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"negatives" poems
ever since i was young, my gaze was drawn skyward. i could tell you the story of orion, and how to brush bernice's hair, before i could tell you that two plus two equals four. i know more about our vast universe, than i know about many of my friends. if you are not well acquainted with a pisces, let me give you a bit of an introduction: we are compassionate, imaginative, we adapt to whatever is thrown at us, and my personal favourite, we are unfalteringly loyal. however... we are full of self-hate, prone to laziness, we are escapists and horrendously easy to manipulate. i believe my horoscope today is complete ******** i do not feel utterly lovely, i know i will not score a date because no one feels for me romantically. i've nothing to flaunt. the horoscopes are saccharine lies, but, those traits? those are me. my soul is ancient, i feel the pain of struggles i have not faced, or rather, have not YET faced; i will split my soul in two i will break my bones i will give every drop of my blood i will breathe my last breath for those that i love. i spent two years of my life giving my heart and soul to a sagittarius. philosophical, adventurous. i admired him so. but his negatives-- inconsistent. overconfident. careless. he was a burning house. my mother, also a pisces, when all was said and done, told me to stay away from those sagittarius boys. they're dangerous for wary, fretful fish like us, who ask 'from what bridge?' when we are told to jump.
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Aug 17, 2014
Aug 17, 2014 at 11:02 PM UTC
pisces (don't trust a sagittarius)
I can never find the right words to describe how I feel, the words never seem to make sense, everything I say sounds like a contradiction, but they say opposites attract But when I'm around you, all my feelings just go away, and all the negatives become positive, and it doesn't make sense at all
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May 21, 2014
May 21, 2014 at 8:28 PM UTC
Feelings
She introduced herself, as Sunset. Batted her lashes not to be flirtatious , But to hide that her eyes were wet. All around me were blurred, but beautiful faces. Yet, my eyes only focused on hers The first that I noticed. *When I bought my first camera, From that sales-man down in Alabama. And he taught me how to use it, He said, "see here son, if I was to take your picture I'd set this camera here on portrait. But if I took a picture of that pretty little girl 'cross the road" he said with a smirk "I'd have to set this here camera on Firework"* It's funny how memories work. I think of that man now, of his coffee colored skin and straw hat. I never thought I'd need to know any of that. but right here and now I set that camera to sunset. raise it to my eye And take a picture of Sunset. As if she were a colorful sky. and that's it. some people deserve more than a portrait. And I know, I'm going to take her to a dark room. And see what develops, of her negatives. But first, I want to hear all about her crazy relatives. Who gives her, her beauty? where's she take her dog to groom? The poodle on her leash is a cutie. and what does she doodle on her notebooks? stars or hearts or sugar skulls.... Does she know she's caught me on her fishin' hook? What's she think of me, I'm sure I look dull. Why are her teary eyes so full, About to overflow. There were so many things I wanted to know.... before I took her to a dark room. But it happened And all I found in the picture that developed was gloom. I realized I was her first. And the best night of my life became my worst. because I took something from her she didn't want to give. But I just didn't know that she wouldn't want to live. Keep reading, this ends beautifully. beautifully like a sunset ends a day. But, you have to believe me when I say that's not nearly as beautifully As Sunset ends my hopes and dreams. How she ended her own life With pretty little pink pills. One....Two....Three gripped in her hand they found a picture of me. And now I know, Sunsets are all about Beautiful Endings. It's funny how memories work © copyrighted Nicole Ann Osborn
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Aug 21, 2014
Aug 21, 2014 at 9:16 PM UTC
Sunset
She introduced herself, as Sunset. Batted her lashes not to be flirtatious , But to hide that her eyes were wet. All around me were blurred, but beautiful faces. Yet, my eyes only focused on hers The first that I noticed. *When I bought my first camera, From that sales-man down in Alabama. And he taught me how to use it, He said, "see here son, if I was to take your picture I'd set this camera here on portrait. But if I took a picture of that pretty little girl 'cross the road" he said with a smirk "I'd have to set this here camera on Firework"* It's funny how memories work. I think of that man now, of his coffee colored skin and straw hat. I never thought I'd need to know any of that. but right here and now I set that camera to sunset. raise it to my eye And take a picture of Sunset. As if she were a colorful sky. and that's it. some people deserve more than a portrait. And I know, I'm going to take her to a dark room. And see what develops, of her negatives. But first, I want to hear all about her crazy relatives. Who gives her, her beauty? where's she take her dog to groom? The poodle on her leash is a cutie. and what does she doodle on her notebooks? stars or hearts or sugar skulls.... Does she know she's caught me on her fishin' hook? What's she think of me, I'm sure I look dull. Why are her teary eyes so full, About to overflow. There were so many things I wanted to know.... before I took her to a dark room. But it happened And all I found in the picture that developed was gloom. I realized I was her first. And the best night of my life became my worst. because I took something from her she didn't want to give. But I just didn't know that she wouldn't want to live. Keep reading, this ends beautifully. beautifully like a sunset ends a day. But, you have to believe me when I say that's not nearly as beautifully As Sunset ends my hopes and dreams. How she ended her own life With pretty little pink pills. One....Two....Three gripped in her hand they found a picture of me. And now I know, Sunsets are all about Beautiful Endings. It's funny how memories work © copyrighted Nicole Ann Osborn
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Pain, pain. Shame, shame. Why can't we all be friends? Sorrow, sorrow. Fear, fear. Why am I so afraid? A people hating its own So much hate, pain, fear. Why? Why can't we just be at peace? You can never truly win. Your negatives will always outweigh The positives. True happiness is nonexistent. Why? Why? Why can't we reason together? Sit and drink tea together? Why all the schisms and hypocrisy And hatred? Bias? Why am I here? What is my purpose? What is my existence? Do I mean anything to anyone? What? Why?
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May 16, 2015
May 16, 2015 at 7:50 PM UTC
Pain, Pain (Having no WiFi)
Pray for the strength to be positive through the negatives, If you want to catch a break well first something has to give, So give your heart and mind to everything you do, As souls we perform wonders I just wish we only knew, Unknowing is true wisdom accepting what we can't grasp, It's ok we have today and it could be our last, In a way it is because it will never come again, And all the before and afters are really just pretend, This moment is peaceful if you recognize it as such, Life is a blank canvas and you hold the paint brush, Attachment is derailment for the peaceful train of thought, If you always want more you'll never be happy with what you've got, Loving what you have gives you everything you need, I am as I am this is the true meaning of to be.
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Jul 7, 2014
Jul 7, 2014 at 6:57 PM UTC
Be-ing positive
I'll never forget my first one. The tree was aglow; branches blazing with enormous, yellow and orange, halcyon sunflowers. A glorious heat pulsated up my back, their magnificence radiating through all my senses. My eyes: wide, taking-in every iota of this visual majesty. Transfixed, in a state of awe, my photographic memory came into play. Snapshots of those giant suns forever imprinted; negatives pressed, into my mind. A night to remember; when halcyon sunflowers danced on the limbs of trees and the branches of my mind.
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Jun 8, 2014
Jun 8, 2014 at 2:42 PM UTC
Hallucinations
Aries- oh what have you done to deserve this? so much hate in your heart for yourself yet you were living a lie I hope you're happy now Taurus- sweet child, what a pity that people can't help but leave you how many tears did you shed when he said he didn't love you back? I hope you find peace within yourself Gemini- I'm sorry he doesn't see you're the one you're both stuck in this never ending paradox where no one wins don't change yourself just to please the unpleasable I hope you're whole again one day Cancer- you poor, tired soul. take a seat and look in the mirror for a change. you are nothing if not beautiful. please be kind to yourself I hope you find happiness one day Leo- oh what a warrior you are. wartorn land and heart. you're much more than your mistakes. take a look at everyone around you. I hope you realize you're not alone Virgo- my honey bear, my sweetie pie your hands still shake when they call your name. stop pretending you're okay. there's nothing to be afraid of I hope one day you find clarity Libra- you beautiful creature, how many times has someone failed to compliment you? that number is in the negatives now and you're still on your high horse get off for a second and ground yourself. it's only a matter of time. I hope you forgive and forget Scorpio- my light, my dark, my everything in between stop and smell the roses can't you hear them singing for you? your eyes always did make my heart stop I hope you forget why you're hurting Sagittarius- baby bear cub, you sweet little thing how many days have you been at sea? enough to not love them back just remember where you came from I hope your dreams come true Capricorn- my one true love affair, you're mighty small for someone who loves to talk your nose freckles never seemed so prominent I love your laugh, I love your cry I hope you realize what you've done to me Aquarius- my life and my wannabe lover, you're drowning in regret I can smell the whiskey on your breath yet you're too drunk to see straight I hope you remember who you are Pisces- my soulmate and best friend I know you're still hurting but open up for a change and let them know the real you you can't sweep it under the rug forever I hope you can be yourself
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Nov 23, 2015
Nov 23, 2015 at 11:57 PM UTC
thanksgiving horoscopes
Aries- oh what have you done to deserve this? so much hate in your heart for yourself yet you were living a lie I hope you're happy now Taurus- sweet child, what a pity that people can't help but leave you how many tears did you shed when he said he didn't love you back? I hope you find peace within yourself Gemini- I'm sorry he doesn't see you're the one you're both stuck in this never ending paradox where no one wins don't change yourself just to please the unpleasable I hope you're whole again one day Cancer- you poor, tired soul. take a seat and look in the mirror for a change. you are nothing if not beautiful. please be kind to yourself I hope you find happiness one day Leo- oh what a warrior you are. wartorn land and heart. you're much more than your mistakes. take a look at everyone around you. I hope you realize you're not alone Virgo- my honey bear, my sweetie pie your hands still shake when they call your name. stop pretending you're okay. there's nothing to be afraid of I hope one day you find clarity Libra- you beautiful creature, how many times has someone failed to compliment you? that number is in the negatives now and you're still on your high horse get off for a second and ground yourself. it's only a matter of time. I hope you forgive and forget Scorpio- my light, my dark, my everything in between stop and smell the roses can't you hear them singing for you? your eyes always did make my heart stop I hope you forget why you're hurting Sagittarius- baby bear cub, you sweet little thing how many days have you been at sea? enough to not love them back just remember where you came from I hope your dreams come true Capricorn- my one true love affair, you're mighty small for someone who loves to talk your nose freckles never seemed so prominent I love your laugh, I love your cry I hope you realize what you've done to me Aquarius- my life and my wannabe lover, you're drowning in regret I can smell the whiskey on your breath yet you're too drunk to see straight I hope you remember who you are Pisces- my soulmate and best friend I know you're still hurting but open up for a change and let them know the real you you can't sweep it under the rug forever I hope you can be yourself
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Here at Kinkos We have a saying, “copies of copies” You are trained to always ask for a source file The digital file of the picture the camera took The negatives of digital cameras You see because when you print a picture from that file it’s the best it will ever be Every detail captured in that moment stored in bits and bytes ready If you make a copy of that picture it will never be as good And if you make a copy of that copy it’ll be even worse And if you were to make a copy of the hundredth copy of the ninety ninth copy you might not even recognize the image Whether it’s a speck of dust on the scanner Or a crease in the print out Sun stains from prolonged exposure to the elements Or simply from time Copies never look as good as the original Even if you try and protect them And even if you were to magically protect that photo from any external forces The next copy still won’t be the same quality A scanner can never pick up every detail from the print on the glass Copies of copies are never the same Sometimes the printer is calibrated different Sometimes it’s a heavy magenta day Sometimes it’s a saturated cyan day Maybe you touched her face when you handed it over And now every copy has a feint of your thumb print above her eyebrow You had him taped to your rearview mirror for a whole year And now every copy you make has a glare where the tape used to be It blocks out his heart shaped hands he was making you from the bus window Folded in your wallet and now all the copies have white spaces where her face was I mean where the creases were I’ve heard that when you remember something you are simply remembering the last time you remembered it Memories of memories So that after you’ve remembered her a thousand times you’ve forgotten all the details you forgot to remember the time before So that the more you remember something, the faster you’ll forget Maybe that’s why we forget exes faster than family Maybe that’s why we forget the great parts of high school before the painful ones I remember that you had red hair, that your eyes were kind, that your hands fit my cheek I remember that you were bad at pool and that it felt like love, and if it wasn’t you’re the only one that knew it And now I’m wondering after all these years what I’m forgetting to remember What I forgot to remember last time What did I forget this time What won’t I remember next time Memories of memories Like copies of copies Fading over time If I never wanted to forget the best moments of my life Should I never remember them Is the fastest way to forget the bad ones To remember them often
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Dec 17, 2015
Dec 17, 2015 at 11:46 PM UTC
Copies of Copies
Here at Kinkos We have a saying, “copies of copies” You are trained to always ask for a source file The digital file of the picture the camera took The negatives of digital cameras You see because when you print a picture from that file it’s the best it will ever be Every detail captured in that moment stored in bits and bytes ready If you make a copy of that picture it will never be as good And if you make a copy of that copy it’ll be even worse And if you were to make a copy of the hundredth copy of the ninety ninth copy you might not even recognize the image Whether it’s a speck of dust on the scanner Or a crease in the print out Sun stains from prolonged exposure to the elements Or simply from time Copies never look as good as the original Even if you try and protect them And even if you were to magically protect that photo from any external forces The next copy still won’t be the same quality A scanner can never pick up every detail from the print on the glass Copies of copies are never the same Sometimes the printer is calibrated different Sometimes it’s a heavy magenta day Sometimes it’s a saturated cyan day Maybe you touched her face when you handed it over And now every copy has a feint of your thumb print above her eyebrow You had him taped to your rearview mirror for a whole year And now every copy you make has a glare where the tape used to be It blocks out his heart shaped hands he was making you from the bus window Folded in your wallet and now all the copies have white spaces where her face was I mean where the creases were I’ve heard that when you remember something you are simply remembering the last time you remembered it Memories of memories So that after you’ve remembered her a thousand times you’ve forgotten all the details you forgot to remember the time before So that the more you remember something, the faster you’ll forget Maybe that’s why we forget exes faster than family Maybe that’s why we forget the great parts of high school before the painful ones I remember that you had red hair, that your eyes were kind, that your hands fit my cheek I remember that you were bad at pool and that it felt like love, and if it wasn’t you’re the only one that knew it And now I’m wondering after all these years what I’m forgetting to remember What I forgot to remember last time What did I forget this time What won’t I remember next time Memories of memories Like copies of copies Fading over time If I never wanted to forget the best moments of my life Should I never remember them Is the fastest way to forget the bad ones To remember them often
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a fair warning for you if you are planning to to fall in love with me you fall in love with P's if you fall in love with me you fall in love with a pessimist who believes that every single thing will fall apart every bad thing is bound to happen so please i ask help me find the positives in a world where negatives are all i see if you fall in love with me you fall in love with a paranoid who breaks almost every night thinking about how wrong i could be every choice every decision will be the worst one so please i ask to accept me and convince me that the world is not yet over. if you fall in love with me you fall in love with a p-ssy. a coward who's afraid to make the first move who's ashamed to fail. so please i ask to wait for me to be able to overcome my fears. and lastly, if you fall in love with me you fall in love with a poet. a writer who's prepared to write everything and anything because sadly, that's all i'm good at. so please i ask to accept my love in the form of words and i will change myself.
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Aug 17, 2016
Aug 17, 2016 at 5:08 PM UTC
P's
If I were a cup of black coffee you take me just the way I am. If this were a thanksgiving dinner you'd be the turkey and I'd be the ham. I'm the water and you're the sea I'm the sailor and what I really mean is; you complete me.  If this were a battery you'd be the positives and I'd be the negatives. If I were a holiday you'd be the festive's. If this were space you'd be the stars that form my galaxy. If I were a driver in New York, you'd be my taxi. If I a flower and you the bee, then it's clear to see that what I really mean is; you complete me. One ways, u-turns, dead ends and yields, green lights, left lane merge and a squashed bug on my windshields. If I were a Bic ballpoint pen then you would write out every sin. If this were it, it would be the greatest love there has ever been. Road signs and paper, fantasies and nature cannot help to say in such a little way that all I try to convey that what I really mean is; you complete me. If I were a song you'd memorize my lyrics  If this were February 1990 it would be Hold On by Wilson Phillips If I were a comic book, you'd be my nerd. If you were a photographer I'd be your bird.  If I a cold night and you the book by a fire, then I'd be the Hobbit and you'd be my Shire. If I a cup and you the tea then all there is left to say is...
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Feb 10, 2015
Feb 10, 2015 at 12:00 PM UTC
Complete: A Valentines Day Poem
birds of a feather no one has put two and two together daisies gone Occam’s razor and he our common denominator no monsters under his bed but in it scars ripped open I thought had healed hurt to heal heal to hurt words I had never spoken out loud before hot lava righteous anger memory loss & found negatives was that a kindness? to ply me with alcohol so that I wouldn't remember? two weeks no sleep no eat hurt to heal heal to hurt a new hurt to contend with suddenly ghosted back in the dark like all dark eating away at light till only the stars remain maybe signalling to one another I see you, I see you, I see
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Oct 3, 2020
Oct 3, 2020 at 9:20 PM UTC
trauma
Get the **** out of my head Why is it so hard to forget you Yet all the negatives try to vanish In an attempt to make me miss you You were a horrible person And I can look past what you did to me But you hurt her too, your best friend Who does that? How can one guy convince you to drop your best friend When I couldn't even get you to ignore the toxic ones I hear he's controlling now That's cute I hope you enjoy how he ***** you Cause that's all you care about you heartless ***** You left me cause I refused to beat you in bed Cause I couldn't satisfy your fantasies Well I hope you realize that Your addiction will destroy your life If somehow it hasn't already You dropped out of college and now you're living on your own I knew you wouldn't go back if you left But you had your own plans Your own agenda to live your life Trying to get whatever you want From anyone You didn't stay because I didn't put up with your **** I stood up to you when no one else would And luckily it got me out of a toxic relationship that I didn't even realize was that bad First love never dies Here I am trying to justify Why I can't get you out of my mind No matter how hard I try When I genuinely do not want you Who I'm with now is so much better She and I, we build together Instead of me building for you Leaving nothing to nurture myself And you still seem to remove pieces from my wall Threatening my progress without you Because why would you do anything different And I try to remind myself that You cheated on me And at least I can sleep Without the raging guilt That I hope fills your lungs And chokes you in your sleep
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Nov 11, 2016
Nov 11, 2016 at 1:21 PM UTC
Karma's a ***** like You
Get the **** out of my head Why is it so hard to forget you Yet all the negatives try to vanish In an attempt to make me miss you You were a horrible person And I can look past what you did to me But you hurt her too, your best friend Who does that? How can one guy convince you to drop your best friend When I couldn't even get you to ignore the toxic ones I hear he's controlling now That's cute I hope you enjoy how he ***** you Cause that's all you care about you heartless ***** You left me cause I refused to beat you in bed Cause I couldn't satisfy your fantasies Well I hope you realize that Your addiction will destroy your life If somehow it hasn't already You dropped out of college and now you're living on your own I knew you wouldn't go back if you left But you had your own plans Your own agenda to live your life Trying to get whatever you want From anyone You didn't stay because I didn't put up with your **** I stood up to you when no one else would And luckily it got me out of a toxic relationship that I didn't even realize was that bad First love never dies Here I am trying to justify Why I can't get you out of my mind No matter how hard I try When I genuinely do not want you Who I'm with now is so much better She and I, we build together Instead of me building for you Leaving nothing to nurture myself And you still seem to remove pieces from my wall Threatening my progress without you Because why would you do anything different And I try to remind myself that You cheated on me And at least I can sleep Without the raging guilt That I hope fills your lungs And chokes you in your sleep
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Yes I know it's your first language, But don't let overconfidence get in, And never let it bring you negatives.
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Mar 11, 2015
Mar 11, 2015 at 12:58 AM UTC
Punjabi
It's unfortunate that Parisians Are very hard to bear, In terms of flash obsequiousity, They drive me to despair! And patience is an attribute I don't profess to have To mercifully administer When accents veer to Slav. Baltics look like jellyfish, The Germans are obscene And loud and overbearing But the Swiss are very clean. Italians are a swarthy lot Who gourmandize on food And sacrifice their suavity By being impudently crude. The Spanish are no better, In fact they are probably worse, For obsessing in the blood sports I actually rate them in reverse. Starchiness is British They're convoluted to the core, The Old Boy system's lost it's sheen Aspirants flock to it no more. The Yanks are looking slightly crass Whilst fighting foreign wars, Their pinky held up squeaky clean To call "foul" to China's flaws. China sits inscrutably Holding all the cards Waiting for the moment To strike beneath the guards. India and Pakistan Are squabbling like kids The uproar over Kashmir Rates them lower than the Yids. The Yids are walking tightropes With Iran's nuclear ****** Whilst currying Yank approval, Eventual bombing is a must. The Dutch behave so anally They're always proven right When faced with rigid negatives They blanch with haunches tight. But not the Argentineans They love to dance and flirt, To chase the senorita Cavorting in the scarlet skirt. The South Pacific's wallowing They're adrift from World affairs Oz's self preoccupation Mirrors Kiwi's vacant stares. Africa's way past comment Lost to heat and dust, Warfare, **** and pillage And the rest decayed by rust. Eskimos are OK Clean living on the ice The population static, Zer-O pollution's nice! Marshalg @theGate Mangere Bridge 14 April 2009
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May 2, 2010
May 2, 2010 at 12:08 AM UTC
Eskimos are OK!
It's unfortunate that Parisians Are very hard to bear, In terms of flash obsequiousity, They drive me to despair! And patience is an attribute I don't profess to have To mercifully administer When accents veer to Slav. Baltics look like jellyfish, The Germans are obscene And loud and overbearing But the Swiss are very clean. Italians are a swarthy lot Who gourmandize on food And sacrifice their suavity By being impudently crude. The Spanish are no better, In fact they are probably worse, For obsessing in the blood sports I actually rate them in reverse. Starchiness is British They're convoluted to the core, The Old Boy system's lost it's sheen Aspirants flock to it no more. The Yanks are looking slightly crass Whilst fighting foreign wars, Their pinky held up squeaky clean To call "foul" to China's flaws. China sits inscrutably Holding all the cards Waiting for the moment To strike beneath the guards. India and Pakistan Are squabbling like kids The uproar over Kashmir Rates them lower than the Yids. The Yids are walking tightropes With Iran's nuclear ****** Whilst currying Yank approval, Eventual bombing is a must. The Dutch behave so anally They're always proven right When faced with rigid negatives They blanch with haunches tight. But not the Argentineans They love to dance and flirt, To chase the senorita Cavorting in the scarlet skirt. The South Pacific's wallowing They're adrift from World affairs Oz's self preoccupation Mirrors Kiwi's vacant stares. Africa's way past comment Lost to heat and dust, Warfare, **** and pillage And the rest decayed by rust. Eskimos are OK Clean living on the ice The population static, Zer-O pollution's nice! Marshalg @theGate Mangere Bridge 14 April 2009
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The poem was inspired by a particular photo of the WT C, and after that by my first visit to the 9/11 Memorial.  On the day of 9/11, I was working about a diagonal mile away, and from our windows, we could see people jumping to their death. Open sky annulled to bordered lines of uptown edges, worldview momentarily forcibly redefined by memories of buildings and sadder days, recollections of pillars of biblical smoke rising A photograph makes me look up, and sit down historically, need to catch a breath, to rest mentally, upon a storied small bridge's steps, that I well recall, a disappeared street stoop. all were rubble then and once upon that day. Wear, tear, and older eyes distill perspective, but the hardy heart is hardly stilled by the recognizable gray upon bon vivant gray reflective surfaces of memories of buildings and sadder days So today, on a reborn street, I rest upon reconstituted speckled curbstone, the city's lowered down ledges, the city's lowered down-town boundaries, constantly redrawn, but nonetheless, always rebuilt from their own regenerated stony compost, and the NY passersby doesn't even notice a man, head in hands, silently weeping, thinking that: We throw away so much we should have kept. We keep so much we should have thrown away. Lose keepsakes, but keep our mysterious sadnesses locked away in compartments that open only to benedictions uttered in ancient tongues. Make your own list, be your own curator, catalogue visions of sophomoric triumphs, museum mile pile those early poetic drafts, be unafraid of memories raw and ungentrified, overlaid, buried underneath postmortem of dust-piles of senior critiques Finally went downtown to see where the blessed water falls into catacomb pits that once were the foundations of buildings that ruled the cityscape, downtown anchors for a modern city that exists only because it was built on million year old granite bedrock Stone monuments are stolid, discrete. Memories are of grayed, frayed edge consistency. Negatives resurrected that survive digitally, all blend synthetically, layer upon layer, essence distilled in a single, black and white photograph that serves to disturb complacency,   awaken stilled pain, reflections suppressed, are restored
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Sep 11, 2013
Sep 11, 2013 at 6:36 PM UTC
9/11 Distilled
The poem was inspired by a particular photo of the WT C, and after that by my first visit to the 9/11 Memorial.  On the day of 9/11, I was working about a diagonal mile away, and from our windows, we could see people jumping to their death. Open sky annulled to bordered lines of uptown edges, worldview momentarily forcibly redefined by memories of buildings and sadder days, recollections of pillars of biblical smoke rising A photograph makes me look up, and sit down historically, need to catch a breath, to rest mentally, upon a storied small bridge's steps, that I well recall, a disappeared street stoop. all were rubble then and once upon that day. Wear, tear, and older eyes distill perspective, but the hardy heart is hardly stilled by the recognizable gray upon bon vivant gray reflective surfaces of memories of buildings and sadder days So today, on a reborn street, I rest upon reconstituted speckled curbstone, the city's lowered down ledges, the city's lowered down-town boundaries, constantly redrawn, but nonetheless, always rebuilt from their own regenerated stony compost, and the NY passersby doesn't even notice a man, head in hands, silently weeping, thinking that: We throw away so much we should have kept. We keep so much we should have thrown away. Lose keepsakes, but keep our mysterious sadnesses locked away in compartments that open only to benedictions uttered in ancient tongues. Make your own list, be your own curator, catalogue visions of sophomoric triumphs, museum mile pile those early poetic drafts, be unafraid of memories raw and ungentrified, overlaid, buried underneath postmortem of dust-piles of senior critiques Finally went downtown to see where the blessed water falls into catacomb pits that once were the foundations of buildings that ruled the cityscape, downtown anchors for a modern city that exists only because it was built on million year old granite bedrock Stone monuments are stolid, discrete. Memories are of grayed, frayed edge consistency. Negatives resurrected that survive digitally, all blend synthetically, layer upon layer, essence distilled in a single, black and white photograph that serves to disturb complacency,   awaken stilled pain, reflections suppressed, are restored
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Be the Dumbledore of your own life, Let poetry be there for your mornings. Write happier poetry in gloomy days, Do not let the gloom get your better. Aggressive poetry in frustrated days, Would surely help drown frustrations. Leave no space for sadness as a poet, Create a space for happiness in life. *I showed the back door to negatives, Now all is so positive except for ***
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Apr 10, 2014
Apr 10, 2014 at 9:30 PM UTC
Renervate Your Life Back To Life Through Poetry
As your reflection stares back at you, through the misty window pane, Against the glass the silver rain comes tapping, only weak, It masks your woe and sorrow -- perhaps it's just the rain? And not the ballerina tears, that flow and dance upon your cheek. You feel you live a loveless life, alone, with no one by your side, A lonely loner, ever scared, no hand to hold or arm to grip, With nothing to be late for, no ear in which you can confide, You stand upon an icy peak, but no longer take care not to slip. Suddenly the image stirs, it blinks and shows it's gentle eyes, Life has many sides, it says, try looking from a different place, Sad feelings can't be fought alone -- find happiness and sadness dies, Stare into my eyes -- look your flaws and demons in the face. You feel you're not quite normal, you've been different from the start, Self-conscious of your looks, perhaps you dislike who you are, But to focus on the negatives is an insult to your heart, The depth of which is limitless, a loving, glowing, beating star. You do yourself injustice; desire love, but can't love yourself? Remember that your differences, are not a flaw or fault, You're custom made, a work of art, not picked out from the shelf, Embrace the fact that you're unique, a trait that can't be taught. Suddenly the image shakes, another face replaces yours, This person likes you as you are - who'll love you and embrace your fate, Hold your hand through pain and storms, and follow you to distant shores, I'll meet you in the future - forever yours, your one soul mate.
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Dec 15, 2014
Dec 15, 2014 at 7:14 PM UTC
Acceptance & Self Love
As your reflection stares back at you, through the misty window pane, Against the glass the silver rain comes tapping, only weak, It masks your woe and sorrow -- perhaps it's just the rain? And not the ballerina tears, that flow and dance upon your cheek. You feel you live a loveless life, alone, with no one by your side, A lonely loner, ever scared, no hand to hold or arm to grip, With nothing to be late for, no ear in which you can confide, You stand upon an icy peak, but no longer take care not to slip. Suddenly the image stirs, it blinks and shows it's gentle eyes, Life has many sides, it says, try looking from a different place, Sad feelings can't be fought alone -- find happiness and sadness dies, Stare into my eyes -- look your flaws and demons in the face. You feel you're not quite normal, you've been different from the start, Self-conscious of your looks, perhaps you dislike who you are, But to focus on the negatives is an insult to your heart, The depth of which is limitless, a loving, glowing, beating star. You do yourself injustice; desire love, but can't love yourself? Remember that your differences, are not a flaw or fault, You're custom made, a work of art, not picked out from the shelf, Embrace the fact that you're unique, a trait that can't be taught. Suddenly the image shakes, another face replaces yours, This person likes you as you are - who'll love you and embrace your fate, Hold your hand through pain and storms, and follow you to distant shores, I'll meet you in the future - forever yours, your one soul mate.
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Above my home where the dark clouds curl into the sky clinging for a home to rest their sleepy depiction, shadowed trees hum sweet lullabies, lonely leaves breathe in the sad song of fallen dimensions, letting its lifeless view roll upon their frame, the chilled breeze sailing in the skyline, as I scramble my way out of a filthy dumpster, a mountain of disintegrating mess covering my broken body, hovering flies surrounding sticky strips of spaghetti, moldy mashed potatoes, and moldy chicken *** pies, while my mind sunk into traveled thoughts, bruised hands pressed against the creases in my forehead, allowing my existence to feel the stranded scars streaming in various mazes, dull eyes flushed with a burning disorder, aching cheeks and chests nestled in darkening chamber corners, buried hips and thighs uprooting in somber blades of grass, thorned, torn, and destroyed in different worlds.  As I stood on the slippery pavement staring at the ruffled scenery in my sight, spinning streetlights thickening into slouched positions, screaming sidewalks spilling sadness and madness in the drenched air, razor-edged buildings inching into crushed centimeters, jumbled meters, ****** yards.  I replayed the sober images in my head, the way my young brown-skinned mom said I would never amount to anything, how I could hear the raged noun ****** sift into the distance, its flaming mechanics accelerating into screeching sounds, the way she hurled her fists at my smashed face, every vibrant language breaking apart, slamming shut into closed infinites, snagged contractions and gerunds diverging into shuddering double spaced negatives, the way she threw my lingering body inside the trash dumpster, her sharp scarlet words, You are no son of mine, ricocheting off savage surfaces, sparking my soul in a calamity of choking diction.
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Aug 8, 2018
Aug 8, 2018 at 1:04 PM UTC
You Are No Son Of Mine
Above my home where the dark clouds curl into the sky clinging for a home to rest their sleepy depiction, shadowed trees hum sweet lullabies, lonely leaves breathe in the sad song of fallen dimensions, letting its lifeless view roll upon their frame, the chilled breeze sailing in the skyline, as I scramble my way out of a filthy dumpster, a mountain of disintegrating mess covering my broken body, hovering flies surrounding sticky strips of spaghetti, moldy mashed potatoes, and moldy chicken *** pies, while my mind sunk into traveled thoughts, bruised hands pressed against the creases in my forehead, allowing my existence to feel the stranded scars streaming in various mazes, dull eyes flushed with a burning disorder, aching cheeks and chests nestled in darkening chamber corners, buried hips and thighs uprooting in somber blades of grass, thorned, torn, and destroyed in different worlds.  As I stood on the slippery pavement staring at the ruffled scenery in my sight, spinning streetlights thickening into slouched positions, screaming sidewalks spilling sadness and madness in the drenched air, razor-edged buildings inching into crushed centimeters, jumbled meters, ****** yards.  I replayed the sober images in my head, the way my young brown-skinned mom said I would never amount to anything, how I could hear the raged noun ****** sift into the distance, its flaming mechanics accelerating into screeching sounds, the way she hurled her fists at my smashed face, every vibrant language breaking apart, slamming shut into closed infinites, snagged contractions and gerunds diverging into shuddering double spaced negatives, the way she threw my lingering body inside the trash dumpster, her sharp scarlet words, You are no son of mine, ricocheting off savage surfaces, sparking my soul in a calamity of choking diction.
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When I was in the fourth grade I didn’t understand magnets. You told me that they were like a boy and a girl, that the positives and negatives stuck together, but with two girls they would just repel. Repel, as if the idea of two girls being together was so awful that mother nature herself would come down to pull them apart. I think about that a lot. And now I’m standing here in front of you, the words dancing behind my tongue, and I am fighting to keep them down. I want to tell you that I’m finally happy, that I found someone, that when I hold her hand I don't want to run. I want you to know that I love her, and that I didn't actually know what love was until now. I want you to know that with her everything is brighter, and that I take back my feminist rants because if she were my wife I’d always cook dinner. the love songs I listen to finally make sense, and hell, maybe Romeo and Juliet weren't crazy after all. I know this might be confusing. But before her I was soil, And now I’m a bed of roses. I’m sorry for hiding this for so long. and now it seems like a college phase, but if we’re being honest I always knew. I knew at junior prom when my date’s hand made me recoil. I knew when I never really hit that boy crazy phase. and I knew when I saw her, When we watched a movie on the grass and I laid my head on her shoulder, and I felt like I was home. And I’ve tried to change, if I knew how I would. When Mom died you said you would always love me. I hope you meant it, because I’ve tried to pick between you. Take you, leave her. Take her, leave you. But I can’t. So please don’t make me.
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Feb 8, 2017
Feb 8, 2017 at 8:54 PM UTC
Untitled
When I was in the fourth grade I didn’t understand magnets. You told me that they were like a boy and a girl, that the positives and negatives stuck together, but with two girls they would just repel. Repel, as if the idea of two girls being together was so awful that mother nature herself would come down to pull them apart. I think about that a lot. And now I’m standing here in front of you, the words dancing behind my tongue, and I am fighting to keep them down. I want to tell you that I’m finally happy, that I found someone, that when I hold her hand I don't want to run. I want you to know that I love her, and that I didn't actually know what love was until now. I want you to know that with her everything is brighter, and that I take back my feminist rants because if she were my wife I’d always cook dinner. the love songs I listen to finally make sense, and hell, maybe Romeo and Juliet weren't crazy after all. I know this might be confusing. But before her I was soil, And now I’m a bed of roses. I’m sorry for hiding this for so long. and now it seems like a college phase, but if we’re being honest I always knew. I knew at junior prom when my date’s hand made me recoil. I knew when I never really hit that boy crazy phase. and I knew when I saw her, When we watched a movie on the grass and I laid my head on her shoulder, and I felt like I was home. And I’ve tried to change, if I knew how I would. When Mom died you said you would always love me. I hope you meant it, because I’ve tried to pick between you. Take you, leave her. Take her, leave you. But I can’t. So please don’t make me.
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Cold hearted people are a cancer to our species That should be wiped away and flushed like feces They've divided our minds into little pieces I'll greet the cold hearted boy who tried to date my nieces, with Hot lead... A cold hearted person was once a person who cared to much Once a person turns cold it's hard to change back into who they used to be. They have to let go of the past, and learn how to trust again. Most people who act heartless have a sweet heart. They just act heartless to protect themselves from getting hurt again. Life is like a camera... Focus on whats important, Capture the good times,         Develop from the negatives, And if things don't work out, Take another shot.
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Nov 27, 2013
Nov 27, 2013 at 6:01 PM UTC
Heartless People
Waiting for the storm to lower its head and charge In ozone incense of unstable air Eons of ions ago horned and heavy negatives lock prey within vortical-eye Angelic flutter of electrons struggling on-- in yellowish friction above... “...Did I tell you?” Love is lightning hotter than the sun! Schism-- resolving in the only way it can a design that cannot save itself! Clouds roar away-- For a minute-- I think that I will too -- along with all these words and rain *“...and did I tell you... how thunderstorms remind me ...of love...the way it should be and the worship after?”*
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Jun 18, 2017
Jun 18, 2017 at 7:03 PM UTC
The Worship After
waking with joyful exuberance choosing what attitude to wear with the day grey skies call for a sunny disposition determined to keep negatives away light streams gently from fingertips delicately touching others with warmth surprising them with smiles unfurling calm in your wake
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Feb 24, 2012
Feb 24, 2012 at 12:04 PM UTC
Attitude
not a poem but something that have been stuck in my head since four years ago High school was never easy. Even the happiest person said that they have a bad memories in high school. They get bullied Some people would said that I should treasure everything that happened in my high school life. I know. IVE TRIED SO HARD. But I cant. Folks in high school are weird. Not that weird. They're...... 'weird'.. They're full with hatred -full with negatives vibes -full with idk why the heck they want to bad things to other people. For me, I dont know. I dont enjoy anything Everything looks so depressing Full of hate.. I tell you I've been trying. And its my fourth year now Trying to be positive Trying to understand everyone in the school But I think.. This things cant be help no more. Everytime I walked into my school My depression level increase to level 99 My loneliness can be felt..so clear My self-esteem drop like hell High school even teach me not to trust everyone. -people always leave no matter what why when or how. No wonder some people killed themself -some kid do selfharm -some students would ditch school -some people do drugs just to run away from the school probs Idk is it just me or what Oh gosh.. I wish I can just scream at them in their face.
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Oct 13, 2013
Oct 13, 2013 at 6:45 AM UTC
high school
Such confidence, To stand as you Repeling all the cursing Enduring all the negatives To be you, To be different, Not afraid of the monochrome communities, Giving opinion that differs from others, To not bow to the majority, Just be you.
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Feb 29, 2016
Feb 29, 2016 at 1:07 PM UTC
Being You