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"pedals" poems
I want to taste your lips Laced with your paste Your flavor I savor with haste your Amazing Grace graze my face sweetness of a peach The fragrance placed a memory That will remember me the taste Of your wetness Your lips drip with your juice sweet nectar Ripe fruit with deeperflavor  than it's juice roots Pedals flush with color Lips swollen Attraction potent
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Jul 5, 2017
Jul 5, 2017 at 10:27 PM UTC
Pollen
He felt great pleasure watching her his desires bloom staring at her two lips the rarest of all flowers pedals spread breathing life into his desires stiffening a hard stamen as their bodies take root folding together like a hem pumping seed into her cavity baring the juices of a fruit into a fountain that will never end
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Apr 29, 2017
Apr 29, 2017 at 8:15 PM UTC
Tulips
Ode to a Sunflower I dare not speak against her beauty; beauty which encompasses the spirit of truth, the spirit of faithfulness, the spirit of light. I was walking alone in desolation when I encountered the blinding sight of my sunflower. There it was staring at me with its inviting eyes, eyes which seemed a little lost, a little troubled, a little like mine. My hand trembled as it wiped the disbelief from my vision. The seeds which I had planted in an attempt to dispel my restless woes had sprout up in a seemingly un-fertile place, a place where I could not fathom I would find my Sunflower. But there it was in all its beauty: eloquent, mysterious and enchanting. A vivid portrait of heavenly grace. all could witness , yet, one could possess. I dare not speak against her beauty; beauty which encompasses the spirit of truth, the spirit of faithfulness, the spirit of light. From the moment I found my sunflower I did my best to nurture it, watering its spirit from sunrise to sunset. The beauty for which it possessed was captivating; stirring my very being like no other flower has prior. I spent days, months and years analyzing this gem. I wondered why this sunflower was so singular in its splendor, why after so long in my possession was it still shining brighter than a summer star painted against a black night. My admiration and love for this sunflower matured uncontrollably, cultivating in a whirlwind of blissful sunshine. I dare not speak against her beauty; beauty which encompasses the spirit of truth, the spirit of faithfulness, the spirit of light. Though my sunflower possesses the strength of a thousand armies and the magnificence of a thousand smiles, I sense a feeling of weakness when the wicked birds of prey attempt to uproot it from its rightful plot. I caress its pedals and speak to it softly assuring that there is a purpose for the gloom, and that upon all of us the rain of opposition will fall. I clutch its head into mine as splendid pedals of fluorescent beauty tickle my face, making me blush with joy. I whisper to my sunflower as I drop my seed next to her stalk, and I tell it that no matter what storms may sing, there will be no challenge to our garden as long as we continue to grow together.
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Apr 12, 2012
Apr 12, 2012 at 12:43 AM UTC
Ode to a Sunflower
Ode to a Sunflower I dare not speak against her beauty; beauty which encompasses the spirit of truth, the spirit of faithfulness, the spirit of light. I was walking alone in desolation when I encountered the blinding sight of my sunflower. There it was staring at me with its inviting eyes, eyes which seemed a little lost, a little troubled, a little like mine. My hand trembled as it wiped the disbelief from my vision. The seeds which I had planted in an attempt to dispel my restless woes had sprout up in a seemingly un-fertile place, a place where I could not fathom I would find my Sunflower. But there it was in all its beauty: eloquent, mysterious and enchanting. A vivid portrait of heavenly grace. all could witness , yet, one could possess. I dare not speak against her beauty; beauty which encompasses the spirit of truth, the spirit of faithfulness, the spirit of light. From the moment I found my sunflower I did my best to nurture it, watering its spirit from sunrise to sunset. The beauty for which it possessed was captivating; stirring my very being like no other flower has prior. I spent days, months and years analyzing this gem. I wondered why this sunflower was so singular in its splendor, why after so long in my possession was it still shining brighter than a summer star painted against a black night. My admiration and love for this sunflower matured uncontrollably, cultivating in a whirlwind of blissful sunshine. I dare not speak against her beauty; beauty which encompasses the spirit of truth, the spirit of faithfulness, the spirit of light. Though my sunflower possesses the strength of a thousand armies and the magnificence of a thousand smiles, I sense a feeling of weakness when the wicked birds of prey attempt to uproot it from its rightful plot. I caress its pedals and speak to it softly assuring that there is a purpose for the gloom, and that upon all of us the rain of opposition will fall. I clutch its head into mine as splendid pedals of fluorescent beauty tickle my face, making me blush with joy. I whisper to my sunflower as I drop my seed next to her stalk, and I tell it that no matter what storms may sing, there will be no challenge to our garden as long as we continue to grow together.
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Pink-Haired Wildflower I know you. I see you. everyday at least once Your pedals are short    and cute    chopped off at the chin Your clothes are loose    and indie    style, you wear so well You walk so confidently       each stride your own. You glitter shining vibrantly       like the stud in your nose. You smile so easily       and laugh with no care in the world. Pink-Haired Wildflower do you know me? do you see me? each time I pass you on the way I look at you and try not to stare your flowered beauty beholds me I wonder what you think of me This bent over gait    dark-circle-eyed    fool. I am    struggling to stay upright. Can you see the weight on my shoulders? The stress in my complexion?       my gnawed on nails and torn skin Tell me, what do you see in my gaze? I wish I possessed your confidence. Your grace in billowed petals. Your fragrance has a trail    that always circles back to me.    everyday I see you.    though I say nothing. Whatever you are I want you in a bouquet on my bedside table as I lie there trying not to cry or die. Let your rank beauty infect me aromatic surround me. Be mine. Lay claim to me. Show me your ways. or at least learn my name as if I knew yours You're a stranger to me Pink-Haired Wildflower last night your dyed your hair Blue
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Oct 23, 2018
Oct 23, 2018 at 2:19 PM UTC
Pink-haired Wildflower
In the garden of Eden The creation forgot Picking off the pedals Of the last forget me not He loves me He loves me not He loves me Has he forgot? He loves me Please Forget me not
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May 2, 2014
May 2, 2014 at 9:57 PM UTC
Forget Me Not
I want to lay in bed with you No thoughts of *** Racing through my body But the only thought I'll allow tonight Is the thought of holding you Under every moonlit lullaby And let stars watch with full smiles As they witness my love for you grow I don't care what the world has I say I'd rather you call me your teddy bear Than they'll know I'm not in it for the *** The royal treatment is for you And this late night cuddle session Is only the beginning Because tonight I'm going to show you That even with my weakness I'll protect you through the night I'll be your dream catcher Your luck rabbits foot And chase away the worries of tomorrow I'll cuddle concrete I'll cuddle rose pedals But nothing in this world Could ever amount to the roaring passion I can ever feel When its your heart and soul I cuddle with Your my yesterday My every day tomorrow And the last thing I want to embrace When I fall asleep thinking of you This late night cuddle session Isn't over because I'll hold you Till the moon and sun decide to collide I love you like teddy bears love cuddling And theirs nothing this teddy bear loves more Than loving you
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Oct 9, 2014
Oct 9, 2014 at 2:27 AM UTC
Late Night Cuddle Session
So aged he is, but still so zealous for his job. It feels like he has only known his rickshaw. The ancient bard in him tells Punjabi poems. He belies his wrinkles as he pedals his ride. Just putting to shame his fellow rickshaw pullers. None remembers or even cares to know his name. He just pedals and remembers his deceased wife. He told me a Punjabi tale of partition... *"We were really happy when it happened, I was 16 and married to my beautiful wife, But then he pressed for a separate Pakistan, Just so much wicked was this demand of his, Punjab was alight due to some people's doing, We were to cross river Ravi en route to Amritsar, In Lahore my childhood home was burnt to ashes, My beautiful wife was still so young at that time, She was ***** on the banks of river Ravi & killed, In no cloth was she draped as they burnt her body, After pouring whiskey all over her lifeless body."* His voice broke and a stream of tears escaped, Down his eyes they flowed like the river Ravi, *"In front of my two eyes the men had ***** her, Her mistake? Looking at them once & smiling, Sin as great to be punished by such brutal drab? What God, Ishwar or Allah did they follow? I have known all & none advocates **** To which parents could they born? Must be the devil & the witch."* By now his nose was red and his sobs audible. He said, *"She was not just ***** she was also killed,"* The ancient rickshaw puller gasped for breath as he said, "Would the high heavens thank them for killing my wife, She was a Hindu and an idolater with my mangalsootra, Why they spared my life I have no idea but just remorse, Will their Allah or God spare them on Doomsday?" ==============
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Mar 20, 2015
Mar 20, 2015 at 6:15 AM UTC
The Sad Ancient Rickshaw Puller
So aged he is, but still so zealous for his job. It feels like he has only known his rickshaw. The ancient bard in him tells Punjabi poems. He belies his wrinkles as he pedals his ride. Just putting to shame his fellow rickshaw pullers. None remembers or even cares to know his name. He just pedals and remembers his deceased wife. He told me a Punjabi tale of partition... *"We were really happy when it happened, I was 16 and married to my beautiful wife, But then he pressed for a separate Pakistan, Just so much wicked was this demand of his, Punjab was alight due to some people's doing, We were to cross river Ravi en route to Amritsar, In Lahore my childhood home was burnt to ashes, My beautiful wife was still so young at that time, She was ***** on the banks of river Ravi & killed, In no cloth was she draped as they burnt her body, After pouring whiskey all over her lifeless body."* His voice broke and a stream of tears escaped, Down his eyes they flowed like the river Ravi, *"In front of my two eyes the men had ***** her, Her mistake? Looking at them once & smiling, Sin as great to be punished by such brutal drab? What God, Ishwar or Allah did they follow? I have known all & none advocates **** To which parents could they born? Must be the devil & the witch."* By now his nose was red and his sobs audible. He said, *"She was not just ***** she was also killed,"* The ancient rickshaw puller gasped for breath as he said, "Would the high heavens thank them for killing my wife, She was a Hindu and an idolater with my mangalsootra, Why they spared my life I have no idea but just remorse, Will their Allah or God spare them on Doomsday?" ==============
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*Tender touching on creamy silky skin. Hearts pounding like jackhammers. Sweat dripping, warm rain. Sheets melting. 70,80,90,100 degrees celsius!!! Pulses rising,voices rising, music rising. White rose moving down your spine tingling your sensitive senses. Oh how you sing my name, I hope this song never ends. Loss of air, loss of sense of self, two bodies in one. Rose pedals broken under two lovers forms. Waking up in a rose garden to the sound of your voice.*
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Aug 11, 2014
Aug 11, 2014 at 5:55 AM UTC
In A Rose Garden
Scattered across my bedroom floor, glimmers of light staccato on wilted rose pedals Memories of us,  the faintest slapback of the person I was with you, flicker with lethargic buoyancy  Fondness for fondness sake, denial as a delicacy Your face, obscured in these floral polaroids Impressions of who you were; what you meant to me, a struggle to behold but recognizable in ripples across the faces of others Remains of an entanglement that seemed to answer why the universe was even formed to begin with This omnipresent truth laying abed the other jagged reality of our affair; it was never you, it was my self-possessing pursuit of wholeness
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Mar 13, 2019
Mar 13, 2019 at 9:10 AM UTC
Staccato Rose Polaroids
In a museum, or forgotten barn, A small red twelve inch two wheeler Hangs on invisible wires, Or is covered in pigeon droppings and dust. But Tannehill rode it once, Like something in a dream. He was too long-framed for it. He controlled it, rounded the corner, Pedalling hard down the sidewalk, Across the street from our new house. I gawked from the front yard: He was a boy with his bike, Like *The ****** on T.V. It was the first I learned to ride, And the falls were magnificient, On grass or asphalt. Girls' bikes were easy, One size fits all. Then I learned to pedal Beneath the cross bar of the big boys'. Push the pedals, Shift the midrift, and be gone. Always from somewhere To somewhere else, Far from the soft front lawn.
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Oct 13, 2016
Oct 13, 2016 at 8:59 PM UTC
The Little Red Bike
come at her like Whats your name? What you in to? naw thats not ganna work got to get those words that ganna get you Thinkin Thinkin hold you like the pedals i'll never bruise Naw to deep thats way to soon how can i do this step up to the table like hello my name is Luis   man im like ***** this stressing to much thinking to far gotta act quick before another dude raises the bar I got it i got it i'll dance for her naw got to think out the box done thinkin ... i'll just wright a poem Send her my thoughts. End it with XOXO i like you a lot.
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Oct 17, 2011
Oct 17, 2011 at 7:58 PM UTC
SWAG
I wanna **** myself in a thousand ways. I wanna feel nothing but pain for days. I wanna lose my ******* mind, and never think again. I want you to rip up my pedals, my roots and my stem. I wanna die and be dead forever, I wanna be plucked of every feather. I want no one to sit around with, to feel horrible together. This feeling is best felt alone, it slips in like a crisp breeze, frosting your bones. Then it warms up your heart, but it doesn't make you better. It ***** with my head, and makes me write you these letters. Until i want nothing else, then to be able to forget, the prettiest elf. But you can relate to how bad this must be, accept that every day, there's no one Loving you more than me. And now there is nothing but fate to steal. But i have faith, that I could heal. This terrible affliction, you're forced to feel. I love you, and I want your life. To be filled with love, and free from strife.
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May 31, 2015
May 31, 2015 at 4:00 PM UTC
Love, Death, Pain.
He loves me, he loves me not A constant phase and a common thought Spins like a halo occasionally And it summons me unforgivingly He loves me, he loves me not Don’t lose hope, don’t get caught Losing florets over the flower shop So obsessed, I couldn’t stop For I keep plummeting petals Hands are excessive pedals He loves me, he loves me not My feeling’s loaded, my wisdom’s locked Aid my soul inside the casket, over the garden, My harvested heart bleeds red, Red as garnet He loves me, he loves me not Still waiting for a twist to the plot Maybe tomorrow or maybe not I can’t remain forever-aiming and then rot He loves me, he loves me not It’s getting cold and it gets hot I can volunteer to squeeze myself until death Because I’m running out of guesses He loves me, he loves me not A rising action and a falling one What’s done with the rises, when I am the fallen one? I faded once but I’m alright What a fool, to have another try Here’s to the planets that can be worthwhile
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Jan 1, 2019
Jan 1, 2019 at 11:27 PM UTC
"Picking Petals" (He loves me, he loves me not)
He motioned for her to take her place on the back. He braced himself steady as she slid herself onto the rack. Once she had settled, he handed her his gunny sack, He told her keep it safe as he tackled the offbeaten track. The night was quiet, save for the crickets chirping in unison Hiding behind the clouds, the moon gave out a dim ominous glow. The tapper finally felt a tiny sliver of trepidation He wasn't sure of the outcome, that night would eventually show. The whole time, he was thinking in his busy little head... He tried to devise ways to thwart this playful, mischievous being. But those thoughts of his were quickly derailed instead. For her perfumed presence was very much intoxicating. Soon they had arrived at the foot of the hill He hastened his pedalling to meet the uphill slope. He would have continued slamming on the pedals until... He felt her hand on his shoulder clench into a tight ***** He tilted his head back towards his beautiful passenger. In a calm manner he mouthed the words asking, "What's the matter?" Her voice came right after in a nervous stammer, "Would you mind slowing down because last night this was where I had fallen over..."
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Feb 7, 2015
Feb 7, 2015 at 8:26 AM UTC
Moment of Truth (VI)
The knife cutter calls in the summer noon on his bicycle he pedals his wheel sharpens all that rust too soon knives past prime too blunt to **** Glues his hair the sweat of roam his cheeks bear long uncut beard pray he finds a wanting home that needs to sharpen not just word! If comes his way a timeworn knife he sits to roll the clunky wheel works to feebly sustain life bowing to the smallest deal! He is no poet no skilled scribe an old hand from a vanishing age belonging to a losing tribe that still gives knife cutting edge!
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May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015 at 12:55 PM UTC
The Knife Cutter
Her eyes were filled with love But she wasn't looking at me Even though it physically hurt She was happy Every time she looked at him My throat burned and ached I watched her as i was violently coughing up the beautiful red pedals Knowing i was going to die Because i knew she would never look at me The way she looked at him And for some reason not loving her Hurt more then the pedals themselves Her beauty couldn’t compare to the throned flowers Rapidly blooming in my throat I would happily die knowing That i died loving her I was going to hold on Despite the feeling of being set on fire And knowing exactly how this was going to turn out But i wanted to die with the little dignity i had left My vision got blurry blood dripped from my lip My throat began to close And With one last breath The flowers consumed my smiling dead body That beautiful hanahaki
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May 23, 2021
May 23, 2021 at 10:59 PM UTC
Hanahaki disease
I like hearing you talk about Mozart Because it means you’re listening. His piano keys are no different from mine. I like hearing you talk about Mozart. I used to play his pieces before I sleep. His arpeggio is my lullaby; His laughter, a sombre tune to which I tune My keys. There’s no denying that you like Mozart; Never mind his spending habit. I sometimes think you are Mozart. I think Beethoven was fad gone true because He was deaf to his laughter, And Schubert was too old, too young to remember How to step on the pedals While he tried his many operas On his baby grand piano. I think of Mozart in my sleep, in my dreams, On the toilet, while eating. I think of Mozart and his young son And the requiem he stood dying to finish. Mozart became a One night stand, and I am not proud of that. I majored in advertising, God knows why, and maybe Mozart had something to do with that. I factored one and two equals the sign of what digit, And maybe Mozart had something to do with that. I wrote a story once, About a starving artist; Maybe he was the force behind that. I filled my library with fiction, And fiction became a running schedule for me. Maybe Mozart had something to do with that. I’ve grown roots and sprouted horns listening to Bach; I don’t think Mozart knew that. But it was the size of the shoe that never fit me in third grade, And the roots run as deep as a well of Hope grown asunder. I knew Mozart would not like that. And it was holy. We are holy. He was holy. Mozart was holy. Mozart was holy. Mozart was holier than a cow gunned for meat turned to steak And corned beef on my breakfast sandwich. Mozart was holier than a dishwashing paste advertisement That promises oil free, squeaky clean Experience. Mozart was more than a religious façade played in the sala Of some affluent geeky teenager’s house Where no one bothers to eat the garnishing. Mozart was holier than Bach, Chopin, Stravinsky, Wagner. His flute promised a princess to remain priceless. Mozart was holier than Salieri. Mozart knew better than Salieri. Mozart played better than Salieri, And he got the better of Salieri when Antonio himself said, **** that Austrian ****** who plays, lives and howls like a show monkey. **** this court. **** this Emperor who can hardly keep together his fingers to play. **** Austria. **** Vienna. **** this era of opera played in German that hardly sells a ticket. **** this requiem and this boy, This mad man, pint sized and hardly put together like a china doll. **** this piano, and to hell with his lovers.” I saw Mozart once. He waved at me. I turned and looked away because I was listening to you talk about Mozart. And I like hearing you talk about Mozart Than Mozart talking about Himself.
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Apr 20, 2012
Apr 20, 2012 at 6:46 PM UTC
I Like Hearing You Talk About Mozart
I like hearing you talk about Mozart Because it means you’re listening. His piano keys are no different from mine. I like hearing you talk about Mozart. I used to play his pieces before I sleep. His arpeggio is my lullaby; His laughter, a sombre tune to which I tune My keys. There’s no denying that you like Mozart; Never mind his spending habit. I sometimes think you are Mozart. I think Beethoven was fad gone true because He was deaf to his laughter, And Schubert was too old, too young to remember How to step on the pedals While he tried his many operas On his baby grand piano. I think of Mozart in my sleep, in my dreams, On the toilet, while eating. I think of Mozart and his young son And the requiem he stood dying to finish. Mozart became a One night stand, and I am not proud of that. I majored in advertising, God knows why, and maybe Mozart had something to do with that. I factored one and two equals the sign of what digit, And maybe Mozart had something to do with that. I wrote a story once, About a starving artist; Maybe he was the force behind that. I filled my library with fiction, And fiction became a running schedule for me. Maybe Mozart had something to do with that. I’ve grown roots and sprouted horns listening to Bach; I don’t think Mozart knew that. But it was the size of the shoe that never fit me in third grade, And the roots run as deep as a well of Hope grown asunder. I knew Mozart would not like that. And it was holy. We are holy. He was holy. Mozart was holy. Mozart was holy. Mozart was holier than a cow gunned for meat turned to steak And corned beef on my breakfast sandwich. Mozart was holier than a dishwashing paste advertisement That promises oil free, squeaky clean Experience. Mozart was more than a religious façade played in the sala Of some affluent geeky teenager’s house Where no one bothers to eat the garnishing. Mozart was holier than Bach, Chopin, Stravinsky, Wagner. His flute promised a princess to remain priceless. Mozart was holier than Salieri. Mozart knew better than Salieri. Mozart played better than Salieri, And he got the better of Salieri when Antonio himself said, **** that Austrian ****** who plays, lives and howls like a show monkey. **** this court. **** this Emperor who can hardly keep together his fingers to play. **** Austria. **** Vienna. **** this era of opera played in German that hardly sells a ticket. **** this requiem and this boy, This mad man, pint sized and hardly put together like a china doll. **** this piano, and to hell with his lovers.” I saw Mozart once. He waved at me. I turned and looked away because I was listening to you talk about Mozart. And I like hearing you talk about Mozart Than Mozart talking about Himself.
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The listening stopped a while ago. It’s like the monotonous sounds spewing from your mouth just didn’t meet the qualifications of entering my ears. It wasn’t always like that, though. You used to deliver information to my being like you were the great Giving Tree. And I was a nearby flower. A delicate, nearby flower. A flower that went about its normal routines, such as photosynthesis or pollination or other flower things. Ah, those flower things. To me they are everything. This flower would blossom in the spring and wither in the winter. I would spend my flower days in the summer breathing in the glowing sunlight and living my flower life. And in the fall, I would spend my flower nights rocking in the breeze, waiting for winter to come and bring me my renewal period. I would look with my flower eyes toward you, the great Giving Tree. Tall and ***** like the unstoppable force. And I, there on the ground, the immovable object. Your knowledge was so delightful at first. It lit up my surrounding flower world more than the Sun ever could. Your knowledge would come at all hours of the day, no matter rain or shine. I remember once a long time ago when I was a little, tiny flower. It was raining on my little tiny flower head. But you knew what to tell me, great Giving Tree. The rain that would beat pitter-patter on my pedals. The water that would run down my stem. You with your knowledge would tell me “Soak up the water my son. You need as much as you can hold.” And I did just what you said. Because I knew you were an unstoppable force, and could never be wrong. And I, as the immovable object, would never let something stop me. And then there was the time when I was an older, bigger flower. The Sun was shining on my older, bigger flower head. And you knew what to tell me, great Giving Tree. The sunlight that shine zig-zag on my pedals. The shadow that would cast from my stem. You with your knowledge would tell me “Soak in the sunlight my son. You need as much as you can hold.” And I did just what you said. Because I knew you were an unstoppable force, and could never be wrong. And I, as the immovable object, would never let something stop me. But now I am a current, normal flower. The world is passing by my current, normal flower head. And you knew what to tell me, great Giving Tree. You with your knowledge…. Said nothing to me, your son. I didn’t know what to take in. So I did just what you didn’t say. And I just kept watching the world float by you, great Giving Tree. You, the unstoppable force. And I just kept watching the world float by me, the delicate flower. Me, the immovable object. And for the rest of our days you said nothing to me. You don’t pass your knowledge to me, your delicate flower son. Your immovable object. And I stop listening to you, my great Giving Tree. My unstoppable force. The monotonous sounds spewing from your mouth just don’t meet the qualifications of entering my ears anymore. The relationship we had has faded away. But I had a feeling neither of us would win when we first met. “Because you know what happens when the unstoppable force meets the immovable object.”
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Oct 7, 2015
Oct 7, 2015 at 10:11 PM UTC
Just Shoot Me in the Head and Call Me Narrow-Minded
The listening stopped a while ago. It’s like the monotonous sounds spewing from your mouth just didn’t meet the qualifications of entering my ears. It wasn’t always like that, though. You used to deliver information to my being like you were the great Giving Tree. And I was a nearby flower. A delicate, nearby flower. A flower that went about its normal routines, such as photosynthesis or pollination or other flower things. Ah, those flower things. To me they are everything. This flower would blossom in the spring and wither in the winter. I would spend my flower days in the summer breathing in the glowing sunlight and living my flower life. And in the fall, I would spend my flower nights rocking in the breeze, waiting for winter to come and bring me my renewal period. I would look with my flower eyes toward you, the great Giving Tree. Tall and ***** like the unstoppable force. And I, there on the ground, the immovable object. Your knowledge was so delightful at first. It lit up my surrounding flower world more than the Sun ever could. Your knowledge would come at all hours of the day, no matter rain or shine. I remember once a long time ago when I was a little, tiny flower. It was raining on my little tiny flower head. But you knew what to tell me, great Giving Tree. The rain that would beat pitter-patter on my pedals. The water that would run down my stem. You with your knowledge would tell me “Soak up the water my son. You need as much as you can hold.” And I did just what you said. Because I knew you were an unstoppable force, and could never be wrong. And I, as the immovable object, would never let something stop me. And then there was the time when I was an older, bigger flower. The Sun was shining on my older, bigger flower head. And you knew what to tell me, great Giving Tree. The sunlight that shine zig-zag on my pedals. The shadow that would cast from my stem. You with your knowledge would tell me “Soak in the sunlight my son. You need as much as you can hold.” And I did just what you said. Because I knew you were an unstoppable force, and could never be wrong. And I, as the immovable object, would never let something stop me. But now I am a current, normal flower. The world is passing by my current, normal flower head. And you knew what to tell me, great Giving Tree. You with your knowledge…. Said nothing to me, your son. I didn’t know what to take in. So I did just what you didn’t say. And I just kept watching the world float by you, great Giving Tree. You, the unstoppable force. And I just kept watching the world float by me, the delicate flower. Me, the immovable object. And for the rest of our days you said nothing to me. You don’t pass your knowledge to me, your delicate flower son. Your immovable object. And I stop listening to you, my great Giving Tree. My unstoppable force. The monotonous sounds spewing from your mouth just don’t meet the qualifications of entering my ears anymore. The relationship we had has faded away. But I had a feeling neither of us would win when we first met. “Because you know what happens when the unstoppable force meets the immovable object.”
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Forgetting is… Forgetting is being told you've had two birthdays, for the fourth time, Talk about a surprise party. Forgetting is calling a number that has been disconnected for nearly three years and still expecting an answer. Can I leave a message? Forgetting is family portraits with a stranger in each one whom you cannot help but miss. They say you have his smile. Forgetting is not being able to close your eyes for longer than 8 seconds without thinking yourself 800 miles away. How did I get here? Forgetting is waking up from nightmares 7 times a night, Right into another one. Forgetting is the feeling of walking into a room and not remembering what you came for, All the time. Forgetting is wondering why the words "I love you" sit perched on your lips ready to take off, When they have nowhere to land. Forgetting is coming to in a room you don't recognize and slowly realizing that it's yours. Welcome home. Trying to remember is...   Trying to remember is running face first into a brick wall that you used to know was there, Didn't you? Trying to remember is riding a bike up a hill without any pedals. Remember that time? Trying to remember is being waterboarded in a bucket of question marks and memory fragments. How do you feel? Trying to remember is looking back at what you had written only moments before and being convinced that someone is in your house And they have your handwriting. Who's there? Remembering is… Something I've forgotten.
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Aug 11, 2013
Aug 11, 2013 at 10:55 PM UTC
What Is It Like To Forget/Try To Remember?(Everything)
The grass flickers, as the Wind pushes it down, in A gentle but determined Motion, sweeping upwards to Swirl the blue-grey clouds Around the radio tower, before Dissipating into the milky Sky, which at this moment Is the lightest shade of Blue, an open innocent shade Of blue, like an angelic birthday Cake, the pinker clouds, whose Graceful tendrils embrace the Air, and dancing twirl across the Peaceful summer skyscape Down below them, the Emerald stalks of corn stand, Silent sentinels, awaiting the Coming of the dawn, they too Feel the pushing of the wind, but Brush it off, over their shoulders, And continue their silent watching On the sloping sides of the hill, the Growling pines, resplendent in their Glimmering needles, reflect the fading Light, off the clouds, as the sun sinks, Beneath the horizon, and I watch them Silently on my bike, the only thing I can hear, is the swish of the wind, And the hum and whirring of the Pedals, as my bike and I, we glide up The hill, and down the hill, and Around the posts that are meant To keep the cars from disturbing, this Peaceful walking path A while later, we crest a hill, now Having past the town, I see the work Of the persistent wind, the clouds Now whipped into a curling wave, Of pink and blue-black, spilling Over the horizon, behind the red-roofed Country houses, which are strangely Reminiscent of those old, red, barns Which would sit abandoned in Fields of perpetual wheat, and, Through the turning of the seasons, Would rot away into timbers, with No one left to remember, what They were, or why they remain Now we have ridden in a loop, my Bike clicks as I change gears, to Crest a hill and coast down, at high Speed, between the guard rails and The road, with the wind kicking Up behind me and whisking an Upcoming tree in to a fluttery Flurry of leaves and branches, while Below a stream cuts a field, and, Skirting a pen, passes by a pinto Pony, I think it was, that was just Standing there, as we rode past, Onto the cobblestones and around A bend, the group splits, some going A different route, but I want to come Back the way I came, and I ride Beside the highway, listening to The chirp of the crickets and the Hum of the wheels against the Cold, pavement, while up the hill The verdant pines bob their bows, Up and down, waving, waving, The crashing blue-black wave has Rolled, on past the tower now, it Is crashing down over the silent Sentinels, and I watch quietly as The wind rolls down the hill, and Whirls some leaves, making the Grass flicker in the setting sun.
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Mar 1, 2012
Mar 1, 2012 at 2:35 PM UTC
A Bike Ride Through the Countryside
The grass flickers, as the Wind pushes it down, in A gentle but determined Motion, sweeping upwards to Swirl the blue-grey clouds Around the radio tower, before Dissipating into the milky Sky, which at this moment Is the lightest shade of Blue, an open innocent shade Of blue, like an angelic birthday Cake, the pinker clouds, whose Graceful tendrils embrace the Air, and dancing twirl across the Peaceful summer skyscape Down below them, the Emerald stalks of corn stand, Silent sentinels, awaiting the Coming of the dawn, they too Feel the pushing of the wind, but Brush it off, over their shoulders, And continue their silent watching On the sloping sides of the hill, the Growling pines, resplendent in their Glimmering needles, reflect the fading Light, off the clouds, as the sun sinks, Beneath the horizon, and I watch them Silently on my bike, the only thing I can hear, is the swish of the wind, And the hum and whirring of the Pedals, as my bike and I, we glide up The hill, and down the hill, and Around the posts that are meant To keep the cars from disturbing, this Peaceful walking path A while later, we crest a hill, now Having past the town, I see the work Of the persistent wind, the clouds Now whipped into a curling wave, Of pink and blue-black, spilling Over the horizon, behind the red-roofed Country houses, which are strangely Reminiscent of those old, red, barns Which would sit abandoned in Fields of perpetual wheat, and, Through the turning of the seasons, Would rot away into timbers, with No one left to remember, what They were, or why they remain Now we have ridden in a loop, my Bike clicks as I change gears, to Crest a hill and coast down, at high Speed, between the guard rails and The road, with the wind kicking Up behind me and whisking an Upcoming tree in to a fluttery Flurry of leaves and branches, while Below a stream cuts a field, and, Skirting a pen, passes by a pinto Pony, I think it was, that was just Standing there, as we rode past, Onto the cobblestones and around A bend, the group splits, some going A different route, but I want to come Back the way I came, and I ride Beside the highway, listening to The chirp of the crickets and the Hum of the wheels against the Cold, pavement, while up the hill The verdant pines bob their bows, Up and down, waving, waving, The crashing blue-black wave has Rolled, on past the tower now, it Is crashing down over the silent Sentinels, and I watch quietly as The wind rolls down the hill, and Whirls some leaves, making the Grass flicker in the setting sun.
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I'm trying so hard I don't know what to do My heart is aching Thinking of you A small square of paper Sits on my tongue With razor sharp edges and tasting of dung It takes me to spaces Deep in my mind Where there's too many places and not enough time I've been drowned in guilt and I'm suspended in shame Repeatedly killed like in a video game Written upon the sharp paper square are words for destruction and guilt and despair It's a trip like no other you won't even feel high you'll feel like a bother and just want to cry '...You're wrong, you're wrong, you're wrong, you're wrong How could you do this How could you do this to me...' I'm floating in place with no lover to face trembling, trembling trembling heart space I'm spinning in circles looking for miracles and it's proving to be horribly difficult Trying to fly with no wings to spread I crumble and cry a song for what's dead the sound of alarms ring in my head Take me cradle me in your arms Drifting in place dead in deep space You left me here with tears on my face Crystalline droplets scintillating pearls spinning in circles, spirals, and swirls Why did you think to leave me alone at the cold ugly brink a frost to the bone the cold hard shoulder feels far colder than a lifeless boulder I'm cold, I'm cold I speak with my music and these notes are my words My harp is my voice and these strings are the cords I try hard to play But you've cut them all off My harp is left bare naked, unstrung I'll move all the pedals But unto what end? I can't speak my heart I can no longer pretend It's time to stand up and take a great bow Walk off the stage The end is
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Apr 13, 2014
Apr 13, 2014 at 9:17 AM UTC
Guilt Trip
I'm trying so hard I don't know what to do My heart is aching Thinking of you A small square of paper Sits on my tongue With razor sharp edges and tasting of dung It takes me to spaces Deep in my mind Where there's too many places and not enough time I've been drowned in guilt and I'm suspended in shame Repeatedly killed like in a video game Written upon the sharp paper square are words for destruction and guilt and despair It's a trip like no other you won't even feel high you'll feel like a bother and just want to cry '...You're wrong, you're wrong, you're wrong, you're wrong How could you do this How could you do this to me...' I'm floating in place with no lover to face trembling, trembling trembling heart space I'm spinning in circles looking for miracles and it's proving to be horribly difficult Trying to fly with no wings to spread I crumble and cry a song for what's dead the sound of alarms ring in my head Take me cradle me in your arms Drifting in place dead in deep space You left me here with tears on my face Crystalline droplets scintillating pearls spinning in circles, spirals, and swirls Why did you think to leave me alone at the cold ugly brink a frost to the bone the cold hard shoulder feels far colder than a lifeless boulder I'm cold, I'm cold I speak with my music and these notes are my words My harp is my voice and these strings are the cords I try hard to play But you've cut them all off My harp is left bare naked, unstrung I'll move all the pedals But unto what end? I can't speak my heart I can no longer pretend It's time to stand up and take a great bow Walk off the stage The end is
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I start out as a small seed, pushed deeply underground, then I am a sprout, small and happy. I grow leaves and am bright and happy, I have a head, small and green. Then.... I burst through the green and reach for the sun! The sun is beautiful, and I am a sun too, But I am waiting for the moon. It is beautiful also. I become the sun of the night, And the second sun of the day. I keep growing, and it becomes hard to look at the sun, my head heavy with pedals, and seeds of my own. Staring at the ground that I came from, and I drop my seeds. And I start again, as a small seed, pushed deeply underground.
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Dec 5, 2012
Dec 5, 2012 at 7:43 PM UTC
The Sunflowers Life
What moral magistrate Monster of mediocrity Makes a model citizen of me Even if I don’t want to be All upright and uptight Humorless jackboot Goose stepping toadstool The fascist conservative fool Who pedals misinformation Counting on fear and stupidity To turn strangers into tools Yep that one eyed sheep In the blind herd Who wants to tell me What I should or shouldn’t do Why bother With that proctor Of indignity Who counsels The talented To remain dormant In their humility Doctor of docility Prescribing conformity Storming the cities Bleeding us of our individuality To make more metal cogs For the culture machine
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May 23, 2015
May 23, 2015 at 6:21 PM UTC
Individuality Killer
My bike is still just fine I've had it a long time I rode it just the other day It's the way it's been looked after I used to go much faster than I do today I got it when I was only ten Could hardly reach the pedals then It cost twenty seven pounds From a shop in Maidstone town It seems to know its way these days To the pub and back I shall never give my bike away Or send it off for scrap
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Oct 6, 2013
Oct 6, 2013 at 3:26 PM UTC
me bike