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"crank" poems
Yes, sir, I want you to spank me With that hand I know so well It is more than just five fingers It’s the reason I rebel Yes, sir, I want you to clank me In bonds of silver and gold Chained, I’m a precious gift to you Unwrapping me never gets old Yes, sir, I want you to yank me Down on the floor to my knees My gaze lowers at your command I’m eager to do as you please Yes, sir, I want you to flank me Punish me from every side I know I’ve been a naughty girl Needing discipline you’ll provide Yes, sir, I want you to crank me Up to writhing ecstasy Don’t stop ‘til I ******* beg you Your tough love is what sets me free Yes, sir, I want you to thank me For being your precious pet Even though I disobey you It’s clear you love to see me sweat Yes, sir, I want you to spank me With the implement of your choice Make it hurt to make me happy In your dominance I rejoice
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Aug 12, 2015
Aug 12, 2015 at 12:32 AM UTC
Spank Me
I used to take the back off the telephone and stuff it with rags and when somebody knocked I wouldn't answer and if they persisted I'd tell them in terms ****** to vanish. just another old crank with wings of gold flabby white belly plus eyes to knock out the sun.
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I'm getting back to where I was
you cant defeat me you wont Ill cooperate Ill act scattered Ill be unfocused Ill be motivated to motivate this terrible distraction in my mind The answer is simple College and AdHd dont mix they collide my brain is a dj playing dubstep 24 hours a day non stop full volume crank it up because there is no stoping.
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Feb 27, 2012
Feb 27, 2012 at 1:48 PM UTC
adhd
PTSD *The war followed me home. It  penetrated my skin like nerve gas Nobody could see it but it was there. It sits by my feet like a dog. When I go to bed with you It lies between us keeping us apart. I try to scrub it from my skin In the shower but it won’t come off. Like a heavy breathing crank call It pants in my ear as I sleep. Sometimes it shows me how strong it is And holds the front door shut and I cannot open it to go out. At night just before bedtime It passes me a handful of meds I take them and swallow them But I never ever look straight into its  eyes.*
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Dec 30, 2015
Dec 30, 2015 at 11:48 AM UTC
PTSD
My memory beats in rhythm with my heart. Spilling out snapshot flashes of life like a flick book's muffled cries. Controversial plastic shell, elastic strap, stick insect mattel covetted for months until Santa dropped it down the chimney, almost as fast as she sprogged and regained her figure - the original scrummy yummy mummy set to spread low self esteem. My daddy said anyone can crank out a kid like she did, as my mother ground her teeth to protest on behalf of her traumatised frame. Strange, I almost became one of the lost - before I grew cells and self, another fragile foetus swinging on a noose from gallows where once a ****** failed to stayed closed. Little life curled tight self soothing sings al na tivke iredem bim'nucha My memory beats in rhythm with my heart as I lie beneath my shroud of sadness filled with down shrinking from the light of day I want to tell you that I love you, that my heart brays, beats, bleets, breaks, aches for you. My soul, spirit, self thrice chorus al na tivke iredem bim'nucha as waters flow from deep to deep where danger dances and solace is sought from beyond the fruitless orchards and willows weeping branches reaching out for you. My memory beats in rhythm with my heart surrounded by madonna, ***** and all betwixt spheres of life protruding, pronounced, announcing themselves; in streets where bundles, terrors, cherubs, banting, brat and bairn alike shriek, scream, squeal, shout, squalk, squabble, sing in a cacophony that makes my heart weep and ache in longing to sing to self in solitude al na tivke iredem bim'nucha. My memory beats in rhythm with my heart pulsating thoughts, dreams, hopes of you through the whole of me. Brought to my knees I seek wisdom, guidence, strength to let you go. The river is waiting for you, you who I hold tight in my caul trying to trust, seeking strength to hakshev le'ivshat haga'lim holding the thought of you, the love of you, the hope of you tight in my arms crooning my lullaby of lament al na tivke iredem bim'nucha
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Jun 26, 2013
Jun 26, 2013 at 5:57 PM UTC
River Lullaby
My memory beats in rhythm with my heart. Spilling out snapshot flashes of life like a flick book's muffled cries. Controversial plastic shell, elastic strap, stick insect mattel covetted for months until Santa dropped it down the chimney, almost as fast as she sprogged and regained her figure - the original scrummy yummy mummy set to spread low self esteem. My daddy said anyone can crank out a kid like she did, as my mother ground her teeth to protest on behalf of her traumatised frame. Strange, I almost became one of the lost - before I grew cells and self, another fragile foetus swinging on a noose from gallows where once a ****** failed to stayed closed. Little life curled tight self soothing sings al na tivke iredem bim'nucha My memory beats in rhythm with my heart as I lie beneath my shroud of sadness filled with down shrinking from the light of day I want to tell you that I love you, that my heart brays, beats, bleets, breaks, aches for you. My soul, spirit, self thrice chorus al na tivke iredem bim'nucha as waters flow from deep to deep where danger dances and solace is sought from beyond the fruitless orchards and willows weeping branches reaching out for you. My memory beats in rhythm with my heart surrounded by madonna, ***** and all betwixt spheres of life protruding, pronounced, announcing themselves; in streets where bundles, terrors, cherubs, banting, brat and bairn alike shriek, scream, squeal, shout, squalk, squabble, sing in a cacophony that makes my heart weep and ache in longing to sing to self in solitude al na tivke iredem bim'nucha. My memory beats in rhythm with my heart pulsating thoughts, dreams, hopes of you through the whole of me. Brought to my knees I seek wisdom, guidence, strength to let you go. The river is waiting for you, you who I hold tight in my caul trying to trust, seeking strength to hakshev le'ivshat haga'lim holding the thought of you, the love of you, the hope of you tight in my arms crooning my lullaby of lament al na tivke iredem bim'nucha
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Know that my heart beats for you... Every crank of the wheel, turn of dials... Leading to my every breath and every sigh Wishing every moment would stay a while... Unaware of themselves hard at work, The cogs in my mind are constantly spinning... The gears in my head are lodged in place... Cogs and gears like clockwork, carelessly turning... Like a factory of sorts, They keep churning out ideas. Conceived notions that only had been Spawned by my mind's nucleus... Blinking lights signalling ways, And means to sweep you into the air, Then leave you lofted for second.... Without a trace of fear or care. At that moment, what I'd give to just admire... You floating against a backdrop of stars. An image frozen in infinite. An image free from blemishes or scars. Then when gravity claims you back, You'd fall the most graceful of falls... A fall in the slowest of motion. A fall led by my loving calls. Fear not darling for my arms would be there... To catch you and hold you close in a tight embrace. Cheek to cheek, chest to chest... You'd then know that, Cogs and gears spin only for you in this very same place...
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Oct 15, 2014
Oct 15, 2014 at 10:44 AM UTC
Cogs and Gears
The oxygen secreted from the walnut tree, the snap-pole green beans growing up the side of the rusty garden fence, and bags of aluminum cans stored  in the shed with the old cash registers from the antique store. These are the golden frames caught and edited onto organic film, etched into grey matter, projected from a foggy lens onto reflective marble. We abandoned the clubhouse because of spiders; they took the place for themselves after a storm. Our new abode was the patch of grass between the walnut tree and the fence in the back corner of the yard; shady, rough terrain from fallen walnuts, and the grass always had a slight dew in places. "The place where the snakes live" is what we called it when we were sprouts; now we could catch them in both hands. One night, the wind blew over the shed doors; flimsy, sliding rail, aluminum thing. We slinked in and got to play with the old adding machines, foreign tools, jars full of door hinges, and rusty hand-crank egg beaters. Eventually, the roof of the shed collected so many years of twigs, walnut husks, and foliage fallen that tiny trees began to pop their heads up from the clutter. Crickets underneath the gutter guards- two types; the black singers and the ones you have to dig for that will draw blood if they get a hold of one of your fingers. Sometimes, if bravery was roused and boiling, we would drift closer to the railroad tracks in attempts to catch yellow jackets, or even hornets. One popped their stinger into the back of my neck.
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Mar 24, 2015
Mar 24, 2015 at 9:06 PM UTC
Cousin Punches
The oxygen secreted from the walnut tree, the snap-pole green beans growing up the side of the rusty garden fence, and bags of aluminum cans stored  in the shed with the old cash registers from the antique store. These are the golden frames caught and edited onto organic film, etched into grey matter, projected from a foggy lens onto reflective marble. We abandoned the clubhouse because of spiders; they took the place for themselves after a storm. Our new abode was the patch of grass between the walnut tree and the fence in the back corner of the yard; shady, rough terrain from fallen walnuts, and the grass always had a slight dew in places. "The place where the snakes live" is what we called it when we were sprouts; now we could catch them in both hands. One night, the wind blew over the shed doors; flimsy, sliding rail, aluminum thing. We slinked in and got to play with the old adding machines, foreign tools, jars full of door hinges, and rusty hand-crank egg beaters. Eventually, the roof of the shed collected so many years of twigs, walnut husks, and foliage fallen that tiny trees began to pop their heads up from the clutter. Crickets underneath the gutter guards- two types; the black singers and the ones you have to dig for that will draw blood if they get a hold of one of your fingers. Sometimes, if bravery was roused and boiling, we would drift closer to the railroad tracks in attempts to catch yellow jackets, or even hornets. One popped their stinger into the back of my neck.
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Dog in a bush. Dog lights a smoke. Dog has long scraggly hair. Dog sleeping on streets. Dog scratching her face. Dog picks at her skin. Dog lights up again. Dogs hair is in tangles and messy. Dogs skin is ashy and broken out. Dog cries at nights. Dog wonders how to get her hands on the monster. Dogs skin is becoming more flawed with every run up with the monster. Dog hears wispers at night. Dog still wanders ally ways. Dog lets people do stuff with her in order to get in contact with the monster. Sometimes the monster is laced with one of its friends. The dog never really does pure stuff anymore. Dog told herself she would never get addicted. Dog is addicted to the monster. Crank Monster Crystal **** Oh yes! Dog does **** And dog loves her **** Dog signed a contract with the monster the very first time it enter her system. Dog has a life long relationship with **** Dog ****** up. Now her life is uncontrollable. Dog isn't stupid. The monster controlled her. Dog was smart loving and sweet. Monster was controlling addicting and very very Very Very Veryyyyyyy Persuasive. Dog holds hands with the monster now.
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May 3, 2016
May 3, 2016 at 11:30 AM UTC
Dogs And monster
Guilty pleasure But time I treasure Just you and I No kids' screaming cry No wife to bark orders As we seek new borders I stroke your limbs My ego brims You ride me away From stresses in my day Your frame is so light I ride you just right You transport my life In a different way than my wife I love the both of you To you both I'll be true But with you I'm physical My wife is mystical You create such sweat The drips make you soaking wet As I crank you on ascents And coast down long descents I get light headed Nothing you do is dreaded You carry me away So I just needed to say You are my mistress, my queen I don't want to be obscene But if loving you is wrong Why does my wife sometimes ride along
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Sep 7, 2013
Sep 7, 2013 at 8:49 PM UTC
Mistress
The television blares, it blinks, it shakes A cup falls out of the cabinet, it flies, it jumps They shatter. Someone's banging on the door, they scream, they holler She's laughing in your ear, a witch-like cackle Ha-ha-ha That's all she's says, that's all she does You keep your head facing forward, don't dare to look around It's all madness, the footsteps on the ground Who's creeping down the stairs, you didn't have guests Who opened the window, who made such a mess? The laughing The constant laughing like chimes, it intensifies Cold sweat, warm tears, Your body is paralyzed in face of your greatest fears Do it! Punch a wall, kick a desk! But sweetie, there is no time for rest. We must go, we must hurry! They're almost here! Who? You feel dizzy. Not another surprise please, I beg you, not another. The room starts spinning, the ceiling circles you like a volchar. The small man, with the elf-like features, he's tugging your arm He's pulling you, as she laughs with such insanity your stomach churns. Who are these people, what is this hell A piercing scream is released into the air, You believe it was your own, but with all the creatures yelling in your ear, you can't be certain. The noises crank up, the objects fly off the walls The TV changes from loud channel to channel, from voices to white noise This is the worst, this is the peak But suddenly it all stops with a screech. The tv is in its place, normal channel, normal news All the items are in their spot, all organized, all unused There is no laughing. There is no man. There are no footsteps. There is no pulling hand. But it was all there. You know it was. Silence. Eery silence. Now you're left in the confusion of your own mind. But perhaps you've been there the whole time.
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Jan 13, 2014
Jan 13, 2014 at 11:02 PM UTC
Paranoia
The television blares, it blinks, it shakes A cup falls out of the cabinet, it flies, it jumps They shatter. Someone's banging on the door, they scream, they holler She's laughing in your ear, a witch-like cackle Ha-ha-ha That's all she's says, that's all she does You keep your head facing forward, don't dare to look around It's all madness, the footsteps on the ground Who's creeping down the stairs, you didn't have guests Who opened the window, who made such a mess? The laughing The constant laughing like chimes, it intensifies Cold sweat, warm tears, Your body is paralyzed in face of your greatest fears Do it! Punch a wall, kick a desk! But sweetie, there is no time for rest. We must go, we must hurry! They're almost here! Who? You feel dizzy. Not another surprise please, I beg you, not another. The room starts spinning, the ceiling circles you like a volchar. The small man, with the elf-like features, he's tugging your arm He's pulling you, as she laughs with such insanity your stomach churns. Who are these people, what is this hell A piercing scream is released into the air, You believe it was your own, but with all the creatures yelling in your ear, you can't be certain. The noises crank up, the objects fly off the walls The TV changes from loud channel to channel, from voices to white noise This is the worst, this is the peak But suddenly it all stops with a screech. The tv is in its place, normal channel, normal news All the items are in their spot, all organized, all unused There is no laughing. There is no man. There are no footsteps. There is no pulling hand. But it was all there. You know it was. Silence. Eery silence. Now you're left in the confusion of your own mind. But perhaps you've been there the whole time.
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I pity anyone visiting us with A language besides English; Who tries to understand the words We like to use with relish. We seem to say so many words Just to keep our lips busy. It occurs to me the so much of it Has never graced a dictionary. Upscaling, downsizing Offloading the whole magilla The whole nine yards, bottom liine The big honcho, the whole enchilada I was completely plussed and then I had my self a hissy fit I didn't know I had a flabber, 'Til someone went and gasted it. Hanging out, kicking back Into myself and whatever ***** it, man. I am like, wow. And y'know, yodda yodda yodda. Some mean kinda fudpucker Betcher bippees, yabba dabba doo. Mazoomas and headlights, Totally hyped megabitch, too. Talkin' about 'sup bro Stufflike windas and winders. Jammin and gittin widdit And sumpinbout pillas and pillers. So, I goes and he goes, And I'm all jazzed and by golly. It really rocks, rad to the max Get down to some serious party. Sixes an sevens, p's and q's What's your point? Get real! It's pretty much a ****** So, what's the big deal? Too much, I mean it's tough, And stuff, and really far out, man. Twenty three skiddo old bean. Just a flash in the pan. It ***** It blows, It bites, big time A wicked righteous mindfuck. Get jiggy with it. Kiss my crank; Slob my **** Lord Love-a-duck.
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Sep 26, 2015
Sep 26, 2015 at 5:24 PM UTC
BAD RAP
Dust motes and sweat stains Faded graffiti over rusted steel plates Advertising everything, from politicians to a massage parlor, The engine roars disgruntled, in smoky rancor. I stepped on your feet, said I was sorry Tell me mister, could you tell I was lying? Pushing through the rush-hour crowd I finally found my footing and was proud. Well, there’s something to be said for low expectations A word of praise for cranky co-passengers. Not that the polite ones aren’t fun, When they smile and roll their eyes like they’re so done. And it’s not that I’d ever expect sincerity, At 10 on a rainy Tuesday morning I’m not a nihilist, or even much of a cynic by default But at 10am, I take nice with a bucket of salt.   I put on my headphones, crank the volume up to max, Sway to the shrill screeching of pirated tracks I’m sorry, did you say something? I can’t really tell. It’s not you’re uninteresting, it’s just that this song is swell. And maybe I could’ve made more of an effort Gotten to know your name, exchanged toffees and emotional support Maybe you’d have told me your story, if my ears were free Maybe we could’ve found something worth a keep. But you see, mister, it’s not you it’s me At 10 on a Tuesday morning, I’m not the best company. I hope, tomorrow, you’ll find a co-passenger worth your time, As for me, facelessness suits me just fine.
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Sep 12, 2018
Sep 12, 2018 at 5:47 AM UTC
To the Faceless Co-Passenger on a Crowded Public Bus
Hate the holidays well I got one for you. Dont have to follow no rules. Just drink till ya drop. To what's the ocassion still ya havent a clue. Hey there missy. dont **** and moan just grab a pint ya big ***** No need for a kleenex just wipe that blood off on your sleeve. Stoner slacker and poets unite for it's Thanksgiving Eve. No need to hang anything by the chimney with care. But it is a party so lets see your underwear. Lets beat the holiday blues. Hey who's drunk and horney? Short skirts and thoose high heel shoes. Crank that jukebox hey grandpa theres no need to leave. Cause everyone is included on Thanksgiving eve. Hey amigo if we play are cards right. we can stir enough **** to see a chick fight. Hey whats going on upstairs God only knows. It's not cheating just wrestling without any clothes. Hey who just cut a whole in the floor? hey grandpa ya better watch that exotic woman your dancing with. Cause she's a woman with a little more. Hey ya'll the cops are coming along with a swat team so it's my cue to leave. but like that fat ***** in a red suit I'll return to bring ya another great Thanksgiving Eve.
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Nov 25, 2009
Nov 25, 2009 at 8:21 AM UTC
Thanksgiving Eve
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” Embroidered on the back of his letterman jacket Hanging from the kitchen chair where he sits Practicing chords while the **** cooks to crank In the trailer back of his momma’s house Where she lets him live while he looks for work They didn’t treat him right at the truck stop His uncle might get him on at the mill A crankster wankster twanging out his art Unless the Cossaks find out about…                                                                        “Who’s there…?”
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Nov 16, 2018
Nov 16, 2018 at 12:13 PM UTC
Three Chords and a **** Lab
dragonflies melt into each other. flowers meld shaded silver upon silver. string whips of cotton float by like jacks thrown by children, unsusceptible to the force of gravity. the mechanics of heart machines crank awake. steel knees bend dull and swollen. venetian mask with sterling tongue skims the tops of tiny toes and errantly spring-ed grasshoppers.. warm bodies in bubbling steel meadow— cool in nature, stolen like gold crafted and crafted again in heat.
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Jul 31, 2017
Jul 31, 2017 at 3:04 PM UTC
my first love in a steel meadow
Before taking out a clean sheet of paper, I hold before the blue of the window a freshly-sharpened pencil pointing toward heaven and blow the imperceptible dust from the needle-tip before getting down to business. For in life’s long journey few things afford greater satisfaction than turning the crank and powering the cylindrical burrs of a mechanism which sharpens the dulled mind of a yellow number 2 pencil. In the silver pencil sharpener I witness the marriage of utility and beauty —a model for art and a purpose for life celebrated each morning before this small altar.
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The Altar
Settle into darkness, naturally, and take your cue from unoiled gears jolting forward only to lure you into false stability and lose velocity, stop suddenly, merge the definitions of stopping and falling by balancing the cart on the back of the tongue as sherbet dip dab’s your gums in 3…2…swallow down it drops FLASH past the oesophagus there’s your photo op show us some teeth show us some skin darlin’ begin to dissolve in stomach acid bile’s vile hold it down we will use force if necessary like handcuffs to a headboard excuse me sir may I see your ticket? Right you can’t sit here, you’re 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphphetamine, that’s upstairs you need to swing a left then straight up to the top floor not a bad view, you can’t miss it it’s got a hundred golden bulbs flashing hypothalamus, no we’re not really bothered about our environment take the lift elevate heart rate C-C-C-CRANK IT UP to the cerebral cortex’s House of Mirrors home of distortion. What can we do for you sir? We like to pride ourselves in our ability to mess around with the wiring and stimulate receptors, all part of the Deluxe Mega Deal complete with moving walls, disco ball skin and a talking butterfly the size of a car crash for a limited time only whilst serotonin stocks last they fall as fast as the lubricated log flume SPLASH. Please remain seated until the end of the ride. Thrown out into the gift shop. £30 for a 12 hour come down. Come again soon.
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Feb 15, 2015
Feb 15, 2015 at 9:12 AM UTC
Please Keep Hands and Feet Inside The Vehicle at All Times
I open the blinds and see the world - in return, what does the world see? It sees me, and all my splendid, split personalities, living these amazing times, of amazing pleasures, in which we tweet tweets, and post posts re ego-trips and copyrighted links, videos and things; and, as stray dogs, we ramble randomly, and all the time,   living in our infinite worlds, of infinite lanes, till infinity; yet we suffer so much pain. Our Shih Tzus take us on extended walks, firmly leashed to our Koss plugs, as we drone cool tunes on multihued iPods, iPhones buzzing ringtones of tittering babies, stolid kings and hyperactive frogs, which would all make my eighty-six year old dad want to gag; we fly ultralight megaplanes at the sonic sound of speed, through virtual and real space, connecting dots at low- cost prices, while we belt-up, gear-up, gulp Gaga and gorge heat-inducted meals of deer, horse and over- promoted crap; and then, wow surprisingly, we are all so unsatisfied. We consciously all move-in together, and **** on end, like statistical sheep, pre-married, unloving, and broken up, and justify it all, to ourselves, with our fully stretched spandex morality, over low-carb brunches @Starbucks, two 14” screens of separation; we paint pornographic images of virgins, all called Mary, in the name of art, and, white-clad, **** babes and alter-boys, and penetrate each other, first with our fingers, deeply, then superficially, without even wondering, for a zeptosecond, why we can’t stand one another any longer. We crank-up dependencies, like high street mainliners, shamming and slaughtering for neurotoxic fixes of smileys and Crystal on billion-dollar Kogo yachts, while we all just pedal on, dispassionately, down and over interior canals, to the core of our hocked, abbrev lives, chronically connected and severely distracted, in aromatic polymer bubbles, heedlessly cruising through comic-strip farms of mock vegetables, surely to nowhere and towards no one; and quite frankly, the world laughs at all this, and sobs, and so do I.
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May 5, 2012
May 5, 2012 at 4:08 PM UTC
Chronically connected and severely distracted
I open the blinds and see the world - in return, what does the world see? It sees me, and all my splendid, split personalities, living these amazing times, of amazing pleasures, in which we tweet tweets, and post posts re ego-trips and copyrighted links, videos and things; and, as stray dogs, we ramble randomly, and all the time,   living in our infinite worlds, of infinite lanes, till infinity; yet we suffer so much pain. Our Shih Tzus take us on extended walks, firmly leashed to our Koss plugs, as we drone cool tunes on multihued iPods, iPhones buzzing ringtones of tittering babies, stolid kings and hyperactive frogs, which would all make my eighty-six year old dad want to gag; we fly ultralight megaplanes at the sonic sound of speed, through virtual and real space, connecting dots at low- cost prices, while we belt-up, gear-up, gulp Gaga and gorge heat-inducted meals of deer, horse and over- promoted crap; and then, wow surprisingly, we are all so unsatisfied. We consciously all move-in together, and **** on end, like statistical sheep, pre-married, unloving, and broken up, and justify it all, to ourselves, with our fully stretched spandex morality, over low-carb brunches @Starbucks, two 14” screens of separation; we paint pornographic images of virgins, all called Mary, in the name of art, and, white-clad, **** babes and alter-boys, and penetrate each other, first with our fingers, deeply, then superficially, without even wondering, for a zeptosecond, why we can’t stand one another any longer. We crank-up dependencies, like high street mainliners, shamming and slaughtering for neurotoxic fixes of smileys and Crystal on billion-dollar Kogo yachts, while we all just pedal on, dispassionately, down and over interior canals, to the core of our hocked, abbrev lives, chronically connected and severely distracted, in aromatic polymer bubbles, heedlessly cruising through comic-strip farms of mock vegetables, surely to nowhere and towards no one; and quite frankly, the world laughs at all this, and sobs, and so do I.
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Here you are again, sitting on your bed, but it seems this time I see the sea running down your face coming from the holes where the universe lies, and the galaxies sit. Words fly across the room, self destructing. Explosions like super novas, caused by accumulated energy and increasing gravitational pressure. You collapse. With nothing but a light that outshines any star in your wake.  Pause.  Take a deep breath. Breathe in all the stardust that surround you. Stop.  Don't even think that you're lesser than these galaxies, for you create them by merely smiling.  Go.  Crank up that hyperdrive, and blast off to another solar system, learn new things, teach yourself to once again fall in love, like learning to ride a bike, but always remember the constellations that are burned into your eye lids. Reminding you not to pass through astroid fields. Remember this, when you feel like your oxygen is running low don't hesitate in plugging your tubes into my lungs, and I will breathe into you all the reasons why I love you. Know this, that your mistakes are like the stars that glimmer at night, they may seem like they're just floating there constantly , but know this, that just like these star, they are nothing but phantom lights,  They no longer exist. But don't compare me to any of them, for I am like the moon. You may see me clearly at night But I am not a phantom light, I am always here, like the moon in early hours of the morning.  baby,  As much as I like you learning and experiencing new things Don't forget that I am back here on earth,  I wanna let you know that,  I miss you. I miss your long black hair, and how it stretches like the vastness of space. Your face that shines like the morning sun. I will be here,   stirring your favorite cup of hot cosmos, with a few pieces of comets because I know you don't like it too hot.  Waiting to hear your stories of adventure, and wanting to go back to them. It may take lightyears for you to come back, but I will be patient. I will be here,  Waiting for your arrival. Signed,  Houston.
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May 31, 2015
May 31, 2015 at 11:24 PM UTC
Dear Astronaut
Here you are again, sitting on your bed, but it seems this time I see the sea running down your face coming from the holes where the universe lies, and the galaxies sit. Words fly across the room, self destructing. Explosions like super novas, caused by accumulated energy and increasing gravitational pressure. You collapse. With nothing but a light that outshines any star in your wake.  Pause.  Take a deep breath. Breathe in all the stardust that surround you. Stop.  Don't even think that you're lesser than these galaxies, for you create them by merely smiling.  Go.  Crank up that hyperdrive, and blast off to another solar system, learn new things, teach yourself to once again fall in love, like learning to ride a bike, but always remember the constellations that are burned into your eye lids. Reminding you not to pass through astroid fields. Remember this, when you feel like your oxygen is running low don't hesitate in plugging your tubes into my lungs, and I will breathe into you all the reasons why I love you. Know this, that your mistakes are like the stars that glimmer at night, they may seem like they're just floating there constantly , but know this, that just like these star, they are nothing but phantom lights,  They no longer exist. But don't compare me to any of them, for I am like the moon. You may see me clearly at night But I am not a phantom light, I am always here, like the moon in early hours of the morning.  baby,  As much as I like you learning and experiencing new things Don't forget that I am back here on earth,  I wanna let you know that,  I miss you. I miss your long black hair, and how it stretches like the vastness of space. Your face that shines like the morning sun. I will be here,   stirring your favorite cup of hot cosmos, with a few pieces of comets because I know you don't like it too hot.  Waiting to hear your stories of adventure, and wanting to go back to them. It may take lightyears for you to come back, but I will be patient. I will be here,  Waiting for your arrival. Signed,  Houston.
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My country does not believe in equality. It buys excuses for elitism and misogyny. It covers up its greed and its brutality And makes up ugly labels for decency. My country sings its songs about freedom But often denies it to those who need some. It celebrates our heritage with beer and *** And marches to the beat of a fascist drum. My country was founded by nice words Some of the finest man has ever heard. Then shows the intelligence of a cattle herd; And the social conscience of rotted bean curd. My country labors under some illusions That contribute to a national delusion That fame will ultimately cure all contusions And eradicate the effects of collusion. My country thinks pretty people are sacrosanct So, they let the beautiful load up their piggy bank. We see reverence for the most egregious crank, And have many of our countrymen to thank. My country isn’t very good at followup. It adopted the behavior of an untrained pup. As long as it has its favorite pablum to sup It will drink any poison that’s in their cup. My country is this way, has been for too long And if you disagree with the words of my song Write your own treatise to try to prove me wrong. For now I will keep on banging this protest gong.
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Apr 15, 2017
Apr 15, 2017 at 4:24 PM UTC
MY COUNTRY
I wake up on a yogibo. It's comfy, but, I'm in what is now just My room. It feels empty. All the clutter That made it look lived in Is in the three empty Sock and underwear drawers That used to be: Hers. All the pictures of us and half the nerdy posters were removed from the walls. Half of the games, movies, books, Magic the Gathering cards, Are all gone, so the shelves look bare. Half the closet is empty. I walk into the hallway and pass three doors The first door leads to a bathroom, The second a closet. The third is what I now call a "guest bedroom". The only things in it are an Empty dresser covered in Princess stickers... And a bed frame. I try not to leave that door open. Go Down stairs Sink into car, Turn on Spotify Crank the volume to 24 So I can't hear my own thoughts. Drive to work. Belt all of the lyrics and jam to "The one" and "Whoa whoa whoa" and "sloppy seconds". By Watsky. Clock in, Apron up, Shout: "Morning, family!" How am I doing? "I'm awesome! how are you?" How am I doing? "I'm wonderful! what brings you to freeport?" How am I doing? "I'm fantastic, peak or dark roast?" How's my daughter? "Well actually... I Broke up with her mom And I ... Wasn't the biological father so I don't get to see her anymore. My manager said that customers are getting Uncomfortable around me because I am too open so that's the Scripted version I have to tell you." Even though I'd love to tell you that I don't know how she's doing, and it kills me. How I told her mom that even though she didn't have any Compassion left for me, And she lied to me, Tortured me more than any human on this earth and was slowly draining the Life and sanity out of my body like a leech, that I Knew what I was signing up for when I started to call myself Daddy. That I was leaving her, so we could both get Better, but I was not leaving that little girl. And if she would let me Love her, or Watch her, or Buy her birthday presents, I would, because she was the best thing to ever happen to me. when you ask me how she's doing All I can think about is how I earned that first "I love you, dada." How I made her laugh more times than her Mother made her Cry. How I tucked her in and she made me read her "Oh The Places You'll Go", over and Over and Over. Screaming when I said she'd go On through the hakken kraks howl, and Giggling when I said she'd move mountains. I raised her for three years and she called me Daddy. But her mother said that because I wasn't the biological father I don't have any right to see her. "How am I doing? I'm awesome." "How am I doing? I'm wonderful." "How am I doing? I'm waking up."
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Jul 13, 2015
Jul 13, 2015 at 4:20 AM UTC
A Day In The Life (shortened Slam Version)
I wake up on a yogibo. It's comfy, but, I'm in what is now just My room. It feels empty. All the clutter That made it look lived in Is in the three empty Sock and underwear drawers That used to be: Hers. All the pictures of us and half the nerdy posters were removed from the walls. Half of the games, movies, books, Magic the Gathering cards, Are all gone, so the shelves look bare. Half the closet is empty. I walk into the hallway and pass three doors The first door leads to a bathroom, The second a closet. The third is what I now call a "guest bedroom". The only things in it are an Empty dresser covered in Princess stickers... And a bed frame. I try not to leave that door open. Go Down stairs Sink into car, Turn on Spotify Crank the volume to 24 So I can't hear my own thoughts. Drive to work. Belt all of the lyrics and jam to "The one" and "Whoa whoa whoa" and "sloppy seconds". By Watsky. Clock in, Apron up, Shout: "Morning, family!" How am I doing? "I'm awesome! how are you?" How am I doing? "I'm wonderful! what brings you to freeport?" How am I doing? "I'm fantastic, peak or dark roast?" How's my daughter? "Well actually... I Broke up with her mom And I ... Wasn't the biological father so I don't get to see her anymore. My manager said that customers are getting Uncomfortable around me because I am too open so that's the Scripted version I have to tell you." Even though I'd love to tell you that I don't know how she's doing, and it kills me. How I told her mom that even though she didn't have any Compassion left for me, And she lied to me, Tortured me more than any human on this earth and was slowly draining the Life and sanity out of my body like a leech, that I Knew what I was signing up for when I started to call myself Daddy. That I was leaving her, so we could both get Better, but I was not leaving that little girl. And if she would let me Love her, or Watch her, or Buy her birthday presents, I would, because she was the best thing to ever happen to me. when you ask me how she's doing All I can think about is how I earned that first "I love you, dada." How I made her laugh more times than her Mother made her Cry. How I tucked her in and she made me read her "Oh The Places You'll Go", over and Over and Over. Screaming when I said she'd go On through the hakken kraks howl, and Giggling when I said she'd move mountains. I raised her for three years and she called me Daddy. But her mother said that because I wasn't the biological father I don't have any right to see her. "How am I doing? I'm awesome." "How am I doing? I'm wonderful." "How am I doing? I'm waking up."
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"Thank you for saying Happy Birthday to Shimone" my mother said and I kind of said oh, no problem and we went on from there to argue since that is what we do and she will never know who I am and I assume she meant Happy Birthday on Facebook because I certainly don't keep track of her friend's birthdays, especially not her friends who live in Haifa and remind me of my X Upset, I ran off to the pool, hoping for endorphins after some laps  I rested at one end and realized in a kind of slow, creeping way, kind of like fog rolling in over the cliffs at Muir beach, Not menacing, even beautiful, but a little cold, that I never wrote anything to Shimone, not even on Facebook No, I've been too self absorbed to write to my parents Israeli friends who used to have me and my X over for Shabbat meals where I used to insist on walking up the stairs since the elevator was small and hot and scared me but he always wanted to ride in it and one day we went over there was a sign on the apartments next door that a woman had died in a terrorist attack the other day-- When a suicide bomber, afraid of the security guards at the nearby mall, ran into an Arab restaurant conveniently located at a gas station where all the best restaurants are, and blew himself and everyone inside up CNN international came for a day to report and then left the next like a rude house guest who comes for your best food and then dissapears, never to be heard from again With my X, my mother always got cards she loved because he knew just how to pick them and he'd send them without even telling me sometimes faking my signature or I just had to sign and he'd do the rest, in between crank calls to them at all hours, taking advantage of the time zone.  At once tormenting and caring for them as he did for me And now is he a ghost in my account?   A ghost, a fog, a memory, something ephemeral, not real
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May 26, 2013
May 26, 2013 at 12:58 AM UTC
Happy Birthday in Absentia
"Thank you for saying Happy Birthday to Shimone" my mother said and I kind of said oh, no problem and we went on from there to argue since that is what we do and she will never know who I am and I assume she meant Happy Birthday on Facebook because I certainly don't keep track of her friend's birthdays, especially not her friends who live in Haifa and remind me of my X Upset, I ran off to the pool, hoping for endorphins after some laps  I rested at one end and realized in a kind of slow, creeping way, kind of like fog rolling in over the cliffs at Muir beach, Not menacing, even beautiful, but a little cold, that I never wrote anything to Shimone, not even on Facebook No, I've been too self absorbed to write to my parents Israeli friends who used to have me and my X over for Shabbat meals where I used to insist on walking up the stairs since the elevator was small and hot and scared me but he always wanted to ride in it and one day we went over there was a sign on the apartments next door that a woman had died in a terrorist attack the other day-- When a suicide bomber, afraid of the security guards at the nearby mall, ran into an Arab restaurant conveniently located at a gas station where all the best restaurants are, and blew himself and everyone inside up CNN international came for a day to report and then left the next like a rude house guest who comes for your best food and then dissapears, never to be heard from again With my X, my mother always got cards she loved because he knew just how to pick them and he'd send them without even telling me sometimes faking my signature or I just had to sign and he'd do the rest, in between crank calls to them at all hours, taking advantage of the time zone.  At once tormenting and caring for them as he did for me And now is he a ghost in my account?   A ghost, a fog, a memory, something ephemeral, not real
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It's holidays hamsters haven't you herd. From all that annoying *** music and commercials done by sellout artist trying to be cool word. I myself would rather spend this month in a holiday coma. Buy some cheap hookers some good whiskey and run over a black Friday crowd in a stolen Sonoma . It's give me give me and that's just from dad. He'll break the bank and mommy will give him something the other night his brother already had. Maybe I should plant a minefield upon my lawn. To ward off carolers who only make me yawn. I'll poison my cookies and sit back and wait. Rob the old fat man and take Miss Santa out on a much deserved date. Make your list and he will check twice. After I blow his *** to pieces it really wont matter if your naughty or nice. The holidays are a time for people to act insane over **** they do not need. There addicts of want the stores are nothing more than dealers selling coke crank and **** Maybe you love the lights and the holiday rush with the family and all. Well you can eat **** and jingle my ball. I hope to stay on the naughty list as long as I'm alive. Sincerely from Gonzo. Shut the **** up and stop acting worse than a child who's five. Don't send me a card cause I wont reply. Here's your present it's a bomb now please die. I hate the holidays call me a Grinch if you like. **** you Santa all I asked for was a brick of ******* ,ten cases of whiskey, a key to the ******* mansion , a lifetime pass to the chicken ranch , A million dollars in unmarked bills , My neighbors dead ,And Harley Davison Motor bike.
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Dec 2, 2013
Dec 2, 2013 at 10:15 PM UTC
Christmas *****
It's holidays hamsters haven't you herd. From all that annoying *** music and commercials done by sellout artist trying to be cool word. I myself would rather spend this month in a holiday coma. Buy some cheap hookers some good whiskey and run over a black Friday crowd in a stolen Sonoma . It's give me give me and that's just from dad. He'll break the bank and mommy will give him something the other night his brother already had. Maybe I should plant a minefield upon my lawn. To ward off carolers who only make me yawn. I'll poison my cookies and sit back and wait. Rob the old fat man and take Miss Santa out on a much deserved date. Make your list and he will check twice. After I blow his *** to pieces it really wont matter if your naughty or nice. The holidays are a time for people to act insane over **** they do not need. There addicts of want the stores are nothing more than dealers selling coke crank and **** Maybe you love the lights and the holiday rush with the family and all. Well you can eat **** and jingle my ball. I hope to stay on the naughty list as long as I'm alive. Sincerely from Gonzo. Shut the **** up and stop acting worse than a child who's five. Don't send me a card cause I wont reply. Here's your present it's a bomb now please die. I hate the holidays call me a Grinch if you like. **** you Santa all I asked for was a brick of ******* ,ten cases of whiskey, a key to the ******* mansion , a lifetime pass to the chicken ranch , A million dollars in unmarked bills , My neighbors dead ,And Harley Davison Motor bike.
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My mom used to grind tomatoes every October for canning with this metal monster that kept it's mouth clenched on the edge of our kitchen table for weeks at a time. I used to climb up the stools just to barely crank the tail around and around, watching the vegetable guts spill into a cauldron. She would give me a mini Krackle bar if I could count all of the jars to at least ten, their gold rims like little crowns that she would carefully twist over their heads, the reflection from the setting sun bouncing off my Kindergarten cheeks. My dad, pretending to be a cartoon character behind her back as I covered my mouth in secret laughter. I can't prove it, but I bet she smiled as she rolled her eyes, pretending not to be totally in love with a forty year old man who's heart was as young as his daughter. Now, she can't even stir Campbell's soup without crying. The sound of the crank is only like the sound of the car as they tore apart it's skeleton just to find my dad's baseball cap stuck in the glass of the windshield. So instead, now ten years later, I tuck pictures in places I know she won't look, say prayers when she's gone to sleep, and pull the curtain over the jars of the homemade spaghetti sauce in the cellar.
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Sep 1, 2015
Sep 1, 2015 at 9:54 AM UTC
My Six-Year-Old Father
My hobbies are stargazing and daydreaming. I’m nothing but a chirpy, cheerful chum. At times, you’ll find me – like a preacher – scheming, Thinking of ways to make my kingdom come. You’re free to think I’m careless, airheaded. I’m fine with being called a loafer or a crank. My one true north – I’ll end up where I’m heading. Not every verse I write is snowy blank. I’m all about forgiveness and acceptance. Live and let live – I swear by these words. Not looking for your ‘yes’ or your repentance – I’m here to make a change, a better world. I’ve taken up crochet and rubbernecking. There’s little in this life that I won’t do. In limbo you shall find me trekking. In vain you’ll try to see my point of view. I wonder if you’ll ever truly know me. I ask myself if that is what I want. For now, just picture I’m your darling homie. High five, hop in and kindly play along.
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Jun 23, 2018
Jun 23, 2018 at 6:38 PM UTC
My Hobbies