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"bundle" poems
They ask me if I still love you. I blush, grin and say; of course. Why? Because your eyes are of the most utter ocean blue, but other days they're the currents of the stormy grey sea. I see a current of salty water, deep, once blue, but now a faded grey. I see a bundle of darkened grey clouds in the distance, and the thunder rumbles from your irises, and I hear it pound in the back of my mind. I wonder if you knew. I see a spark of lightening flash, only once in a while, while you look at her. My throat corrodes with bile. She says she sees green demons lurking in the depth of my own ocean currents, and I shrug. What am I supposed to say? I know you think about her. Night and day. The hardest part, is a generic, old saying. If you love them, you let them go. If they love you enough to stay, or to come back, you never let go. But you haven't come back.
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Nov 29, 2012
Nov 29, 2012 at 12:15 AM UTC
They ask me if I still love you.
Too lazy to be ambitious, I let the world take care of itself. Ten days' worth of rice in my bag; a bundle of twigs by the fireplace. Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment? Listening to the night rain on my roof, I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out.
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Too Lazy To Be Ambitious
Papers, Papers, Papers Whiter than aching teeth, Whiter than whites of tilted eyes, Whiter than funeral wreaths. My hands shake as I write this, Filed away myths; Stolen lined sheets  My index finger chained by red tapes, words mix and ground breaks, I'm the one the world forsakes Yellow maize, littered leaves, all twisted into black ink and clean sharp white paper blades. -------"I am in a bit of daze," I tell myself, "look at those flaccid bits; there lay the logs who use to be the jungle of my childhood dreams." ------"Don't be amazed," I replied, "these leafless branches and twigs are for  your Papier-Mâché degrees." So I listen to my second self once, the more logical cynical satirical one, Treading on the plot of their paper works, playing crosswords as anxiety uncork my thoughts turn to the bankable orcs, just as my career forks Maybe I should be like my mother, Marking numbers on a deck of cards-- waltzing with Chance. Maybe I should be like my father, Toiling for some rich men's grandson-- seething in Trance. Maybe I should be like the Other, Going along with the system-- thanking myself beneath a cap, a diploma, a piece of paper. I wore these books like bank notes tuxedoes, I was promised the world by the credits I borrowed. Must I go along with the mechanism of their game, or should I rise up against all odds Opposing, debating, rebelling against this bundle, this trouble, funneling me into no-tomorrows Or must I write it all down, in my prayers against their lawyers, who need no reminds Or must I shred, smear, and tear the papers with my own bare hands But what will I ever be to them, friends? A papercut, perhaps.
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Aug 19, 2018
Aug 19, 2018 at 9:33 PM UTC
Papercuts
Papers, Papers, Papers Whiter than aching teeth, Whiter than whites of tilted eyes, Whiter than funeral wreaths. My hands shake as I write this, Filed away myths; Stolen lined sheets  My index finger chained by red tapes, words mix and ground breaks, I'm the one the world forsakes Yellow maize, littered leaves, all twisted into black ink and clean sharp white paper blades. -------"I am in a bit of daze," I tell myself, "look at those flaccid bits; there lay the logs who use to be the jungle of my childhood dreams." ------"Don't be amazed," I replied, "these leafless branches and twigs are for  your Papier-Mâché degrees." So I listen to my second self once, the more logical cynical satirical one, Treading on the plot of their paper works, playing crosswords as anxiety uncork my thoughts turn to the bankable orcs, just as my career forks Maybe I should be like my mother, Marking numbers on a deck of cards-- waltzing with Chance. Maybe I should be like my father, Toiling for some rich men's grandson-- seething in Trance. Maybe I should be like the Other, Going along with the system-- thanking myself beneath a cap, a diploma, a piece of paper. I wore these books like bank notes tuxedoes, I was promised the world by the credits I borrowed. Must I go along with the mechanism of their game, or should I rise up against all odds Opposing, debating, rebelling against this bundle, this trouble, funneling me into no-tomorrows Or must I write it all down, in my prayers against their lawyers, who need no reminds Or must I shred, smear, and tear the papers with my own bare hands But what will I ever be to them, friends? A papercut, perhaps.
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*Once there stood a Sailor, Tall and Bold he was, Upon the waves was his home, Eye of the storm he was. Some called him Charming, Cindrella was in love, Sindbad wanted a friend SnowWhite could'nt succumb. Jasmine searched the seven seas To bring him back to ground, And Alladin pushed him underneath Hoping he'll fall. But there stood a Mermaid, Upon a stubborn rock, Her eyes were like wet sand Her nose a pebble soft, She lured the hearty sailor, Into the sea so dark, Hoping he would see a world Where he never had to stop, Hoping he would call it home, His home upon the rocks. He wore his mighty hat aboard, Underneath he was at flight, Fought the world of challenges, With his awe-some sight, To all he was a Sailor, A person in disguise, Wid arms like boulders And chest fierce But light..* *You would ask What's their story, Well here goes, It might be right, But Sailor met the Mermaid, Mermaid fell in love, Love is what sailed along, Under the waves of lust, In a world so arid It turned hearts dry, He searched for a place to swim Where he could also fly, He swam with the mermaid Into the glassy **** Glossy waters And coral reefs, After years of gliding by He decided to stop, Not to make him stop, the Mermaid cried a lot.. The sailor found a new place, A place called a 'Road', She thought their adventure was over, And the Sailor was lost, She tried to tell him, Asked him to stop, For she was no longer she, Plural now she was, She cudnt tell him For he was in a hurry, And about everything He forgot.. But alas! Was she happy She saw the Sailor pray, The prayer wasnt an ordinary one He wanted for her to stay, He'd seen Her world For years together, He now wanted her to see, His own world of wonders Above the choppy sea.. He prayed that She could Join him With no other blocks, The only thing he wanted..* "If only she could walk", *She cried and cried In the sea of course She knew that wasn't possible, She knew He was lost.. One morning she woke up Washed up on the shore, The sea no longer wanted her She was thrown. She'd seen the seas too much, Now it was time for her to go, To Walk with the Sailor With new legs, aboard. Happiness got the best of her,Tears would'nt stop, He caught her arms, Pulled her up, And showed her how to walk.* *She told him he had to love her, And two other people too, The Sailor was astonished He dint know what to do! A few days later He did understand, They were now four, A bundle of all, Joy had at last rejoiced! He gave her a pearl, From the very sea she came from, To remind her of That world, She accepted and Now they were one mind, A family, One of a kind..*
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Mar 10, 2016
Mar 10, 2016 at 12:17 PM UTC
Sailor falls in love with a Mermaid..(a short story)
*Once there stood a Sailor, Tall and Bold he was, Upon the waves was his home, Eye of the storm he was. Some called him Charming, Cindrella was in love, Sindbad wanted a friend SnowWhite could'nt succumb. Jasmine searched the seven seas To bring him back to ground, And Alladin pushed him underneath Hoping he'll fall. But there stood a Mermaid, Upon a stubborn rock, Her eyes were like wet sand Her nose a pebble soft, She lured the hearty sailor, Into the sea so dark, Hoping he would see a world Where he never had to stop, Hoping he would call it home, His home upon the rocks. He wore his mighty hat aboard, Underneath he was at flight, Fought the world of challenges, With his awe-some sight, To all he was a Sailor, A person in disguise, Wid arms like boulders And chest fierce But light..* *You would ask What's their story, Well here goes, It might be right, But Sailor met the Mermaid, Mermaid fell in love, Love is what sailed along, Under the waves of lust, In a world so arid It turned hearts dry, He searched for a place to swim Where he could also fly, He swam with the mermaid Into the glassy **** Glossy waters And coral reefs, After years of gliding by He decided to stop, Not to make him stop, the Mermaid cried a lot.. The sailor found a new place, A place called a 'Road', She thought their adventure was over, And the Sailor was lost, She tried to tell him, Asked him to stop, For she was no longer she, Plural now she was, She cudnt tell him For he was in a hurry, And about everything He forgot.. But alas! Was she happy She saw the Sailor pray, The prayer wasnt an ordinary one He wanted for her to stay, He'd seen Her world For years together, He now wanted her to see, His own world of wonders Above the choppy sea.. He prayed that She could Join him With no other blocks, The only thing he wanted..* "If only she could walk", *She cried and cried In the sea of course She knew that wasn't possible, She knew He was lost.. One morning she woke up Washed up on the shore, The sea no longer wanted her She was thrown. She'd seen the seas too much, Now it was time for her to go, To Walk with the Sailor With new legs, aboard. Happiness got the best of her,Tears would'nt stop, He caught her arms, Pulled her up, And showed her how to walk.* *She told him he had to love her, And two other people too, The Sailor was astonished He dint know what to do! A few days later He did understand, They were now four, A bundle of all, Joy had at last rejoiced! He gave her a pearl, From the very sea she came from, To remind her of That world, She accepted and Now they were one mind, A family, One of a kind..*
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This little man that I know with money in his sockets and routine in his pockets has self proclaimed that he is a tight *** When I envision a *** such as this, I imagine a bundle -- of securely aggregated, perfectly sharpened number two pencils. The businessman just shy of adulthood and too tired to remember –even the beginning of his of disclosure, denied his struggle to acclimate a multifarious lifestyle, appropriately suggested in the form of a triangle, and a circle, both of which embody polar opposing adaptations of humanistic routine. The two shapes: The circle, denies the break in motion by imposing a constant cycle of diligent compression, there is no room for pause only steady flow and relentless drive. This influence of life impression slows down the heart, body, and soul while speeding up time. This particular commitment accommodates the dry colorless beings that embrace and accept boxed imprisonment. Traditionally, the triangle denotes rhythmic patterns that elevate and drop to a point in which imposes a healthy reflective pause: progression, reflection, balance. As stated, as a provincial approach, a regular triangle flat on its base, peaking at the top represents a healthy, solid life routine. In contrast, the triangle can be flipped upside-down introducing an entirely new dynamic, composed of flat-lined monotony, tapered off to a regressed realm of destruction, regret and disorder. Despite the uniqueness of the standard triangle model to the man in question, it is important to compare the negative reflection, for it applies to the entirety of this investigation. We used to be lovers, he and I. We shared my giant pillow-top that I bought on the black market for a meager two-hundred fifty. -- A mere steal at that rate. We occasionally exchanged ideas, mainly about ethical concerns related to globalization and the environment. I attempted to give him a cooking lesson once, but that failed, indefinitely. The bust was not my doing, but simply, a great disinterest on his part; or better yet an inability of not being better than me at something. Everything has gotten so crowded.
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Jan 18, 2010
Jan 18, 2010 at 1:17 AM UTC
something that happens.
This little man that I know with money in his sockets and routine in his pockets has self proclaimed that he is a tight *** When I envision a *** such as this, I imagine a bundle -- of securely aggregated, perfectly sharpened number two pencils. The businessman just shy of adulthood and too tired to remember –even the beginning of his of disclosure, denied his struggle to acclimate a multifarious lifestyle, appropriately suggested in the form of a triangle, and a circle, both of which embody polar opposing adaptations of humanistic routine. The two shapes: The circle, denies the break in motion by imposing a constant cycle of diligent compression, there is no room for pause only steady flow and relentless drive. This influence of life impression slows down the heart, body, and soul while speeding up time. This particular commitment accommodates the dry colorless beings that embrace and accept boxed imprisonment. Traditionally, the triangle denotes rhythmic patterns that elevate and drop to a point in which imposes a healthy reflective pause: progression, reflection, balance. As stated, as a provincial approach, a regular triangle flat on its base, peaking at the top represents a healthy, solid life routine. In contrast, the triangle can be flipped upside-down introducing an entirely new dynamic, composed of flat-lined monotony, tapered off to a regressed realm of destruction, regret and disorder. Despite the uniqueness of the standard triangle model to the man in question, it is important to compare the negative reflection, for it applies to the entirety of this investigation. We used to be lovers, he and I. We shared my giant pillow-top that I bought on the black market for a meager two-hundred fifty. -- A mere steal at that rate. We occasionally exchanged ideas, mainly about ethical concerns related to globalization and the environment. I attempted to give him a cooking lesson once, but that failed, indefinitely. The bust was not my doing, but simply, a great disinterest on his part; or better yet an inability of not being better than me at something. Everything has gotten so crowded.
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I use to write of pain and tribulation mmm I've always just been looking to feel the greatest sensation senses at peaks, they peak when they peek at the sight of elation I've always taken to sealing all my stories away in notebooks with binding finally looking to fray because the pressure they hold brings such a dismay Binded in between faded blue lines I swear im fine I swear im fine in these lines of what could have been mine and I'll lose it all in this glass of wine where red bleeds to black and I've done away with that The great purge of endless words heard by no one other than the mad man running through my head screaming that I can do anything I thought my mind and limbs had banned from the realm of possibilities Because pain ought not be sealed to live an endless life So I now write of hope and dreams and the endless possibilites that stretch from the cities and into the trees finally dancing down into these seas but I'm also writing of wishes and laughs and smiles too because what else can you do there are only a few who know everything is new everything we knew can be lost in the great blue that paints our skies and seas carrying away the bundle of keys that locks pandora's box and leaves us with happiness and cheer Because happiness can be carried in anything as simple as a tear racing down the lines of your cranial that houses your greatest fears From the lines of light blue to the minds of the hopeful and the true And words of optimism should live And breathe and smile and laugh In the hearts of the world for a lifetime and I digress In a habitat so vast With horizons reaching from sky to sky Drowned in blues and red I'm glad to of found you at last We're left to defy all that society presents as lies I wanna speak at an intimate decibel Acknowledge your flaws, don't be bound by them Open your mouth to nothing coming own Settle down in your head and make a home I just want to compliment your soul
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Jun 19, 2014
Jun 19, 2014 at 6:28 PM UTC
Intimate Decibel
I use to write of pain and tribulation mmm I've always just been looking to feel the greatest sensation senses at peaks, they peak when they peek at the sight of elation I've always taken to sealing all my stories away in notebooks with binding finally looking to fray because the pressure they hold brings such a dismay Binded in between faded blue lines I swear im fine I swear im fine in these lines of what could have been mine and I'll lose it all in this glass of wine where red bleeds to black and I've done away with that The great purge of endless words heard by no one other than the mad man running through my head screaming that I can do anything I thought my mind and limbs had banned from the realm of possibilities Because pain ought not be sealed to live an endless life So I now write of hope and dreams and the endless possibilites that stretch from the cities and into the trees finally dancing down into these seas but I'm also writing of wishes and laughs and smiles too because what else can you do there are only a few who know everything is new everything we knew can be lost in the great blue that paints our skies and seas carrying away the bundle of keys that locks pandora's box and leaves us with happiness and cheer Because happiness can be carried in anything as simple as a tear racing down the lines of your cranial that houses your greatest fears From the lines of light blue to the minds of the hopeful and the true And words of optimism should live And breathe and smile and laugh In the hearts of the world for a lifetime and I digress In a habitat so vast With horizons reaching from sky to sky Drowned in blues and red I'm glad to of found you at last We're left to defy all that society presents as lies I wanna speak at an intimate decibel Acknowledge your flaws, don't be bound by them Open your mouth to nothing coming own Settle down in your head and make a home I just want to compliment your soul
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You'll never know... When you'll be head over heels The most enchanting feeling in the world Your unknown desires, it reveals A current in you will endlessly twirl You'll never know... When happiness fills your heart Having a precious bundle of joy in your arms You'll realize in your life, he's the most important part Not forgetting, he'll make the best morning alarms You'll never know... When your heart will be scrunched Like a ball from a piece of paper Feels like your chest is being ruthlessly punched Your skin peeled off with a serrated scraper You'll never know... When a friend will turn his back Whose hand you held, all these years Intentionally causing an emotional attack In disbelief, you gather invisible tears You'll never know... When you'll be caught in an unexpected plight Daily reflections occur, due to lack of wisdom To ease your dark path, you yearn for a ray of light Nothing much you can do except to crave for freedom You'll never know... When the time comes, you might bleed to death Tears will flow drowning your skin As you breathe your last breath You wish you had more time to atone for your sins
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Nov 16, 2014
Nov 16, 2014 at 6:14 PM UTC
You'll Never Know...
A newborn to a novice Mom, such a burden all at once, so much to do, the day is gone too soon – a crying bundle makes the night so long But it is such a joy! The changes in life are so unreal, schedules can never be the same, but soon a balance will appear, life will be normal once again, Almost! As years fly by, the bundle grows, the diapers gone now, outgrown clothes, tonsils out, braces in, “why can’t I go” a familiar sound! And all too soon that little bundle of joy is ready to face the world. We hope that we have done a good job, and we try not to hold them too tight to us, we must let go! The time has come to let them fly, that tiny hand that clung to you has grown and holds another now. Don’t cry Mom, don’t be sad, it’s all been worth it, and maybe soon, another small bundle will enter your life, and ah, who is the novice now??
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Jul 16, 2013
Jul 16, 2013 at 10:27 PM UTC
The Novice
Yet another day of pain was put behind, She lets out a sigh of relief as if the beast That stalks her is duped for now, once more. The last Metro train that night, slows down,stops. To return to her regular prison she gets in hurriedly. Emptiness bares it's fangs, that looked sweet in fact, In comparison with the experiences of the day gone. A suspicious bundle on the floor stirred at her touch, A frail women almost frozen,living dead, eyes sunken in sockets." How did you end up here?" she quarries. "I fainted, didn't eat anything, for the past few days" "Mother, you need to drink something hot quick. Come with me I'll take care" her eyes get moist. Then she smiles thinking how fortunate she is. "My share of sweet misery is here to teach me practice humility, even in an empty compartment"
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Dec 10, 2014
Dec 10, 2014 at 9:26 AM UTC
Her Continuing Lessons in Humility
In winter I bundle up tight in layers of warmth Like a love I've never felt Draping scarf over hoody over sweater over skivvy The wind bites my button nose and reminds me of a love A love I know too well Bitter cold brief sickening and harsh I catch my eye in an ice smitten mirror and I'm torn My eyes look like hell How could anyone love me like warmth and fall For this fat face of shame, tears and freckles Even if they do They'll never tell.
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May 4, 2015
May 4, 2015 at 4:56 PM UTC
Fat Face
You're just a tiny bit minimalist in your own unique way a white star I have to squint to see in daytime sky not a Mercedes five point but a Nissan Micra car you park neatly in a three point turn by my netsuke and put a circular dent on my platonic furniture Your two humble rooms devoid of any bold sculpture except a fold-out table and a miniature bubble chair and a futon for a bed which is troublesome to share you draw the line at adornments but allow a wallflower A bulb in a bowl is your ornamental garden feature mealtimes a nibble on grated carrot celery cucumber you run so long on empty you're an eco friendly teacher stretching out the energy is a passion of my lover engaging in lessons on sustaining a resourceful nature Your shoes two pointe ballet slip ons easy to care barely there g-string thin cotton underwear nothing loud to upset your understated figure slight as a pin drop your bottom's semi-derrière sits so light on feet I'd swear you float on air I rarely get to hear you come before you're in my hair with a voice pitch high as a smitten kitten's purr your upper reaches get a score sized single 'A' nice when it fits into our schemes of feng shui I carry your bundle home on the roadway rivers of light yet you only burn one ray of candle power at night born of scintillating atoms which flow along each vein containing so much love without clutter in your frame a brave star small as wings formed of minuscule wire flutters in your eyes with minimal flare but deep desire
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Jul 24, 2014
Jul 24, 2014 at 12:54 PM UTC
My Bonsai Ballerina
You're just a tiny bit minimalist in your own unique way a white star I have to squint to see in daytime sky not a Mercedes five point but a Nissan Micra car you park neatly in a three point turn by my netsuke and put a circular dent on my platonic furniture Your two humble rooms devoid of any bold sculpture except a fold-out table and a miniature bubble chair and a futon for a bed which is troublesome to share you draw the line at adornments but allow a wallflower A bulb in a bowl is your ornamental garden feature mealtimes a nibble on grated carrot celery cucumber you run so long on empty you're an eco friendly teacher stretching out the energy is a passion of my lover engaging in lessons on sustaining a resourceful nature Your shoes two pointe ballet slip ons easy to care barely there g-string thin cotton underwear nothing loud to upset your understated figure slight as a pin drop your bottom's semi-derrière sits so light on feet I'd swear you float on air I rarely get to hear you come before you're in my hair with a voice pitch high as a smitten kitten's purr your upper reaches get a score sized single 'A' nice when it fits into our schemes of feng shui I carry your bundle home on the roadway rivers of light yet you only burn one ray of candle power at night born of scintillating atoms which flow along each vein containing so much love without clutter in your frame a brave star small as wings formed of minuscule wire flutters in your eyes with minimal flare but deep desire
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Toting the mysterious bundle and sporting a sore back I drag my feet up the last few steps, expended of vigour I almost couldn't resist prematurely looking through the sack Remembering the words from the wise old seer Grimacing I walk a slow gait to get to the table Set the bundle down and relieve my weight onto a chair Parched throat but wait longer I am unable Curiosity takes charge and into the gift I will tear Blood is pumping along with an increasing heart rate Fingers scrambling clumsily over the strings that bind Nails digging frantically into this package bearing my fate Gnawing thoughts of uncertainty flooding my mind At last my fingers win the battle that lasted The final string has fallen... Obstinate knots all undone I pick the cloth by the edges to have it unfolded The contents inside reach out like rays of the sun Corners of the cloth open up like a fully bloomed blossom Exposing the treasure that lay solemn and quiet inside Common objects we'd normally perceive as random Petty things now important as they attempt to guide I pick up the first and notice an engraving on it's stem Between my fingers - an unassuming feathered quill Barely legible, such little space the words do cram "Here is your sword... Draw blood and let spill" More riddles, I sought to examine the next A flat bottomed vial filled with jet black ink On it is a label with scrawling of time worn text "Here is your blood; let flow what you think" Lastly, lay bound up sheets of yellow stained parchment They reek of age-old herbs; intoxicating slightly At the top of the first, a note scribbled not so recent "Within these pages, you must bleed to find Sanctuary" Staring down at the objects laid in front of me In hopes of discovering something I should miss Then finally it struck me, so plain to see I'm using the instruments now, writing to find release...
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Sep 13, 2014
Sep 13, 2014 at 10:58 PM UTC
The Parting Gift (III)
Toting the mysterious bundle and sporting a sore back I drag my feet up the last few steps, expended of vigour I almost couldn't resist prematurely looking through the sack Remembering the words from the wise old seer Grimacing I walk a slow gait to get to the table Set the bundle down and relieve my weight onto a chair Parched throat but wait longer I am unable Curiosity takes charge and into the gift I will tear Blood is pumping along with an increasing heart rate Fingers scrambling clumsily over the strings that bind Nails digging frantically into this package bearing my fate Gnawing thoughts of uncertainty flooding my mind At last my fingers win the battle that lasted The final string has fallen... Obstinate knots all undone I pick the cloth by the edges to have it unfolded The contents inside reach out like rays of the sun Corners of the cloth open up like a fully bloomed blossom Exposing the treasure that lay solemn and quiet inside Common objects we'd normally perceive as random Petty things now important as they attempt to guide I pick up the first and notice an engraving on it's stem Between my fingers - an unassuming feathered quill Barely legible, such little space the words do cram "Here is your sword... Draw blood and let spill" More riddles, I sought to examine the next A flat bottomed vial filled with jet black ink On it is a label with scrawling of time worn text "Here is your blood; let flow what you think" Lastly, lay bound up sheets of yellow stained parchment They reek of age-old herbs; intoxicating slightly At the top of the first, a note scribbled not so recent "Within these pages, you must bleed to find Sanctuary" Staring down at the objects laid in front of me In hopes of discovering something I should miss Then finally it struck me, so plain to see I'm using the instruments now, writing to find release...
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"And in a funny way, the shaving of my, uh, head has been a liberation from, uh, a lot of, uh, stupid vanities really. Uh, it has simplified everything for me, it has opened a lot of doors maybe." - Stephen Malkmus, Jo Jo's Jacket the first layer of skin i shed was the bra rid of the foreign metal sculptor producing a deep rift between skin my third eye, swallowing gazes rid of my **** , my ***** , my rack replaced with sacks of fat and nerve and milk ducts hanging, existing, for no one else not even myself the second layer of skin was the painting of the face the concealing and erasing of imperfections, the lines of laughter of sorrow of life redirecting attention and importance to the bow and symmetry of the lip no longer did i have to put myself on in the morning i woke up as i was, as i needed to be, bare and uninhibited my skin now breathed, and for no one else not even myself and then i grew another layer of skin, made of dank tangles to protect my age, i stopped shaving the years i'd walked this earth, shedding my womanhood the skin grew to my armpits, little tufts of sweaty, odorous mother nature dozing in a fleshy convex nest and to my legs, were the tangles wrapped around my ankles preventing the spreading of the legs for every life for not every life wanted what was not tame and what was not tame no longer wanted to be. my body did not conform, for it was not brought into this world to be consumed for the pleasure of others it exists for no one else, not even myself and as i was engulfed in this hairy wonder of my own body i shed the last layer, the shaving of the head my brain, my being breathed porous and exposed vulnerable to weather and whispers but i was all at once naked and calm, having finally peeled away the layers of ***** over-sexualization and constrained femininity that had molded this meat sack that serves me, a bundle of circuitry and solution balancing and bobbing on the neck for i exist for no one else, only myself
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Aug 17, 2018
Aug 17, 2018 at 10:48 AM UTC
Mae Mae's Jacket
"And in a funny way, the shaving of my, uh, head has been a liberation from, uh, a lot of, uh, stupid vanities really. Uh, it has simplified everything for me, it has opened a lot of doors maybe." - Stephen Malkmus, Jo Jo's Jacket the first layer of skin i shed was the bra rid of the foreign metal sculptor producing a deep rift between skin my third eye, swallowing gazes rid of my **** , my ***** , my rack replaced with sacks of fat and nerve and milk ducts hanging, existing, for no one else not even myself the second layer of skin was the painting of the face the concealing and erasing of imperfections, the lines of laughter of sorrow of life redirecting attention and importance to the bow and symmetry of the lip no longer did i have to put myself on in the morning i woke up as i was, as i needed to be, bare and uninhibited my skin now breathed, and for no one else not even myself and then i grew another layer of skin, made of dank tangles to protect my age, i stopped shaving the years i'd walked this earth, shedding my womanhood the skin grew to my armpits, little tufts of sweaty, odorous mother nature dozing in a fleshy convex nest and to my legs, were the tangles wrapped around my ankles preventing the spreading of the legs for every life for not every life wanted what was not tame and what was not tame no longer wanted to be. my body did not conform, for it was not brought into this world to be consumed for the pleasure of others it exists for no one else, not even myself and as i was engulfed in this hairy wonder of my own body i shed the last layer, the shaving of the head my brain, my being breathed porous and exposed vulnerable to weather and whispers but i was all at once naked and calm, having finally peeled away the layers of ***** over-sexualization and constrained femininity that had molded this meat sack that serves me, a bundle of circuitry and solution balancing and bobbing on the neck for i exist for no one else, only myself
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Sometimes I wonder if it's even worth fixing, The clock on my desk has been broken for too long now. The hands have not move, have not touch. But time hasn't stop, And every now and then a second laughs at my clock, A minute brushes its side, An hour smiles at the stillness. Years have passed and my clock has remained unchanged, unrepaired. It is frozen in a moment of time, Still in a bundle of memories, Trapped in the infinity of the universe. I wonder if it's even worth fixing a brokenness that makes you feel infinite. I wonder if a life that could end is worth more than a death that persists.
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Dec 26, 2014
Dec 26, 2014 at 12:53 AM UTC
Clock
PARNELL'S FUNERAL UNDER the Great Comedian's tomb the crowd. A bundle of tempestuous cloud is blown About the sky; where that is clear of cloud Brightness remains; a brighter star shoots down; What shudders run through all that animal blood? What is this sacrifice? Can someone there Recall the Cretan barb that pierced a star? Rich foliage that the starlight glittered through, A frenzied crowd, and where the branches sprang A beautiful seated boy; a sacred bow; A woman, and an arrow on a string; A pierced boy, image of a star laid low. That woman, the Great Mother imaging, Cut out his heart. Some master of design Stamped boy and tree upon Sicilian coin. An age is the reversal of an age: When strangers murdered Emmet, Fitzgerald, Tone, We lived like men that watch a painted stage. What matter for the scene, the scene once gone: It had not touched our lives. But popular rage, Hysterica passio dragged this quarry down. None shared our guilt; nor did we play a part Upon a painted stage when we devoured his heart. Come, fix upon me that accusing eye. I thirst for accusation. All that was sung. All that was said in Ireland is a lie Bred out of the c-ontagion of the throng, Saving the rhyme rats hear before they die. Leave nothing but the nothingS that belong To this bare soul, let all men judge that can Whether it be an animal or a man. The rest I pass, one sentence I unsay. Had de Valera eaten parnell's heart No loose-lipped demagogue had won the day. No civil rancour torn the land apart. Had Cosgrave eaten parnell's heart, the land's Imagination had been satisfied, Or lacking that, government in such hands. O'Higgins its sole statesman had not died. Had even O'Duffy -- but I name no more -- Their school a crowd, his master solitude; Through Jonathan Swift's clark grove he passed, and there plucked bitter wisdom that enriched his blood.
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From A Full Moon In March
PARNELL'S FUNERAL UNDER the Great Comedian's tomb the crowd. A bundle of tempestuous cloud is blown About the sky; where that is clear of cloud Brightness remains; a brighter star shoots down; What shudders run through all that animal blood? What is this sacrifice? Can someone there Recall the Cretan barb that pierced a star? Rich foliage that the starlight glittered through, A frenzied crowd, and where the branches sprang A beautiful seated boy; a sacred bow; A woman, and an arrow on a string; A pierced boy, image of a star laid low. That woman, the Great Mother imaging, Cut out his heart. Some master of design Stamped boy and tree upon Sicilian coin. An age is the reversal of an age: When strangers murdered Emmet, Fitzgerald, Tone, We lived like men that watch a painted stage. What matter for the scene, the scene once gone: It had not touched our lives. But popular rage, Hysterica passio dragged this quarry down. None shared our guilt; nor did we play a part Upon a painted stage when we devoured his heart. Come, fix upon me that accusing eye. I thirst for accusation. All that was sung. All that was said in Ireland is a lie Bred out of the c-ontagion of the throng, Saving the rhyme rats hear before they die. Leave nothing but the nothingS that belong To this bare soul, let all men judge that can Whether it be an animal or a man. The rest I pass, one sentence I unsay. Had de Valera eaten parnell's heart No loose-lipped demagogue had won the day. No civil rancour torn the land apart. Had Cosgrave eaten parnell's heart, the land's Imagination had been satisfied, Or lacking that, government in such hands. O'Higgins its sole statesman had not died. Had even O'Duffy -- but I name no more -- Their school a crowd, his master solitude; Through Jonathan Swift's clark grove he passed, and there plucked bitter wisdom that enriched his blood.
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His fingers wrapped tightly Around the little hand Of the sleeping child in his arms. His eyes traced the silhouette Of pursed lips to fattened cheeks And he thought to himself, "How does something so wonderful exist?" He listened to the gentle rasp of breath And watched the slight rise and fall of chest. His eye soaked up the sight Of the bundle of unconditional love he held. And soon dreams of future adventures And tales and fables and stories And daily life monotony Played like a movie before him, Drawing a single tear of hope from his eye. All too soon the child stirred and woke And jumped up and shouted with glee. And he returned from sentiment to reality And made breakfast with a cup of tea Wishing for more moments like these Because he finally understood his father's word: Time passes too quickly when it comes to love. And when his hand paused over the kettle And his eyes glazed over with this vague thought, A small hand touched his arm with "Papa?" Little eyes took in the strength of character That towered as a model for a future life; Little eyes that never strayed too long from Watching and learning all the things Papa did; Little eyes that now began to see There's always another side to every thing, For with great abruptness Papa looked into those little eyes And said, "Go wash up, your hands are ***** But the glint in his eyes said, "I love you, always."
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Jun 23, 2015
Jun 23, 2015 at 7:06 PM UTC
For Papa
I ate hot meals, I brushed my teeth day and night, I spent long hours on the mobile with friends, I wore well laundered clothings, Not a single crease or a stain on them, Before motherhood. My home was ***** and span, No stumbling on scattered toys, No ***** window panes, No tiny hands holding my skirts, No one  eagerly waiting for me on the doorsteps, No spits,pukes, pees or poos to clean, No teared  eyes to wipe, No tiny bundle to hold in my arms, Getting love,warmth and satisfaction in return, Before motherhood. I was in control of myself, Of my mind and thoughts, Caretaker of my own body, Spending hours to enhance my beauty, To maintain grace and elegance, Before motherhood. Now I am a mum, I don't mind if my hair is disheveled, My house is a bit messy, I am exhausted, For the reward of a hug, a kiss and those endearing words,"I love you mum,you are the bestest." completes me.
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Dec 8, 2018
Dec 8, 2018 at 3:36 PM UTC
Before Motherhood
An open letter To all the pieces of **** Who use gay as an insult. You really need to stop Pretending that you are better Than someone else Because you prefer to Put your **** in a different place. You really need to stop Pretending that being straight Makes you more worthwhile. You really need to stop Pretending that "no **** Is an acceptable thing to say Ever. You really need to stop Pretending that you're not afraid That a man will look at you The same way you look at women You really need to stop. Gay means happy A ****** is a bundle of sticks And you are homophobic.
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Apr 4, 2014
Apr 4, 2014 at 7:10 PM UTC
Gay
I get the crust and the gristle of a thistle once a missile shooting out into the sky and I cry, wonder why. Never sure what I feel for the meal of a deal and then words more like air slip the breeze in my hair, butterflies in the skies killing what kept my alive. Oh too bad, well how sad, if the songs last lines din't matter it'd harm, it'd make the soul so very mad. Here I fall, there I stand like a robot dancing to the tunes. It's demand. Hear I laugh, hear I cry. I hear the screams and feel the burn, so why? Why unsure, of what's telling me my life is so impure. Threatened heart, from the strings that wrap it, tearing it apart. Feel the clench of a bundle of what you yourself have drench and so benched. And you threw to me the horror show, I never so have thought would reckon me to be. I, to be, it's master and it's longing family, here I cry. Hear "I" cry. For I exist in heart, but never, not in mind. There I stand once again as a memory of all that I pretend. If I tried, to be real, the pieces fall apart inside. So I hide, then I quiver and I shake as 'me' is inside. I can touch to the shelter covered in the unbelieving, underachieving to be who I know I am to be. Or at least what you see. I crush the old me and start anew, though I grew. I, immortal to myself have stomped the true. And I become something greater than simple little shrew. Do not lie! For I see with one eye, the look through me. What you see is a host, not the ghost, that lives on. "Awh, look at me. I'm so strong!" Laugh along. Child there. Where? Oops, forgot to care. Now I stare, towards the end that's never ending like this script. Never ending. Twist and bending. Don't kid me, I'm no kid. I'm the body of a youth, but I am dead. I've destroyed myself, if others didn't do a perfect job. Hold up stop! I'm letting go, a bubble that will pop. It will burst, destroying me, if it doesn't **** me first. Here I stand. Hear I cry. There I go. I have died.
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May 6, 2014
May 6, 2014 at 1:09 PM UTC
Vents
I get the crust and the gristle of a thistle once a missile shooting out into the sky and I cry, wonder why. Never sure what I feel for the meal of a deal and then words more like air slip the breeze in my hair, butterflies in the skies killing what kept my alive. Oh too bad, well how sad, if the songs last lines din't matter it'd harm, it'd make the soul so very mad. Here I fall, there I stand like a robot dancing to the tunes. It's demand. Hear I laugh, hear I cry. I hear the screams and feel the burn, so why? Why unsure, of what's telling me my life is so impure. Threatened heart, from the strings that wrap it, tearing it apart. Feel the clench of a bundle of what you yourself have drench and so benched. And you threw to me the horror show, I never so have thought would reckon me to be. I, to be, it's master and it's longing family, here I cry. Hear "I" cry. For I exist in heart, but never, not in mind. There I stand once again as a memory of all that I pretend. If I tried, to be real, the pieces fall apart inside. So I hide, then I quiver and I shake as 'me' is inside. I can touch to the shelter covered in the unbelieving, underachieving to be who I know I am to be. Or at least what you see. I crush the old me and start anew, though I grew. I, immortal to myself have stomped the true. And I become something greater than simple little shrew. Do not lie! For I see with one eye, the look through me. What you see is a host, not the ghost, that lives on. "Awh, look at me. I'm so strong!" Laugh along. Child there. Where? Oops, forgot to care. Now I stare, towards the end that's never ending like this script. Never ending. Twist and bending. Don't kid me, I'm no kid. I'm the body of a youth, but I am dead. I've destroyed myself, if others didn't do a perfect job. Hold up stop! I'm letting go, a bubble that will pop. It will burst, destroying me, if it doesn't **** me first. Here I stand. Hear I cry. There I go. I have died.
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roll a cigarette and check one more time that we got enough change to get on the bus share an orange drink and thouse powder donuts it began raining five minuets ago but we didn't even notice your hands buried inside my jacket snuggled up to my neck i'm looking over your head at the road we come down pulling a suitcase and chasing fallen leaves and here it comes just as you fire that cigarette im tellin ya its magic, light one and the bus will come we bundle our butts into the very back seat of your standard smelly old city bus and you kiss the tip of my nose i tickle you they come and go mister and misses public and all their friends but your all i see baby we get home and first thing you do is go fix your makeup LOL baby LOL i think the cat might be the only other soul awake within a thousand miles and you got to look good for the cat kiss the tip of my nose and ill tickle ya still got a powder donut left lets frame this puppy and call it my masterpiece im gonna try baby we are gonna be ok i need hope i need a future lets make candles lets make baby bottles lets make dust bunnies
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Oct 13, 2013
Oct 13, 2013 at 9:18 PM UTC
powder donuts
You-will-not-lie, -bed-chambers-long, For I, -am-coming-to-get, YOU! Clawed-through-the-dirt, -up-the-roots, I am here, -come-to-get, YOU! Followed-tree-roots, -that-sweet-smelling-Earth! Here now! -It's time-to-forget-YOUTH. *HALLOWEEN THIS! HALLOWEEN THAT! HALLOWEEN THIS! HALLOWEEN THAT! HALLOWEEN THIS! HALLOWEEN THAT! Aha Ha Ha Ha,  -The Goblins Attack!!* * *Grab-you-and-cover-those-murmuring-cries. Drag-you-away, I have got, YOU! Hungry-I, watering-mouth-glistening-eyes! Bundle-of-joy, I have got, YOU! Jump-down-tunnel-for-you-are-my-prize. Look-at-you-now, my-sweet-tasty-meat-PIE! *HALLOWEEN THIS! HALLOWEEN THAT! HALLOWEEN THIS! HALLOWEEN THAT! HALLOWEEN THIS! HALLOWEEN THAT! Aha Ha Ha Ha,  -The Goblins Attack!!* Addendum: The name appears to be an amalgamation etymologically of roots from Greek, Sanskrit and Sumerian. If, of course, you choose to translate it that way. I assume Plato to be an authority on the Ancient Greek's tendency to combine the words of multiple mythologies sharing similar characters linguistically. The purpose of the hyphenation is to suggest the tempo and speed of the rhyme's cadence. Kalikantzaroi 'The Demon's of Earth'
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Jun 19, 2018
Jun 19, 2018 at 10:09 PM UTC
Kalikantzaroi
Amsterdam, Oh Amsterdam. The lingering bells of a multitude of bicycles. Clinging to the misty air. Carefree. Careless. Canal flows past. Upon which dances sunlight. A bundle of sparkles. It's early morning in-situation. The ladies of night, are still sat propped up sleepily. Looking like they're wide awake. The coffee shops seem to never quit,they never seem to sleep. Wake up and smell the coffee. Delft grinders shaped as windmills turn and grind. Oh to awaken in fair Amsterdam. (C) LIVVI
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Feb 26, 2015
Feb 26, 2015 at 11:29 AM UTC
AMSTERDAM
this dust-rolled brown moth is patterned with a band of white to stand for winter, when it was just a flimsy bundle of gristle and sticks and all the boys in the summertime are sticky and unclean like the mouths of dogs - pink where the sun can't lick the backs of their necks are baked red brick girls wear bronzer piled on thick.
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Jul 28, 2014
Jul 28, 2014 at 8:12 PM UTC
moth
i love you, fresh from the shower. glistening and wet, smelling of aftershave. "coolwater" by davidoff. often aslo sandlewood, goat soap, from the local farmers markets. i love you, dressed up smart. in a brook's brother's way dress pants and shirt, blue linen vest. johnny walker silk bow tie, untied is best. then your twist, (not as original as you think) converse skaties, no socks and bone bleached cuffs, turned up. i love you, in your work gear. just come home, you smell of sweat. clean and healthy, always wood shavings caught up, in your unruly shaggy hair. cargo shorts and t-shirts, that have seen, many days of worksite wear. size elevens in your hands, those big feet and freaky toes bare, ******* in the air. i love you, in board shorts and rashie. rushing into the surf, hand in hand. with the energetic bundle of love, to which we gave birth. it is not as though, clothes made this man, but boyohboy, you, frame them well. it s the heart, the chuckle the hands, the philosphy, the clever, erudite, caveman, the downright, man-dumb bloke. that endears, your heart to mine. it is, that you really listen and take the time, to make me feel and be, phenomenal, wise, sensual and beautiful beside. i love you, best, in my bed. moving slow and sure, undressed, silk and velvet. as we express, the reality of our love and whisper words, well known, and cry to heaven above. i love you, then, here, now and eons on. even after the worlds memory of us, is nothing, dust upon the breeze our love, will carry, forth stardust on heaven's winds and cries of our love and ecstasy will birth worlds anew
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Apr 9, 2014
Apr 9, 2014 at 5:38 PM UTC
wood shavings, freaky toes & stardust
i love you, fresh from the shower. glistening and wet, smelling of aftershave. "coolwater" by davidoff. often aslo sandlewood, goat soap, from the local farmers markets. i love you, dressed up smart. in a brook's brother's way dress pants and shirt, blue linen vest. johnny walker silk bow tie, untied is best. then your twist, (not as original as you think) converse skaties, no socks and bone bleached cuffs, turned up. i love you, in your work gear. just come home, you smell of sweat. clean and healthy, always wood shavings caught up, in your unruly shaggy hair. cargo shorts and t-shirts, that have seen, many days of worksite wear. size elevens in your hands, those big feet and freaky toes bare, ******* in the air. i love you, in board shorts and rashie. rushing into the surf, hand in hand. with the energetic bundle of love, to which we gave birth. it is not as though, clothes made this man, but boyohboy, you, frame them well. it s the heart, the chuckle the hands, the philosphy, the clever, erudite, caveman, the downright, man-dumb bloke. that endears, your heart to mine. it is, that you really listen and take the time, to make me feel and be, phenomenal, wise, sensual and beautiful beside. i love you, best, in my bed. moving slow and sure, undressed, silk and velvet. as we express, the reality of our love and whisper words, well known, and cry to heaven above. i love you, then, here, now and eons on. even after the worlds memory of us, is nothing, dust upon the breeze our love, will carry, forth stardust on heaven's winds and cries of our love and ecstasy will birth worlds anew
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*Your feelings are a bundle of sweet unspoken words. And that silence, Is better than a thousand words.*
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Jul 7, 2014
Jul 7, 2014 at 8:16 AM UTC
Silence...