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"intercepted" poems
awakening with the gradual rise of the subdued heather hued sun a palpable spectral silence permeated the air the anticipation of celebration intercepted by an enveloping phantom black malaise hiding in obscure shadows the terror of the twin towers final doom elucidated quivers of melancholic nuances rippling through the greying vicinity my birthday september 11th a tuesday my night to sing at abravanel hall with the utah symphony unable to serenade death our voices remained indubitably silenced in hushed wistful reverence ensuing 9/11s channel somber sentiments cloaked with annihilation while dark visions occupy smudged iphone screens this anniversary i will dissipate despair transmuting dark despondency splashing all with lucent petals of delight i’ll live this day with passionate intensity and those subsequent with equal ardor ferociously painting back the light i will raise my voice with effervescence and sing in wild abandon for my precious brothers that were lost demonstrating devotion through a refusal to be silenced by fear bestowing honor with a conspicuous message that love wins ©2016janetaylor
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Sep 11, 2016
Sep 11, 2016 at 6:22 PM UTC
9/11 birthday
You have no idea What it's like, to be a woman Everyday is a baptism by fire As she walks on the street Hundred hands appear From nowhere, as if conjured By a deft flick Of a magician's wand A magician who sends chills Down the length of her spine Chills that surpass even those On a wintry night in Antarctica Leaving her frozen Till every bone stands still As she is stripped of her dignity Reduced to a shadow of her self She strains every sinew in her throat As she sends out a distress signal Which fails to be intercepted As the people look on Some with fear Some with sheer indifference Some with a perverse interest But none answer the call of duty The call which is as basic As the need for oxygen You have no idea What it's like, to be a woman As she heads home Seeking much needed solace She is instead upbraided For wearing a short skirt For walking alone in the night For not being a lady As she fails to get support From the family she holds dear As a shipwreck survivor Barely floating in freezing waters Clings on to that piece of wood Her self-esteem nosedives Like that fateful Air India flight That crashed at Mangalore And shifts the blame onto herself For not understanding the men Who've brought her to this state And succumbs to Stockholm Syndrome Completing a vicious circle Leaving men and the patriarchy winners Winners who deserve the title As much as a student Who clears his trimesters Using bits of paper Tucked neatly inside his shoes
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Oct 30, 2017
Oct 30, 2017 at 1:20 AM UTC
You have no idea What it's like, to be a woman
As the Mohawks straddle the goal line We hold our breaths. We need a win under our belts, And this is the most important game of all. I feel the tension in my stomach, Now in my hand, As you take it into yours. Normally I would be thinking of you But we are so focused on this touchdown "Hike!" Shouts number 7, and there it goes. Caught by 22. Almost intercepted, But not quite. We go wild. Hearts pounding Mohawk fans cheering We won. You grab me in a huge embrace and I can't breathe But its not because you're holding me too tightly. Together. Without thought: Thought of consequence Thought of the future Thought of pain Thought of who is watching, You kiss me right there and then And even though your eyes are closed I still see the blue in my mind from moments before, Letting me know that it is okay to dive in. As the cheering roar dies out I see that blue again Confused and happy Or is that me? On this homecoming night We won And I'm not talking about the team.
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Dec 16, 2014
Dec 16, 2014 at 9:07 PM UTC
Homecoming
My peach yogurt tastes like your skin in the morning when you used to stay at my apartment, the leftover sweat of a night spent loving each other, and the sun slipping through my ***** blinds, while I'm eating my breakfast at my desk checking emails, always peeking over at you, bare-chested, snoring through the sound of my fan and my music turned down extra low. It's five months later and my peach yogurt tastes strangely like that iced tea I had instead of liquor on the night my friends threw a party in my living room, us sneaking off to my bedroom just to kiss ourselves through another evening we'd rather spend in our underwear watching a movie over smiling in group pictures or dancing to cheap country music. It's so much later and my yogurt still tastes a little bitter, a little sour on my tongue as I try to swallow a breakup that's bigger than a jawbreaker. It still kind of tastes like the bottom of my sink as I put my dishes in it just to wake you up, watch you get dressed in a pair grey sweatpants, sticky hair that I'd comb through. It's far too late for me to think about your hand in mine as we'd walk as far as we could before we'd have to separate. It's far too late and far too many people have intercepted your memories and turned them into something new to smile about, but today I pulled the lid off the container and licked the silver side clean just to be reminded of how sweet things like you used to taste.
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Dec 21, 2015
Dec 21, 2015 at 6:56 PM UTC
Yogurt
Venus eye trap please Accept my humblest apologies for allowing these normally perfectly well behaved pupils To rove carelessly across this shuddering carriage And interlock with your own For just a fraction Of a moment Too long. From two rows ahead On the 42 bus. Through no fault of my own I was caught off guard by a sudden and unexpected spike in interest, That caused my eyes, hypnotized To run their boorish and misogynistic fingers over the gleaming contours of your beautiful Ivory toothed smile. Stolen goods. Simply intercepted. Not delivered to this godforsaken countenance But to the infinitely more charming Disembodied voice at the end of the line Invisible, omnipotent He's just shared with you what must be the best joke ever told by man. Yes! I greedily consumed the ill-gotten merchandise and shamefully enjoyed it. Quivering with benign, desperate exhilaration like the man whose jaw is slowly locking around the cold and tasteless barrel of a gun. Press no charge. It won't happen again.
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Oct 9, 2014
Oct 9, 2014 at 5:40 AM UTC
Venus Eye Trap
Summer's still here, it's nearing fall Worldwide excitement, it's FOOTBALL! This season starts the fans are wild Time for the game, the players are riled All in orange, tailgating before Manning takes field, the crowd they roar Toss the coin, we will receive Want ball at half, won't deceive They punt real high just watch it soar Takes a knee, the twenty, no more The blazing sun, outside it's hot Cold beer and dogs, the fans they bought The first pass is incomplete Groans from throng and stomping feet The second play, under control Our running back finds a huge hole First down their forty yard line Thus far we are doing fine The ball snaps and Peyton drops back Four man rush, he's down for the sack One more pass it's intercepted To the fans this is unexpected Out comes the opposing team What's this, for Manning they scream It's Eli in his red, white and blue This is too much, you feel it too Brothers face off in a game Greatness is all in the name Both teams run, tackle, hit hard and pass Tied game, seconds left, do we come in last The field goal squad must do their best Prader lines up, misses all in jest OVERTIME :-)
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Sep 12, 2013
Sep 12, 2013 at 1:05 PM UTC
Pros and Bros
i have spent all this weekend building voodoo dolls out of belly-button lint, newspaper clippings, pipe cleaners, and tufts of my own hair. They all have names. The Fearless Lemming. Odenkirk. Mr. Tweezles. Vexorg, the Merciless. Bob. *Forgive me father, for i have sinned and i liked it...* Vexorg, true to his name, slew the Lemming in single combat. It was...disturbing, at best, and quite messy. Mr. Tweezles betrayed his sacred post as medicine man, poisoning Vexorg with krokodil. I thought Odenkirk would exhibit strength of character, but he fled in the night like a ***** most likely in fear of Bob. Mr. Tweezles should have paid attention to that turn of events. Bob fancied himself an attorney, and Mr. Tweezles thought himself clever and indestructible. i am Dark Helmet, playing puppet-master with my dolls, red-handed intercepted. Today's horoscope: Fear death by stupidity.
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Oct 27, 2013
Oct 27, 2013 at 7:21 PM UTC
Anno Domini
Geometric Considerations and Nomenclature for Reflectance, U. A march section in B flat minor follows. Cordelia is nervous about her father's tax position but does not tell the others. Japan's Olympic judo team. Rehberg married his high school sweetheart, Jan, a water attorney who represents farmers and ranchers. In four games, he had been sacked 23 times and had a pass intercepted 12 times. Eastern Europe, and conspired to spread communism throughout the world. There are 55 schools in Kortrijk, on 72 different locations throughout the city, with an estimated 21,000 students. Go through all tools, materials, and so forth in the plant and work area.
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Oct 9, 2014
Oct 9, 2014 at 7:25 AM UTC
Ready-Made Spam
He gave me bracelets made from his palm prints amid the disorienting darkness of my faltering consciousness. No! With ease he intercepted the weak, desperate blows my hands my only weapons failed to deliver at full force during my precious seconds in an unhinged awareness of hazy drugs and alcohol. And like a gentleman he fastened his hands around my wrists pretending it were decorative jewelry despite how they pinned back my hands my last line of defense like iron shackles before another blackout became my cell. His palm print bracelets still encircle my wrists.
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Jul 4, 2014
Jul 4, 2014 at 12:36 AM UTC
Palm Print Bracelets
I'm just a lonely fool Don't know what to say so I act like a tool though my words speak volumes my mind speaks in tongues all tangled up by some tough knots my ideas are more realistic always fleeting never staying being intercepted by themselves my mind ravishes ghouls and explores the emptiness within taken back by thy hollowed self Earth only with one layer Lithosphere but no juicy center a lollipop with only a crusty beginning body without heart only mind depth like an ocean never ending like the space above pointless with no one exploring breaking open barriers only to find fiends through the looking glass all is bright the eyes seek redemption and explanation but they're Romeo and Juliet can't see each other Caves without torches hides the secrets of old and only the mind can grasp hold Know nothing want everything just leave me alone its what the monsters are best at.
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Apr 15, 2012
Apr 15, 2012 at 4:36 AM UTC
Mindless monster.
Jack Cornwell was a Boy, First Class On the Chester’s forward gun, There to relay the settings with A pair of headphones on, He’d turned sixteen just months before Was trained for his chosen task, And hoped for a life of adventure as He sailed, before the mast. The Chester sailed to join the Fleet That had left from Scapa Flow, The Grand Fleet with its battleships Sailed under Jellicoe, They’d intercepted the German codes And knew that they’d put to sea, Hoping to split the British Fleet And gain a victory. The Chester turned to meet the flash Of gunfire, far away, The light was poor before the dawn And the mist was thick that day, Three funnels of a German ship Came gliding through the mist, And the Chester turned to starboard Ready to show the British fist. But the German ship was not alone And the shells began to rain, From the following battle cruisers Shattering decks, in blood and pain, Jack Cornwell stood at his post while all His gun crew lay there dead, Ready to take his orders, though The Chester turned, and fled. The medics found him with shrapnel wounds Steel splinters in his chest, He wouldn’t desert his post, he was As brave as all the rest, The Chester sailed for Immingham Disembarked the wounded crew, Put Jack in Grimsby Hospital, There was nothing they could do. He died just two days afterwards Before his mother came, She’d hurried on up from London Where she’d caught the fastest train, They buried Jack in a communal grave So many men had died, Fighting for King and country Steeped in duty, worth and pride. His name was honoured from lip to lip How he’d stood beside his gun, Determined to fight the German ships ‘Til the Chester turned to run, Such courage born of England Where it was tempered at the forge, Was so inspiring in one so young Said the Navy, to King George. ‘For shame,’ then cried the ‘Daily Sketch’ When they heard of the communal grave, ‘Is this how we treat our heroes, Jack deserves the nation’s praise!’ The coffin was shortly disinterred And draped with the Union Jack, Drawn on an open gun carriage With the Navy at its back. His name went down in the history books As the boy who stuck to his post, In the midst of dead and dying men As they made their way to the coast, King George conferred the highest award That there was, for bravery, Awarded him the Victoria Cross, Jack Cornwell, Boy, V.C. David Lewis Paget
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Aug 17, 2013
Aug 17, 2013 at 3:16 AM UTC
Jutland
Jack Cornwell was a Boy, First Class On the Chester’s forward gun, There to relay the settings with A pair of headphones on, He’d turned sixteen just months before Was trained for his chosen task, And hoped for a life of adventure as He sailed, before the mast. The Chester sailed to join the Fleet That had left from Scapa Flow, The Grand Fleet with its battleships Sailed under Jellicoe, They’d intercepted the German codes And knew that they’d put to sea, Hoping to split the British Fleet And gain a victory. The Chester turned to meet the flash Of gunfire, far away, The light was poor before the dawn And the mist was thick that day, Three funnels of a German ship Came gliding through the mist, And the Chester turned to starboard Ready to show the British fist. But the German ship was not alone And the shells began to rain, From the following battle cruisers Shattering decks, in blood and pain, Jack Cornwell stood at his post while all His gun crew lay there dead, Ready to take his orders, though The Chester turned, and fled. The medics found him with shrapnel wounds Steel splinters in his chest, He wouldn’t desert his post, he was As brave as all the rest, The Chester sailed for Immingham Disembarked the wounded crew, Put Jack in Grimsby Hospital, There was nothing they could do. He died just two days afterwards Before his mother came, She’d hurried on up from London Where she’d caught the fastest train, They buried Jack in a communal grave So many men had died, Fighting for King and country Steeped in duty, worth and pride. His name was honoured from lip to lip How he’d stood beside his gun, Determined to fight the German ships ‘Til the Chester turned to run, Such courage born of England Where it was tempered at the forge, Was so inspiring in one so young Said the Navy, to King George. ‘For shame,’ then cried the ‘Daily Sketch’ When they heard of the communal grave, ‘Is this how we treat our heroes, Jack deserves the nation’s praise!’ The coffin was shortly disinterred And draped with the Union Jack, Drawn on an open gun carriage With the Navy at its back. His name went down in the history books As the boy who stuck to his post, In the midst of dead and dying men As they made their way to the coast, King George conferred the highest award That there was, for bravery, Awarded him the Victoria Cross, Jack Cornwell, Boy, V.C. David Lewis Paget
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At his face it got harder to stare But in his truth he would glower Into this looking glass That looks right back At the years of age That washed his face Over that disgraced fortnight and it’s dragging scrape What was his counted, that ruffling came natural In a sentiment of the innate and the inner mechanics of his climate Co-Walkers, he thought viewed him a cynics ornate From then on, became perpetually discounted Though his face got harder to look at by its contents, Optics inflamed and wrinkles elongated to his whiskers growing skyward a striking true spruce in essence to become Nevertheless a bedraggled authentic Just before a flooding pooled his lids or the dawning of his tears Until this vanish to enhance These characters took on relevance Apropos of what he saw looking back The girl, his love, the spirit inside his drive She could see all directions, like hands on a clock, Every hour the dialed sun would tower Giving her all his angles, She could anticipate all of this, including all opposites She could see all that To her, His face was not hard to stare Still chiseled but shaved, like polished marble glare Her love was true for years Opposing claims would be intercepted when asked if during she dabbled in deception Then immediately accepted their quiz, taking near comfort as she’s done for years  placing her lips closer to his eyes, she kissed his cheek and licked his tears
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Nov 23, 2018
Nov 23, 2018 at 11:08 PM UTC
The Dawning of His Tears
What does it mean to be accepted when my sense of self is intercepted? Is it still the same do you still belong If they all like you but it all feels wrong? Identity is being individual but what’s the point if it’s all for their vigil? Isn’t it ironic to feel secure we try to belong to someone else’s couture? In conclusion I’d say if identity you forfeit you’re hiding yourself, you’re wearing a corset.
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Jun 14, 2014
Jun 14, 2014 at 2:58 AM UTC
Identity & Belonging
the gleaming moon shined its light the shadow of doubt intercepted an omen of a stormy night the stars took shelter among the clouds the lantern of faith stood steady so with it my soul withstood the turbulence of tragedy confused but never scared i held onto the lantern of faith days passed with no respite i pondered suicide as the only way out then the mountains echoed standing tall and brave in their glory coming to rescue my gloomy spirit the lantern of faith stood steady the storm eventually passed by... have faith oh restless spirit the lantern is your own soul and you are your own light.....
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Sep 2, 2015
Sep 2, 2015 at 7:30 AM UTC
the lantern ~
Braving lapses in neon dreams You don’t like the look of air max 90’s Besotted language intercepted not digested The babble of youths who don’t talk correctly Basking loosely in nonchalant demise The **** on the floor, what a mess Buttoned lips insinuating nothing decisive You are hard eyed from men outside the pub, you look away at Bluebottles lying inside neatly dead Get me off this ******* bus. Black lines, interrupting nothing deep Why always black and never red Broad landscapes intrude narrowness, delicately But you close your eyes and hum the cure Breaking laughter, ignorant nuisances drain I wish they all were quiet and tame Berating loud intuitive noises, djembe Banging hands against the glass Banging, lightning, ignored, deleted There’s a fight going on, you will stay seated Buried liquidized imagery, naturally dancing The reflection of drama in a window behind you Because listening is not done You think about dinner and where you will buy it Because light is no fun You again close your eyes and think about home Busy lovers inseparable never daring You enjoy your thoughts Being left in near darkness You enjoy your thoughts Watching interesting things happen Eventually yelping even shouting trill howls After the watch, offset retina kicks
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Mar 28, 2013
Mar 28, 2013 at 11:33 AM UTC
Bus
An idea comes to haunt Where did it come from Unaware of its existence Lingering somewhere When it entered the mind Parallel thoughts Maybe, was in your mind Attracting the idea Ideas seeking ideas Intercepted by the intellect Two entities combine To form one idea It’s in the mind Which hovers within One idea That can make a difference
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Oct 31, 2014
Oct 31, 2014 at 9:45 AM UTC
Ideas
What's with this world we're livin in? Why's it constantly throwing hate our way when the love is where we're givin in? I'm never dismissive when it's comes to letting my thoughts speak plenty of replenishin when getting caught beneath the neural pathways of my mind I've let go of the bad days that I used to be livin in for some time used to be blind to the rat race ended up being consumed by every inch of it these minutes got me seeking higher consciousness I'm just trying to build my dreams up into these monuments that my brain has shown me all these promises of potential that they always spoke of it seems to have changed the way I think and grown on me I'm home only to feel like this place is no longer feeling ***** in my zone roaming around feeling the vibrations in the sounds and never understanding how they could feel lonely when they're a piece of the galaxy like you and me now and forever I'm better off severing my thought process with clever lines feel the positive vibrations through my heart, mind and soul I piece together the truths as the time unfolds try to keep the mind open but sometimes it can be more closed than you think that's why I grab the pen and let my brain sync with the ink break the chains that hold together your mentality and think about the possibility of radically changing the way you truly view reality that point where you begin to question all the things you've ever learned at that point in time the mind has turned into a different leveling system and although it may seem a little overwhelming don't be concerned embrace it and listen open your mind and learn how society can seem to be so basic I've been quietly patient for so long it seemed my dreams started to look shapeless that's when I made a makeshift bridge in the paper spaces and realized I could be the creator of any projection from inside to discover myself as I uncover what was left on the shelf many years ago along with other things other ideas and other dreams traded for simple jobs that make me wanna close my eyelids and dream a legend once said I wanna sing until freedom rings a question once intercepted made me notice things when I couldn't see my dreams clouded by mental perception and incidental mis-direction why do we all seem to search for others acceptance before we look first at our own inner connections
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Jun 30, 2016
Jun 30, 2016 at 12:32 PM UTC
Suffocating Dreams
What's with this world we're livin in? Why's it constantly throwing hate our way when the love is where we're givin in? I'm never dismissive when it's comes to letting my thoughts speak plenty of replenishin when getting caught beneath the neural pathways of my mind I've let go of the bad days that I used to be livin in for some time used to be blind to the rat race ended up being consumed by every inch of it these minutes got me seeking higher consciousness I'm just trying to build my dreams up into these monuments that my brain has shown me all these promises of potential that they always spoke of it seems to have changed the way I think and grown on me I'm home only to feel like this place is no longer feeling ***** in my zone roaming around feeling the vibrations in the sounds and never understanding how they could feel lonely when they're a piece of the galaxy like you and me now and forever I'm better off severing my thought process with clever lines feel the positive vibrations through my heart, mind and soul I piece together the truths as the time unfolds try to keep the mind open but sometimes it can be more closed than you think that's why I grab the pen and let my brain sync with the ink break the chains that hold together your mentality and think about the possibility of radically changing the way you truly view reality that point where you begin to question all the things you've ever learned at that point in time the mind has turned into a different leveling system and although it may seem a little overwhelming don't be concerned embrace it and listen open your mind and learn how society can seem to be so basic I've been quietly patient for so long it seemed my dreams started to look shapeless that's when I made a makeshift bridge in the paper spaces and realized I could be the creator of any projection from inside to discover myself as I uncover what was left on the shelf many years ago along with other things other ideas and other dreams traded for simple jobs that make me wanna close my eyelids and dream a legend once said I wanna sing until freedom rings a question once intercepted made me notice things when I couldn't see my dreams clouded by mental perception and incidental mis-direction why do we all seem to search for others acceptance before we look first at our own inner connections
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Your touch melts my skin Seconds passed as the sunset sinks Your pipe blew me breeze Different night but same old routine Sitting by this window pane Interacting alone with selfless pain Why have you brought me here again In this dark space empty terrain Please give me an answer I'm desperate to ask questions Mind intercepted while words devoured Disconnecting me from your reality My heart just want to keep me real @2014 Maman Screams
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Mar 12, 2014
Mar 12, 2014 at 9:27 AM UTC
Icy Disclosure
An encounter that shook the stars made them shoot across the sky, urging lovers to throw wishes here and there with no hope in mind She time-traveled at  his "hello" he shook at her reply what happened to the cosmos? could they have re-arranged? what magical power took over the Earth to make gravity none-existent? She felt weightless but heavy with her past he sweat out all his mistakes or was his body too close to her sun that he melted at her sight He wanted to speak almanacs of his years past but choked at the dense night sky his lungs shrunk in capacity his mind forgot the ability to verbalize vocalize, his mind forgot all sense of language except that of none-verbal nature She wanted to strangle him with the chains that left marks on her heart the wounds that she turned to beautiful tattoos the pickled emotions she had left on that shelf in a desolate basement She wanted to give him a taste of what "hurt" felt like back then and how it morphed her into a beautiful thick skinned creature, fearless of rollercoasters who's highs are intoxicating and who's lows are deadly But.. He... Her... Hell visited Earth that day all its fires burned all sense of logic turned emotions to ashes it anesthetized what drives the heart into overdrive The universe confused its laws of physics gravity lost, oxygen reduced, weightlessness ruled everyone was high Something was wrong it didn't feel like it was happening She had her taste of inception a dream within a dream within a mind diluted with nothing but sobriety how could this be? He was speaking in intervals cut with silences that caused earthquakes in meaning intercepted with glares that burned the wildest of wild fires   Life you threw one hell of a curveball that changed the orbit of her being Turning her the other way slowing down time or so it felt What the hell is happening She has this under control When her schizophrenic selves came out to play they failed miserably She gawked at his jittery hands eyes dilated with confusion glazed with hesitation filled with questions surreal ethereal not happening pinch me Please
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Jul 20, 2016
Jul 20, 2016 at 3:43 AM UTC
Pinch Me
An encounter that shook the stars made them shoot across the sky, urging lovers to throw wishes here and there with no hope in mind She time-traveled at  his "hello" he shook at her reply what happened to the cosmos? could they have re-arranged? what magical power took over the Earth to make gravity none-existent? She felt weightless but heavy with her past he sweat out all his mistakes or was his body too close to her sun that he melted at her sight He wanted to speak almanacs of his years past but choked at the dense night sky his lungs shrunk in capacity his mind forgot the ability to verbalize vocalize, his mind forgot all sense of language except that of none-verbal nature She wanted to strangle him with the chains that left marks on her heart the wounds that she turned to beautiful tattoos the pickled emotions she had left on that shelf in a desolate basement She wanted to give him a taste of what "hurt" felt like back then and how it morphed her into a beautiful thick skinned creature, fearless of rollercoasters who's highs are intoxicating and who's lows are deadly But.. He... Her... Hell visited Earth that day all its fires burned all sense of logic turned emotions to ashes it anesthetized what drives the heart into overdrive The universe confused its laws of physics gravity lost, oxygen reduced, weightlessness ruled everyone was high Something was wrong it didn't feel like it was happening She had her taste of inception a dream within a dream within a mind diluted with nothing but sobriety how could this be? He was speaking in intervals cut with silences that caused earthquakes in meaning intercepted with glares that burned the wildest of wild fires   Life you threw one hell of a curveball that changed the orbit of her being Turning her the other way slowing down time or so it felt What the hell is happening She has this under control When her schizophrenic selves came out to play they failed miserably She gawked at his jittery hands eyes dilated with confusion glazed with hesitation filled with questions surreal ethereal not happening pinch me Please
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The hanging star falls to the west, the heavens and earth become one and cue our travels. Hazy smears of pink and orange spilt the horizon from the approaching darkness. The road melts into shadows. The celestial bodies awaken. The sky goes black. The past is put further and further behind us and can be seen in the mirrors that watch our back. We simply aviate between two collided worlds. Our eyes can only pick up the yellow lights rushing by port side and red lights that we pursue. Vehicles of other travelers searching for rest.   In the distance the lights of a small city are speckled strategically in the black. They tell us where the earth ends and the sky begins. White and yellow lines draw our course. We fly through the black. Faster now. The illuminated city peeks in and out of flint covered silhouettes. It comes closer with every intercepted minute. Our compass points north and we chase the arrow until we find our final stop.
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Jul 1, 2014
Jul 1, 2014 at 2:58 PM UTC
Highway 35 North to Emporia
Underneath the surface, the earth is the microwave. We are the engine, we are the heat wave.
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May 19, 2020
May 19, 2020 at 4:35 AM UTC
Intercepted cycles
Standing by the rodeo bleachers a cowboy named Stan Watches the penned bulls with his bull rope in his hand. The cowboy is trying to get his nerves to subside Because his turn is next for his eight second ride. The cowboy freezes and stares in awe, As he hears the announcement of his luck of the draw. The cowboy’s fear flows like the ebbing tide. He tilts his hat and plans his eight second ride. The bull he has drawn is mean and wild. This cowboy has drawn a monster named Flower Child. The cowboy stares at the majestic creature in the shoot; He knows if he can stay on this bull, he will win all the loot. The cowboy moves toward his nemesis with a long fast stride. He climbs on the gate and readies himself for his eight second ride. Flower Child is also ready and dances side to side with pride, Ready to make this seem like the longest ever of his eight second rides. The cowboy slowly mounts Flower Child from the side, Wraps the rope around his hand and raises the other to signal ready for his eight second ride. There aren’t many rules that the cowboy must abide, But he must keep his free hand up and high for his eight second ride. ONE: The bull jumps from the shoot all four legs off the ground. Before its legs touch down Flower Child has spun completely around. TWO: Airborne again Flower Child turns to the left and jumps to the right. After a complete spin his hind legs hit the ground with a jolting might. THREE: Jumping up, the bull comes down like a charge of TNT causing the cowboy to slide. Trying to keep his balance and not end his ride, the cowboy shifts from side to side. FOUR: Flower Child spins in a circle, like a dog chasing its tail, As he turns, his hind legs kick up trying to make the cowboy bail. FIVE: Flower Child, as if set to music, dances to and fro, Jumping up and down he tries to give the cowboy a throw. SIX: Moving left then spinning right the bull become airborne. The cowboy is thrown forward, very close to the horns. SEVEN: Flower Child begins to spin, spin, spin. The cowboy’s hat flies off in the wind. EIGHT: The sound of the whistle hits his ear, And now there is a new fear. The cowboy sits on top of this beast all alone. There is no escape, there is no help; he must get off this monster on his own. With the bull flying high, the cowboy throws his leg to the side. In a cloud of dust he hits the dirt hard ending his eight second ride. The bull snorts and saliva flies as he charges the cowboy that’s down, But he is intercepted by a wild and crazy colorful clown. Running, the cowboy grabs his hat and into the fence he collides. On the other side of the fence he dust himself off and gets ready for his next eight second ride. STANLEY HENDRIX 05/2008
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Apr 20, 2014
Apr 20, 2014 at 8:33 PM UTC
EIGHT SECOND RIDE
Standing by the rodeo bleachers a cowboy named Stan Watches the penned bulls with his bull rope in his hand. The cowboy is trying to get his nerves to subside Because his turn is next for his eight second ride. The cowboy freezes and stares in awe, As he hears the announcement of his luck of the draw. The cowboy’s fear flows like the ebbing tide. He tilts his hat and plans his eight second ride. The bull he has drawn is mean and wild. This cowboy has drawn a monster named Flower Child. The cowboy stares at the majestic creature in the shoot; He knows if he can stay on this bull, he will win all the loot. The cowboy moves toward his nemesis with a long fast stride. He climbs on the gate and readies himself for his eight second ride. Flower Child is also ready and dances side to side with pride, Ready to make this seem like the longest ever of his eight second rides. The cowboy slowly mounts Flower Child from the side, Wraps the rope around his hand and raises the other to signal ready for his eight second ride. There aren’t many rules that the cowboy must abide, But he must keep his free hand up and high for his eight second ride. ONE: The bull jumps from the shoot all four legs off the ground. Before its legs touch down Flower Child has spun completely around. TWO: Airborne again Flower Child turns to the left and jumps to the right. After a complete spin his hind legs hit the ground with a jolting might. THREE: Jumping up, the bull comes down like a charge of TNT causing the cowboy to slide. Trying to keep his balance and not end his ride, the cowboy shifts from side to side. FOUR: Flower Child spins in a circle, like a dog chasing its tail, As he turns, his hind legs kick up trying to make the cowboy bail. FIVE: Flower Child, as if set to music, dances to and fro, Jumping up and down he tries to give the cowboy a throw. SIX: Moving left then spinning right the bull become airborne. The cowboy is thrown forward, very close to the horns. SEVEN: Flower Child begins to spin, spin, spin. The cowboy’s hat flies off in the wind. EIGHT: The sound of the whistle hits his ear, And now there is a new fear. The cowboy sits on top of this beast all alone. There is no escape, there is no help; he must get off this monster on his own. With the bull flying high, the cowboy throws his leg to the side. In a cloud of dust he hits the dirt hard ending his eight second ride. The bull snorts and saliva flies as he charges the cowboy that’s down, But he is intercepted by a wild and crazy colorful clown. Running, the cowboy grabs his hat and into the fence he collides. On the other side of the fence he dust himself off and gets ready for his next eight second ride. STANLEY HENDRIX 05/2008
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