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Out here there are no hearthstones, Hot grains, simply. It is dry, dry. And the air dangerous. Noonday acts queerly On the mind's eye erecting a line Of poplars in the middle distance, the only Object beside the mad, straight road One can remember men and houses by. A cool wind should inhabit these leaves And a dew collect on them, dearer than money, In the blue hour before sunup. Yet they recede, untouchable as tomorrow, Or those glittery fictions of spilt water That glide ahead of the very thirsty. I think of the lizards airing their tongues In the crevice of an extremely small shadow And the toad guarding his heart's droplet. The desert is white as a blind man's eye, Comfortless as salt. Snake and bird Doze behind the old maskss of fury. We swelter like firedogs in the wind. The sun puts its cinder out. Where we lie The heat-cracked crickets congregate In their black armorplate and cry. The day-moon lights up like a sorry mother, And the crickets come creeping into our hair To fiddle the short night away.
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Sleep In The Mojave Desert
This smile that makes your day... This undaunted smile that seem to say. Show me yours too so we both could play, On a plane where everything is fine... Everything's okay... This smile that reaches out to you... With nothing but invisible arms. Caresses your eyes and draws you in. Entices you with the sweetest charms. Whispers you tales of a brightly lit future; Where we're trapped in dance with each other... Supporting... Leading... Lifting and, Seducing one another... Let the music ring clear,. Over the thumping of our heartbeats... Aggressively segmenting, framing the dance into seconds that would elapse. Like two duelists entranced into committing tender jousts and retreats. But know that... This smile screams only lies. For it is but a routine mask. So well worn and adequately rehearsed... You'd never see the need to ask. Instead you'd just allow yourself be taken, To a place where the tide gently beats... Upon the shore our two ailing hearts. A place where earth and sky would meet. When in fact, It hides the turmoil and agitation. Guarding the storm that brews incessantly. Continuously threatening To breach this shared sanctity with me. A haven would've then be erected. That very instant we allowed... This dance of smiles From time of first contact to the time we bowed. This smile... Only took a second To paint a peaceful picture upon my face. Free from the pressures building behind my pursed lips. Just take this smile so that in that second, We could get lost in the promise of a heavenly place...
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Mar 9, 2015
Mar 9, 2015 at 12:36 PM UTC
This Smile
This smile that makes your day... This undaunted smile that seem to say. Show me yours too so we both could play, On a plane where everything is fine... Everything's okay... This smile that reaches out to you... With nothing but invisible arms. Caresses your eyes and draws you in. Entices you with the sweetest charms. Whispers you tales of a brightly lit future; Where we're trapped in dance with each other... Supporting... Leading... Lifting and, Seducing one another... Let the music ring clear,. Over the thumping of our heartbeats... Aggressively segmenting, framing the dance into seconds that would elapse. Like two duelists entranced into committing tender jousts and retreats. But know that... This smile screams only lies. For it is but a routine mask. So well worn and adequately rehearsed... You'd never see the need to ask. Instead you'd just allow yourself be taken, To a place where the tide gently beats... Upon the shore our two ailing hearts. A place where earth and sky would meet. When in fact, It hides the turmoil and agitation. Guarding the storm that brews incessantly. Continuously threatening To breach this shared sanctity with me. A haven would've then be erected. That very instant we allowed... This dance of smiles From time of first contact to the time we bowed. This smile... Only took a second To paint a peaceful picture upon my face. Free from the pressures building behind my pursed lips. Just take this smile so that in that second, We could get lost in the promise of a heavenly place...
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Exotic petals of yellow, Hot pink and leaves of green A sunrise of baby blues And clouds made of cream. .  A lei of Hibiscus Whiskey and Tequila too A paradise of softheartedness Where the sun will never set on you. Lilac skies in the west Clouds made with a dash of tangerine   A Pink Flamingo guarding her nest A sight straight out of daydreams. The spirits sway   In the shadows of the palm trees So come on down and meet us by the Cay And let all your fears fall away. ad
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Mar 30, 2018
Mar 30, 2018 at 8:27 PM UTC
fake flowers
My ****** betrays me It yearns to be touched, kissed, caressed Drawn to the point of ecstasy But perhaps lingering at the edge To relish the pleasure for a moment A moment Longer My ****** betrays me Always wanting more More More Never consolidating with the others parts The brain The heart And we are not speaking in terms of anatomical correctness No, but in terms of Emotions I said it My ****** betrays me My heart yearns They argue The heart wants intimacy, human touch, connection The feeling of looking into the eyes of another and knowing In that instant That second That moment Everything is okay And even if it isn’t It doesn’t matter Nothing will matter Except This Moment My ****** betrays me My heart yearns And they argue But my brain My logic The voices within They speak up, naturally of course Please the ****** for the night Intimacy Ha Intimacy Have you looked inside For your insides are as hideous as the out Do not believe otherwise My ****** betrays me My heart yearns They argue But my brain My brain does the most damage It controls them all The betrayal, the yearning My brain betrays me My brain wants what it cannot ever have My brain desires things so far from its reach My brain imagines the impossible Love My ****** betrays me My heart yearns They argue Then my brain My brain goes off Thoughts passing by at the speed of light Each one, so very important My brain is in charge. It supplies the salty wetness that falls from my eyes The emptiness I feel within My ****** betrays me My heart yearns They argue But my brain My brain destroys all My brain burns the cities down The dreams Dashed against the rocks My desires Meaninglessly quenched My emptiness Forever there My brain betrays me My brain yearns And within, is an argument Within Within is the problem No one will ever know, So fear not Let the brain betray Let it yearn For the mouth Perhaps, that is who really is in charge The mouth shall not betray The eyes may The eyes do But who catches them long enough to see inside? No one has, No one will My brain betrays me My brain yearns An argument, within But my mouth Shall Never Betray Me It shall remain closed Sealed tight Strongest of clay bricks Guarding my secrets Guarding what lies within The confines of my soul Emotions Emotions betray me Emotions yearn Emotions cause me to argue within But my mouth My Mouth Shall Remain Loyal
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Feb 12, 2013
Feb 12, 2013 at 11:03 PM UTC
My ****** Betrays Me
My ****** betrays me It yearns to be touched, kissed, caressed Drawn to the point of ecstasy But perhaps lingering at the edge To relish the pleasure for a moment A moment Longer My ****** betrays me Always wanting more More More Never consolidating with the others parts The brain The heart And we are not speaking in terms of anatomical correctness No, but in terms of Emotions I said it My ****** betrays me My heart yearns They argue The heart wants intimacy, human touch, connection The feeling of looking into the eyes of another and knowing In that instant That second That moment Everything is okay And even if it isn’t It doesn’t matter Nothing will matter Except This Moment My ****** betrays me My heart yearns And they argue But my brain My logic The voices within They speak up, naturally of course Please the ****** for the night Intimacy Ha Intimacy Have you looked inside For your insides are as hideous as the out Do not believe otherwise My ****** betrays me My heart yearns They argue But my brain My brain does the most damage It controls them all The betrayal, the yearning My brain betrays me My brain wants what it cannot ever have My brain desires things so far from its reach My brain imagines the impossible Love My ****** betrays me My heart yearns They argue Then my brain My brain goes off Thoughts passing by at the speed of light Each one, so very important My brain is in charge. It supplies the salty wetness that falls from my eyes The emptiness I feel within My ****** betrays me My heart yearns They argue But my brain My brain destroys all My brain burns the cities down The dreams Dashed against the rocks My desires Meaninglessly quenched My emptiness Forever there My brain betrays me My brain yearns And within, is an argument Within Within is the problem No one will ever know, So fear not Let the brain betray Let it yearn For the mouth Perhaps, that is who really is in charge The mouth shall not betray The eyes may The eyes do But who catches them long enough to see inside? No one has, No one will My brain betrays me My brain yearns An argument, within But my mouth Shall Never Betray Me It shall remain closed Sealed tight Strongest of clay bricks Guarding my secrets Guarding what lies within The confines of my soul Emotions Emotions betray me Emotions yearn Emotions cause me to argue within But my mouth My Mouth Shall Remain Loyal
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Come to a garden of roses with me, Serene it is fuller with roses to see, They are here, For you & me, But just to see. We shall not try to pluck any roses, For the thorns dissuade any poses, They are here, For you & me, But just to see. We can't sit guarding the flowers, Very busy in our mini lives we're, They are here, For you & me, But just to see. *I'll set-up a flaming ring of fire, Seeking fine protection for them, They are here, For you & me, But just to see.* Let's care for the roses as if our, As if our little & young children, They are here, For you & me, But just to see. To help us get them blue & red, Give them all suitable nutrition, They are here, For you & me, But just to see. Their presence is eye-pleasing, We let them be in our garden, They are here, For you & me, But just to see.
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Apr 19, 2013
Apr 19, 2013 at 1:52 AM UTC
Ring of Fire|Garden of Roses
*A coarse, yellow coat with dark spot aplenty Lean as a greyhound with limb long and lengthy, Faster than hare from a cold standing start Impossibly glimpsed in tall grasses that part. Crystaline jewels in two huge hazel eyes With the svelt of a feline’s cold killing surprise, Explosively quick with an elegant gait And a murderous jaw full of canines that wait For a fleeing gazelle or a springbok at speed Then a launch that would emulate bullet, when freed. Incredibly smooth with a fast loping stride That would tax any racehorse an envious ride, Snapping manouvers to left and to right That mirror a quarry’s evasions of flight. A blur in a frantic explosion of dust Then the life blood erupts, splashing red as the rust. Heaving great flanks after thrill of the chase Wide open muzzle and gore on the face, Guarding the game till the kittens locate Then the spoils of the chase will make portions dictate.* Marshalg Serengetti Plain Central Africa 30 November 2012
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Nov 29, 2012
Nov 29, 2012 at 5:46 PM UTC
Cheetah
He dreamed he was loved. A love guarded fiercely, with passion. A love that was not unconditional. Not the blank slate love of a child or an animal so programmed by instinct. This love was willful and earned. Having glimpsed an injured brilliance beneath the flab and sweat and stench she weaned it to health. Making it stronger, and brighter, and more prominent with each passing day; until it erupted. And he was transformed. to embody that brilliance. And she protected that embodiment. Letting nothing call it to question. She cared for him as he never could for himself. She soothed and softened and loved the deep furrow from his brow. And her passion overwhelmed him. And he wanted for nothing. And when he opened his eyes To **** and filth with only the kiss of concrete and the banter of horns and obscenities and footsteps. ******* FOOTSTEPS. Heels pittering purposefully to mask exhausted uncertainty Brogues, and wingtips clicking; with a cocky juvenile illusion of importance. Boots plodding heavily under the weight of duty, to build, and fix, and secure for the others. And through a fog laid thick and throbbing by poisons chased dutifully the night before; he felt her fierce love for a fleeting moment Guarding, and loving his shining brilliance until it erupted from him; With bile and blood, **** and regret coldly rejected by his concrete companion. And she was gone once again.
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Aug 4, 2018
Aug 4, 2018 at 11:04 AM UTC
Jamais Vu
When you tried to give me a compliment I always turn the cheek Batting it away like it doesn't belong to me That my hair is too frizzy for you to like it My eyes too blue for your brown My legs are elegant but they are marked with my disappointment The purple and the blue will never go away Yes, the bruises will slowly heal but by the time one problem is resolved another sapling and will slowly take root and show it's colors You say my heart is made to heal But I can't find it It's buried so deep I can't hear it keeping time to my life song It's crushed under all my self downs and worries In that hollow it grows Like a new bud And one day it will turn into a flower My response to your comment is lost on my tongue It is somewhere tucked inside my conscience Playing hide and seek with the directions on how to talk to boys and how to give an oral report without turning red And I'm the seeker You tell me I'm beautiful But I can't hear you The voices taunting me inside my head are too loud for your soft voice Arguing about which way right When I find my answer it seems as if the time has already left You are already heading off in the other direction Leaving me stumbling over my daydreams and expectations Trying to get a grasp on what's ethical I always forget to say thank you It's sort of a bad habit I'm always too worried about what will happen if I say something wrong If I'll turn you away I want you to know that I want you to stay Stay close and hug me when I need it So I can help you through your hardships And carry each other's hopes and dreams upon our shoulders You will be the soldier of my heart Guarding the gates for all of the knights in shining armor that aren't noble enough to be my Prince Charming
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Apr 11, 2014
Apr 11, 2014 at 9:09 AM UTC
Compliments
When you tried to give me a compliment I always turn the cheek Batting it away like it doesn't belong to me That my hair is too frizzy for you to like it My eyes too blue for your brown My legs are elegant but they are marked with my disappointment The purple and the blue will never go away Yes, the bruises will slowly heal but by the time one problem is resolved another sapling and will slowly take root and show it's colors You say my heart is made to heal But I can't find it It's buried so deep I can't hear it keeping time to my life song It's crushed under all my self downs and worries In that hollow it grows Like a new bud And one day it will turn into a flower My response to your comment is lost on my tongue It is somewhere tucked inside my conscience Playing hide and seek with the directions on how to talk to boys and how to give an oral report without turning red And I'm the seeker You tell me I'm beautiful But I can't hear you The voices taunting me inside my head are too loud for your soft voice Arguing about which way right When I find my answer it seems as if the time has already left You are already heading off in the other direction Leaving me stumbling over my daydreams and expectations Trying to get a grasp on what's ethical I always forget to say thank you It's sort of a bad habit I'm always too worried about what will happen if I say something wrong If I'll turn you away I want you to know that I want you to stay Stay close and hug me when I need it So I can help you through your hardships And carry each other's hopes and dreams upon our shoulders You will be the soldier of my heart Guarding the gates for all of the knights in shining armor that aren't noble enough to be my Prince Charming
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You don't see me in the night, My ears pricked for every sound I hear In the dark, like a stag poised for flight, And my conscience seeing surgery, Each sound a cut to my ear. Guarding your thoughts with my warmth, Enclosing you with my poised embrace In the dark, barely breathing by your ear, And waiting for night to end Its careless gentle march Before your breath must cease. Staying up til morning to see you safe, Knowing you won't see me standing over you In the dark, fighting the sickness with my eye, And hand gently stroking your hair Until our fragile bodies fade And your wishful dreams hold true.
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Apr 10, 2015
Apr 10, 2015 at 9:17 PM UTC
Resilience III
*I was a princess. Long before the burden of knowledge -- before the reality of life plunged itself deep into me. Tea parties and ***** Gowns and pretty jewels, Braids and long lashes, We were the rulers of the kingdom. Walls constructed of plastic kept us safe, security from the barbarians that lurked outside. A magic mirror that warped and bent from age, from magic, to show your future, which was often a short fat lady. Thrones that swung back and forth, so that her majesty does not bore herself. We guarded our kingdom from the evil outside... but we forgot to check within our walls. At some age, we stopped guarding the plastic kingdom. We stopped looking for the monsters outside -- realizing they were lurking inside of us... whispering dark things. Now Aurora is sleeping off a hangover -- that beautiful face streaked with wet mascara maybe when she wakes up, everything will be better? Ella is hiding from loan sharks, wishing for a way out of the slums, hoping a rich man will sweep her off her feet. Ariel is running away from home changing her identity for her new boyfriend, desperate that no one will come between them. Snow is sleeping with several men -- mommy issues ran her out of town, now she's the walking herself to the abortion clinic. Princesses we were. Princesses we are. Princesses we will be.*
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Mar 24, 2014
Mar 24, 2014 at 10:27 PM UTC
Princess
when the moon has finally succumbed to the flirtatious will of night and even stars grow weary of guarding peaceful slumbers the sneaky temptress twilight makes her move and slithers through my window as she glides into my bed, I can tell she is up to her old tricks my eyes forget to close and my mind forgets to sleep the darkened outlines of my room crumble as each breath escapes my lips and now I remember where I've hidden you, blue eyed boy how strange a sensation to remember your body a rekindled sullen mood your arms are a heavy warmth against my waist and your legs are clumsy giants that wrestle with mine all night yes, this is how it feels when your cheek nuzzles the nape of my neck and even here, your breathing rumbles like a storm rolling out to sea Your heavy exhales compose a sensual melody as each crescendo crashes against my clavicle I'm at the mercy of your lingering shadow I'm the casualty of the pressure in this room I want to stop breathing because I feel that I could make love to you in the blackened air my hands trace out your handsome face and place two gems for your brilliant eyes and caress the sharp angles of your cheek your lips were delicate so I use only my right hand I'd give myself to you so honestly this time but here, loneliness slowly swells your lungs a tar that coats the lining of your throat you are a cruel asphyxiation brought on by the mystic twilight herself but her ruse won't last forever I'll drift off into the sweet solace of sleep and ponder on how you love me more when my bed is empty, blue eyed boy
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Sep 13, 2012
Sep 13, 2012 at 12:50 AM UTC
blue eyed boy
when the moon has finally succumbed to the flirtatious will of night and even stars grow weary of guarding peaceful slumbers the sneaky temptress twilight makes her move and slithers through my window as she glides into my bed, I can tell she is up to her old tricks my eyes forget to close and my mind forgets to sleep the darkened outlines of my room crumble as each breath escapes my lips and now I remember where I've hidden you, blue eyed boy how strange a sensation to remember your body a rekindled sullen mood your arms are a heavy warmth against my waist and your legs are clumsy giants that wrestle with mine all night yes, this is how it feels when your cheek nuzzles the nape of my neck and even here, your breathing rumbles like a storm rolling out to sea Your heavy exhales compose a sensual melody as each crescendo crashes against my clavicle I'm at the mercy of your lingering shadow I'm the casualty of the pressure in this room I want to stop breathing because I feel that I could make love to you in the blackened air my hands trace out your handsome face and place two gems for your brilliant eyes and caress the sharp angles of your cheek your lips were delicate so I use only my right hand I'd give myself to you so honestly this time but here, loneliness slowly swells your lungs a tar that coats the lining of your throat you are a cruel asphyxiation brought on by the mystic twilight herself but her ruse won't last forever I'll drift off into the sweet solace of sleep and ponder on how you love me more when my bed is empty, blue eyed boy
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i don’t want to sit around all day impatiently waiting for him to call and when i finally hear his voice i don’t want to feel like he’s the air in my lungs i need to breathe and when it’s time to say goodbye i don’t want to fight over who should hang up first i’m not looking for someone to make me feel whole, because i already am i’m not looking for someone to save me because i’ve already been saved i don’t want to be holding hands at the wrist so if (when) he lets go, i’m still holding on i don’t want in-between fake promises from prince charming i want diner breakfasts at 3 in the morning and long car rides with broken radios and handwritten letters with nothing scribbled out because he doesn’t care about perfection, he cares about being real when it’s time, i want to be in love not in love with feeling loved
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Apr 24, 2014
Apr 24, 2014 at 10:26 PM UTC
guarding my heart
Recovery, Initially, is about knowing;  Knowing that change is necessary, Accepting that your life is not where you want it to be,  About facing up to your fears and anxiety Then taking the first step eventually… When you, and you alone, feel you are ready. Recovery, Critically, demands pure honesty, requires the utmost integrity Most Especially, when confronting your past traumas, your history Though it may make you feel angry, sad and often times guilty This process is key if you really want to move on, to change truly.     Recovery, Truthfully, is far from easy,  It can be fraught with challenges, setbacks, difficulty. It can hurt physically and even worse emotionally, Testing your will power to the extremity. It takes great Strength, Courage and Bravery; Determination, Resilience, in the face of adversity Recovery, Thankfully, need not be a lonely journey, Though you alone must take ultimate responsibility. There are lots of supports out there happily; from good friends, family and in your community Though it can be hard to ask for help, understandably…Let not pride undermine your recovery. Recovery, Ultimately, is about getting where it is you want to be, about starting anew daily About achieving realistic goals you have set regularly, Learning from the process; what worked successfully Starting to believe in yourself gradually, Gaining an insight into what you are capable of ...potentially Finally, Recovery is for all, a lifelong journey, Guarding against ambivalence, relapse, constantly. Knowing that every day will, in reality,  pose real threats for you in your recovery But every day also presents an opportunity… to engage with, enjoy, your life more fully.
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May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023 at 12:59 PM UTC
Recovery....
Recovery, Initially, is about knowing;  Knowing that change is necessary, Accepting that your life is not where you want it to be,  About facing up to your fears and anxiety Then taking the first step eventually… When you, and you alone, feel you are ready. Recovery, Critically, demands pure honesty, requires the utmost integrity Most Especially, when confronting your past traumas, your history Though it may make you feel angry, sad and often times guilty This process is key if you really want to move on, to change truly.     Recovery, Truthfully, is far from easy,  It can be fraught with challenges, setbacks, difficulty. It can hurt physically and even worse emotionally, Testing your will power to the extremity. It takes great Strength, Courage and Bravery; Determination, Resilience, in the face of adversity Recovery, Thankfully, need not be a lonely journey, Though you alone must take ultimate responsibility. There are lots of supports out there happily; from good friends, family and in your community Though it can be hard to ask for help, understandably…Let not pride undermine your recovery. Recovery, Ultimately, is about getting where it is you want to be, about starting anew daily About achieving realistic goals you have set regularly, Learning from the process; what worked successfully Starting to believe in yourself gradually, Gaining an insight into what you are capable of ...potentially Finally, Recovery is for all, a lifelong journey, Guarding against ambivalence, relapse, constantly. Knowing that every day will, in reality,  pose real threats for you in your recovery But every day also presents an opportunity… to engage with, enjoy, your life more fully.
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Dead in the center of her heart I found a minotaur. Of all things a frigging minotaur. I stood puzzled as we locked eyes. When I stumbled upon him he was sleep with today's newspaper drenched across his lap. He bounced up in full guard. Me being me I asked him for simple directions. Telling him that I thought I was lost. I planned on seeing heart shapes maybe a butterfly or two. A big bunny shape thing or two but you, just wow. He grinned slightly and said yeah that's the first time I've heard that one. One step further, I added. I take it from the amount of drool on the side of your lip you've been sleep for quite a while. Now I don't mean to intrude on your guarding the labyrinth thing but, How about you let me *** a smoke and we'll talk about it at the nearest dinner. After all who can be mad over breakfast
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Nov 26, 2016
Nov 26, 2016 at 5:56 AM UTC
Breakfast With A Minotaur
Come Sincerity Come aspiration Come illumine my soul in ineffable ways. Be receptive to the light my coy soul ere you sway, For Ruffled respulsive is the vital Guarding the hallway. Come sincerity Come aspiration Come illumine my soul in ineffable ways For I must serve the divine Pure resolute,myriad ways.
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Feb 22, 2015
Feb 22, 2015 at 4:50 PM UTC
Come sincerity~Come aspiration
Why do I write When my castles fall And every time it takes its toll I tried to protect it By guarding the shore For tides take What ever I make My castles are sand I know its bland But like my poems I know its dry But I always try To make it glorious Though  my words are not luxurious For my words are true No matter how plain I will protect my castle No matter what Even if the tide takes It back Cause if it falls I will make it again Like my poems Will continue no matter How much I'm in Pain
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Aug 14, 2018
Aug 14, 2018 at 9:33 AM UTC
sand castle
Third eye aesthetic: Two mirrors face each other, Guarding the lamp-post.
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Feb 9, 2012
Feb 9, 2012 at 1:32 AM UTC
Third Eye Aesthetic (Haiku)
there's a knot in the middle of my spine - a knot made with flaming fuchsia rope - that i have never been able to untangle. my fingers aren't able to reach it quite right; no matter how much i rub or how far i arch my back against the mattress, the knot remains as taut as a lifeline. and i can't cut it loose also, i don't leave no scars on my back for i have promised myself the blade's lips can kiss my wrist and my wrist only. there have been people who have encountered me in this life to whom i have mentioned the knot. a couple of people only nodded and avoided my troubled eyes. some people have had the pleasure of fastening it even tighter. experienced sailors with impressive tying skills, that can secure an entire ship of agony and relentless torture to a worn and raw anchor as heavy as my body, with the vessel of malicious fingernails and empty words. most people have only soothed my aching back with gentle fingers; caressed and patted the knot with a tight lip drawn upon the face and pitied my sorrow with forbearing eyes. no one has ever cared to untie the unforgiving knot. no one has reached out to pull the burning end of the rope and set it loose. no one has carelessly ripped out of me the sigh i have been guarding in the hollow of my throat for so long. no one has set me free.
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May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016 at 2:09 AM UTC
i hope my dying breath is a sigh of relief
Beauty wears a short, black dress of olive silk skin.     She lies poised on the couch, drained of her special sleep.     Yet still, light pours His fingers down her figure, sleek and thin.     The face of her dress smiles behind the glasses guarding her deep brown eyes.     Beauty chose the slender sweet slits for her lips.     They match the dips her hips outline on her gown.     Her legs sit dainty off the side, but her flushed-red scarf wraps her cheeks, And hides quietly in the back.     She sleeps soundly dressed true black, with her small eyes cracked.
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Aug 19, 2018
Aug 19, 2018 at 9:43 PM UTC
Beauty sleeps.
They called me Pluto from afar, and I, Nameless and void, embraced the title With the force of a thousand burning suns, Each one like the star I loved ever so dearly, An immense sphere of fire which had me Helplessly, hopelessly bound by its gravity, Caught in its orbit from the beginning of time. They called me Pluto still from further still, Speaking my name as the orbit of myself And their water world drove us apart, And I gladly, worshipfully rejoiced – I had a name; I was no longer void. I was distant still, but they called me Pluto, And I wore my name like regalia, A crown upon my lifeless skin. They called me Pluto still as they Waded further from the cosmic shore That was their home, sending probes That touched the regolith of Mars – There was life, and light, spreading out from Planet Earth, So I waited, hoping they’d come for me Sooner rather than later, tomorrow and not two centuries from now. They called me Pluto even as they stripped me of my name – I was ‘planet’ no longer, And I grew colder and bitterer as I spun, Because I knew things they did not, Things about the rise and fall of civilizations. They did not see what I had seen, They had not been watching Since the dawn-time. They called me Pluto, And they cried my name As I watched them burn, The light of the flickering candle in the dark That had once been humankind Flaring, more luminous than the sun for one bright, shining moment, Then fading. They called me Pluto in the aftermath, As if I were the God of the underworld, Guarding their lost souls from my far-off perch, Shepherding that which could not be led, But I was not their God, even if I’d once fathomed them as mine. So here I wait, patient, eternal, void and barren, For them to leave me lonely when they no longer Dare to speak my name from the realm I am the supposed guardian of; They called me Pluto.
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Jun 26, 2016
Jun 26, 2016 at 7:46 AM UTC
They Called Me Pluto
They called me Pluto from afar, and I, Nameless and void, embraced the title With the force of a thousand burning suns, Each one like the star I loved ever so dearly, An immense sphere of fire which had me Helplessly, hopelessly bound by its gravity, Caught in its orbit from the beginning of time. They called me Pluto still from further still, Speaking my name as the orbit of myself And their water world drove us apart, And I gladly, worshipfully rejoiced – I had a name; I was no longer void. I was distant still, but they called me Pluto, And I wore my name like regalia, A crown upon my lifeless skin. They called me Pluto still as they Waded further from the cosmic shore That was their home, sending probes That touched the regolith of Mars – There was life, and light, spreading out from Planet Earth, So I waited, hoping they’d come for me Sooner rather than later, tomorrow and not two centuries from now. They called me Pluto even as they stripped me of my name – I was ‘planet’ no longer, And I grew colder and bitterer as I spun, Because I knew things they did not, Things about the rise and fall of civilizations. They did not see what I had seen, They had not been watching Since the dawn-time. They called me Pluto, And they cried my name As I watched them burn, The light of the flickering candle in the dark That had once been humankind Flaring, more luminous than the sun for one bright, shining moment, Then fading. They called me Pluto in the aftermath, As if I were the God of the underworld, Guarding their lost souls from my far-off perch, Shepherding that which could not be led, But I was not their God, even if I’d once fathomed them as mine. So here I wait, patient, eternal, void and barren, For them to leave me lonely when they no longer Dare to speak my name from the realm I am the supposed guardian of; They called me Pluto.
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Hello, Midnight with your ragged stars hidden behind clouds Hello, Midnight a tramp's salute to restless thoughts Hello, Midnight a girl flashing her skirt in the red light district Hello, Midnight calling with ******* & ket at people's doors Hello, Midnight guarding the silence in the dim suburbs Hello, Midnight whispering poems to writers & poets
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Jul 21, 2015
Jul 21, 2015 at 7:13 PM UTC
Hello, Midnight
I laugh because it's funny, how you can walk in a patch full of weeds, and never notice the faithful rose. but be careful, her thorns are her scars. they're guarding her heart. but oh how easily they can be picked off. thorn by thorn, piece by piece. you'll make your way into her heart. because you're like all the rest. you'll take off each thorn, grab the vulnerable rose and tell her she's beautiful. and then you'll destroy the rose. why? because beauty is never seen until the scars are removed and the walls are broken down. but some roses never know who is the one to remove the thorns.
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Apr 5, 2014
Apr 5, 2014 at 2:11 AM UTC
surrounded by thorns
I know of a world with magic in the air Flights of fantasy and the most enchanted sea I'll take you there Show you the forests of the fair All you have to do is follow me The oceans will take your breath away Mer scales glimmer as they shed in currents Dive down in the bay And mind the seaspray And you can catch one if you make sure to hurry Deep in caves, dragons meet our eye Guarding hoards of gold and jewels But they leave to fly Throughout their own wide open sky And that's when you disrupt their accrual Higher in mountains, gryphons make their lives Wingspans like whirlwinds: mighty and wide But diets on which they thrive Can't keep them forever alive So take a talon which'll never again glide Mer scale, talon and stolen gem I like these souvenirs so far And when I look at them Checking over again and again We can make a potion of stars But there are a few more ingredients We need to brew our magic I'm a potion genius And also a bit of a deviant Who cares if this gets a bit tragic?
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Sep 23, 2014
Sep 23, 2014 at 11:18 AM UTC
potion part 1
A ship in a bottle is a useless thing, encapsulated, isolated. It is meant to be crewed. We are each holographic captains seeking first mates and yeomen to climb the riggings and guide us through the storms. Floating colonies needing founding, battened hatches guarding dwindling stores and shielding superstitious sailors galore. We must learn to trust our crews and captains alike to brave the rough seas and coral reefs of life and nature's faith. Sometimes ships run aground, the founding of the colony, and then sandcastles reign supreme. We must learn to trust our crews and captains alike to learn from their faith in nature. We must build upon the dunes, carrying buckets of water and trust from the sea to inland shores.  The castle, like the ship, will one day be reclaimed by the sea, despite our efforts. We build them anyway out of hope, fearing faith, learning trust, while wishing we were safe in a bottle.
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Nov 12, 2013
Nov 12, 2013 at 8:23 AM UTC
Exploration
Some times tremors of foolish wise thoughts, pass man's mind like waves of earth quakes across the muscles of unsuspecting earth, to day one of the type has visited my brain, i ask myself why John F Kennedy committed suicide, with all the resources and riches in America of Kennedy's time, The FBI, CIA, NATO and the shrewd Mozart, the security masters of the world's vogue all guarding the Kennedy the president, how came that the public imbecile had claim on his life, money overflowing like the waters of River Congo, into insatiable Atlantic basin is the simplest measure of American riches that Kennedy headed at his time of demise, full backed with intellect matchless muscle from study of history, eloquent like the weaver birds of Uganda in the city of Mbale, sending all packing in the likes of Nehru, Nyerere and Nkrumah, perhaps subdueable in single phase to the mighty of Castro, how comes that a madman killed Kennedy in the fullness of the day, was it the invisible hand of the Ku klux **** Synagogue of Satan or Freemason, the death of Kennedy is none other than beautiful suicide or the active curse of fate, misfortune and violent death. Why Nkrumah died out of power was political suicide, his knowledge of the world set African pace, towering mentally above all else in the chronicles of consciesism, he stood like a tor on the African mountains against Senghor Why Colonel Afrifa putsched Nkrumah is none else other that suicidal politics played at helm of power. why Tom Mboya died is suicide of suicides to believe that reason can overwhelm ethnic sentiments in a tribal consciousness of country like Kenya in time of Kenyatta, to foolishly conceive that Kikuyu can assassinate a Kikuyu was Luo foolishness of that particular century, it is Mboya who bought the gun that shot him dead, it is Mboya who bankrolled his own assassin he brought to the world political suicide of the century.
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Aug 25, 2014
Aug 25, 2014 at 5:52 AM UTC
WHY JOHN F. KENNEDY COMMITTED SUICIDE?
Some times tremors of foolish wise thoughts, pass man's mind like waves of earth quakes across the muscles of unsuspecting earth, to day one of the type has visited my brain, i ask myself why John F Kennedy committed suicide, with all the resources and riches in America of Kennedy's time, The FBI, CIA, NATO and the shrewd Mozart, the security masters of the world's vogue all guarding the Kennedy the president, how came that the public imbecile had claim on his life, money overflowing like the waters of River Congo, into insatiable Atlantic basin is the simplest measure of American riches that Kennedy headed at his time of demise, full backed with intellect matchless muscle from study of history, eloquent like the weaver birds of Uganda in the city of Mbale, sending all packing in the likes of Nehru, Nyerere and Nkrumah, perhaps subdueable in single phase to the mighty of Castro, how comes that a madman killed Kennedy in the fullness of the day, was it the invisible hand of the Ku klux **** Synagogue of Satan or Freemason, the death of Kennedy is none other than beautiful suicide or the active curse of fate, misfortune and violent death. Why Nkrumah died out of power was political suicide, his knowledge of the world set African pace, towering mentally above all else in the chronicles of consciesism, he stood like a tor on the African mountains against Senghor Why Colonel Afrifa putsched Nkrumah is none else other that suicidal politics played at helm of power. why Tom Mboya died is suicide of suicides to believe that reason can overwhelm ethnic sentiments in a tribal consciousness of country like Kenya in time of Kenyatta, to foolishly conceive that Kikuyu can assassinate a Kikuyu was Luo foolishness of that particular century, it is Mboya who bought the gun that shot him dead, it is Mboya who bankrolled his own assassin he brought to the world political suicide of the century.
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