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"dissected" poems
*how does one love a poet? between the lines of their spoken words and their haiku's. a jumbled nonsense to an untrained ear but a masterpiece to the ones who take your poems the ones they've studied and they dissected because they find them*  almost *as beautiful as the way your soul shines when you coin a poem about the one who coins their poems about you.* the delicate intertwining process of loving a poet.
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Dec 4, 2014
Dec 4, 2014 at 10:55 AM UTC
How To Love A Poet
They say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder But sometimes I ask myself, how can this be? Cause when I look with my eyes, I only start to feel resent and I begin to despise, the things I realize like how my women of color have been simplified, and hypserxualized how the black woman's body has been used and abused and now It personifies, sexuality and promiscuity, out of all the things media feeds us these are some of the worst lies You see cause black women are queens, and when white culture saw their worth, they were rattled They couldn't help but try to minimize and de-legitimize, and put a guise over the eyes of all that viewed her She is not just a big *** big lips or hips She is the mother of humanity, in her essence from her hair, to lips to her fingertips she is a Queen, and she is to be respected. And I will die for her honor, We will not go back into slavery days, I will not stand here while she gets up on stage naked and her body is dissected, and her soul, her essence neglected, her heart, her mind infected. From these queens come the workers, the Kings, without the black woman we have no past and we have no future We must protect the black woman, for she is sacred like scripture.
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Mar 8, 2017
Mar 8, 2017 at 3:51 PM UTC
The Black Woman
ken not the vive la différence! entre les deux, these two bed and head chambers, for all poets are seducers, regardless of *** race, creed or color when first we employ our working, yeoman vocabulary, we plain start, to relate but not to regale, the whom we are, hoping our moments unique, will breach the boundaries of our collective commonality connectivity, and find human receptivity thus, the seduction of self commences though every possible combination of words has somewhere been inscribed and committed, we ****** ourselves (the seduction of poetry) with potions of notions that we are and always be our first, and now soon forever, yours as well of course, we are, it's true, our very own first admirer & lover, having conquered the hillock of self, see the universe expanding and the ****** need to conceive and prowess to please beyond the beyond with the poetry of seduction do not want your body, heart or soul, commitment, allegiance, vows, sacred or profane, all such in vain crave your everything, not even a legal nine-tenths satisfactory dare not call me arrogant or presumptive, gaze upon the mirror that cannot lie, rereading thy words assemblage, and deny to lie to yourself want you, you want me, my adoration, we want to be in a poem together, lovers at the molecular level where words dissected into letters, then again, into guttural sounds where a simple outcry is an elegy, a love poem, a wound, a denouement, a preface, a tear, a welling, a heaving, a sigh, an exhalation, all, an entrance to where the need for words is long since past the sin and crown of seduction completed, unanimously now breathe out and then, breathe in
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Jul 3, 2017
Jul 3, 2017 at 3:54 PM UTC
the poetry of seduction, the seduction of poetry
ken not the vive la différence! entre les deux, these two bed and head chambers, for all poets are seducers, regardless of *** race, creed or color when first we employ our working, yeoman vocabulary, we plain start, to relate but not to regale, the whom we are, hoping our moments unique, will breach the boundaries of our collective commonality connectivity, and find human receptivity thus, the seduction of self commences though every possible combination of words has somewhere been inscribed and committed, we ****** ourselves (the seduction of poetry) with potions of notions that we are and always be our first, and now soon forever, yours as well of course, we are, it's true, our very own first admirer & lover, having conquered the hillock of self, see the universe expanding and the ****** need to conceive and prowess to please beyond the beyond with the poetry of seduction do not want your body, heart or soul, commitment, allegiance, vows, sacred or profane, all such in vain crave your everything, not even a legal nine-tenths satisfactory dare not call me arrogant or presumptive, gaze upon the mirror that cannot lie, rereading thy words assemblage, and deny to lie to yourself want you, you want me, my adoration, we want to be in a poem together, lovers at the molecular level where words dissected into letters, then again, into guttural sounds where a simple outcry is an elegy, a love poem, a wound, a denouement, a preface, a tear, a welling, a heaving, a sigh, an exhalation, all, an entrance to where the need for words is long since past the sin and crown of seduction completed, unanimously now breathe out and then, breathe in
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You act callously crude Like Cronenberg's brood You keep the body horror In the naughty drawer I feel my body's poorer So you convince me I'm rich Then treat me like an itch And scratch To detach You invited me to your chateau Then left me on this plateau For my beating heart exploded from my chest Once I foolishly entered your nasty nest There I lay As immobile prey My body was infected By your touch And my mind dissected Way too much You passionately present me with body horror I really resent you for being a shoddy sawyer Cutting me down but not completely Your lackluster love travels obliquely Dislocating my horrified heart My rib cage begins to part As my mangled love Escapes with my blood My fingers are breaking Trying to carry the relationship Happiness I'm faking When you crack your elation whip When I'm powerless to the ***** I become showerless in a hurry And my skin starts to rot While I lie on your cold cot You're my unforgiving cop And the horrors never stop
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Oct 31, 2017
Oct 31, 2017 at 1:15 PM UTC
Body Horror
The pick All the stress that an orange has caused is painful. It is painful for the tree from which it came. Snatched away with promises of sweetness. A tree mostly green, engulfing Small speckles of that deceptive orange. It was such a bright colour – high hopes! Handpicked by a man only looking for the best, Choosing poorly not for the first time. The green leaves frantically try to reclaim what’s theirs. Branch after branch reaching out, trying to uproot him. Close, so close. But they are a sea apart, At least an apple has a core, a heart. The peel Now it is pilfered, the painful process begins, Never quite ending: disappointment beckons. To try and taste these orange juices You soldiers must bear the burden. Each soldier, a finger digging themselves Into the tough stressful shell. Fingernails stained with orange blood, Eyes blinded by the same tangy juices. It never slips off in one go Like a roomy balaclava, But crumbles like the remnants of a bombing. Brick by brick, orange by orange it crumbles. Now it is finally undone But neither tree nor man has won. The preparation The crust collapsed, but now It is time to untangle the web the mantle holds. First, a division – the separation of brothers Who served side by side at birth. Dissected by these soldiers Acting as a bomb squad, Searching for those hidden pips. Found, but not without casualties – Sticky fingers with no taps in sight. Once removed the web is untangled. Tired, he hopes that the stress will swiftly end Unaware that the sweetness was just pretend. The pain Finally the moment has arrived And illogical ceremonies commence. I fear the celebration is far too soon, For as white touches orange and tries So desperately to unite, The tartly taste slays the poor man’s buds: Igniting like petrol on his burning tongue. He wishes he could return that orange To the green tree to which it belongs, To return a bullet-sprayed windscreen is not an option. The orange, once bitten, enjoys its trance Latching on to those pained tingling taste buds. His orange, a disaster to undress: Bad taste – a foolish price for such a mess.
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Feb 14, 2011
Feb 14, 2011 at 12:06 PM UTC
Orange
The pick All the stress that an orange has caused is painful. It is painful for the tree from which it came. Snatched away with promises of sweetness. A tree mostly green, engulfing Small speckles of that deceptive orange. It was such a bright colour – high hopes! Handpicked by a man only looking for the best, Choosing poorly not for the first time. The green leaves frantically try to reclaim what’s theirs. Branch after branch reaching out, trying to uproot him. Close, so close. But they are a sea apart, At least an apple has a core, a heart. The peel Now it is pilfered, the painful process begins, Never quite ending: disappointment beckons. To try and taste these orange juices You soldiers must bear the burden. Each soldier, a finger digging themselves Into the tough stressful shell. Fingernails stained with orange blood, Eyes blinded by the same tangy juices. It never slips off in one go Like a roomy balaclava, But crumbles like the remnants of a bombing. Brick by brick, orange by orange it crumbles. Now it is finally undone But neither tree nor man has won. The preparation The crust collapsed, but now It is time to untangle the web the mantle holds. First, a division – the separation of brothers Who served side by side at birth. Dissected by these soldiers Acting as a bomb squad, Searching for those hidden pips. Found, but not without casualties – Sticky fingers with no taps in sight. Once removed the web is untangled. Tired, he hopes that the stress will swiftly end Unaware that the sweetness was just pretend. The pain Finally the moment has arrived And illogical ceremonies commence. I fear the celebration is far too soon, For as white touches orange and tries So desperately to unite, The tartly taste slays the poor man’s buds: Igniting like petrol on his burning tongue. He wishes he could return that orange To the green tree to which it belongs, To return a bullet-sprayed windscreen is not an option. The orange, once bitten, enjoys its trance Latching on to those pained tingling taste buds. His orange, a disaster to undress: Bad taste – a foolish price for such a mess.
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Worm eats through to penetrate. Trespasses, what ***** deeds? What ichor is this to venerate? How dare eat, how dare have needs? Godly viral load unbeatable, no t-cell left to count. Wriggling in puddle inconceivable, **** upon this crucified mount. Lazarus, risen from the dead, no dog now licks your wounds. Lepers now banshees are instead social workers which we swoon. And the Roman laws and judges continue blame, hand down sentence, as degenerative generation smudges out from existence, *** penance. Dissected and pinned against wall, this writhing experiment oozes. Whilst priests and politicians naw, compassion and AIDS funding loses.
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Jan 28, 2016
Jan 28, 2016 at 1:20 PM UTC
Crucify The Worm
If I collected my tears in a bottle, left it to the sea's mercy Would you search for my tears among all that water? Or would you just laugh with your liquid eyes And lend me some milk and honey, milk and honey The constellation of freckles mapped on your nose Remind me of our milky way galaxy, of milk and honey My eyes are leaking milk My lips are drooling honey Me eyes and lips leave behind Milk and honey, milk and honey Sometimes my words seem as empty as your promises And that tears me apart worse than your love ever did Limb by limb, ***** by ***** kiss by kiss you dissected my love till I had nothing left to prove Now I'm left wondering who made mistakes Who sent me this bottle of milk and honey, milk and honey? My eyes are watered by milk My lips are touched by honey My eyes and lips are flavored with Milk and honey, milk and honey Why do your cuss words sound like milk and honey? You might be pathetic but oh what a pretty liar Promises dripping with the water from your liquid eyes If the symphony of my love ever touches your heart Send me some milk and honey, milk and honey Till then, I will l lie among the fallen pinecones My eyes are turning into milk My lips are turning into honey My eyes and lips are now simply Milk and honey, milk and honey ~If I ever wrote about milk and honey I would write about you~ - n.g. // my fingers are sticky with your milk and honey //
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Dec 4, 2017
Dec 4, 2017 at 5:46 AM UTC
My fingers are sticky with your milk and honey
We are a deeply entwined vine Growing ever more far apart, But still attached at the roots. He has rooted himself in myself, And has become a part of me. I dissected worms in high school, But I don't feel qualified To dissect our conjointment. He has asked me to hand him the scalpel, And I have become too accustomed To his requests to decline. We stare at each other, Both of us too timid to cut the ties, And go to bed side by side With scalpels in hand.
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Jun 25, 2014
Jun 25, 2014 at 1:51 PM UTC
Attachment
SCARED SCARED of losing your place, SCARED of being pushed back. SCARED of missing the bus, SCARED of getting the sack. SCARED of your colleagues, SCARED of your boss. SCARED of being late again, SCARED of losing your job. SCARED of feeling the fool, SCARED of being a joke. SCARED of being a loser, SCARED of what you just smoked. SCARED of what was in it, SCARED of what you were given. SCARED of what they gave you, SCARED of no longer living. SCARED of not knowing; SCARED of knowing too much. SCARED of commitment; SCARED of being able to trust. SCARED of a horror movie, SCARED of spiders. SCARED of not being beautiful, SCARED of what's inside us. SCARED of being thought ugly, SCARED of being thought plain. SCARED of being thought stupid, SCARED of trusting your brain. SCARED of telling her, SCARED of her knowing. SCARED of your feelings, SCARED of them showing. SCARED of pain, SCARED of hurt. SCARED of her, dishing the dirt. SCARED of showing emotion, SCARED of crying. SCARED of showing weakness, SCARED of dying. SCARED of losing a pet, SCARED of losing a child. SCARED of losing a loved one, SCARED of being too wild. SCARED of the consequences, SCARED of what you might do. SCARED of who you may harm, SCARED of them harming you. SCARED of being a father, SCARED of being a mother. SCARED of being cheated on, by your lover. SCARED of being threatened, SCARED of being hit. SCARED of pressing charges, SCARED no-one gives a **** SCARED of their reaction, SCARED of what they may do. SCARED of them? Or SCARED of you? SCARED of forgetting, SCARED of a lie. SCARED of the judge, not being on your side. SCARED of accusations, SCARED of being called a liar. SCARED of them not being punished; SCARED of getting any higher. SCARED of being too happy, SCARED of always being sad. SCARED of being optimistic, SCARED of feeling so bad. SCARED of depression, SCARED of sadness. SCARED of joy, SCARED of happiness. SCARED of being so happy, you feel you can fly. SCARED of losing your wings, SCARED of falling from the sky. SCARED of being another Icarus, SCARED of being another Moses. SCARED of lying in a coffin, covered with roses. SCARED of lying in the ground, SCARED of being buried alive. SCARED to be like the stories, too SCARED to try. SCARED of not being strong, SCARED of not being right. SCARED of being proven wrong, SCARED of losing the fight. SCARED of getting it wrong, SCARED of failing the exam. SCARED of not getting in the army, SCARED of failing uncle Sam. SCARED of being stabbed, SCARED of being shot. SCARED of them taking, all that you've got. SCARED of being held prisoner, SCARED of torture. SCARED of dying in a war, SCARED of losing your only daughter. SCARED of losing a sibling, SCARED of losing a friend. SCARED of your parents, SCARED of them meeting their end. SCARED of living forever, SCARED to death. SCARED of the end, SCARED of taking your last breath. SCARED of being a memory, SCARED of being forgot. SCARED of nobody caring, SCARED of losing all you've got. SCARED of losing your memory, SCARED of getting old. SCARED of alzheimer’s, SCARED of being put in a home. SCARED of being buried, SCARED of no one knowing your name. SCARED of your wife dying, SCARED you'll forget her name. SCARED of nobody being there, when you finally die. SCARED of being cremated, SCARED of being burnt alive. SCARED of being dissected, SCARED of being cut up. SCARED of necrophilia, SCARED of that wooden box. SCARED of being a fable, SCARED of being a myth. SCARED of just being a story, SCARED you didn't exist. SCARED of being made up, SCARED of not really being here. SCARED of what you've been told; SCARED of what you didn't hear. SCARED of facing God, SCARED of having no answers. SCARED of going to Hell, SCARED of having no more chances. (C)2005 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
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Sep 20, 2018
Sep 20, 2018 at 9:52 AM UTC
SCARED
SCARED SCARED of losing your place, SCARED of being pushed back. SCARED of missing the bus, SCARED of getting the sack. SCARED of your colleagues, SCARED of your boss. SCARED of being late again, SCARED of losing your job. SCARED of feeling the fool, SCARED of being a joke. SCARED of being a loser, SCARED of what you just smoked. SCARED of what was in it, SCARED of what you were given. SCARED of what they gave you, SCARED of no longer living. SCARED of not knowing; SCARED of knowing too much. SCARED of commitment; SCARED of being able to trust. SCARED of a horror movie, SCARED of spiders. SCARED of not being beautiful, SCARED of what's inside us. SCARED of being thought ugly, SCARED of being thought plain. SCARED of being thought stupid, SCARED of trusting your brain. SCARED of telling her, SCARED of her knowing. SCARED of your feelings, SCARED of them showing. SCARED of pain, SCARED of hurt. SCARED of her, dishing the dirt. SCARED of showing emotion, SCARED of crying. SCARED of showing weakness, SCARED of dying. SCARED of losing a pet, SCARED of losing a child. SCARED of losing a loved one, SCARED of being too wild. SCARED of the consequences, SCARED of what you might do. SCARED of who you may harm, SCARED of them harming you. SCARED of being a father, SCARED of being a mother. SCARED of being cheated on, by your lover. SCARED of being threatened, SCARED of being hit. SCARED of pressing charges, SCARED no-one gives a **** SCARED of their reaction, SCARED of what they may do. SCARED of them? Or SCARED of you? SCARED of forgetting, SCARED of a lie. SCARED of the judge, not being on your side. SCARED of accusations, SCARED of being called a liar. SCARED of them not being punished; SCARED of getting any higher. SCARED of being too happy, SCARED of always being sad. SCARED of being optimistic, SCARED of feeling so bad. SCARED of depression, SCARED of sadness. SCARED of joy, SCARED of happiness. SCARED of being so happy, you feel you can fly. SCARED of losing your wings, SCARED of falling from the sky. SCARED of being another Icarus, SCARED of being another Moses. SCARED of lying in a coffin, covered with roses. SCARED of lying in the ground, SCARED of being buried alive. SCARED to be like the stories, too SCARED to try. SCARED of not being strong, SCARED of not being right. SCARED of being proven wrong, SCARED of losing the fight. SCARED of getting it wrong, SCARED of failing the exam. SCARED of not getting in the army, SCARED of failing uncle Sam. SCARED of being stabbed, SCARED of being shot. SCARED of them taking, all that you've got. SCARED of being held prisoner, SCARED of torture. SCARED of dying in a war, SCARED of losing your only daughter. SCARED of losing a sibling, SCARED of losing a friend. SCARED of your parents, SCARED of them meeting their end. SCARED of living forever, SCARED to death. SCARED of the end, SCARED of taking your last breath. SCARED of being a memory, SCARED of being forgot. SCARED of nobody caring, SCARED of losing all you've got. SCARED of losing your memory, SCARED of getting old. SCARED of alzheimer’s, SCARED of being put in a home. SCARED of being buried, SCARED of no one knowing your name. SCARED of your wife dying, SCARED you'll forget her name. SCARED of nobody being there, when you finally die. SCARED of being cremated, SCARED of being burnt alive. SCARED of being dissected, SCARED of being cut up. SCARED of necrophilia, SCARED of that wooden box. SCARED of being a fable, SCARED of being a myth. SCARED of just being a story, SCARED you didn't exist. SCARED of being made up, SCARED of not really being here. SCARED of what you've been told; SCARED of what you didn't hear. SCARED of facing God, SCARED of having no answers. SCARED of going to Hell, SCARED of having no more chances. (C)2005 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
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Lights flash. Glowsticks twirl. rip   snap   glow rip snap glow ripssnapglow ripsnapglow rispnapskgoa thelkaljth the words blend the sounds smear the colors undulate and suddenly i heave i hurl i **** i puke my stomach caves my body shivers my brow sweats my knees quiver i lurch to the ground splashing in my warm milky surprise. and expectedly i puke i **** i hurl i heave the world twists the technicolor dream-coat of Donny Osmond happiness swells. it rips it pulls it tears it ***** and I'm a hostage to its psychedelic screams. Faces twist into positions they aren't meant to hold. gasps wheeze into my pores, burrowing like soft, comforting mole rats into my being. I'm dissected.
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Aug 7, 2012
Aug 7, 2012 at 12:30 AM UTC
Tie Dye Dreams
Save me, so sweetly, with your expert advice on how to live someone else's life. Advice is 𝑛𝑜𝑡 opinion. It should be dissected, examined— an understanding of 𝑚𝑦 situation. Put yourself in my 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑, not just in my shoes. Tell me what I’ve forgotten, 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 me—don’t remake me. Open my eyes to 𝑚𝑦 goal, not yours. Tell me how to achieve— 𝑛𝑜𝑡 what you believe. Otherwise, don’t be surprised when I seem not to listen. I do. I 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 do. But only the good advice will be used. Still, I should be thankful for how kindly you’ve killed me. And now, what an honor— for you to save me, so sweetly.
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Apr 20, 2025
Apr 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM UTC
Save Me, Sweetly
*is it like a feather is it now or never our faces are neglected our souls are introspective gravity collected space and time dissected water is our mother the earth is our shelter a blessed sacred elder lilikoi is my favorite fragrance tastes like innocence and you must respect her amazing feelings to select the headwaters call collect protect our sacred mother dance upon the other call upon the winds feel them on your skin remove the falling stones that cover up your bones rest in love unknown concentrate until it is shown phone calls steal our happiness accidents dent our marriages darkness is our daughter streaks of light and color falling stars kept captive we plant them in our yards keepers of the spark sisters of the sparrow made of light and yarrow feathers flicker softly all our woven glory givers of the heart singers of the dark if you wish to hear them make yourself a part of the symphony lifetimes of abandonment oh so quick to fill you in on all the tragic stories what if we ignored them and stayed present in this moment filling up our cups simple days spent with simple eyes kindness supplies our alibis respect is valued like a stream in our hearts we are dipped clean threads of beauty borrowed from the scarecrow next lifetime you’ll become another source of hope ports of pleasure in our seas forever we are feeling these hopeless ropes tying up our antidotes confounded sounds mounds of hope stereoscopes and isotopes poets freely speak seek islands of wisdom on stormy seas of chatter*
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Oct 24, 2017
Oct 24, 2017 at 9:34 AM UTC
stereoscopes and isotopes
*is it like a feather is it now or never our faces are neglected our souls are introspective gravity collected space and time dissected water is our mother the earth is our shelter a blessed sacred elder lilikoi is my favorite fragrance tastes like innocence and you must respect her amazing feelings to select the headwaters call collect protect our sacred mother dance upon the other call upon the winds feel them on your skin remove the falling stones that cover up your bones rest in love unknown concentrate until it is shown phone calls steal our happiness accidents dent our marriages darkness is our daughter streaks of light and color falling stars kept captive we plant them in our yards keepers of the spark sisters of the sparrow made of light and yarrow feathers flicker softly all our woven glory givers of the heart singers of the dark if you wish to hear them make yourself a part of the symphony lifetimes of abandonment oh so quick to fill you in on all the tragic stories what if we ignored them and stayed present in this moment filling up our cups simple days spent with simple eyes kindness supplies our alibis respect is valued like a stream in our hearts we are dipped clean threads of beauty borrowed from the scarecrow next lifetime you’ll become another source of hope ports of pleasure in our seas forever we are feeling these hopeless ropes tying up our antidotes confounded sounds mounds of hope stereoscopes and isotopes poets freely speak seek islands of wisdom on stormy seas of chatter*
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Silence. Solvent. Substituted; subsidised then marginalised instituted and muted. And, often persecuted. Rationanalised by abstraction: every minuscule interaction dissected. All that is left is convoluted, misconstrued and rejected. The lucid bewildered. The disillusioned bejeweled: rooted in their state of mind. Effortlessly self-proclaiming restraining and refraining purging the imagination: the waning of maligned mankind. And all of his illuminated limitations.
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Jul 3, 2014
Jul 3, 2014 at 10:38 PM UTC
Illumination
Once I looked to the Bard for words profound; ageless, his wisdom ran unabated. Yet Hamlet is now ideologically unsound, “the slings and arrows” historically Iocated. I wept for the creature of Frankenstein, spurned by his master, forced to roam the Earth. But I’d been subjectively positioned in a paradigm by Mary’s anxiety about childbirth. I read Balzac, Hardy and Henry James describing “worlds” which seemed quite sensible. Now Eagleton’s exposed their bourgeois games I find them morally reprehensible. I dreamt of being Robinson Crusoe or proud, fierce Hawkeye in his buckskins dressed, but Fenimore and Defoe have to go, they’re culturally encoded and empirically obsessed. Inspired by Guinness, did James Joyce sit down to see what magic flowed when he was ****** The stream of Ulysses floats Bloom-about-town dreamthinkingnever : “I’mamodernist”. I’d gladly give Woolf a Room of Her Own and be one of the boys with Hemingway, but sensitive guys leave their bulls alone say de Beauvoir and Luce Irigaray. No more fun with Wordsworth being daffodilly, no simple pleasure reading Mickey Mouse; Steamboat Willie can’t help but look silly dissected by Foucault and Levi-Strauss. The Bible shows intertextuality says the two Jacques, Lacan and Derrida. Judas, a construct of bisexuality? The **** fixations of Herod are? It’s got so bad I deconstruct a holiday brochure. I can’t even **** without Roland Barthes and Ferdinand de Saussure.
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Feb 25, 2015
Feb 25, 2015 at 12:06 AM UTC
LAMENT FOR LOST LITERARY COMFORT
I am under the microscope I put myself here I didn't know How far it would go Years in, and I am slowly dissected Habits up for scrutiny Emotions analyzed Demeanor reviewed Constantly screened For any hint of disorder Perhaps I am lucky That help is at my finger tips But it feels like a curse When sickness is your soul And it lives on through treatment Through love Through the microscope
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Jan 24, 2018
Jan 24, 2018 at 2:16 AM UTC
Microscope
31 days, its been 31 days and i've been dazed, you've dizzied me I spoke to God on day 30 while you lay asleep and I held you for what felt like it was the last time It cut and healed all at once. As I held you and spoke to a God I know you don't believe in I said, God you astonish me for making a being so instantly resplendent who when dissected still is flowering on the inside       You are spring, And as spring goes else where Robert Graves' 'I will write' sits in me and I have tears stuck in my throat I let them stay and know this has been beautiful                   You are spring, you are flowering inside and I am jealous of all that will experience your constitution    But you have taught me your philosophy, painted me with your utilitarianism So I won't pluck the flowers and pray all who revel in your immensity water you
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Aug 16, 2015
Aug 16, 2015 at 10:55 AM UTC
Henry Sidgwick's great grandson
my mother may not be perfect but she is brave. my best friend may not be perfect but she is brave. the ones who flinch away from touch may not be perfect but they are brave. they are brave without being questioned in front of millions they are brave without having their stories torn apart and dug up and denied and perhaps even believed but still pushed aside so as not to ruin the life of the man who ruined theirs. they are brave without an audience. imagine how brave she must be to relive her trauma in every single question and torment and threat plastered on television screens and dissected by men who think their careers carry more weight than the abuse they have all inflicted before. dr. ford is brave and then some.
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Sep 28, 2018
Sep 28, 2018 at 12:29 PM UTC
he would lie in front of god
People, places and things have become things we collect things replace people and it has the wrong effect things, places, things has the wrong ring - its clearly incorrect - people aren't objects despite our dialect nor merely nouns now to be subject at least I object we're both Proper and imperfect both Collective and dissected both Abstracted and connected More than nouns we are the now thats what I think anyhow
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Jan 24, 2016
Jan 24, 2016 at 5:29 AM UTC
Nouns
You found me in the underlit, Said I was worth saving So you stole the fire Only to put it back inside of me I licked the flames from your fingers Like a fennel stalk And in turn, your immortal mouth Met my soft, Devoured my flesh And each time we kissed, We burned With only bones left But the gods were not so pleased With our offering They picked on your insides, dissected you For the parts of me That made you whole And left you aching, aching, aching And empty My brave titan, I will never forget the warmth Of your scorched hands, The taste of salvation
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Jun 3, 2015
Jun 3, 2015 at 9:21 PM UTC
Ode to Prometheus
The boogeyman sleeps on your side of the bed, whispers in my ear "you're better off dead." He fills my dreams with sirens and lights of regret, and kisses me gently when I wake up in sweat. You crossed the water, left me ashore, it killed me enough but you wanted more. You blew up the bridge, a mad terrorist waved from your side. You threw me a kiss. I tried to follow, but realized too late, there was nothing but air beneath my feet. Finally I felt beat. First you inspected me, then dissected me, at last you rejected me. I wait for the day that you will resurrect me.
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Jun 20, 2014
Jun 20, 2014 at 7:34 PM UTC
Boogeyman
I’m a written and published open book, you just have to read past the first chapter. You skimmed the pages and took a look at the last line to see if there was a happily ever after. But like most things it’s up to interpretation, left open ended in way for a hopeful sequel, ‘cause like all things true it’s plagued with complication, but our story has no end and it has no equal. And you, you were my favourite memoir, your depth lined the thesis of a never ending essay. I became inspired so I held an impromptu seminar, a whole panel to if your picture was sepia or artistically grey. I memorized every single thing you said, every cryptic metaphor, every perfect rhyme. I’ve lost count of how often that I’ve fully read, and I still don’t understand after all of this time. You’re a novel and I’m a novelty, but you need a title; what should it be? I’ve been writing you so that the whole world can see, the way you shine bright effortlessly. You were my own personal thesaurus and dictionary, providing different words to dress up each thought. You’re a first and only edition; what a rarity, laced with metaphors and satire that’s barely caught. You’re what Shakespeare aspired to always write, and you accomplished it simply by being born. I’d translate you to brail so those without sight, could hear about you and the beauty they now mourn. You’re a novel and I’m a novelty, no need to proofread, no cause for editing. I’ve been writing you so that the whole world can see, the way you shine bright, always illuminating. I’m a prologue, and we’re the conclusion. My authors note; the words of a demagogue, but the details still lack any illusion. You’re a novel and I’m a novelty, I’ve memorized every word and dissected them cautiously. I’ve been writing you so the whole world can see, and once they skim the synopsis; they’ll never stop reading.
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Jan 20, 2019
Jan 20, 2019 at 8:13 AM UTC
To The Bookshelf
I’m a written and published open book, you just have to read past the first chapter. You skimmed the pages and took a look at the last line to see if there was a happily ever after. But like most things it’s up to interpretation, left open ended in way for a hopeful sequel, ‘cause like all things true it’s plagued with complication, but our story has no end and it has no equal. And you, you were my favourite memoir, your depth lined the thesis of a never ending essay. I became inspired so I held an impromptu seminar, a whole panel to if your picture was sepia or artistically grey. I memorized every single thing you said, every cryptic metaphor, every perfect rhyme. I’ve lost count of how often that I’ve fully read, and I still don’t understand after all of this time. You’re a novel and I’m a novelty, but you need a title; what should it be? I’ve been writing you so that the whole world can see, the way you shine bright effortlessly. You were my own personal thesaurus and dictionary, providing different words to dress up each thought. You’re a first and only edition; what a rarity, laced with metaphors and satire that’s barely caught. You’re what Shakespeare aspired to always write, and you accomplished it simply by being born. I’d translate you to brail so those without sight, could hear about you and the beauty they now mourn. You’re a novel and I’m a novelty, no need to proofread, no cause for editing. I’ve been writing you so that the whole world can see, the way you shine bright, always illuminating. I’m a prologue, and we’re the conclusion. My authors note; the words of a demagogue, but the details still lack any illusion. You’re a novel and I’m a novelty, I’ve memorized every word and dissected them cautiously. I’ve been writing you so the whole world can see, and once they skim the synopsis; they’ll never stop reading.
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The stench of burning flesh and ***** Imbuing the air Carcasses of infant demons Putrefying in the crater Dissected impure angels hemorrhaging Repugnancy dominates Shrieking Quivering Floundering as they flutter their rotten wings A profusion of worms Falling from mouths like a cataract Smoke coming out of their halos No longer reigning In this, their hades Swollen with beasts in utero Perpetuating abominations Soon it will be their turn To liquefy in the lava
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Jan 6, 2014
Jan 6, 2014 at 4:45 PM UTC
This, their hades.
i recall with a fondness blurred by years the town of my formative years in the mountains the heart of the table lands dissected by a highway it crouched, along the sides of a shallow valley i remember a greeness that came from the trees eucalypt and pine most prominent in my mind and the grass that grew lush and tall only to be mown each Saturday morn i remember churches and schools the wide expasnses of playing fields and parks with hurdygurdys and swings i remember the pool, that too turquoise rectangle, that glistened with wet invitation and on the highest peak the stolid grey water  tower lording it over all i remember rough tarmac under my feet, running from light pool to light pool at dusk and frost on picket fences in early mornings, like delicate sugar candy solidier braving the early sun our house, small on a large block with hydrangea at the front wisteria overtaking the fenceline an at the back door a concrete slab painted fire engine red, but faded to overipe watermlon pink poplar trees garding the back and the smell of onions burning on the grill hill's hoist with tennis ball and pantyhose standing  to silent attention and in the forground my brothers and clans playing football, league with passion and burgeoning skill all this comes to mind on a cold winter's day i may of come a long way but my heart still ties me to there and the memories make the knots
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Aug 14, 2018
Aug 14, 2018 at 9:05 AM UTC
ties that bind
Darkness. That was the only thing left. Apocalyptic nightmares turned true. Groups of families gather at Ralston Mansion packed tight into every room. Tents pitched and quiet talking. My tool was an axe that my family used for chopping wood.   I carried it effortlessly and would never let it go. The loss of millions seemed like a terrible joke. A joke of which nobody spoke. Exploring the giant abode was my new mission. Gleaming the crevices and dark corners, until I come to a large empty room. The walls are high, and centered in the middle of the main wall was a single outlet. From it out pored a strange dark stain that patterned a beautiful fractal. As I studied the design, the wholeness of the geometric patterns stunned me. There was something behind the walls. Bleeding through the ancient wallpaper, something lied hidden. I was undoubtedly enthralled and decided to force my axe heavily into the seeping image. Instead of a solid hard noise, a gushing chop persisted. I hastened my blows to my own disgust and horror.   For as the chips of wood peeled away the secret was revealed. Packed as tight as our putrid tents were, the masses of dissected corpses flopped and thudded and fell to the ground. Before I could move, I was piled. I was suffocating and gasping for air. Then it fades. When I wake up, I’m sitting on an airplane. I'm flying to London, and I cant remember what happened prior night.
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Jan 30, 2014
Jan 30, 2014 at 8:16 PM UTC
The Dreamers Geometry