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"magnified" poems
You have me bewitched...weaved around some magic wicked spell It's like my body is mine no more You have brought this woman out of her shell How did you know where to find me How did you know you could do this to me How did you know control would be relinquished so easily You are *** in every breath, every beat, and every motion You are all of this and more without commitment and void of any emotion You are a fire within my wondrous sea A great burning rush that consumes me The silky flick and swirl of your tongue on my flesh Has brought me this intense current of desire Your touch has magnified all my senses in a warm liquid fire Your lips are soft and searing on the inside of my thighs Your ******** a teasing length on my leg waiting to comply Gasping... my lips are licked and bit in a wordless plea for more As you start exploring and teasing my throbbing aching core My thighs are now split on both sides of your hips My breast in your mouth caught between your teeth and your lips Our bodies melded together..heated skin on skin Do not know where your limbs end and mine begin To be desired by you is such a gift beyond measure The submissive in me aiming to please and always give you pleasure
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Jun 1, 2012
Jun 1, 2012 at 1:59 PM UTC
Bewitched
As the sole cub born, I had some tiniest spots, My mother was the world, And my father was the king, As she fed me while I crooned for a sibling, Dad used to just look at her, But differences spawned and they magnified. I never had a sibling, I lack a big teaching. Now I am the lonely lion.
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Feb 13, 2015
Feb 13, 2015 at 10:01 AM UTC
A Lion Was Born
Though the first carried more miles, the second day of the hike was totally and unapologetically uphill. 
When you ascend, hiking becomes the zen of endurance. 

First, you are stripped of all the pleasures of hiking. Your excitement is boiled into lactic acid. Your love for the trail is baked, hardened and dehydrated into thoughts of laying down in the sun until the heat shrivels you into an unconscious raisin. 

Try as you may to put on your “isn’t hiking just a slice of heaven?” face, strangers passing you on the downhill stride can only see your “PLEASE GOD, HELP ME OR ******* **** ME” face. As much as hiking really is a small slice of heaven, there is no denying the living-death of taking 10 straight miles to the knees under the chaffing hell of a 50 pound sack in the relentless sun. 
 But when you’re back in an office, sitting on your cushy little ergonomic chair, you long for the sweat and the torture that forces your mind to the ankle deathtraps of mountain terrain. To the deep valley behind and below you, and the crystal basin at the foot of the granite Giants. 

The worst thing you can do is ignore the pain—that makes it relentless. Instead you focus on the pain until you become it. The only thing left is the moment between each step, when you remember why you are here and what it is worth. Every time your foot touches dirt, it leaves twice the footprint. One on the mountain and another in your memory where you will safeguard the misery of your ascent and hold on for dear life. One day, when your knees are too weak and your body can no longer table your pack, all the pleasures and joys of the trail that you once thought dissipated in the steam of uphill toil will come rushing back with the magnified strength of every year between you and the present you once knew and respected enough to actually live. And if you didn’t, if you let it only be pain to get through and not to focus or dwell on, then that is what it is and will always be. A dull memory of pain, dark and somber and incomplete.
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Sep 23, 2015
Sep 23, 2015 at 2:41 PM UTC
The Zen of Hiking
Though the first carried more miles, the second day of the hike was totally and unapologetically uphill. 
When you ascend, hiking becomes the zen of endurance. 

First, you are stripped of all the pleasures of hiking. Your excitement is boiled into lactic acid. Your love for the trail is baked, hardened and dehydrated into thoughts of laying down in the sun until the heat shrivels you into an unconscious raisin. 

Try as you may to put on your “isn’t hiking just a slice of heaven?” face, strangers passing you on the downhill stride can only see your “PLEASE GOD, HELP ME OR ******* **** ME” face. As much as hiking really is a small slice of heaven, there is no denying the living-death of taking 10 straight miles to the knees under the chaffing hell of a 50 pound sack in the relentless sun. 
 But when you’re back in an office, sitting on your cushy little ergonomic chair, you long for the sweat and the torture that forces your mind to the ankle deathtraps of mountain terrain. To the deep valley behind and below you, and the crystal basin at the foot of the granite Giants. 

The worst thing you can do is ignore the pain—that makes it relentless. Instead you focus on the pain until you become it. The only thing left is the moment between each step, when you remember why you are here and what it is worth. Every time your foot touches dirt, it leaves twice the footprint. One on the mountain and another in your memory where you will safeguard the misery of your ascent and hold on for dear life. One day, when your knees are too weak and your body can no longer table your pack, all the pleasures and joys of the trail that you once thought dissipated in the steam of uphill toil will come rushing back with the magnified strength of every year between you and the present you once knew and respected enough to actually live. And if you didn’t, if you let it only be pain to get through and not to focus or dwell on, then that is what it is and will always be. A dull memory of pain, dark and somber and incomplete.
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O tower of light, sad beauty that magnified necklaces and statues in the sea, calcareous eye, insignia of the vast waters, cry of the mourning petrel, tooth of the sea, wife of the Oceanian wind, O separate rose from the long stem of the trampled bush that the depths, converted into archipelago, O natural star, green diadem, alone in your lonesome dynasty, still unattainable, elusive, desolate like one drop, like one grape, like the sea.
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Tower Of Light
His blue eyes are like glacial-lakes, wrapping around his heart till he's chilled to the bone from the cold. A deadly place where treading is no longer permitted. His eyes are transparent and distant as the impersonal clouds passing overhead. Even as I stands before him, reflecting off him. I am still merely a reflection. He knows my face, I reason silently. From the hills of my cheeks, down towards the valley separating my lips. He should recognize it all. Instead a blank expression greets me.     A look of cold, solid insouciance. I'm immediately angry with myself for wanting to justify his indifference's. A reflex I've never been able to expel. The vestigial limb on a skeleton. A party favor from another time forgotten for the newly discovered toy. I twist in the fridged winds wrapping around him. My force giving under the great pressure magnified by his powers. I never wanted to dance upon his breeze. This realization makes me burn hotter. My anger brighter than the northern star. I welcome it, my amounting rage. I embraces it with a raging smile. His glaciers may be cold, immovable at times. A pretentious notion I might freeze. For I am the sun swirling in nova's ring and cannot be affected by his black iced personality.
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Oct 17, 2014
Oct 17, 2014 at 11:38 AM UTC
Black Iced Personality.
Mirror by Kajal Ahmad, a Kurdish poet loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch My era’s obscuring mirror           shattered because it magnified the small and made the great seem insignificant. Dictators and monsters filled its contours.             Now when I breathe its jagged shards pierce my heart and instead of sweat I exude glass. Keywords/Tags: Kajal Ahmad, Kurd, Kurdish, translation, mirror, shattered, magnified, dictators, monsters, jagged, shards, sweat, perspire, leak, bleed, extrude, protrude, glass The Lonely Earth by Kajal Ahmad loose translation by Michael R. Burch The pale celestial bodies never bid her "Good morning! " nor do the creative stars kiss her. Earth, where so many tender persuasions and roses lie interred, might expire for the lack of a glance, or an odor. She's a lonely dusty orb, so very lonely! , as she observes the moon's patchwork attire knowing the sun's an imposter who sears with rays he has stolen for himself and who looks down on the moon and earth like lodgers. Kurds are Birds by Kajal Ahmad loose translation by Michael R. Burch Per the latest scientific classification, Kurds now belong to a species of bird! This is why, traveling across the torn, fraying pages of history, they are nomads recognized by their caravans. Yes, Kurds are birds! And, even worse, when there's nowhere left to nest, no refuge from their pain, they turn to the illusion of traveling again between the warm and arctic sectors of their homeland. So I don't think it strange Kurds can fly but not land. They wander from region to region never realizing their dreams of settling, of forming a colony, of nesting. No, they never settle down long enough to visit Rumi and inquire about his health, or to bow down deeply in the gust- stirred dust, like Nali. Bi Havre (“Together”) possibly the oldest Kurdish poem loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch I want us to be together: we would eat together, climb the mountain together, sing songs together, songs of love, songs from the heart, sung from above. I want us to have one heart, together. Many words in this ancient poem are in doubt, so I have excerpted what I grok to be the central meaning. And because Kajal mentioned Rumi, here are my translations of Rumi: Raise your words, not their volume. Rain grows flowers, not thunder. —Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Birdsong by Rumi loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Birdsong relieves my deepest griefs: now I'm just as ecstatic as they, but with nothing to say! Please universe, rehearse your poetry through me!
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Apr 1, 2020
Apr 1, 2020 at 3:00 AM UTC
Kajal Ahmad "Mirror" translation
Mirror by Kajal Ahmad, a Kurdish poet loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch My era’s obscuring mirror           shattered because it magnified the small and made the great seem insignificant. Dictators and monsters filled its contours.             Now when I breathe its jagged shards pierce my heart and instead of sweat I exude glass. Keywords/Tags: Kajal Ahmad, Kurd, Kurdish, translation, mirror, shattered, magnified, dictators, monsters, jagged, shards, sweat, perspire, leak, bleed, extrude, protrude, glass The Lonely Earth by Kajal Ahmad loose translation by Michael R. Burch The pale celestial bodies never bid her "Good morning! " nor do the creative stars kiss her. Earth, where so many tender persuasions and roses lie interred, might expire for the lack of a glance, or an odor. She's a lonely dusty orb, so very lonely! , as she observes the moon's patchwork attire knowing the sun's an imposter who sears with rays he has stolen for himself and who looks down on the moon and earth like lodgers. Kurds are Birds by Kajal Ahmad loose translation by Michael R. Burch Per the latest scientific classification, Kurds now belong to a species of bird! This is why, traveling across the torn, fraying pages of history, they are nomads recognized by their caravans. Yes, Kurds are birds! And, even worse, when there's nowhere left to nest, no refuge from their pain, they turn to the illusion of traveling again between the warm and arctic sectors of their homeland. So I don't think it strange Kurds can fly but not land. They wander from region to region never realizing their dreams of settling, of forming a colony, of nesting. No, they never settle down long enough to visit Rumi and inquire about his health, or to bow down deeply in the gust- stirred dust, like Nali. Bi Havre (“Together”) possibly the oldest Kurdish poem loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch I want us to be together: we would eat together, climb the mountain together, sing songs together, songs of love, songs from the heart, sung from above. I want us to have one heart, together. Many words in this ancient poem are in doubt, so I have excerpted what I grok to be the central meaning. And because Kajal mentioned Rumi, here are my translations of Rumi: Raise your words, not their volume. Rain grows flowers, not thunder. —Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Birdsong by Rumi loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Birdsong relieves my deepest griefs: now I'm just as ecstatic as they, but with nothing to say! Please universe, rehearse your poetry through me!
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Like an onion, I had layers. And you peeled me away, one at a time. One layer off. You saw my favorites. The food and drinks I crave for. The wall paint I wanted for my room. The perky dresses, nail polish, knee-high boots. And the spot I always prefer to be- on the front seat. One layer off. You saw my hobbies. The words I stitched together. The stars that formed our zodiac sign. The wallclimbing, badminton, volleyball. And the guitar strings that strum our lullaby. One layer off. You saw my dreams. The plane ticket to Paris. The thrill of a bungee jump. The candlelit dinner, fireworks, dancing fountain. And the license as a medical physician. One layer off. You saw my strengths. The smile behind the false judgements. The tears I fought back with pride. The temperance, confidence, adjustments. And the self-love I have strongly magnified. One layer off. You saw my insecurities. The missing dimple on my left cheek. The pimples on my forehead. The bitchface, fierce stare, strict walk. And this prominently thin-but-tall body figure. One layer off. You saw my regrets. The kisses I could have refused. The friends I thought were true. The false assumptions, unmet expectations. And the trust I gave to the wrong person. One layer off. You saw my secrets. The punches I had to take. The bruises I covered with my sleeves. The lies, frustrations, disappointments. And the brokenness suppressed in my memory. The last layer, off. You saw through me. The anxiousness escalating slowly. The exposure feeling uneasy. I felt stripped, explored, unguarded. And in my nakedness - you had to choose: To love or to leave me, For who I really am.
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Oct 27, 2013
Oct 27, 2013 at 2:49 AM UTC
Peeling Layers
Like an onion, I had layers. And you peeled me away, one at a time. One layer off. You saw my favorites. The food and drinks I crave for. The wall paint I wanted for my room. The perky dresses, nail polish, knee-high boots. And the spot I always prefer to be- on the front seat. One layer off. You saw my hobbies. The words I stitched together. The stars that formed our zodiac sign. The wallclimbing, badminton, volleyball. And the guitar strings that strum our lullaby. One layer off. You saw my dreams. The plane ticket to Paris. The thrill of a bungee jump. The candlelit dinner, fireworks, dancing fountain. And the license as a medical physician. One layer off. You saw my strengths. The smile behind the false judgements. The tears I fought back with pride. The temperance, confidence, adjustments. And the self-love I have strongly magnified. One layer off. You saw my insecurities. The missing dimple on my left cheek. The pimples on my forehead. The bitchface, fierce stare, strict walk. And this prominently thin-but-tall body figure. One layer off. You saw my regrets. The kisses I could have refused. The friends I thought were true. The false assumptions, unmet expectations. And the trust I gave to the wrong person. One layer off. You saw my secrets. The punches I had to take. The bruises I covered with my sleeves. The lies, frustrations, disappointments. And the brokenness suppressed in my memory. The last layer, off. You saw through me. The anxiousness escalating slowly. The exposure feeling uneasy. I felt stripped, explored, unguarded. And in my nakedness - you had to choose: To love or to leave me, For who I really am.
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Enid removes her glasses wipes them on the hem of her skirt tries to clean off the smeariness she breathes on them they cloud up she wipes them again I watch her near the wall of the playground after lunch waiting for her are they better now? she asks me I look through them the view is magnified a million times one big blur to me yes that's better I say giving them back to her and watching as she puts them back on pushes the wire arms over her ears then pulls the hair over her ears again is it all right now? she asks me sure I can see your eyes clear as day she nods and looks at the playground and the other kids at play why do some boys call me four eyes? or ugly bucket? she asks some kids are just finks ignore them I tell her I can't help it if I have to wear glasses or am ugly she says intelligent people wear glasses and hey you're not ugly I think you are quite a pretty girl as they go she looks at me doubtfully and then at the kids and look Mrs M wears glasses and she's a teacher and bright Enid sighs and sits on the steps leading down into the playground even my dad thinks I'm ugly she says softly you're old man wouldn't know prettiness if it came up and introduced itself I say she smiles do you think I'm ugly? I frown and peer at her look I'm no expert being a 9 year old kid like you but you can be my Maid Marion to my Robin Hood any day could I? she says sure you could she smiles wider and says thank you Benny and walks down into the playground and goes play skip rope with a couple of girls by a wall and I walk down into the playground feeling six feet tall.
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Mar 13, 2015
Mar 13, 2015 at 3:53 AM UTC
PLAYGROUND 1957
Enid removes her glasses wipes them on the hem of her skirt tries to clean off the smeariness she breathes on them they cloud up she wipes them again I watch her near the wall of the playground after lunch waiting for her are they better now? she asks me I look through them the view is magnified a million times one big blur to me yes that's better I say giving them back to her and watching as she puts them back on pushes the wire arms over her ears then pulls the hair over her ears again is it all right now? she asks me sure I can see your eyes clear as day she nods and looks at the playground and the other kids at play why do some boys call me four eyes? or ugly bucket? she asks some kids are just finks ignore them I tell her I can't help it if I have to wear glasses or am ugly she says intelligent people wear glasses and hey you're not ugly I think you are quite a pretty girl as they go she looks at me doubtfully and then at the kids and look Mrs M wears glasses and she's a teacher and bright Enid sighs and sits on the steps leading down into the playground even my dad thinks I'm ugly she says softly you're old man wouldn't know prettiness if it came up and introduced itself I say she smiles do you think I'm ugly? I frown and peer at her look I'm no expert being a 9 year old kid like you but you can be my Maid Marion to my Robin Hood any day could I? she says sure you could she smiles wider and says thank you Benny and walks down into the playground and goes play skip rope with a couple of girls by a wall and I walk down into the playground feeling six feet tall.
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A calm and cool breeze Passes through the leaves of the trees, Persuading the branches to sway, Like algae in a turbulent sea. Without a cloud in the pale blue Arizona sky, The sun radiates down-- hot and glaring. It reflects off the shiny paint of the cars around me, Illuminates the brown mountains in the distance. And magnified through the thick lenses of my glasses, It blinds my sensitive eyes. The surrounding sempiternal desert Is so clear and sharp, That no one nor nothing can hide (With the exception of the beings who can blend, And despite my tiring efforts, I am not one of them.) The nearest Creosote bush Eminates of the smell of water, As it passes through a hose. I am instantly transported back home Where sand is replaced by grass and plants That require regular watering to survive. When I close my eyes I can see The illusion of a waterfall, created by the uncoiling hose As it ejects tepid water for us to traverse. But upon unveiling my windows, I allow the sandy landscape to penetrate into my soul And I am brought back to the present Where life subsists, illogically, Through a dearth of water, and inordinate sun.
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Jun 6, 2013
Jun 6, 2013 at 3:27 PM UTC
The Desert
Your face, full of elation. Sweet perfection, no frustration. Summer memories, nostalgia hemorrhage. Let's stay here, far from Anchorage. What you've taught me, you might never know. Wherever you are, that's where the wind blows. Currently, these currents take me to you. An act, time and again, time could never subdue. While we do reside in the days long after, Never could these months be a diminishing chapter. I can feel them still, as relevant as ever. The prime cultivation for something that will grow forever. Close your eyes, I'm sure you can see those nights. When loves only concern was to avoid a sugar spike. This new captivation, this magnified fixation, The love savior, our separate emotional asphyxiation. That innocence needs not be continually longed after, Because for now we shall continue writing, until we reach our final chapter.
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Aug 15, 2014
Aug 15, 2014 at 9:43 PM UTC
Sweetest Season
As I sigh, I pat my pockets And search for an old friend. Seeking comfort and consolation In someone I know all too well. A pure white cigarette with a cotton filter. I place it in my mouth and light the end. A familiar greeting. A firm handshake. Then we begin our conversation. I take a long drag from my dear old friend. He pats me on the back. He tells me that I will be okay. He gives me the strength that I lack. Another long puff with a cough at the end. Five minutes of my life that I'll never get back. Five minutes of life taken from me, In exchange for a glimmer of solace. Holding my friend, I take a deep breath. Inhaling the oxygen I need. Then I fill my lungs with smoke. As I feel the comfort slipping away. My friend is gone; my friend is done. I flick his remains away. Although he is gone, he will soon return. Helping my body decay. My solace has disappeared. I'm back to the way that I felt before. My former feelings, now magnified. Leaving me unsatisfied.
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Jul 8, 2014
Jul 8, 2014 at 5:01 AM UTC
Smoke
Distant blue field further, still the dawn warmth of day, falls away disappears into a fragrant piney forest a path - twine and twigs, mossy laid soft steps, of hoof prints made in tunnels wooded, dimly lit gray lichen amid the moss raindrops magnified, gazing through boletus spongy staining blue fat berries, salal and thimble red sparrow rakes his nesting bed when all the light has gone away night slips silent into another day.
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Sep 13, 2012
Sep 13, 2012 at 11:25 PM UTC
Forest
Near, near are my lucid dreams. Sultry sleep, augmenting realty Today, nothing will be as it seems. Flashes of translucent, magnified beams, Lighting lingers in treacherous tonality Near, near are my lucid dreams. The water flows in upside-down streams, Rivers rage in confused commonalities Today, nothing will be as it seems. The mechanic roar of howling screams, Shrapnel shrieking in utter infinities. Near, near are my lucid dreams. Pulleys construct convoluted schemes While pollution parades in notorious normality Today, nothing will be as it seems. Awake. I go forth, my mind again seamed. Awake. I go back, into a world of formality. Near, near are my lucid dreams Today, nothing will be as it seems.
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Jun 23, 2014
Jun 23, 2014 at 12:19 AM UTC
Near, Near Are My Lucid Dreams
Howls in the night cross the threshold of savagery Coordinated hate of a hundred jackboots stomping faces in the streets Storefronts smashed Crushed glass crunching under the feet of unbridled violence Doors bashed in Swinging sledges smash Women and children dragged kicking and screaming from their homes Beaten unconscious then beaten while unconscious Clothes rended flesh roughly groped ******* mashed by laughing barbarians with teeth made of knives Innocence of a generation ***** in a single evening Ransacking hands strangle the wealth of a culture One thousand synagogues in flames light cast magnified in the carpet of crystals sparkle of hellish brilliance Ninety one lives snuffed they were the lucky ones Avoided the camps where greater horrors were wrought in the forges of torment from the pounding of flesh beneath hatred like hammers
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Jun 18, 2012
Jun 18, 2012 at 8:27 AM UTC
Kristallnacht
A whole new spiral, Trees upon a coil, Ink from leagues, Written feathers, Drizzled down as oil, Evermore, Nevermore, Less is more, All. Reverse inside-out, Springs before fall, Trojan powered horses, Mother Nature's fickle, In life we really are all, Trapped within a pickle... Steal the base, Capture the flag, Always run the risk, Chess played on a checker board, Hands turned into fists... The endless stairs, Rise & fall, Chutes & ladders, Poles, Elevated, Reciprocated, Orbital magnetic pull... This way, That way, Three rights make a left, Two of either, Horizontal shift, Four times, Stuck in circles... Full Moon, Half Moon, Crescent Moon, **** cheeks... Face cheeks, Two lips, Uranus, **** facts... The Owl asks "Who?" Not how many licks, Cracked. Tongue twister, Riddle fister, ******* fcking dcks... Creation. Destruction. Under construction, Living life, Chasing death, Don't forget to function... Playing hooky, Hooked on phonics, Telephone, Hello? Lose the "O", Cheerios, Rolled away, Hell. Pacific Bell, Pack Bell, Liberty Bell, Cracked. Xs, Os, Hugs, Kisses, Followed crumbs, Smacked... Cacophony of words, Magnified to deaf, Pantomime, Mr. Mime, Jynx, Hypnotic crest... Abra, Kadabra, Apply directly to the forehead... Water your brain, Fertilize, Extra fries, Exercise... A to Z, 1, 2, 3... F*cking A, We say... Today is here, The end is near, All come here to stay... Escape rope untethered, Weather altered sky day. Gaze at stars, Hollywood floor, Rich, Poor, More... Life is great, Life is crap, You decide, Not me... Cause all I see, Is cacophony... No sense inside of "we"... Here we are, We've come so far, RELAX... Have fun at last... Half full, Half empty, Shattered... At least we have the glass......
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Sep 1, 2018
Sep 1, 2018 at 5:28 PM UTC
Cacophony of words
A whole new spiral, Trees upon a coil, Ink from leagues, Written feathers, Drizzled down as oil, Evermore, Nevermore, Less is more, All. Reverse inside-out, Springs before fall, Trojan powered horses, Mother Nature's fickle, In life we really are all, Trapped within a pickle... Steal the base, Capture the flag, Always run the risk, Chess played on a checker board, Hands turned into fists... The endless stairs, Rise & fall, Chutes & ladders, Poles, Elevated, Reciprocated, Orbital magnetic pull... This way, That way, Three rights make a left, Two of either, Horizontal shift, Four times, Stuck in circles... Full Moon, Half Moon, Crescent Moon, **** cheeks... Face cheeks, Two lips, Uranus, **** facts... The Owl asks "Who?" Not how many licks, Cracked. Tongue twister, Riddle fister, ******* fcking dcks... Creation. Destruction. Under construction, Living life, Chasing death, Don't forget to function... Playing hooky, Hooked on phonics, Telephone, Hello? Lose the "O", Cheerios, Rolled away, Hell. Pacific Bell, Pack Bell, Liberty Bell, Cracked. Xs, Os, Hugs, Kisses, Followed crumbs, Smacked... Cacophony of words, Magnified to deaf, Pantomime, Mr. Mime, Jynx, Hypnotic crest... Abra, Kadabra, Apply directly to the forehead... Water your brain, Fertilize, Extra fries, Exercise... A to Z, 1, 2, 3... F*cking A, We say... Today is here, The end is near, All come here to stay... Escape rope untethered, Weather altered sky day. Gaze at stars, Hollywood floor, Rich, Poor, More... Life is great, Life is crap, You decide, Not me... Cause all I see, Is cacophony... No sense inside of "we"... Here we are, We've come so far, RELAX... Have fun at last... Half full, Half empty, Shattered... At least we have the glass......
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*Dust on the ledge, before me, magnified Smell of gun oil in my nostrils and cramp in the calves The boredom of the wait intensifies, Stale air in my loft is full of must With the failing light I’m grateful it is almost time to stand down. Through the cross hair sprints a target An ordinary, everyday, running target, I know not who this target is, I know not why it runs across my sights, But because it is, where it is, It becomes my enemy. In a microcosm of time the loud bang alters things forever. The buck of the rifle’s recoil, The immediate sour stench of the shot washes back across my face. The intoxication felt, in being the one who caresses the trigger. The satisfaction earned in deservedly making the **** My target spirals in mid stride, Contorts in agony And collapses to the rough tarmac To lie dishevelled, an insignificant, dishevelled item. Checking the **** through the telescopic sight I see the rough stubble of the chin, The nicotine stain on the fingers, I see the colour of the eyes are pale blue. …I know well, it will breathe no more. With descending twilight I trudge from my tower perch With the long ****** rifle slung across my weary shoulders The  crones in the street glare as I walk by There is a loathing in their aged eyes, It is a tangible thing. I know they have no knowledge of the target, But they know, however, that there has been a killing made for the cause. A cold beer would be nice. God! how I hate these young punks with purple hair.* Marshalg Gaza, Palestine/Mogadishu, Somalia/Kabul, Afghanistan/Tehran, Iran/Cairo, Egypt/Islamabad, Pakistan/Soweto, South Africa/Dier El Zour Province, Syria/Beirut, Lebanon/Baghdad, Iraq/Tripoli, Libya/Pristina, Kosovo/Grozny,Chechen Republic/Veracruz, Mexico/Guatemala City, Guatemala/Sao Paulo, Brazil/Moscow, Russia. 27 November 2012
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Nov 28, 2012
Nov 28, 2012 at 8:17 PM UTC
I, ******
*Dust on the ledge, before me, magnified Smell of gun oil in my nostrils and cramp in the calves The boredom of the wait intensifies, Stale air in my loft is full of must With the failing light I’m grateful it is almost time to stand down. Through the cross hair sprints a target An ordinary, everyday, running target, I know not who this target is, I know not why it runs across my sights, But because it is, where it is, It becomes my enemy. In a microcosm of time the loud bang alters things forever. The buck of the rifle’s recoil, The immediate sour stench of the shot washes back across my face. The intoxication felt, in being the one who caresses the trigger. The satisfaction earned in deservedly making the **** My target spirals in mid stride, Contorts in agony And collapses to the rough tarmac To lie dishevelled, an insignificant, dishevelled item. Checking the **** through the telescopic sight I see the rough stubble of the chin, The nicotine stain on the fingers, I see the colour of the eyes are pale blue. …I know well, it will breathe no more. With descending twilight I trudge from my tower perch With the long ****** rifle slung across my weary shoulders The  crones in the street glare as I walk by There is a loathing in their aged eyes, It is a tangible thing. I know they have no knowledge of the target, But they know, however, that there has been a killing made for the cause. A cold beer would be nice. God! how I hate these young punks with purple hair.* Marshalg Gaza, Palestine/Mogadishu, Somalia/Kabul, Afghanistan/Tehran, Iran/Cairo, Egypt/Islamabad, Pakistan/Soweto, South Africa/Dier El Zour Province, Syria/Beirut, Lebanon/Baghdad, Iraq/Tripoli, Libya/Pristina, Kosovo/Grozny,Chechen Republic/Veracruz, Mexico/Guatemala City, Guatemala/Sao Paulo, Brazil/Moscow, Russia. 27 November 2012
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Sometimes I watch the man in the benign pastel shirt and the drab khakis with the receding hairline and the thick glasses cross the street with a package in his arms; And I think to myself, "There goes a good dad, mild mannered, loving - trying to make his way in this savage world." Then, almost instantaneously, the doubt creeps in: "Or, he could be a monster, who beats his kids, or his wife, or sets fire to homes, or has adolescent prisoners in his basement." From then on I question everyone I see. That lovable looking old lady with her sun hat and disabled parking pass might shout racist obscenities from her balcony at poor black kids playing in the park across the street. The clean-cut young man in the shirt and tie with the papers in his hands may spend his weekends filling envelopes with anthrax spores - one for each name on his list. I can no longer see the father whose arrival from work is anticipated by a loving family, or the grandmother who delights in handing out the most Halloween candy to every kid in the neighborhood, or the industrious young professional striving to make a meaningful contribution to society. I wonder if the darkness I see in them is a magnified reflection of the darkness I know that lurks inside of me.
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Sep 27, 2012
Sep 27, 2012 at 4:30 AM UTC
First Impressions
Cascades were dripping outside of this moving vehicle White noise, patternless and arrhythmic like magnified sounds of nails on a concrete wall, made by souls desperate to cleave their way to dryness This public utility vehicle holds spirits successful in finding this temporary heaven Weathered, soaked and almost drowned like panting dogs that managed to swim ashore from a shipwreck caused by the iceberg that is the eye of the storm This safe haven holds champions in a world of misshapen men A woman clutches tightly on a bag of lime and her ever waning youth Tired, but not eager to face Death still closing her windows to his cat burglars that come faster than the downpour of Typhon's tears A homeless child comfortably sleeps on the far end of this ride His innocence tested by fate Too experienced for someone his age instead of just playing in the streets he calls home The jeepney driver has eyes on the road painted by Van Gogh Unabashed, industrious and assiduous determined to serve, provide for a family whose stomachs hunger not but they hunger for his return This other dimension nurtures alien thoughts and parallel thinking among beat down men I do not know them but I can hear the cries of their emotions, their longing to be felt and empathized with Their voiceless cries are guns with a silenced nozzle shooting at anyone ignorant who curiously stare at this minefield of a passenger jeep
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Dec 19, 2015
Dec 19, 2015 at 12:19 PM UTC
Passenger Jeep
The dermatologist demands a pre-summer scan of my visual delights fully magnified. Peering into places where no one else has ever peered, even me, reminds me that this is a potentially "disruptive" process. Eye don't know what his eyes have seen.   He works in silence pin punctuated by the occasional mmmm or throat clearing rumble. Snappy removal of neutrally colored gloves signify conclusion, he opines as follows: "Were you aware," he inquires, "that the lines, the furrows on a your forehead correspond to the life your have lead?" "You have three, deep deep tracks, and that's a fact." Yes, eye know, and each one is a tree ring notation of my existence. Each a different year, each a different moment fearful, a death and a birth, a passing, a regaining. No, not children or parents, illusions. Markers of our lives are the birth and death of our illusionary, our revelation minutes, that measure and scribe what dug those furrows is now officially, no more. Until we start anew, a different Pretense, a channel commenced to commemorate. Living the dream, they say, aren't we all, eye think, and so inform him. The doctor did not bill for this visitation.
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May 23, 2015
May 23, 2015 at 5:23 PM UTC
A Full Body Examination: Tree Rings
1 I came from Alabama 2 wid my ban jo on my knee, 3 I'm g'wan to Louisiana, 4 My true love for to see, 6 It raind all night the day I left 7 The weather it was dry, 8 The sun so hot I frose to death 9 Susanna dont you cry. 10 [Chorus] Oh! Susanna Oh! dont you cry for me 11 I've come from Alabama wid mi ban jo on my knee. 12 [Solo] I jumped aboard de telegraph, 13 And trabbelled down de riber, 14 De Lectric fluid magnified, 15 And Killed five Hundred ****** 16 De bullgine buste, de horse run off, 17 I realy thought I'd die; 18 I shut my eyes to hold my breath, 19 Susana, dont you cry. 20 [Chorus] Oh! Susana Oh! dont you cry for me 21 I've come from Alabama wid mi ban jo on my knee. 22 [Solo] I had a dream de odder night, 23 When ebery ting was still; 24 I thought I saw Susana, 25 A coming down de hill. 26 The buckwheat cake war in her mouth, 27 The tear was in her eye, 28 Says I, im coming from de South, 29 Susana, dont you cry. 30 [Chorus] Oh! Susana Oh! dont you cry for me 31 I've come from Alabama wid mi ban jo on my knee. 32 [Solo] I soon will be in New Orleans, 33 And den I'll look all round, 34 And when I find Susana, 35 I'll fall upon the ground. 36 But if I do not find her, 37 Dis ****** 'l surely die, 38 And when I'm dead and buried, 39 Susana, dont you cry. 40 [Chorus] Oh! Susana Oh! dont you cry for me 41 I've come from Alabama wid mi ban jo on my knee.
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Oh! Susanna
it's hard to love you, and i dont know if i can ever completely do not when your scars reminds me of how unkind the world was to you not when your face reminds me of the monster that was never under the bed. it's painful to love you, and i don't know if i can ever withstand it all because with you everything is magnified and heavier, i don't think i can carry you in my trembling arms i wish i could do more things for you love you endlessly, take care of you relentlessly but i dont know how when nobody else did those how could i love you better, dear self?
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Feb 19, 2019
Feb 19, 2019 at 9:20 PM UTC
from me, to me
Who should desire A clear mirror Of perfect likeness Lies hideous fear Look, see what we see Sad doppelganger Ethereal clone Leaning, wall hanger All flaws magnified Every evil, too Simplify ev’ry line Ever mistake – rue A mirror well smudged Truly desired The traits that are so Nobly admired
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Nov 20, 2014
Nov 20, 2014 at 1:30 PM UTC
Clear Mirror
wee spinning spider her webbing the line of time laced with dew like pearls the world magnified in spheres I am caught in the beauty
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Aug 12, 2018
Aug 12, 2018 at 1:41 PM UTC
Tanka – Spider
Login Log out Log in again I log into her profile And never log out its nights like these I wish we never met That we wouldn't have made plans That I wouldn't have fooled myself into thinking our future was set The mind might forgive but the heart finds it hard to forget Prolonged hope Minor problems magnified through a mental microscope Spiritual sessions on Sunday with Jewish rabbis Wrote a broken note to the biship who passed it on to the Pope If I can find a new spiritual dealer then maybe I can break away from these mad ties Holding ur hand in China,rainbows at our feet fire flies illuminating the black skies You were the provider of all my high The believer of all my lies N I could never quite stay away from all these thighs I guess you leaving me never did come as a surprise Cloud cover,I had to forget about sunny skies Blue lake of tears Let it all dry up and call it Salt Lake City Meet a nice girl in a summer dress give her a rose n tell her she looks pretty But cheat once she might show mercy do it again and she will show no pity Advice to your current coz if he aint care full he be floating on this boat with me Learning from his mistakes,hiding his face everytime he sees me I can't keep living like this Life is short, I need to live it in bliss You with a smile only a dead man can miss Holding on in the hopes of one last kiss I need a new addiction,cause stalking you is keeping me from the life that I am missing Can't let positivity escape my doubt.. No short cuts to happiness gotta take the longer route I've invested too much I've had enough I'm Login out But for how long A ***** addiction that is so strong A longing for love that is so wrong things to tell at my next therapy session My reoccuring obsession .
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Oct 9, 2012
Oct 9, 2012 at 1:53 PM UTC
Reoccuring Obsession
Login Log out Log in again I log into her profile And never log out its nights like these I wish we never met That we wouldn't have made plans That I wouldn't have fooled myself into thinking our future was set The mind might forgive but the heart finds it hard to forget Prolonged hope Minor problems magnified through a mental microscope Spiritual sessions on Sunday with Jewish rabbis Wrote a broken note to the biship who passed it on to the Pope If I can find a new spiritual dealer then maybe I can break away from these mad ties Holding ur hand in China,rainbows at our feet fire flies illuminating the black skies You were the provider of all my high The believer of all my lies N I could never quite stay away from all these thighs I guess you leaving me never did come as a surprise Cloud cover,I had to forget about sunny skies Blue lake of tears Let it all dry up and call it Salt Lake City Meet a nice girl in a summer dress give her a rose n tell her she looks pretty But cheat once she might show mercy do it again and she will show no pity Advice to your current coz if he aint care full he be floating on this boat with me Learning from his mistakes,hiding his face everytime he sees me I can't keep living like this Life is short, I need to live it in bliss You with a smile only a dead man can miss Holding on in the hopes of one last kiss I need a new addiction,cause stalking you is keeping me from the life that I am missing Can't let positivity escape my doubt.. No short cuts to happiness gotta take the longer route I've invested too much I've had enough I'm Login out But for how long A ***** addiction that is so strong A longing for love that is so wrong things to tell at my next therapy session My reoccuring obsession .
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