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I wander thro’ each charter’d street. Near where the charter’d Thames does flow A mark in every face I meet Marks of weakness, marks of woe. In every cry of every Man. In every Infants cry of fear. In every voice; in every ban. The mind-forg’d manacles I hear How the Chimney-sweepers cry Every blackening Church appalls. And the hapless Soldiers sigh Runs in blood down Palace walls But most thro’ midnight streets I hear How the youthful Harlots curse Blasts the new-born Infants tear And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse
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Give me my scallop shell of quiet, My staff of faith to walk upon, My scrip of joy, immortal diet, My bottle of salvation, My gown of glory, hope’s true gage, And thus I’ll take my pilgrimage. Blood must be my body’s balmer, No other balm will there be given, Whilst my soul, like a white palmer, Travels to the land of heaven; Over the silver mountains, Where spring the nectar fountains; And there I’ll kiss The bowl of bliss, And drink my eternal fill On every milken hill. My soul will be a-dry before, But after it will ne’er thirst more; And by the happy blissful way More peaceful pilgrims I shall see, That have shook off their gowns of clay, And go apparelled fresh like me. I’ll bring them first To slake their thirst, And then to taste those nectar suckets, At the clear wells Where sweetness dwells, Drawn up by saints in crystal buckets. And when our bottles and all we Are fill’d with immortality, Then the holy paths we’ll travel, Strew’d with rubies thick as gravel, Ceilings of diamonds, sapphire floors, High walls of coral, and pearl bowers. From thence to heaven’s bribeless hall Where no corrupted voices brawl, No conscience molten into gold, Nor forg’d accusers bought and sold, No cause deferr’d, nor vain-spent journey, For there Christ is the king’s attorney, Who pleads for all without degrees, And he hath angels, but no fees. When the grand twelve million jury Of our sins and sinful fury, ‘Gainst our souls black verdicts give, Christ pleads his death, and then we live. Be thou my speaker, taintless pleader, Unblotted lawyer, true proceeder, Thou movest salvation even for alms, Not with a bribed lawyer’s palms. And this is my eternal plea To him that made heaven, earth, and sea, Seeing my flesh must die so soon, And want a head to dine next noon, Just at the stroke when my veins start and spread, Set on my soul an everlasting head. Then am I ready, like a palmer fit, To tread those blest paths which before I writ.
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The Passionate Man’s Pilgrimage
Give me my scallop shell of quiet, My staff of faith to walk upon, My scrip of joy, immortal diet, My bottle of salvation, My gown of glory, hope’s true gage, And thus I’ll take my pilgrimage. Blood must be my body’s balmer, No other balm will there be given, Whilst my soul, like a white palmer, Travels to the land of heaven; Over the silver mountains, Where spring the nectar fountains; And there I’ll kiss The bowl of bliss, And drink my eternal fill On every milken hill. My soul will be a-dry before, But after it will ne’er thirst more; And by the happy blissful way More peaceful pilgrims I shall see, That have shook off their gowns of clay, And go apparelled fresh like me. I’ll bring them first To slake their thirst, And then to taste those nectar suckets, At the clear wells Where sweetness dwells, Drawn up by saints in crystal buckets. And when our bottles and all we Are fill’d with immortality, Then the holy paths we’ll travel, Strew’d with rubies thick as gravel, Ceilings of diamonds, sapphire floors, High walls of coral, and pearl bowers. From thence to heaven’s bribeless hall Where no corrupted voices brawl, No conscience molten into gold, Nor forg’d accusers bought and sold, No cause deferr’d, nor vain-spent journey, For there Christ is the king’s attorney, Who pleads for all without degrees, And he hath angels, but no fees. When the grand twelve million jury Of our sins and sinful fury, ‘Gainst our souls black verdicts give, Christ pleads his death, and then we live. Be thou my speaker, taintless pleader, Unblotted lawyer, true proceeder, Thou movest salvation even for alms, Not with a bribed lawyer’s palms. And this is my eternal plea To him that made heaven, earth, and sea, Seeing my flesh must die so soon, And want a head to dine next noon, Just at the stroke when my veins start and spread, Set on my soul an everlasting head. Then am I ready, like a palmer fit, To tread those blest paths which before I writ.
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I'm a little tired, So I think I'm going to sleep. I hope you understand that, Sometimes it's hard to breathe, When my thoughts race, Trapped in my mind. It's time to say goodnight. Please don't forget. That you mean everything. I'm sorry. I'm no good, With words but I love you. Please don't forget that.
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Sep 7, 2014
Sep 7, 2014 at 8:46 PM UTC
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I don't forget                              I don't forge                                I don't forg                                  I don't for                                     I don't fo                                        I don't f                                          I don't                                             I don                                               I do.....
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Dec 29, 2015
Dec 29, 2015 at 2:31 PM UTC
I do Forget...
its almost unearthing so many facets of life, the one undeserving thats the moment we choose cuts like a butter knife its our line on my table that crossed his mind not a book or fable just rides her spines like the co-withoutcane or able mouths the time and only ***** her navel paths or signs **** deals or crime alpine 12 box right out of the green outback called her mable youre just a dangerous ***** and i want faithful slavery for sin ninja i just want to be forgiven im dressed in black waiting for the hurst im the one in the back tempted to call for an angel reminisce on girls that loved **** and just went with it even tho it hurts youre now thinking so thats why this ***** mother ******* in church resting his hands on mother mary is how it works? grab them beads for god and shove them wear it bursts im not hating on any religion its just faith isnt worth mentioning without some questioning to listening im not saying anything is forbidden go ahead hold your books in the air call  me none christian show me god and how much you care i doubt he listens go home and practice the same or just realize you are like everyone else and we dont know who to blame for why were so ****** up not sane but thats why i choose to remain my claim as the only thing not pure or  plain
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Mar 4, 2014
Mar 4, 2014 at 12:23 AM UTC
rides her spine
I'll write to you John Wieners you old twisted fruit long dead & drained of brilliance brain inherited from Burroughs you analytical ****** John long gone are the hours you spent in bars in bed in someone's *** like Ginsberg you are the emotional man who ran his fingers through the flesh of frozen moments tenderness exhibited in elegies of departed lovers no dope sunrise sheltered by your words the refuge of poetic gnosis brought from Beats to Black Mountain ********** Moloch men mounting one another thighs apex near sun to receive the final fatal flash of pleasure then descend again to madness like Kerouac you sought the silver honey-milk of bohisattva jazz jive held eternity in a frozen moment and a moment on a page made offerings to the hideous grey gods of machinery and read the neon streetlight hieroglyphics you who busted mind-forg'd manacles of Blake with consonance and assonance and *** of boys born bravely to the ecstasy of final drunkenness & one last cigarette O prisoner of earth and of the body you are risen!
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Jan 29, 2017
Jan 29, 2017 at 1:42 AM UTC
Ode to John Wieners
yellow flowers sang on our every stroll ultimately forgetting to say hello refusing to advise or even bow
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Feb 24, 2015
Feb 24, 2015 at 5:25 AM UTC
Your Eyes Glow
Were you not haPpy with me? Did you not hear my pLeas? Why did you lEave? Will you come bAck? Will you diSappear again? Will you forgEt me? I could make you Smile again, I could love you Too, I could bring you bAck, We could be together forever mY love, ToGeThEr FoReVeR!
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Mar 20, 2014
Mar 20, 2014 at 12:56 PM UTC
Please Stay