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Who would have thought of a magical toy bus? Some would say that would be a plus Others might say it is not a must It wasn’t a Greyhound nor Trailways bus It was a plan ordinary highway bus with no name So little Thomas would often dream that he saw a magical toy bus in the stars Well the distance sounds very far Little Thomas would always run and tell his parents But there seemed to be no interest and certainly no love So the magical toy bus came up with his own campaign called “The Love Bus on the Run” That is a chore, but might be fun The magical toy bus was determined to bring a family together combined with love So the magical toy bus maneuvered all around the house with cards having love sayings such as “Together being forever” and “Love needing an extending chance” It was those very words the magical toy bus wanted to express in getting through to Little Thomas family The magical toy bus wasn’t built to just sit back, but get involved You could the creation to resolve Somehow Little Thomas family found love again and it was all because of a magical toy bus However, sometime mythical happened, the plain magical toy bus now had a model name being the “Renaissance” followed by a company called “Motivated Love Bus Company” This was a gift from the Heavenly stars themselves The magical toy bus became love to Little Thomas’s heart But he knew that from the very start This had to be shown his parents making a mark In fact, Little Thomas held it ever so close to his heart, and slept with the toy bus every night So the moral to the story is according to the magical toy bus is more than something to play with having wheels Yet love being a life time The magical toy bus brought love to share and closeness to one’s heart.
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May 19, 2017
May 19, 2017 at 4:23 PM UTC
THE MAGICAL TOY BUS
Who would have thought of a magical toy bus? Some would say that would be a plus Others might say it is not a must It wasn’t a Greyhound nor Trailways bus It was a plan ordinary highway bus with no name So little Thomas would often dream that he saw a magical toy bus in the stars Well the distance sounds very far Little Thomas would always run and tell his parents But there seemed to be no interest and certainly no love So the magical toy bus came up with his own campaign called “The Love Bus on the Run” That is a chore, but might be fun The magical toy bus was determined to bring a family together combined with love So the magical toy bus maneuvered all around the house with cards having love sayings such as “Together being forever” and “Love needing an extending chance” It was those very words the magical toy bus wanted to express in getting through to Little Thomas family The magical toy bus wasn’t built to just sit back, but get involved You could the creation to resolve Somehow Little Thomas family found love again and it was all because of a magical toy bus However, sometime mythical happened, the plain magical toy bus now had a model name being the “Renaissance” followed by a company called “Motivated Love Bus Company” This was a gift from the Heavenly stars themselves The magical toy bus became love to Little Thomas’s heart But he knew that from the very start This had to be shown his parents making a mark In fact, Little Thomas held it ever so close to his heart, and slept with the toy bus every night So the moral to the story is according to the magical toy bus is more than something to play with having wheels Yet love being a life time The magical toy bus brought love to share and closeness to one’s heart.
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A pale homemade dress hung to dry in the blazing sun; It's original color not quite clear but presumably purple. That stain that never faded, a spot of innocence... I closed my eyes and remembered the night she wore it, Childlike with that smile of hers. He threw promises of love and eternal bliss; She believed his words and followed him to the train-yard. An invisible moon hovered over them as they entered An old rusted cart, abandoned for years and years. He didn't bother taking her dress off, She couldn't wait to feel loved. Right there beneath a dark sky, a man stole a girl's innocence. But how can love find it's way through the Cairo Slums? Where human lay on top of another, like cracked bricks; They bleed. A grayish sleeveless undershirt hung to dry in the blazing sun, It's original color not quite clear but presumably white. That rip that was never mended, a tear of hope... I closed my eyes and remembered that morning he wore it, As he maneuvered through downtown traffic Trying to make easy money, as ordered by his jobless father. A child of seven or eight running around with beads of Sweat rolling down his tiny face. Mr. Policeman grabbed him by his shirt, slapped him around, Beat him to the ground for approaching Mrs. Businesswoman in Her air-conditioned car. But how can this child find hope for the future in the Cairo Slums? Where human lay on top of another, like cracked bricks; They bleed. Let me take you down to the Cairo Slums, Where people are animals in their nests Of carton-paper, waiting for the big bad wolf, To huff and to puff and to blow their lives away. But soon you'll realize that evil's not born but raised, That hate is brewed, and money is everything. Let us disregard this urban jungle under a glass jar, Let us use them for advertising or marketing our products, Products they could never afford. O' what irony, what strife. The girl and the child never had a chance, but they deserve one. They bleed. They bleed. So without further a adieu, Welcome to the Cairo Slums.
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Oct 25, 2011
Oct 25, 2011 at 12:21 PM UTC
Cairo Slums Blues
A pale homemade dress hung to dry in the blazing sun; It's original color not quite clear but presumably purple. That stain that never faded, a spot of innocence... I closed my eyes and remembered the night she wore it, Childlike with that smile of hers. He threw promises of love and eternal bliss; She believed his words and followed him to the train-yard. An invisible moon hovered over them as they entered An old rusted cart, abandoned for years and years. He didn't bother taking her dress off, She couldn't wait to feel loved. Right there beneath a dark sky, a man stole a girl's innocence. But how can love find it's way through the Cairo Slums? Where human lay on top of another, like cracked bricks; They bleed. A grayish sleeveless undershirt hung to dry in the blazing sun, It's original color not quite clear but presumably white. That rip that was never mended, a tear of hope... I closed my eyes and remembered that morning he wore it, As he maneuvered through downtown traffic Trying to make easy money, as ordered by his jobless father. A child of seven or eight running around with beads of Sweat rolling down his tiny face. Mr. Policeman grabbed him by his shirt, slapped him around, Beat him to the ground for approaching Mrs. Businesswoman in Her air-conditioned car. But how can this child find hope for the future in the Cairo Slums? Where human lay on top of another, like cracked bricks; They bleed. Let me take you down to the Cairo Slums, Where people are animals in their nests Of carton-paper, waiting for the big bad wolf, To huff and to puff and to blow their lives away. But soon you'll realize that evil's not born but raised, That hate is brewed, and money is everything. Let us disregard this urban jungle under a glass jar, Let us use them for advertising or marketing our products, Products they could never afford. O' what irony, what strife. The girl and the child never had a chance, but they deserve one. They bleed. They bleed. So without further a adieu, Welcome to the Cairo Slums.
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Humanity is a knot And humans are the strings We are connected by our actions Until we choose to disconnect By plucking our own individual strings And start unraveling ourselves from the knot Once enough strings are removed The knot is untied As we've lost connection Strings are now subject to the wind And begin to wither without the knot And without the strings The knot is nothing What brings the knot back Is war Fueled by famine We tangle each other in terror Where the strings must be maneuvered with precision So we may form a knot The shroud of strings blinds itself As war wraps us in calamity But after all the wars we've fought Is this the connection we've got? Humanity is a knot
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Sep 9, 2017
Sep 9, 2017 at 7:03 AM UTC
Knot
******* hoes, crazy, ***** Catch me on a friday night, and I might say them all. But what I say and what I feel is a different thing. Because ******* hoes, womps, don't have vocabularies like boulders. They can't destroy. And with a new mindset, I can say a few things. A ***** is a girl without hope. A *** is a girl that likes **** and doesn't like love. A crazy one is a girl that gets by. A **** is a girl that doesn't know the difference between the three and operates on a thin line; because ******* have treated her like **** and no new ****** can make her think any different. But a girl, alas a girl. A girl is full of love and platitudes. A girl has her hands on your heart all the time. She has a vocabulary and says **** a Webster's because she's got a new dictionary that didn't even exist before she let it out her mouth. A girl makes you re-define the word love, with all its futile resentment and disenchantment, because she'll keep you coming back for more, even as she says "no, you're talking crazy, you gotta go." So trust me when I say this, I could **** with a girl's head before, but this girl she's maneuvered me into thinking about how ****** up I really am. And that's as smart as I've ever been.
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Mar 21, 2012
Mar 21, 2012 at 11:29 AM UTC
If you can make it through the first few lines, you can make it through me.
It’s a holiday weekend, all of the ‘fellows’ have Monday off. At lunch Wednesday, Lisa said, “We need a throw-down.” So, we made some invites and started spreading word around. “You know, we all work hard enough, we need to get down!” We asked for RSVPs, and got 43, for the effort, a decent payoff. My sister’s apartment has a balcony and plenty of space. We spent Saturday shopping and rearranging the place. Early Sunday, we hid all the breakables and decorated, As people settled in, things took off - as we’d anticipated. I was surprised when I saw Quinn come in I quietly turned to Lisa, mouthing, “Who invited him?” The blush on her face, gave her instantly away, “We couldn’t NOT invite him, we see him every day.” More people were arriving, laughing and smiling, the party was thriving. Everyone seemed to bring something, a bottle of Canadian goose, a bucket of KFC, another of Popeyes, some glowing aurora jungle juice, taco dip and chips, a Boston Creme pie and a cake with purple icing. When you feel right, you let the music ignite you, the beat seems to drive you, the vibe helps excite you, the bass starts to thump and, well, you’re only young once, you forget all your cares, for a delirium that’s shared. In this ocean of joy, I saw a sad and reserved boy. It was Quinn, in the corner, slouching on the couch. a model of insecurity, watching the party self consciously, I looked at Lisa, rolled my eyes, and said, “Why ME?” I maneuvered over and took Quinn gently by the shoulders, “Come ON, Quinn, you’re among friends, so embrace the funk, these GIRLS wanna dance, give ‘em a chance, you’re not a monk!” I pulled him to his feet, and dragged him over to Monique. “Quinn, Monique - Monique, Quinn - let the dancing begin!” By the end of the night Quinn was doing all right. He has a quirky, awkward style, reconciled by a nice smile, he’d danced with every girl, leaving them a little beguiled. “Do it Quin, DO IT!” A girl, at one point, had laughed. “Oh,” he’d said, gyrating in his herky-jerkily away, “It’s being DONE!” Who could have known our stuffy, Harvard Quinn could be fun?!
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Jun 19, 2023
Jun 19, 2023 at 9:02 PM UTC
monday off
It’s a holiday weekend, all of the ‘fellows’ have Monday off. At lunch Wednesday, Lisa said, “We need a throw-down.” So, we made some invites and started spreading word around. “You know, we all work hard enough, we need to get down!” We asked for RSVPs, and got 43, for the effort, a decent payoff. My sister’s apartment has a balcony and plenty of space. We spent Saturday shopping and rearranging the place. Early Sunday, we hid all the breakables and decorated, As people settled in, things took off - as we’d anticipated. I was surprised when I saw Quinn come in I quietly turned to Lisa, mouthing, “Who invited him?” The blush on her face, gave her instantly away, “We couldn’t NOT invite him, we see him every day.” More people were arriving, laughing and smiling, the party was thriving. Everyone seemed to bring something, a bottle of Canadian goose, a bucket of KFC, another of Popeyes, some glowing aurora jungle juice, taco dip and chips, a Boston Creme pie and a cake with purple icing. When you feel right, you let the music ignite you, the beat seems to drive you, the vibe helps excite you, the bass starts to thump and, well, you’re only young once, you forget all your cares, for a delirium that’s shared. In this ocean of joy, I saw a sad and reserved boy. It was Quinn, in the corner, slouching on the couch. a model of insecurity, watching the party self consciously, I looked at Lisa, rolled my eyes, and said, “Why ME?” I maneuvered over and took Quinn gently by the shoulders, “Come ON, Quinn, you’re among friends, so embrace the funk, these GIRLS wanna dance, give ‘em a chance, you’re not a monk!” I pulled him to his feet, and dragged him over to Monique. “Quinn, Monique - Monique, Quinn - let the dancing begin!” By the end of the night Quinn was doing all right. He has a quirky, awkward style, reconciled by a nice smile, he’d danced with every girl, leaving them a little beguiled. “Do it Quin, DO IT!” A girl, at one point, had laughed. “Oh,” he’d said, gyrating in his herky-jerkily away, “It’s being DONE!” Who could have known our stuffy, Harvard Quinn could be fun?!
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John and Eric had gone to New Orleans to get drunk, so when they saw the girl hanging over the railing of the balcony pulling her shirt up and down up and down, they hurled beads at her aiming for the top of her head so that they'd circle the drain of her neck in a circling, shimmering starlet down her shoulders. "Come down here," John yelled. The girl pulled down her halter-top one more time, exposing two globes of bouncing flesh. Thinking he had said, "Pull them down." It was so loud and everyone was whistling and there wasn't just a single color of light; the aura from the club was a nebula of parti-colored flashing. later that night she did come down. She bumped in between John and Eric as they navigated her through the crowd trying their hardest to keep her from falling over and puking, while trying to do the same for themselves. She hung to them like they were long singular beams of steel. When she rolled her head around at them she remembered that they looked hard and unknown. And while holding her in the crooks of their arms, they maneuvered the flesh in their jeans with their free hands, trying to subdue the worlds rising out of their pants like volcanoes. They got her back to the hotel. A small room with a tiny old bed, with flower-print comforters and an antique dresser with swirling sculptured wood at its corners. John slipped off his black leather jacket and shook his mop of curly black hair. Eric plopped onto the bed, pulling her with him. She felt him pull, she felt the gravity of him; the warp as she bumped against the bed. "You guys should come back next year." "Maybe," Eric said. She didn't know if she was here or not. If she'd been here the whole night or if she was dreaming. But she felt something physical on her body. Eric sat in the corner-- beside the humming a/c as it vacuumed out the room-- watching with lifeless eyes. It moved across her stomach. Slow and continuous. It moved down to her pelvis, slow and continuous. It reached inside of her slow and continuous, and she felt the vacuum of space. John and Eric tag-teamed her. Eric taking her mouth and working it around his ***** saying "Come on baby, **** John pushing against her his glowing body making a slapping noise as he struggled with his hands under her stomach making hard dimples of flesh on her mid-section as he tried to hold up her limp body. "She's out cold," he said.
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Dec 6, 2011
Dec 6, 2011 at 10:50 AM UTC
In New Orleans.
John and Eric had gone to New Orleans to get drunk, so when they saw the girl hanging over the railing of the balcony pulling her shirt up and down up and down, they hurled beads at her aiming for the top of her head so that they'd circle the drain of her neck in a circling, shimmering starlet down her shoulders. "Come down here," John yelled. The girl pulled down her halter-top one more time, exposing two globes of bouncing flesh. Thinking he had said, "Pull them down." It was so loud and everyone was whistling and there wasn't just a single color of light; the aura from the club was a nebula of parti-colored flashing. later that night she did come down. She bumped in between John and Eric as they navigated her through the crowd trying their hardest to keep her from falling over and puking, while trying to do the same for themselves. She hung to them like they were long singular beams of steel. When she rolled her head around at them she remembered that they looked hard and unknown. And while holding her in the crooks of their arms, they maneuvered the flesh in their jeans with their free hands, trying to subdue the worlds rising out of their pants like volcanoes. They got her back to the hotel. A small room with a tiny old bed, with flower-print comforters and an antique dresser with swirling sculptured wood at its corners. John slipped off his black leather jacket and shook his mop of curly black hair. Eric plopped onto the bed, pulling her with him. She felt him pull, she felt the gravity of him; the warp as she bumped against the bed. "You guys should come back next year." "Maybe," Eric said. She didn't know if she was here or not. If she'd been here the whole night or if she was dreaming. But she felt something physical on her body. Eric sat in the corner-- beside the humming a/c as it vacuumed out the room-- watching with lifeless eyes. It moved across her stomach. Slow and continuous. It moved down to her pelvis, slow and continuous. It reached inside of her slow and continuous, and she felt the vacuum of space. John and Eric tag-teamed her. Eric taking her mouth and working it around his ***** saying "Come on baby, **** John pushing against her his glowing body making a slapping noise as he struggled with his hands under her stomach making hard dimples of flesh on her mid-section as he tried to hold up her limp body. "She's out cold," he said.
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Oh, the fine attire. Women in low cut, grand gowns. Men in their finest plumage. Strutting Peacocks, aiming to draw attention. I wore tails of silk, with fine brocade work as the trim, down the sleek lapels. I dressed entirely in black. From head to toe. I looked splendid! I stood out from the Peacocks, as a Raven would stand out among Doves. Cunning as a Raven too. She had not one suspicion. I was at my best. Charming, witty, a mystery. Women fall for that. I slowly, cunningly stalk my prey. A vision in gold. I danced with her. Her gold, a perfect foil to my black. I charmed her sweetly. I maneuvered her easily. I had previous, had the chance to find the spot, where she would become mine. Such a pretty throat. One that I will drown within. Once outside, hidden, strategically from all eyes, I began my "dance". I gaze down into her eyes. Her precious heart begins to race. I can feel her blood. It calls to me with it's song. A song of need. Her breaths slowed and deepened. Her eyes remained locked with mine. I let her see then, the glory of what I am. She wanted to scream. But, I had control now. My incisors grew. Their points very sharp indeed. My muscles bulked. I ruined my fine new coat. Split the shoulder seams right out. I toyed with her. I kiss her lips so gently. She trembled for me. I tried to hold back, wanting to prolong her fear. Blood lust is, what is. I could smell her rich, thick blood. I wanted it all. I wanted to bathe in it. Feel it glide over my skin. My fangs sank deep. Drawing up the precious blood. Elixir of life. As I fed, I heard her heart slowing with each draw I took. And just before death could claim her, I released her from her thrall, to scream. It was the last sound I heard as the men came running. I took my leave. I am a monster. I do it well and I love it so. Soon the sun shall rise again. I will sleep as the dead. ~Lord Kellington
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Oct 21, 2010
Oct 21, 2010 at 6:33 PM UTC
The Diary Of Lord Kellington (8)
Oh, the fine attire. Women in low cut, grand gowns. Men in their finest plumage. Strutting Peacocks, aiming to draw attention. I wore tails of silk, with fine brocade work as the trim, down the sleek lapels. I dressed entirely in black. From head to toe. I looked splendid! I stood out from the Peacocks, as a Raven would stand out among Doves. Cunning as a Raven too. She had not one suspicion. I was at my best. Charming, witty, a mystery. Women fall for that. I slowly, cunningly stalk my prey. A vision in gold. I danced with her. Her gold, a perfect foil to my black. I charmed her sweetly. I maneuvered her easily. I had previous, had the chance to find the spot, where she would become mine. Such a pretty throat. One that I will drown within. Once outside, hidden, strategically from all eyes, I began my "dance". I gaze down into her eyes. Her precious heart begins to race. I can feel her blood. It calls to me with it's song. A song of need. Her breaths slowed and deepened. Her eyes remained locked with mine. I let her see then, the glory of what I am. She wanted to scream. But, I had control now. My incisors grew. Their points very sharp indeed. My muscles bulked. I ruined my fine new coat. Split the shoulder seams right out. I toyed with her. I kiss her lips so gently. She trembled for me. I tried to hold back, wanting to prolong her fear. Blood lust is, what is. I could smell her rich, thick blood. I wanted it all. I wanted to bathe in it. Feel it glide over my skin. My fangs sank deep. Drawing up the precious blood. Elixir of life. As I fed, I heard her heart slowing with each draw I took. And just before death could claim her, I released her from her thrall, to scream. It was the last sound I heard as the men came running. I took my leave. I am a monster. I do it well and I love it so. Soon the sun shall rise again. I will sleep as the dead. ~Lord Kellington
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It was Christmas with all the holiday cheer It was a lovely Christmas tree that brought the feeling to preserver But what made Christmas stand out it was my B&O; railroad I am talking about It was a layout of Baltimore & Ohio railroad being a thrill My locomotive puffing smoke at free will It was those passenger cars all lit up Backgrounds with scenery including a tunnel As a kid, it was the highlight being my funnel As my B&O; train set maneuvered around the track It’s my reflection of memory that dates back The passenger train that made a stop in my house There’s no room for even a mouse There are much more words I could say However, I am sharing with you on this day B&O; you journeyed on You are in my heart where you belong You took me to a place being around A layout that had a small town You brought me to my own home being filled with love Christmas bound It was a family celebration and how sweet the sound.
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Jul 31, 2015
Jul 31, 2015 at 7:38 PM UTC
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD ANNOUNCING ALL ABOARD
There were four of them dressed in loud yellow t-shirts and muffled white-washed jeans. Three carried rubber ended stick-picks and sand crusted sky-blue buckets   for hypodermic needles and diapers and condoms. The last of them, an older stocky gentleman with thick red skin and no more than ten years left to live maneuvered a grass-green, six-cylindered, diesel-powered tractor with an old metallic rake attached to its bed across cold soft sand. These four men are the edge-of-morning-heroes, – they have to be the edge-of morning-heroes, these four men, the beach combers. My friends, have we appreciated the fruit of their labor? the outcome of their edge-of-morning-efforts? It was because of them that I was there, because of them that the great lake was enjoyable, swimmable, because of them that my heart had become a poem whose first stanza opened with a young man staring off into the open, ocean-blue horizon, water birds skipping, circling open-winged with webbed feet behind him, his brown legs nestled firmly in the swash, where to the left of him, a couple, neck-deep, was making love between the familiar crest and trough of a wave, making love between the familiar beginning and end of something – going deeper, under still as a plane hummed overhead. My friends, will the future appreciate the fruit of their labor? the outcome of their edge-of-morning-efforts?
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Sep 5, 2016
Sep 5, 2016 at 7:33 AM UTC
The Beach Combers
I have been aboard this vessel for Fifty months Nine days Ten hours And some value of minutes Which is unknown to me. I am Lost At sea. For a while it was bearable. I have enough water, Books, And *** to sustain me. But now all I wish is to see a pair of sails On the horizon. I have nothing left But to wander the seas And find whatever is there For me. Days pass. I have sympathized with the stars; For it seems to me that they are also Sailors Lost at sea; Traveling towards their own fate In directions Unbeknownst to me. At night I look up When the sky is clear And greet them, I wish them strong winds. I wonder if they have looked down on me. I have confessed all my sins to them For they are all I have. The stars and I. And we sail the same sea But we will never meet For we are infinitely far. This is our curse. At times I have fallen asleep on deck Beneath them In my hammock As the sea Rocks me And sings songs, Songs of ports and Sails On horizons. It was on the morning following such a night That I arose And at long last Saw With my own eyes A sail in the distance And I maneuvered so fast as my small craft would allow To be near to him And as I came closer I looked with my dusty spyglass And my heart dropped from my chest For he flew a black flag Which bore upon it a skull. I am writing this now as they approach For I know I cannot evade them Nor outgun them. I am writing this because I now know my fate: To die by their hands. I am horrified, But there is One thing that will give me peace: That I may Finally Sail Among the stars.
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Nov 11, 2013
Nov 11, 2013 at 1:41 AM UTC
Lost at Sea
I have been aboard this vessel for Fifty months Nine days Ten hours And some value of minutes Which is unknown to me. I am Lost At sea. For a while it was bearable. I have enough water, Books, And *** to sustain me. But now all I wish is to see a pair of sails On the horizon. I have nothing left But to wander the seas And find whatever is there For me. Days pass. I have sympathized with the stars; For it seems to me that they are also Sailors Lost at sea; Traveling towards their own fate In directions Unbeknownst to me. At night I look up When the sky is clear And greet them, I wish them strong winds. I wonder if they have looked down on me. I have confessed all my sins to them For they are all I have. The stars and I. And we sail the same sea But we will never meet For we are infinitely far. This is our curse. At times I have fallen asleep on deck Beneath them In my hammock As the sea Rocks me And sings songs, Songs of ports and Sails On horizons. It was on the morning following such a night That I arose And at long last Saw With my own eyes A sail in the distance And I maneuvered so fast as my small craft would allow To be near to him And as I came closer I looked with my dusty spyglass And my heart dropped from my chest For he flew a black flag Which bore upon it a skull. I am writing this now as they approach For I know I cannot evade them Nor outgun them. I am writing this because I now know my fate: To die by their hands. I am horrified, But there is One thing that will give me peace: That I may Finally Sail Among the stars.
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I do not know Why I am so hesitant to trust you. Maybe it is because You so easily maneuvered your way Into the lives of those around me. I am suspicious of you- And I make you a promise That if you do anything untoward Or break her heart- I will immortalize you In print As an *******
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Jul 5, 2010
Jul 5, 2010 at 8:02 PM UTC
Hesitation
A paper box filled with crumpled newspapers Carrying death notes, attempted ****** stories And the failed political agendas (Failed I say for I personally see no difference). Neatly stacked they would take Only the bottom half of the box, But since the papers were to be rid off, And the papers carried blood, Shoved were they like ***** secrets In that plain paper box. That action somehow now Turned the box into a closet Filled with dusty winter coats From a life past, The clothes might fit your body But they won't fit your soul. O' my friend added today How she hasn't seen me in black Since the last time I returned, She said it as a fact, But somehow that hurt and It felt like fear- my mumbled ignorance. The box lay in the middle of the room, The room itself empty, Sold were each artifact Over the past few months, To get back What they had stolen in the first place. I no longer fought when My favourite tin can was taken, It too had rattled the pockets, It bled for our tummy. The box lay out of place Like all of us, Trying relentlessly to fit in, The balled up papers Sticking out the ***** A triangle there and a lonely strip here. I could read few words of different stories And create a new lie, But the lies seemed silly even for me, I needed something else. You might ask why not burn them, Why not shred them, But even fire creates smoke And secrets never really die, We always, always hide them, Paint over them with lies. So the box, Now being there long enough, Wasn't kicked over Like the many times before, It lay there, carefully maneuvered By the liars and the sinners Of the house. But their breath stopped Every time they walked into the room. Like they didn't wish to inhale the dust And the stories of the box, Like their lungs would be infected The same way their hearts were. But the shameful box had secrets Staining red over time, dripping blood And spilling black soot of lies, Flies buzzed around now and yet Why did we not discard it, I thought. What was so special about our lies, Our sins That we keep the box around And not hide it but be ashamed of it? Why do we keep it in our homes still If all it does is poison us? Why do we keep our old loves Alive in our memories?
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May 19, 2017
May 19, 2017 at 11:00 AM UTC
That Box of Ours
A paper box filled with crumpled newspapers Carrying death notes, attempted ****** stories And the failed political agendas (Failed I say for I personally see no difference). Neatly stacked they would take Only the bottom half of the box, But since the papers were to be rid off, And the papers carried blood, Shoved were they like ***** secrets In that plain paper box. That action somehow now Turned the box into a closet Filled with dusty winter coats From a life past, The clothes might fit your body But they won't fit your soul. O' my friend added today How she hasn't seen me in black Since the last time I returned, She said it as a fact, But somehow that hurt and It felt like fear- my mumbled ignorance. The box lay in the middle of the room, The room itself empty, Sold were each artifact Over the past few months, To get back What they had stolen in the first place. I no longer fought when My favourite tin can was taken, It too had rattled the pockets, It bled for our tummy. The box lay out of place Like all of us, Trying relentlessly to fit in, The balled up papers Sticking out the ***** A triangle there and a lonely strip here. I could read few words of different stories And create a new lie, But the lies seemed silly even for me, I needed something else. You might ask why not burn them, Why not shred them, But even fire creates smoke And secrets never really die, We always, always hide them, Paint over them with lies. So the box, Now being there long enough, Wasn't kicked over Like the many times before, It lay there, carefully maneuvered By the liars and the sinners Of the house. But their breath stopped Every time they walked into the room. Like they didn't wish to inhale the dust And the stories of the box, Like their lungs would be infected The same way their hearts were. But the shameful box had secrets Staining red over time, dripping blood And spilling black soot of lies, Flies buzzed around now and yet Why did we not discard it, I thought. What was so special about our lies, Our sins That we keep the box around And not hide it but be ashamed of it? Why do we keep it in our homes still If all it does is poison us? Why do we keep our old loves Alive in our memories?
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The cargo of my rib cage is my inner sanctum My hips are my homeland I refuse to conform to conventional specification My body is a garment that fits me perfectly My throat is a canal, navigating, and nourishing Bridges that nest across my thighs, A channel of imperfections that I clutch and attain The fabric of my ******* is frayed Although I have nourished and maneuvered sheepish mouths harboring at bay Abounding the lifeblood of creation, embarking on this journey of womanhood
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Aug 2, 2015
Aug 2, 2015 at 1:02 AM UTC
A Tranquil Pier
I’ve built a home in my heart named Us. Inside those walls stand you and me Squeezing each other’s hand three times steady Our own secret I love you The walls are vast and sturdy They’ve taken us years to build One room opens to a next and a next An intricate maze that we’ve built together With twists and turns that can only be Maneuvered together as two with Your mind and mine as an interlocking key There is a hot stove and a warm bed A fireplace burning inside both our souls There are kids like wildflowers Growing all around us Two chairs facing inward Love written on every surface In every room bits of us shine forth Computers in the study with that Beautiful chaos of video games blaring Bookshelves in the living room teeming With my psychology mind There is music buzzing through the air An electric piano and a ukulele Your singing a soundtrack to our Mornings and nights Our own little studio Colors in acrylic on paper Murals on the wall Red like our hearts Our blood pumping swiftly in unison Green like the garden of love Our children will grow in Yellow like your smile A brilliant sun that warms me That has me looking up up up.
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Oct 30, 2013
Oct 30, 2013 at 1:28 PM UTC
A Home In My Heart
I’m an African Am a ture African Am from the Land of the Red, Gold, Green The land with its soil as fertile as the womb of the ****** Mary I look at the World map and just the sight of the curves of Mama Africa arouses me...... see Is that piece not Hyde? Cos this shape de3 a no go lie, It's set ablaze like the holy ghost fire Hotter than the ghost pepper my mouth watery “aahh a Don tier" Cos it' even tickles a shatta in the trousers and I feel it's movement against Newtons law of motion Even Just the shape of the map of Africa already causing commotion Hook Africa 2× We be one Africa aa (Eeii ya one Africa) Africa 2× Ghana mother land (Eeii ya my mother land ) Me mey3 Oman ba pa Mey3 Oman Ghana dehye3 ankasa The white man came to my land and with the sole purpose of preaching the gospel even when we had no chapel Later maneuvered his way to barter trade our gold and valuable resources with hard liquor And in a short while I mean a flicker, they captured my people and enslaved us into hard labour And on 6 March 1957 a revolution lead by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah fought and led us to our independence Chorus I'm a free man free man I said I'm a free man (Eeii ya) I'm a free man I'm a free man I'm a free man (Eeii ya) Freedom made me a free man even though I ain't the tritagonist of The Boondocks I hear the reverb of Nkrumah's voice recurring out loud in my ears just like a jukebox "(Sample)Ghana our beloved country is free forever.... (In Nkrumah's Voice)" Meney3 anomaa, na 3mom membowa Efiris3 afidea biara 3nheneme ( mom pene me3) (herrrrrrrrrr) Na mey3 odefo) ahh me kuraa mens3m tumi Oh yes I'm a free human being with an Independent will A will that I will **** for, for real, because being a slave is just sick, I need a pill. Repeat hook and chorus
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Feb 16, 2018
Feb 16, 2018 at 6:30 AM UTC
FREEMAN
I’m an African Am a ture African Am from the Land of the Red, Gold, Green The land with its soil as fertile as the womb of the ****** Mary I look at the World map and just the sight of the curves of Mama Africa arouses me...... see Is that piece not Hyde? Cos this shape de3 a no go lie, It's set ablaze like the holy ghost fire Hotter than the ghost pepper my mouth watery “aahh a Don tier" Cos it' even tickles a shatta in the trousers and I feel it's movement against Newtons law of motion Even Just the shape of the map of Africa already causing commotion Hook Africa 2× We be one Africa aa (Eeii ya one Africa) Africa 2× Ghana mother land (Eeii ya my mother land ) Me mey3 Oman ba pa Mey3 Oman Ghana dehye3 ankasa The white man came to my land and with the sole purpose of preaching the gospel even when we had no chapel Later maneuvered his way to barter trade our gold and valuable resources with hard liquor And in a short while I mean a flicker, they captured my people and enslaved us into hard labour And on 6 March 1957 a revolution lead by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah fought and led us to our independence Chorus I'm a free man free man I said I'm a free man (Eeii ya) I'm a free man I'm a free man I'm a free man (Eeii ya) Freedom made me a free man even though I ain't the tritagonist of The Boondocks I hear the reverb of Nkrumah's voice recurring out loud in my ears just like a jukebox "(Sample)Ghana our beloved country is free forever.... (In Nkrumah's Voice)" Meney3 anomaa, na 3mom membowa Efiris3 afidea biara 3nheneme ( mom pene me3) (herrrrrrrrrr) Na mey3 odefo) ahh me kuraa mens3m tumi Oh yes I'm a free human being with an Independent will A will that I will **** for, for real, because being a slave is just sick, I need a pill. Repeat hook and chorus
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Contrary to what is known About Tunguska’s hellish blast, Contrary to all the dread Engendered in those deeds of past, Despite the anger close at hand When loathsome fiends encroach thy space, Regardless of the fury felt When malcontents spit in your face. Go gather up your fortitude Hold all that’s dear, close to your chest, Contain the beast you’ve locked within Adjust till you’ve maneuvered best. Then…. Unleash the very gates of hell To vanquish those who would intrude, Break the carapace of blood. Then stay thy hand, preserve the crude For them to agonise, reflectively, Decisions made too cheap And actions, injudiciously, Commited indiscreet. Marshalg @theCoalface Victoria Park Tunnel 7 April 2010
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Apr 11, 2010
Apr 11, 2010 at 12:09 AM UTC
Stay Thy Hand
Through the grass you maneuvered your way. Preying on the weak, pleasing yourself, day by day. One must stay strong. When faced with such allure. One must remain true, true to the core. By doing so, you might regain control. Overcoming obstacles and much more. The knowledge gained unknown. For when man conquers this, where will the power go?
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Jun 23, 2018
Jun 23, 2018 at 11:59 PM UTC
Where Will the Power Go?
So, it was a dark and stormy night and Father Larry O’Flannigan Was feeling excited as he Maneuvered the rainy streets with Five extra-large cheese pizzas Elated and happy because Teenage catechism class Had gone so swimmingly well He wanted to reward them Hence the crusty comestibles Crossing 10th and Vine Rain pelting cars and pedestrians He slipped and tripped Pandemonium of pizza boxes Pell-mell into puddles The chagrined good father In an unsettled state Hurt, wet, disheveled, Exclaims: “Jesus Christ! God Almighty!" A pious passerby exclaims (An older lady dressed for rain) “Father! Please! Language!” The sheepish priest sputters: “Em, cheese and crust got all muddy…?”
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Mar 1, 2019
Mar 1, 2019 at 11:48 PM UTC
PIZZA
Cool winds blew ripples across our lake today. It'd been a long time since I ventured up this way, it's so different when you're alone. It was rather eerie, there wasn't a single sound, I really wished you had been around, your sweet voice held warmth. Last time you were here, I remembered you wearing camo, that pink baseball cap pulled tightly over your ears, you maneuvered the boat like a pro, didn't scare a single duck. I didn't know you'd never be here again, just my rotten luck.
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Jan 15, 2014
Jan 15, 2014 at 5:44 PM UTC
My Rotten Luck (Moomaw)
Despite your sorrow, your grief, your smile stayed sweet giving warmth as you maneuvered through the world, a solitary, inner orphan since that awful time a few years ago The heavy pain you carried that wouldn't let you be The unanswered conundrums that resisted parsing for one so young Yet all along, there was the inherited voice lying quietly within you like a sleeping bird's awaiting the dawn desiring to sing again in splendorous tones a new day's joyful awakening February 3, 2015
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Feb 5, 2015
Feb 5, 2015 at 9:20 PM UTC
LINES TO HONOR BOBBI KRISTINA BROWN
i once flew on the breeze i once maneuvered 'round the trees there was a stream, where found my food scaly meals and fishy feels grew to be the norm for me the valleys peaceful, mountains quiet my den, i often laid nearby it but now i sit in my lonely cage roaring through these bars of rage my vendetta against the outside world compares not to my mate lay curled beside me she breathes a jet of flame when we escape, nothing will ever be the same our roar will bring fear to our captives their traps will never touch us their weapons will never hurt us and once our wrath's been sewn after our name is known, we will return to our home and we will live in peace again. my dear, we will not live in fear so long as i am near. i am a dragon, and i will fight for our freedom
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Apr 11, 2012
Apr 11, 2012 at 5:50 PM UTC
Dragon's Past
Hi i’m Sebastian i’m an addict Addicted to frantic Spastic language   After ages Of Procrastinating i lacked the panache. But as of lately That is changing My imagination Have replaced the Manic ************ The crass habit of Having laughs From dating A relaxing Callous lady Validated By an affidavit Now i’m Exasperated i amass amazing Paragraphs’ saturation A translucent human Finds a hue soothing Like my time as a youth spent School bench-doodling i pulled the blue pen Through the movements Maneuvered cerulean loops Drew crude dudes and Exuberant protruding ***** For a youths amusement Freud’s lament meant that A pen is a ***** i comment these tittles of i’s Are eyes at a zenith With these i see things Don’t ask what an asterisk is But believe me i’ve seen it
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May 1, 2016
May 1, 2016 at 6:18 AM UTC
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There are certain days, when I feel, Maybe my soul was milked out of a willow tree. Opalascent sap, maneuvered into a soul kind of thing. And placed, right where 'twas supposed to be. But then, it strikes; souls don't have shapes, form or matter. They cant be seen, or touched. But if mine could ; it would feel like wet clay, That clings to the fingers, that knead through it. With a soft persistence; refusing to let go." (23/04/2013)
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May 1, 2014
May 1, 2014 at 12:48 PM UTC
some days I feel
Dear Death, It seems as if everyone holds a grudge against you. You have taken someone from everyone. You have even taken everyone from someone. Some threads you cut short. Others evade your fatal scissors for longer. But everyone's thread demands to be severed. But I wonder if you are only doing your masters bidding? Are you just a puppet on strings? A thread yourself, to be maneuvered freely into a tapestry by a higher master? Being blamed, mocked, ridiculed, just for following orders? It's like punishing the soldier for the general's war crimes. Or are you the puppetmaster? The keeper of all of the strings? Do you control the balance of the universe? Do you send the demons to do your bidding, or do you do the demons work? There is so much that is unknown about you. We talk about you like we have solved your puzzle, but you are a labyrinth, everchanging, everlasting. I hope one day we can appreciate your mystery. Sincerest regards, Humanity
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May 9, 2018
May 9, 2018 at 11:25 PM UTC
Dear Death,