do I dare ask why? I was the butterfly, who had spread his wings to fly Barely left the leaf only to be shot down, fall and die Countless nights that I counted, where these issues filled my eyes I can't help it, it's how I was raised by life Now I'm going to go far to both yours and mine surprises Chasing dreams all despite this, Dripping in Bape and gold chains Changing myself just to stay the ******* same You know I never thought life was great But **** if she's complainin'... But **** if I'm staying... But **** it I think I'm going insane But **** if this is direction I decide to go... And I know Just how to create a flow So why should I loose it if I know Is it a gift or is it curse only time will show Death: it'll set you free and let you go Eventually it'll catchup to us both So I'm leaving off this verse In the back of a Herse But in the end it was myself I hurt... Fresh start? Eye of Horus... Thought not... of course... "Is he getting old"... "Does he bore us?"... Enough rhymes for a lifetime Check my inventory You know how I'm going out Blaze of glory... Well I'm back... End of story... I apologise for all the lies Decite it spreads like fire My future could've burned so bright Pen to the pad, I'm stationary, grips me like a vice But lost my touch and I'm colder than ice I stopped giving a **** just me, myself and I But maybe that's just life Do I dare ask why? I don't know... but I'll try
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Cool breeze of death on the back of my throat Is there light at end of the tunnel Or just no hope Walking on the tightrope Sliding down a slight slope Is it only me who just can't cope When all I want is to look down my kaleidoscope Puff the magic dragon with the gunsmoke Am I being real or is this just a joke
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Nov 16, 2018
Nov 16, 2018 at 10:15 PM UTC
Cool Breeze Of Death
I know a bit about math. You add one to another and get two divide two and get two separate ones. Do you think that 1 wanted to be divided? What if it was happy under the aid of the other one? What if they were meant for each other? You multiply x by y. X and y don't go together, it's by nature. But it's by choice that they still collide together, and x and y suddenly seem indifferent. You divide x by y. After bonding for so long, after understanding each of their incompatibility issues and trying to mend them to better fit, they're finally divided. One is now without the other, the other is without that one, and they are both separate variables in a cold world. It's by nature that they remain separate, but it's by choice that they still remember.
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Oct 23, 2017
Oct 23, 2017 at 5:40 PM UTC
Math
Now that I am high, I don't ever plan on coming down. From what I am told highs don't last forever. If this feeling ever fades I don't know what I'll do. I couldn't begin to imagine another night of sobriety. A night spent away from what I've come to know as normal. Something done randomly, something that's become habit. Given time. I don't think I could go back to the way I once was. Something held close. Revealing the fact that nothing is as perfect as we could imagine it. The moments I feel myself floating with closed eyes. Picturing myself falling in love. Now that I am high I feel that I am free-falling. Finally jumping from the ledge I've known for so long. A sudden pause from anything momentary. The everlasting effect of something I've never felt. Being high. Most highs don't last forever from what I've been told. Always chasing something to compensate what was once felt. My first reaction was to jump from the ledge of the couch and hit the floor face first. Which was what I did. Not entirely my plan but it worked. Choosing to stay here and seek nothing outside of what I already felt. Leaving my sobriety anywhere but here. A kind of reserve stashed away for safe keeping. Not in the sense of smoking or anything that could be ingested I suppose I took a piece of your heart and hid it where only I could find it. But only when I jump from the ledge of the couch and end up face first on the floor. Somewhere I know you can't find it. I guess this high could be considered love. A funny thing, love. Four simple letters that could create so much devastation, or bliss. Love a whirlwind of emotion that takes everything then tosses it up without care how it lands. A crazy thing, being sober in the midst of love. Four simple letters packaged and distributed as something sweet, delicious. Most commonly referred to as munchies. Devouring everything in sight. A buffet of need wrapped airtight in urgency. Next time I sit on the floor I think I'll invite you. But only for another piece of your heart. Verballing from the ledge of the couch. Only to land face first on the floor once again. Love such a crazy thing
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Jan 23, 2017
Jan 23, 2017 at 9:49 AM UTC
Such A Crazy Thing
Now that I am high, I don't ever plan on coming down. From what I am told highs don't last forever. If this feeling ever fades I don't know what I'll do. I couldn't begin to imagine another night of sobriety. A night spent away from what I've come to know as normal. Something done randomly, something that's become habit. Given time. I don't think I could go back to the way I once was. Something held close. Revealing the fact that nothing is as perfect as we could imagine it. The moments I feel myself floating with closed eyes. Picturing myself falling in love. Now that I am high I feel that I am free-falling. Finally jumping from the ledge I've known for so long. A sudden pause from anything momentary. The everlasting effect of something I've never felt. Being high. Most highs don't last forever from what I've been told. Always chasing something to compensate what was once felt. My first reaction was to jump from the ledge of the couch and hit the floor face first. Which was what I did. Not entirely my plan but it worked. Choosing to stay here and seek nothing outside of what I already felt. Leaving my sobriety anywhere but here. A kind of reserve stashed away for safe keeping. Not in the sense of smoking or anything that could be ingested I suppose I took a piece of your heart and hid it where only I could find it. But only when I jump from the ledge of the couch and end up face first on the floor. Somewhere I know you can't find it. I guess this high could be considered love. A funny thing, love. Four simple letters that could create so much devastation, or bliss. Love a whirlwind of emotion that takes everything then tosses it up without care how it lands. A crazy thing, being sober in the midst of love. Four simple letters packaged and distributed as something sweet, delicious. Most commonly referred to as munchies. Devouring everything in sight. A buffet of need wrapped airtight in urgency. Next time I sit on the floor I think I'll invite you. But only for another piece of your heart. Verballing from the ledge of the couch. Only to land face first on the floor once again. Love such a crazy thing
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as kids we used to go out in the cold holding pretzels between our fingers and pretend our frozen breath was smoke *(funny how kids grow up)* we rang in this new year with a half gallon of last year's apple cider just turnt enough to bite and fizz half glasses of questionable mango juice mixed with a stranger's thick cream *** and a full season of mash but after this year i know suicide is not painless *(it burns and stings chokes and screams leaves friends crying at five a.m.)* stood on some kitchen steps cat-scratched hands red from hot dishwater and icy air stomping cold feet *(the plan is to get me addicted for just a couple years while you *** them off me until i prove i'm strong enough to quit)* and you held out the zippo lighter you got for christmas i handed you a cigarette and you held it between your fingers and tapped away the ashes like richard dawson would *(there's something poetic about historical self destruction)* it burned my lungs enough that i coughed but then again it felt right natural like we had been practicing for this new year all our lives.
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Jan 9, 2017
Jan 9, 2017 at 9:17 PM UTC
painless
Hopeless poisoned Precious one The drowning's only half the fun. Submerge, submerse Sink deeply now I'll close my eyes And follow down. In mud and muck We'll sink and choke We'll dine on fear And purge on hope And when our lungs Draw deep for breath We'll exhale smoke We'll feast on death.
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Aug 16, 2016
Aug 16, 2016 at 11:15 AM UTC
Poisoned Precious One.
Derive the joy, magic and warmth of addition by connecting your soul to another's, yet remain independent as singular souls. Meet the interference of envious, bitter and resentful subtraction which gives the process of separation from the souls you have connected to. Both opposing forces with obstinate motivations coordinate unconsciously for the creation of an entrance-exit cycle in human interaction. The pinnacle of human interaction is interceded by multiplication who compounds the congregation of the independent souls into a cohesive unit called groups and eventually society and nation. Nevertheless met by the malevolent, destructive energy of division which ruthlessly breaks apart the products nurtured by multiplication, smashing them with propaganda, discrimination, and segregation. O' how I exclaim that division is the truly nefarious power.
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Apr 21, 2016
Apr 21, 2016 at 8:22 AM UTC
Society's mathematical equation
I promise to mislead, deceive, and begial You can continue to live your life in denial Pretending everything's great As your lies you spin and create I'm the one that comforts you in the dead of night Not your so called friends that are so up tight I calm your nerves I'm what you deserve I chase the memories away I make everything seem ok But somedays I make them stay I make everything in disarray You know on those days you just need more of me On your back I'll always be With the darkness always closing in, always there I'll by the only one who truly cares You are my favorite ****** Sincerely Your Loving Money
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Jan 30, 2016
Jan 30, 2016 at 10:26 PM UTC
Your Loving Monkey
Thank you for dinner, sorry I can't stay sorry I was born, sorry I can't pay Sorry I was around when you'd have me gone Sorry I got quiet when you went to turn me up The road ahead for me the road behind for you Should have packed and left you at night so I could finally pass death into the daylight Awarded for the conscious service I provide: Nothing Nothin? Nothing but crutches with smudges catching must in the closet touching another box in its depressing square Pictures, I burn them Dish? I break that. I'm just another broke ***** barefoot in a haystack Your clothes get acid Heart? I sever the artery. I'm just another childhood ruined with adult bad
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Sep 19, 2015
Sep 19, 2015 at 9:24 PM UTC
Insomniacts: "Addition"
I took a walk to see. All the queens down market street turning just for a fix . The ******** of the day doesn't matter when you only live for the score. Greetings from the gutter. Go wash yourself clean as I embrace it's decay. Least I know my place art is never a safe bet sweetheart does his touch still make you cringe? Meet me at the bar and we will get lost together. Goodnight to the fakes I have little more to give. Goodnight to you all it's ran it's course shall we just let it die? To the designer junkies who's prison resembles a palace I prefer the chaos of my own reality keep your distance for your ******** need not apply. The cutter scars I prefer to some airbrushed queen your flaws are your perfection were all ****** up so embrace the truths and ignore there lies. Goodnight my friends my buzz has began to fade . Life is a bruise beautiful in it's story . Never hide the flaws for art is the biggest train wreck of them all. Cheers
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Feb 17, 2015
Feb 17, 2015 at 4:33 AM UTC
Unfiltred Rambling