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Infinity - The name of the planet where the story takes place. Eternity - The name of the main Continent where the story takes place. Darkness - The name of the country where the sins live. Chaos - The capital city in the country Darkness. Tranquility - The name of the country where the virtues live.   Glory - The capital city in the country Tranquility. Lust - The wife of Greed and the mother of Anger.  Lust is a ********** and a ****  Her husband Greed is her ****  Lust has an affair with Hatred and becomes pregnant.  She gives birth to Anger.  Lust and Envy are best friends.   Greed - The husband of Lust, the older brother of Envy, and the step father of Anger.  Greed is Lust's ****  Greed is a **** corrupt politician, gangster, and a ***** businessman.  Greed is Pride's right hand man. Hatred - The father of Anger and Cruelty.  Hatred has an affair with Lust.  She becomes pregnant and gives birth to Anger.  He also has a fling with Envy.  She becomes pregnant and gives birth to Cruelty.  Hatred rapes Love.  Hatred is a terrorist, an assassin, and a cold calculated killer. Love - The wife of Loyalty, the mother of Kindness, and the older sister of Truth.  Love is a humanitarian and a healer.  Love is ***** by Hatred. Loyalty - The husband of Love and the father of Kindness.  Loyalty is a soldier and a warrior.  He gets revenge on Hatred for ****** Love. Kindness - The daughter of Love and Loyalty.  She is the niece of Truth. Anger - The son of Lust and Hatred, the stepson of Greed, and the half brother of Cruelty.  Anger is best friends with Ignorance. Faith - The wife of Truth and the mother of Hope. Hope - The daughter of Faith and Truth. Pride - The elected commander who rules over all the sins. Cruelty - The daughter of Envy and Hatred.  She is the half sister of Anger. Envy - The younger sister of Greed and the mother of Cruelty.  Envy has a fling with Hatred and becomes pregnant.  She gives birth to Cruelty.  Envy is best friends with Lust. Truth - The husband of Faith, the father of Hope, and the younger brother of Love.  Truth is the uncle of Kindness.  Truth is a soldier and a warrior.  He gets revenge on Hatred for ****** Love. D.E.A.T.H. - A terrorist organization created and operated by Hatred.  D.E.A.T.H. stands for Darkness Engulfing All Things Holy. Knowledge - The younger brother of Understanding and Wisdom. Understanding - The brother of Wisdom and Knowledge.  Understanding is a teacher.  He and Mercy have a romantic interest in each other. Wisdom - The oldest brother of Knowledge and Understanding.  Wisdom is the elected commander who rules over all the virtues. Sloth - The wife of Gluttony and the mother of Ignorance. Gluttony - The husband of Sloth and the father of Ignorance. Ignorance - The son of Sloth and Gluttony.  Ignorance is best friends with Anger. S.O.U.L. -   A humanitarian organization created and operated by Love.  S.O.U.L. stands for sharing our undying love. Grace - She's a singer, entertainer, and a a performer. Mercy - She is a member of S.O.U.L.  Mercy is best friends with Love.  She has a romantic interest in Understanding. Limbo - A country that's in the middle of the two countries Darkness and Tranquility.  Darkness is to the west of Limbo and Tranquility is to the east of Limbo.  The country Limbo has a river of blood running down the middle.  There is a civil war taking place in the country Limbo. Deceit - Deceit is a master of disguise.   It is a male and and a female.  Deceit is a member of D.E.A.T.H. Written by Keith Edward Baucum
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Nov 8, 2015
Nov 8, 2015 at 1:28 PM UTC
Characters in Sins, Virtues, and Everything Inbetween
Infinity - The name of the planet where the story takes place. Eternity - The name of the main Continent where the story takes place. Darkness - The name of the country where the sins live. Chaos - The capital city in the country Darkness. Tranquility - The name of the country where the virtues live.   Glory - The capital city in the country Tranquility. Lust - The wife of Greed and the mother of Anger.  Lust is a ********** and a ****  Her husband Greed is her ****  Lust has an affair with Hatred and becomes pregnant.  She gives birth to Anger.  Lust and Envy are best friends.   Greed - The husband of Lust, the older brother of Envy, and the step father of Anger.  Greed is Lust's ****  Greed is a **** corrupt politician, gangster, and a ***** businessman.  Greed is Pride's right hand man. Hatred - The father of Anger and Cruelty.  Hatred has an affair with Lust.  She becomes pregnant and gives birth to Anger.  He also has a fling with Envy.  She becomes pregnant and gives birth to Cruelty.  Hatred rapes Love.  Hatred is a terrorist, an assassin, and a cold calculated killer. Love - The wife of Loyalty, the mother of Kindness, and the older sister of Truth.  Love is a humanitarian and a healer.  Love is ***** by Hatred. Loyalty - The husband of Love and the father of Kindness.  Loyalty is a soldier and a warrior.  He gets revenge on Hatred for ****** Love. Kindness - The daughter of Love and Loyalty.  She is the niece of Truth. Anger - The son of Lust and Hatred, the stepson of Greed, and the half brother of Cruelty.  Anger is best friends with Ignorance. Faith - The wife of Truth and the mother of Hope. Hope - The daughter of Faith and Truth. Pride - The elected commander who rules over all the sins. Cruelty - The daughter of Envy and Hatred.  She is the half sister of Anger. Envy - The younger sister of Greed and the mother of Cruelty.  Envy has a fling with Hatred and becomes pregnant.  She gives birth to Cruelty.  Envy is best friends with Lust. Truth - The husband of Faith, the father of Hope, and the younger brother of Love.  Truth is the uncle of Kindness.  Truth is a soldier and a warrior.  He gets revenge on Hatred for ****** Love. D.E.A.T.H. - A terrorist organization created and operated by Hatred.  D.E.A.T.H. stands for Darkness Engulfing All Things Holy. Knowledge - The younger brother of Understanding and Wisdom. Understanding - The brother of Wisdom and Knowledge.  Understanding is a teacher.  He and Mercy have a romantic interest in each other. Wisdom - The oldest brother of Knowledge and Understanding.  Wisdom is the elected commander who rules over all the virtues. Sloth - The wife of Gluttony and the mother of Ignorance. Gluttony - The husband of Sloth and the father of Ignorance. Ignorance - The son of Sloth and Gluttony.  Ignorance is best friends with Anger. S.O.U.L. -   A humanitarian organization created and operated by Love.  S.O.U.L. stands for sharing our undying love. Grace - She's a singer, entertainer, and a a performer. Mercy - She is a member of S.O.U.L.  Mercy is best friends with Love.  She has a romantic interest in Understanding. Limbo - A country that's in the middle of the two countries Darkness and Tranquility.  Darkness is to the west of Limbo and Tranquility is to the east of Limbo.  The country Limbo has a river of blood running down the middle.  There is a civil war taking place in the country Limbo. Deceit - Deceit is a master of disguise.   It is a male and and a female.  Deceit is a member of D.E.A.T.H. Written by Keith Edward Baucum
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Before all of this, even after all of this, I will forever be a patriot. Before the poet in me matured and I started talking like a parrot, The dogs of war barked and I climbed exile's fence on my own And there I have dwelled, with nothing tangible to bring me down. I have been on this fence so long and I will remain there forever! Especially since the premature child is still in the incubator. From this vantage point, I have learned never to trust any politician I've always looked at them with mistrust, disdain, and suspicion, Before all of this  and before I ran and climbed the exile fence, I was once mercilessly flogged, dragged and made to dance By drugged up and coerced child soldiers with a rubber cable They tied and spread me like a dog on the market table I watched as innocent people were killed with a rusty knife There, I vowed to become a fence dweller for the rest of my life! I've been a patriot all my life but I have done it from here..safer. From here I have seen blood spilled, hearts broken, hopes dashed, progresses stalled, mullions embezzled, promises broken, lies told people changed, games played, party surfed, interests prioritized. And from this vantage point, I have learned never ever to trust any politician I have always been right...though I have looked on with disdain, suspicion, and operated with caution but through it all, I have remained a true patriot and a fence dweller. .✍️©️✍️IvanBrooksPoetry.✍️©️✍️
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Jan 24, 2018
Jan 24, 2018 at 8:03 PM UTC
The Fence Dweller
I was born on November 30th , I hear that makes me a Saggitarius. I dunno what that means. I  know how to swim, and I'm a sucker for a guy with a nice smile And nice words. I'm still learning how to whisper sweet nothings I'm often loud at times when I should be quiet I'm often quiet at times when I should be loud I keep holding back or letting it all out at the wrong time. I like sweet drinks... a lot. I've been told that I give pretty bad hugs People say that it feels like I'm trying to escape Well I don't like letting people close. Especially close enough to hear me breathe. I have this odd fascination with things like time machines and technology, I assume it's because I like to figure out how things work and fix them. Am the same way with people, like to know what's coming before it does. Love usually lasts a few moments, That's also why I tend to fall in love with men Who would never love me back I know it sounds crazy, but it's actually much saner than it seems And to be honest, I think it's safer that way See relationships, they often remind me that I'm not afraid of letting go. But I'm scared of what's gonna happen The moment that my body hits the ground I'm clumsy. I usually trip when am following my feelings. I landed on my pride and it shattered like a mirror i check daily. Now I can't even tell who's trying to give me a compliment or just trying to get into my pants. I've never been into martial arts but I have all these bruises, I got from beating myself up over things I can't fix I know it sounds weird but sometimes, I wonder what the voices in my head say when am asleep. I wonder what the doors would do if they found out About all the things that I've done when they are closed. I've got a trash can that's overflowing with really, really obnoxious mistakes And a dump site in my closet with all the skeletons. You'll trap me in a corner and insist I get help. Hi, my name is Em, I enjoy ice cream and yoghurt, people watching And figuring out how to make them work. I allow myself to cry more than I need to, from letting all the wrong people in. I have solar-powered energy, I have a battery-operated heart, It flickers and dies from overuse. My hobbies include rewriting my life story, hiding behind poems, And trying to convince myself that I do matter to someone. I don't know much, but I do know this I know that if you don't have standards, you won't be treated right and be happy. I know God is still reworking my faults and flaws, I'm a unique work in progress.
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Dec 18, 2013
Dec 18, 2013 at 6:15 AM UTC
My honest poem( inspired by Rudy Francisco)
I was born on November 30th , I hear that makes me a Saggitarius. I dunno what that means. I  know how to swim, and I'm a sucker for a guy with a nice smile And nice words. I'm still learning how to whisper sweet nothings I'm often loud at times when I should be quiet I'm often quiet at times when I should be loud I keep holding back or letting it all out at the wrong time. I like sweet drinks... a lot. I've been told that I give pretty bad hugs People say that it feels like I'm trying to escape Well I don't like letting people close. Especially close enough to hear me breathe. I have this odd fascination with things like time machines and technology, I assume it's because I like to figure out how things work and fix them. Am the same way with people, like to know what's coming before it does. Love usually lasts a few moments, That's also why I tend to fall in love with men Who would never love me back I know it sounds crazy, but it's actually much saner than it seems And to be honest, I think it's safer that way See relationships, they often remind me that I'm not afraid of letting go. But I'm scared of what's gonna happen The moment that my body hits the ground I'm clumsy. I usually trip when am following my feelings. I landed on my pride and it shattered like a mirror i check daily. Now I can't even tell who's trying to give me a compliment or just trying to get into my pants. I've never been into martial arts but I have all these bruises, I got from beating myself up over things I can't fix I know it sounds weird but sometimes, I wonder what the voices in my head say when am asleep. I wonder what the doors would do if they found out About all the things that I've done when they are closed. I've got a trash can that's overflowing with really, really obnoxious mistakes And a dump site in my closet with all the skeletons. You'll trap me in a corner and insist I get help. Hi, my name is Em, I enjoy ice cream and yoghurt, people watching And figuring out how to make them work. I allow myself to cry more than I need to, from letting all the wrong people in. I have solar-powered energy, I have a battery-operated heart, It flickers and dies from overuse. My hobbies include rewriting my life story, hiding behind poems, And trying to convince myself that I do matter to someone. I don't know much, but I do know this I know that if you don't have standards, you won't be treated right and be happy. I know God is still reworking my faults and flaws, I'm a unique work in progress.
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Infinity - The name of the planet where the story takes place. Darkness - The name of the country where the sins live. Eternity - The name of the main continent where the story takes place. Chaos - The capital city in the country Darkness. Tranquility - The name of the country where the virtues live. Glory - The capital city in the country Tranquility. Lust - The wife of Greed and the mother of Anger.  Lust is a ********** and ****  Her husband Greed is her ****  Lust has an affair with Hatred and becomes pregnant.  She gives birth to Anger.  Lust and Envy are best friends. Greed - The husband of Lust, the older brother of Envy, and the stepfather of Anger.  Greed is Lust's ****  Greed is a **** corrupt politician, gangster, and a ***** businessman.  Greed is Pride's right hand man.   Hatred - The father of Anger and Cruelty.  Hatred has an affair with Lust.  She becomes pregnant and gives birth to Anger.  He also has a fling with Envy.  She becomes pregnant and gives birth to Cruelty.  Hatred rapes Love.  Hatred is a terrorist, an assassin, and a cold calculated killer. Love - The wife of Loyalty, the mother of Kindness, and the older sister of Truth.  Love is a humanitarian and a healer.  Love is ***** by Hatred. Loyalty - The husband of Love and the father of Kindness.  Loyalty is a solider and a warrior.  He gets revenge on Hatred for ****** Love. Kindness - The daughter of Love and Loyalty.  She is the niece of Truth. Anger - The son of Lust and Hatred, the stepson of Greed, and the half brother of Cruelty.  Anger is best friends with Ignorance. Faith - The wife of Truth and the mother of Hope. Hope - The daughter of Faith and Truth. Pride - The elected commander of all the sins.  Pride is a priest. Cruelty - The daughter of Envy and Hatred.  She is the half sister of Anger. Envy - The younger sister of Greed and the mother of Cruelty.  Envy has a fling with Hatred and becomes pregnant.  She gives birth to Cruelty.  Envy is best friends with Lust. Truth - The husband of Faith, the father of Hope, and the younger brother of Love.  Truth is the uncle of Kindness.  Truth is a soldier and a warrior.  He gets revenge on Hatred for ****** Love.   D.E.A.T.H. - A terrorist organization created and operated by Hatred.  D.E.A.T.H. stands for Darkness Engulfing All Things Holy. Knowledge - The younger brother of Understanding and Wisdom. Understanding - The brother of Wisdom and Knowledge.  Understanding is a teacher.  Understanding has a romantic interest in Mercy. Wisdom - The oldest brother of Knowledge and Understanding.  Wisdom is the elected commander of all the virtues. Sloth - The wife of Gluttony and the mother of Ignorance. Gluttony - The husband of Sloth and the father of Ignorance. Ignorance - The son of Sloth and Gluttony. S.O.U.L. - A humanitarian organization created and operated by Love.  S.O.U.L. stands for Sharing Our Undying Love. Grace - She's a singer, entertainer, and performer. Deceit - Deceit is a master of disguise.  It is a male and a female.  Deceit is a member of D.E.A.T.H.   Misery - An island off the coast of Darkness.
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Aug 31, 2016
Aug 31, 2016 at 6:01 PM UTC
Characters in Matrimony
Infinity - The name of the planet where the story takes place. Darkness - The name of the country where the sins live. Eternity - The name of the main continent where the story takes place. Chaos - The capital city in the country Darkness. Tranquility - The name of the country where the virtues live. Glory - The capital city in the country Tranquility. Lust - The wife of Greed and the mother of Anger.  Lust is a ********** and ****  Her husband Greed is her ****  Lust has an affair with Hatred and becomes pregnant.  She gives birth to Anger.  Lust and Envy are best friends. Greed - The husband of Lust, the older brother of Envy, and the stepfather of Anger.  Greed is Lust's ****  Greed is a **** corrupt politician, gangster, and a ***** businessman.  Greed is Pride's right hand man.   Hatred - The father of Anger and Cruelty.  Hatred has an affair with Lust.  She becomes pregnant and gives birth to Anger.  He also has a fling with Envy.  She becomes pregnant and gives birth to Cruelty.  Hatred rapes Love.  Hatred is a terrorist, an assassin, and a cold calculated killer. Love - The wife of Loyalty, the mother of Kindness, and the older sister of Truth.  Love is a humanitarian and a healer.  Love is ***** by Hatred. Loyalty - The husband of Love and the father of Kindness.  Loyalty is a solider and a warrior.  He gets revenge on Hatred for ****** Love. Kindness - The daughter of Love and Loyalty.  She is the niece of Truth. Anger - The son of Lust and Hatred, the stepson of Greed, and the half brother of Cruelty.  Anger is best friends with Ignorance. Faith - The wife of Truth and the mother of Hope. Hope - The daughter of Faith and Truth. Pride - The elected commander of all the sins.  Pride is a priest. Cruelty - The daughter of Envy and Hatred.  She is the half sister of Anger. Envy - The younger sister of Greed and the mother of Cruelty.  Envy has a fling with Hatred and becomes pregnant.  She gives birth to Cruelty.  Envy is best friends with Lust. Truth - The husband of Faith, the father of Hope, and the younger brother of Love.  Truth is the uncle of Kindness.  Truth is a soldier and a warrior.  He gets revenge on Hatred for ****** Love.   D.E.A.T.H. - A terrorist organization created and operated by Hatred.  D.E.A.T.H. stands for Darkness Engulfing All Things Holy. Knowledge - The younger brother of Understanding and Wisdom. Understanding - The brother of Wisdom and Knowledge.  Understanding is a teacher.  Understanding has a romantic interest in Mercy. Wisdom - The oldest brother of Knowledge and Understanding.  Wisdom is the elected commander of all the virtues. Sloth - The wife of Gluttony and the mother of Ignorance. Gluttony - The husband of Sloth and the father of Ignorance. Ignorance - The son of Sloth and Gluttony. S.O.U.L. - A humanitarian organization created and operated by Love.  S.O.U.L. stands for Sharing Our Undying Love. Grace - She's a singer, entertainer, and performer. Deceit - Deceit is a master of disguise.  It is a male and a female.  Deceit is a member of D.E.A.T.H.   Misery - An island off the coast of Darkness.
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Somewhere at some time They committed themselves to me And so, I was! Small, but I WAS! Tiny, in shape Lusting to live I hung in my pulsing cave. Soon they knew of me My mother --my father. I had no say in my being I lived on trust And love Tho' I couldn't think Each part of me was saying A silent 'Wait for me I will bring you love!' I was taken Blind, naked, defenseless By the hand of one Whose good name Was graven on a brass plate in Wimpole Street, and dropped on the sterile floor of a foot operated plastic waste bucket. There was no Queens Counsel To take my brief. The cot I might have warmed Stood in Harrod's shop window. When my passing was told My father smiled. No grief filled my empty space. My death was celebrated With tickets to see Danny la Rue Who was pretending to be a woman Like my mother was.
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Unto Us...
As the laser rays from Science City lit up the night sky in a resplendent rush of colours, I watched on,  quietly , from the balcony; my mind racing back to the class 9 Basics of Economics book and to that class. Utility. A major concept in economics. I had understood it so well then. I had paid full attention to the teacher when she had explained that once I had had a spoonful of Biriyani, a little bit of my hunger was satiated and I would enjoy the next spoonful a little bit less than the first. That was how utility operated, marginal utility diminishing with every spoonful. Today, as the rays light up the sky, I think of him, and of the principle of utility. Does the principle apply to first love as well, as it does to the first taste of Biriyani? As love's bittersweet concoction explodes, does it render the following loves as only marginally utilitarian then? As the first rush, first blush fades, as love's faces change,  do we begin to get satiated a little less than the first time? And is it really because we are already a bit full, a little satiated?   Or is it because the hunger gnaws on, craving that first rush, once again?
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Mar 11, 2016
Mar 11, 2016 at 10:10 PM UTC
Economics of Love
Hymn to an Art-o-matic Laundromat by Michael R. Burch after Richard Thomas Moore’s “Hymn to an Automatic Washer” O, terrible-immaculate ALL-cleansing godly Laundromat, where cleanliness is next to Art —a bright Kinkade (bought at K-Mart), a Persian rug (made in Taiwan), a Royal Bonn Clock (time zone Guam)— embrace my *** in cushioned vinyl, erase all marks: **** vaginal, ****** inkspot, red wine, dirt. O, sterilize her skirt, my shirt, my skidmarked briefs, her padded bra; suds-away in your white maw all filth, the day’s accumulation. Make us pure by INUNDATION. Published by The Oldie, where it was the winner of a poetry contest. This poem was inspired by the incongruence of discovering "works of art" while doing laundry at a laundromat with coin-operated washers and dryers. I was reminded of the experience while reading Richard Moore’s “Hymn to an Automatic Washer.” Keywords/Tags: hymn, art, America, Americana, laundry, laundromat, washer, dryer, appliances, clean, cleaning, cleanliness, clothes, clothing, underwear, god, godly, godliness, water, baptism, inundation, sonnet, analogy, humor
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Nov 28, 2021
Nov 28, 2021 at 11:50 PM UTC
Hymn to an Art-o-matic Laundromat
I do not want to pile on, But I am in sweet pain, Just below the belt... Pain due to nervousness, My dad was unwell, He got successfully operated... He's my dear guardian Angel, Sustained injury whilst protecting me, I escaped with minor gashes. He's undoubtedly the best father, There may be any trouble on me, But he's always standing on guard. I strive to make my father feel proud, And though I often fail to make him feel so, I shall not give up hope that I shall make him feel proud. Right now, I am in pain, I am unable to urinate. But this pain is bearable, I shall now help him recover, My life is his blessings all over.
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Sep 29, 2018
Sep 29, 2018 at 3:51 PM UTC
Retention is the Tension (Lighthearted)
The day they operated on his brain he imagined it as his day of poetry freedom from the pain of living, and heard a train reciting a long poem on love, nightmares and death by a Chilean poet he adored, whose name he tried to recollect, over and over again but his train of thoughts curiously missed that one station in each, separate attempt. . Did he hear anyone whispering anything about 'bad omen'? reminding a poet killed by a dose of poison injected by the  doctor treating him to end the emotional ********** of his poetry over the mind of millions of readers                  - and then he slowly lost orientation in delirious state he fell in to a pit of delight and thought about the white luminant mist  poetry, has created in his being, all through the days of suffering love gifted him. He received poetry as a feeling, deep, deep inside, Emily Dickinson was to him a fragrance enveloping his consciousness, then a feeling inexpressible, an elation, leading him to a plane higher. His brain was a night filled tunnel, through which the train reciting dark poems of stark beauty of death traveled like lightening, he sat perplexed looking at a mirror someone held before him, reflecting darkness, an eerie feeling. That night train wailing as if  someone dear has left for ever traveled through the surreal plane of Dali paintings. "Life", a unfamiliar voice proclaimed aloud near him, "Is poetry written in one's blood, which one fails to read as it is dangerously close to one's suicide note, that one finishes reading  only at the last minute".He hoped they must have finished his surgery by now; it was getting dark, a kind of mist spreading like a swarm of evil beetles, but they were still at it, panic reigned on  the operation table. His face was peaceful immobile like the wings of a dead butterfly.
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Oct 17, 2013
Oct 17, 2013 at 12:08 PM UTC
In a dead butterfly's nest
The day they operated on his brain he imagined it as his day of poetry freedom from the pain of living, and heard a train reciting a long poem on love, nightmares and death by a Chilean poet he adored, whose name he tried to recollect, over and over again but his train of thoughts curiously missed that one station in each, separate attempt. . Did he hear anyone whispering anything about 'bad omen'? reminding a poet killed by a dose of poison injected by the  doctor treating him to end the emotional ********** of his poetry over the mind of millions of readers                  - and then he slowly lost orientation in delirious state he fell in to a pit of delight and thought about the white luminant mist  poetry, has created in his being, all through the days of suffering love gifted him. He received poetry as a feeling, deep, deep inside, Emily Dickinson was to him a fragrance enveloping his consciousness, then a feeling inexpressible, an elation, leading him to a plane higher. His brain was a night filled tunnel, through which the train reciting dark poems of stark beauty of death traveled like lightening, he sat perplexed looking at a mirror someone held before him, reflecting darkness, an eerie feeling. That night train wailing as if  someone dear has left for ever traveled through the surreal plane of Dali paintings. "Life", a unfamiliar voice proclaimed aloud near him, "Is poetry written in one's blood, which one fails to read as it is dangerously close to one's suicide note, that one finishes reading  only at the last minute".He hoped they must have finished his surgery by now; it was getting dark, a kind of mist spreading like a swarm of evil beetles, but they were still at it, panic reigned on  the operation table. His face was peaceful immobile like the wings of a dead butterfly.
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Their hobby horse carved from wood. Upon metal frame and bouncy springs. Kept our boys on the trail of good. Rounding up outlaws and wild things. Hot wheel cars and yards of plastic track, racing from living room to kitchen. They'd chase after their cars, then run back, over and over, I should mention... Tonka trucks and a pile of sand, under the pear tree in our back yard. Each one operated by little hands. To get the boys outside, was never hard. Forts made from sheets hung on the clothes line, or in their bedroom if it would rain. Turned an adventure out of lunchtime, or "Boys Only" club when the girls came. Blocks of wood cut different sizes and shapes, dumped out onto their bedroom floor. Became odd alien landscapes, strewn from bunk beds to closet door. Just an old ratty cardboard box. Dented pan lid for a steering wheel. No need for stereo or remote door locks, as their first car, it was a steal. So much fun, no batteries needed. No computer generation. Active minds cleverly seeded, by two boys and their imagination.
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Nov 12, 2010
Nov 12, 2010 at 3:26 PM UTC
Simple Toys
Lying there never so comfortable The smoking girls walking towards the car Holding my left arm way above my head I rolled out of the hedge looking up at long legs "There's petrol" I told their thighs Limping arm aloft, the beetle also ended wrong-way up. A wheel span, I dragged the driver and his girl out Through window and petrol to stagger arm aloft to heaven Those long legged girls talked me out of my hedge Again at there feet paying homage Operated on,  I am in a bed without thorns At night the young nurse tells me of her Indian life Girls, now friends visit telling me about another They want *** their friends want *** Nightly, a new life is put-in-hand. Recovered, whole I don't make love Dreaming of thorns not of girls thighs There is only *** with long legged girls
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Jul 7, 2010
Jul 7, 2010 at 3:55 AM UTC
Blackthorn
I am a raccoon masked self sabotage tycoon specialist with a self inflicted past-biased hit list peeked at through urban eye sags pulled down by years of troubled pleasantries now darkened with giant grey glass fingers touching the skies and casting shadows on their own concrete feet providing my disguise wrapped in a capitalist bow tied blessing, Oh forward progression, Pathetic Fraud 101 is in session, Catch me if you can, I am my own cynical supremacist nemesis thief in the black and white mellow drama trauma, I play all the rolls, And these places take their toll on my soul because fossil fuel herds have replaced the sea you see, Peel your eyelids back and allow me to derail your ignorant yarn sewn seam day dream from it's crocheted track, Societies a chemical fire train wreck attack, The difference between metal and wool is fire and flesh, They're bound to mesh within a Chinese children tears committee calamity tragedy, You think your H&M; hemmed subliminal photo-shoot suit is moral free? Or is it that you refuse to look past your own pictures hung around your face by D.O.S. operated framed fixtures screaming "ME-ME-ME-ME-ME-ME-ME!" Or whatever O.S. you bless your shrine with, Our world is a glass screen neon pawn lit mess with a p.o. box address, Completely impersonal! The true core of this horror lies within your head on your bed that morning you woke up and realized "I can't fix it!" I applaud you for having such a great start! You're heart will settle and the city sunsets will become beautiful once you're full of this revelation: "I am not my own salvation."
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May 20, 2013
May 20, 2013 at 5:47 PM UTC
I'll Have The Apathy Dog With Relish Please
I am a raccoon masked self sabotage tycoon specialist with a self inflicted past-biased hit list peeked at through urban eye sags pulled down by years of troubled pleasantries now darkened with giant grey glass fingers touching the skies and casting shadows on their own concrete feet providing my disguise wrapped in a capitalist bow tied blessing, Oh forward progression, Pathetic Fraud 101 is in session, Catch me if you can, I am my own cynical supremacist nemesis thief in the black and white mellow drama trauma, I play all the rolls, And these places take their toll on my soul because fossil fuel herds have replaced the sea you see, Peel your eyelids back and allow me to derail your ignorant yarn sewn seam day dream from it's crocheted track, Societies a chemical fire train wreck attack, The difference between metal and wool is fire and flesh, They're bound to mesh within a Chinese children tears committee calamity tragedy, You think your H&M; hemmed subliminal photo-shoot suit is moral free? Or is it that you refuse to look past your own pictures hung around your face by D.O.S. operated framed fixtures screaming "ME-ME-ME-ME-ME-ME-ME!" Or whatever O.S. you bless your shrine with, Our world is a glass screen neon pawn lit mess with a p.o. box address, Completely impersonal! The true core of this horror lies within your head on your bed that morning you woke up and realized "I can't fix it!" I applaud you for having such a great start! You're heart will settle and the city sunsets will become beautiful once you're full of this revelation: "I am not my own salvation."
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Our bond molded New courses of pleasure emerge I take control of my own intimate YES Using you to grasp ****** pleasure as if you are battery operated Wallowing Your flesh so warm.   Gripping your ***** gently, placing it on my ******** heat bubbles me inside we gently motion each other into position pleasure touch Pulling me in closer you confess "I'm addicted to feeling you in pleasure" Triggering a spontaneous impulse in me I Grab harder   Peaking Climaxing my muscles tighten you've pulled me in jerking me on your **** honesty flowing confessions in your whisper Your manhood heated. Listening to you groan you tuck your face under my neck kissing me with a slight roll in your hips BOOM!
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May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022 at 12:08 PM UTC
Confession
Together amid greenery and blossoms they stand shoulder to shoulder, narrow eyed and fixated upon bursts of golden daylily. More than spring mingles in the mist more than heat flows between them mystery envelops them There was the first time she held a clock a miniature spring operated swiss piece forbidden, still she opened the back Movement, synchronized with sound, churned tick, tick, tock, tock, steady clicks worked the hands notch after notch Would she let what was between them work without her fingers, incited by catlike curiosity, prying open the back of him Stare at his insides, his tick, tick, tock, tock until she sees him as a machine turning until the spring unwinds?
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Jun 2, 2014
Jun 2, 2014 at 9:56 AM UTC
Until the Spring Unwinds
the scars that line your wrists remind me of fallen paper planes, like you tried so hard to make it perfect, to make it go places, to make it wonder through hills but instead it went crashing down like your tears midway, like it thought it was hopeless you thought you were hopeless because all the other planes had engines and they were battery operated from the start, so statuesque so perfect they were trained from the start to stand tall, ****** in stomachs, labored breathing and it hurts so much but it doesn't matter because they were pretty, the best of the best and you were just left in the dirt, stuck in the mud like a fallen paper plane so you gave yourself paper cuts because you thought you deserved it, you thought that they were right, that everybody else was just born better than you; they must've received some sort of memo that you didn't because god it feels like that, it feels like a bitter desperation and a lonely hatred all at once because some part of you hates their beach blonde hair and magazine worthy body but the worst part is not watching them receive praise and lead the life you can only dream about, no, the worst part is knowing that no matter what you will never be able to compare to them because you are a fallen paper plane, filthy from the dirt you had fallen in, scarred from the thoughts you can't turn off, and hopeless; already too old to know better than false naivety what they never tell you however, is how easy it is to rebuild a paper plane and how all batteries will expire and one day, that certain shade of beach blond hair will become discontinued and that life goes on until it decides to stop (h.l.)
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Feb 23, 2015
Feb 23, 2015 at 6:23 PM UTC
paper planes
the scars that line your wrists remind me of fallen paper planes, like you tried so hard to make it perfect, to make it go places, to make it wonder through hills but instead it went crashing down like your tears midway, like it thought it was hopeless you thought you were hopeless because all the other planes had engines and they were battery operated from the start, so statuesque so perfect they were trained from the start to stand tall, ****** in stomachs, labored breathing and it hurts so much but it doesn't matter because they were pretty, the best of the best and you were just left in the dirt, stuck in the mud like a fallen paper plane so you gave yourself paper cuts because you thought you deserved it, you thought that they were right, that everybody else was just born better than you; they must've received some sort of memo that you didn't because god it feels like that, it feels like a bitter desperation and a lonely hatred all at once because some part of you hates their beach blonde hair and magazine worthy body but the worst part is not watching them receive praise and lead the life you can only dream about, no, the worst part is knowing that no matter what you will never be able to compare to them because you are a fallen paper plane, filthy from the dirt you had fallen in, scarred from the thoughts you can't turn off, and hopeless; already too old to know better than false naivety what they never tell you however, is how easy it is to rebuild a paper plane and how all batteries will expire and one day, that certain shade of beach blond hair will become discontinued and that life goes on until it decides to stop (h.l.)
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the donkeys bray and panic when bricks fly through bank windows. gobsmacked, the ***** ogle the trashed Starbucks and ask, "but...who will serve us cappuccinos?" the elephants intone, "violence is never the answer" and neglect to add that's why they pilot remote-operated predator drones: you won't see those stomped in the elephants' stampede. their ***** wars are covert. peace cannot interrupt the cash-flow. as pigs fit armor over bellies buttressed by doughnuts, they stare down the wolf pack—a bloc awash in black— and slap their sticks in primitive percussion shouting, "do not resist," punctuating the order with concussion grenades and tear gas. the wolves howl back, "no cops, no KKK, no fascist USA!" equal parts bark and bite in the fight for humanity, solidarity with the least of these, laughing in the face of the State. each time the wolves show their teeth, the pigs shrink back and quiver in fear, while the wolves roar, "refugees are welcome here!" we will make racists afraid again. antifa, here to stay so long as there remain Nazis to punch in the face.
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Feb 2, 2017
Feb 2, 2017 at 9:25 PM UTC
punch
Seems to me that the man who doesn't Shine his Shoes, Might Not have remembered to change His Socks ! If you only half-way stop at the Stop sign, Must you also wait for the light to turn Fully Green, Before you GO ? Do Ants really like being in OUR company...OR..do they Simply like the trails We leave? If streets are paved to keep down the Dust, Does that mean there's never any Dirt on our Vehicles! Since cars have battery operated Starters, Should Humans have to be Plugged in overnight ? If Floss is used to clean between our teeth, Would it be better to do it More Often, So as to have a Better taste for things ? Some folks sing out Loud with Joy, Some folks show their Joy in their Face, Some in their talk, some in their habits, some in their attitude.....WHAT is Seen in Their Mirrors ?? If a Road Hog wallows in Width, does that mean we should dig Deeper to keep from falling into Pits ? If Truth is seen in the Light, How long of an extension cord should WE carry around ? If DUST is something to come from, It's sure nice to know, that You've got something firm to stand on! Was that Wind blowing thru my hair, OR was I just running to Fast ? Aha, there's a bench, I'll sit down and wait for you. Looking forward to that LONG Chat , Aren't YOU ??
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May 16, 2011
May 16, 2011 at 4:14 AM UTC
* " CONSIDERATIONS " * ( #57 )
Saturday night on the farm managed and operated by the animals.the penguin trio were singing and golden oldies fit the slow dancing mood with the paired bears cats hoot owls ground hogs leap frogs moved in slow rhythm as the leaping lizards finished their set with slide trombone drums trompets when the mad hatter with new and white turned down brim slow dragged with alice in wonderland in Gucci boots the big bad wolf promised to be on his best behavior until 12:00pm before changing back.
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Sep 30, 2013
Sep 30, 2013 at 7:35 PM UTC
THE BARN DANCE BY VICTOR TRIPP
Frightful abilities were pressured into responses as the computer children failed at hitherto reliable performance. This was a description of the synchronous effect brought into the shudder with a catch in the breath of the mother, and written by frenetic action that destroyed the logical sequence of requests presented by the mouse and the typing keys. As directed through an esoteric process of recovery, the minds of the device reoriented, again attaining the ability to perform simple and repetitive tasks as obliged by designated prompts. There was no certainty this was not related to the telephone connection which picked thinking out of the air like a television receiving a network broadcast. In the same way, the exhaust pipe rambled as the engine of the truck idled too rapidly and, then, stalled. Everything was restarted. The vehicle operated right away. The computer bumbled along flashing through scenes and blank screens, the curser pulsing like a heart beat in the upper corner. This had to be worn like a sign of concentration, meaning that the (citizen, computer) was being observed, and the sensitive response would be, literally, automatic, but sometimes the potentiometer brought, to sight, a gesture of communication. It was cute that such clever trinkets were hiding down in there until the spirit tapped the muscles of the shoulder blade. It became apparent this relation depended upon keys found in ancient aliens such as arcades and magic books. A tiny soul was stored in a pocket, in the telephone; it reached out with its vibration and launched into the world to grab news with its operating, search engines. It had eyes and could see in the dark. So, the age was over in which it could be expected that photographs were the result of special manners and the courageous offer of friendly snapshots. As torches confused ferocious animals, the excuse depended upon dark difficulties in the chemical room. In the garden, the televised betrayal generated a crossfire of live video, and, thus, fools were unlucky. Energy and conflict had been misguided. New, public devotion protected the evolution of tableware or discrete implements that chimed to be taken into other rooms. Discourse was enabled and following discursion, long, private moments carried visitors away.
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Oct 28, 2013
Oct 28, 2013 at 6:54 PM UTC
Touching The Screen Of Awareness
Frightful abilities were pressured into responses as the computer children failed at hitherto reliable performance. This was a description of the synchronous effect brought into the shudder with a catch in the breath of the mother, and written by frenetic action that destroyed the logical sequence of requests presented by the mouse and the typing keys. As directed through an esoteric process of recovery, the minds of the device reoriented, again attaining the ability to perform simple and repetitive tasks as obliged by designated prompts. There was no certainty this was not related to the telephone connection which picked thinking out of the air like a television receiving a network broadcast. In the same way, the exhaust pipe rambled as the engine of the truck idled too rapidly and, then, stalled. Everything was restarted. The vehicle operated right away. The computer bumbled along flashing through scenes and blank screens, the curser pulsing like a heart beat in the upper corner. This had to be worn like a sign of concentration, meaning that the (citizen, computer) was being observed, and the sensitive response would be, literally, automatic, but sometimes the potentiometer brought, to sight, a gesture of communication. It was cute that such clever trinkets were hiding down in there until the spirit tapped the muscles of the shoulder blade. It became apparent this relation depended upon keys found in ancient aliens such as arcades and magic books. A tiny soul was stored in a pocket, in the telephone; it reached out with its vibration and launched into the world to grab news with its operating, search engines. It had eyes and could see in the dark. So, the age was over in which it could be expected that photographs were the result of special manners and the courageous offer of friendly snapshots. As torches confused ferocious animals, the excuse depended upon dark difficulties in the chemical room. In the garden, the televised betrayal generated a crossfire of live video, and, thus, fools were unlucky. Energy and conflict had been misguided. New, public devotion protected the evolution of tableware or discrete implements that chimed to be taken into other rooms. Discourse was enabled and following discursion, long, private moments carried visitors away.
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how many lives do we have to lose in order to realize that something's wrong? how many laws of novelty do we have to pass in order to realize we're passing all the wrong ones? why do we pride the ****** because he goes to a school with a good name? and why do we limit his sentence because HE may suffer “severe impact” when the one who suffered severe impact was the one who cried out for HER LIFE? who gave you the right to harm faultless people over something as simple as who they love? america did. your country allows people to walk around with guns they way you do with phones. how are you supposed to feel safe when privileged white males take a “get out of jail free” card as a prize for destroying the lives of others? if you are the country of the free, why are people dying for loving, shot for standing up, and beaten for being themselves? why are your opportunities determined by the shade of your skin? why are you labelled and killed for practicing your religion? why is history repeating itself? nobody is born evil. evil is the craft that is learned by unwelcoming minds and is operated by faulty hands, clenching throats and triggers with equal strength. how many lives do we have to lose before we realize enough is enough? how many people need to be denied an opportunity before we realize race doesn't matter? how many unmarked gravestones need to be planted before we realize we will never get to finish fighting a losing battle?
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Jun 14, 2016
Jun 14, 2016 at 12:32 AM UTC
America
*I was born on November 11th, I hear that makes me a Scorpio. I don’t really know what that means. I’m 5'2,I don’t know how to swim & I’m a sucker for a girl with a nice smile, soft voice & clean sneakers. I’m still learning how to whisper, I’m often loud in places where I should be quiet & I’m often quiet in places where I should be loud. I was born feet first & I’ve been backwards ever since. I’ve been told that I give really bad hugs. People say that it feels like I’m trying to escape. Sometimes it’s because I am & secretly I get really nervous Every time someone gets close enough to hear me breathe. I have this odd fascination with things like sand castles & ice sculptures. I assume it’s cause I usually find myself dedicating time to things That will only last a few moments, I tend to fall in love with women Who have no potential. See relationships, they often remind me that I’m not afraid of heights or falling But I’m scared of what’s going to happen the moment that my body hits the ground. I’m also clumsy. Yesterday, I tripped over my self-esteem, I landed on my pride & it shattered like an iPhone with a broken face.. Now I can’t even tell who’s trying to give me a compliment. I’ve never been in the military, but I have this Purple Heart. I got it from beating myself up over things I can’t fix. I have solar-powered confidence & A battery operated smile.*
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Dec 28, 2014
Dec 28, 2014 at 3:23 AM UTC
A Little About Myself.