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"quivered" poems
she was leaving and got the gumption to see me before she did so we went to dinner she sat, crumpled at the edge of the booth playing with her silverware hands sweating our knees barely touching underneath the table they shook like the day we met they shook like floodgates when the clouds get upset her hair was drawn back into an apology and she didn't answer when the waiter asked for drinks she pans, tilts looking for the restroom but doesn't get up covers her mouth to hide her furled chin i cut her a piece of bread not sparingly i didn't want to ruin the symbolism of cutting a gangrenous thing from ones self she half wept out "tell me a joke" i thought to say "look at us." that's it. that's the joke. the premise & the punch line sharing some silence here in this ominous moment so thick with goodbye you could touch it i said "when they asked what the name was for the wait, i should've said "awkward, party of 2" but that's not the joke "knock knock" she whispered "who's there?" i sat for a moment and said "so we've come full circle.. we're even in the same seats, from all those months ago" her lips quivered and she hid her mouth "i just wanted to hear a joke" she said i came back with "if i fell for you in a quiet restaurant & no one was around to hear it, does the laughter of children i drempt we'd have make a sound?"
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Sep 6, 2014
Sep 6, 2014 at 7:19 PM UTC
dialogue & jargon
Lovely mornings, evenings, nights our hearts took flight Laughing ceased as sighs increased. Wafts of sensual sweet smells rose. Bodies, curved in writhing poses glowed. Cares lost in arousing touch, lingering fingers longed for Secrets, shared in sacred sighs and wanton lies. Arching union quivered and quaked. I whispered then and will again Stilettos are not made for walking, Their soul purpose, freeing our rising desires, Feeding rapturous tinglings of sensual ecstasy.
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Jan 26, 2015
Jan 26, 2015 at 12:08 AM UTC
A fond remembrance
As the violet of day draws to a close...           Witnessed the dwindling vermillion sun,              being swallowed   by the horizon. Ever so slowly,        seconds stretched...       This moment here... Captured...       and                 froze.             Brushing off the indigos     and                 blues.           of the past,             Whilst I shed these scarlet tears. Burdened with               unfounded speculation and fears.         Gifted the         lease of bravery but I know...         it wouldn't last.       A final skirmish             between                           night and light.             My crimson wings     spread to greet the.         green evening air.             Feather and wind.             spoke to each other;       quivered as if               the same story         they shared.           A conversation                   that ended quickly before both took               flight.                         To the                         highest heavens, leaving a           trail of leaves from days of yellow...           Flying past the                  blushing orange cheeks   of                         sleeping clouds.              Evading the beckoning of                           night's curtains and             shrouds.       Into the sun, I would go.                 Beyond world's end,            I would follow... To find you                   where the universe                       would run its course.                       I'd gladly soar through        spectrum's grain, Through               unfamiliar realms and                                 warped new planes. Why?           Because       blood red   rubies           pump             through mine and                 garnets           flow                     through yours...
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Apr 30, 2015
Apr 30, 2015 at 2:38 PM UTC
Spectrum Red
As the violet of day draws to a close...           Witnessed the dwindling vermillion sun,              being swallowed   by the horizon. Ever so slowly,        seconds stretched...       This moment here... Captured...       and                 froze.             Brushing off the indigos     and                 blues.           of the past,             Whilst I shed these scarlet tears. Burdened with               unfounded speculation and fears.         Gifted the         lease of bravery but I know...         it wouldn't last.       A final skirmish             between                           night and light.             My crimson wings     spread to greet the.         green evening air.             Feather and wind.             spoke to each other;       quivered as if               the same story         they shared.           A conversation                   that ended quickly before both took               flight.                         To the                         highest heavens, leaving a           trail of leaves from days of yellow...           Flying past the                  blushing orange cheeks   of                         sleeping clouds.              Evading the beckoning of                           night's curtains and             shrouds.       Into the sun, I would go.                 Beyond world's end,            I would follow... To find you                   where the universe                       would run its course.                       I'd gladly soar through        spectrum's grain, Through               unfamiliar realms and                                 warped new planes. Why?           Because       blood red   rubies           pump             through mine and                 garnets           flow                     through yours...
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287 A Clock stopped— Not the Mantel’s— Geneva’s farthest skill Can’t put the puppet bowing— That just now dangled still— An awe came on the Trinket! The Figures hunched, with pain— Then quivered out of Decimals— Into Degreeless Noon— It will not stir for Doctors— This Pendulum of snow— This Shopman importunes it— While cool—concernless No— Nods from the Gilded pointers— Nods from the Seconds slim— Decades of Arrogance between The Dial life— And Him—
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A Clock stopped
driven by a ghost possessing my body I lived with a mind a stranger with no identity a thatched soul, fake - no authenticity quivered in fear of people in my vicinity may they never discover the imposter - my entity.
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Dec 12, 2022
Dec 12, 2022 at 8:57 PM UTC
Imposter
I quivered in the arena As thousands of people screamed at me All because I wanted to touch the ***** I guess I play a different football Those Hartford wailers weren't there When I was on the ice Trying to play goalie to the problematic pucks All I had was my blocker And all I could do was deflect Yet those same people Try to convict me in the tennis court of public opinion Just because I wanted to make my own racket for a change Is that really my fault? Why should I listen to these people When zero and love have the same meaning? Am I beholden to those That wanted me to kneel in the endzone? They're the people who separated me from myself Now that I'm running back They're claiming they were my safety But there was never a decent referee Only people that wanted to see me in stripes But here's the kicker I'd forgive them all their past interference If they'd just stop challenging my plays now
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Jun 10, 2017
Jun 10, 2017 at 2:02 AM UTC
Sporting
Driving down the watchful lane My car choked, so I stopped at a scene A false image or a dying shadow Sitting by the window, a surreal widow Smiling from the mirrors reflection An awkward feint delusional reaction Upon the quivered candle flames Flickers her dark lustful eyes in claims Maybe it's an illusion or a trick of my mind As my body has fallen, weak by this find This place seems, full of buried secrets Along the sound of wild crickets The horror adventure plays within my sight Ghosts hovering everywhere in white I closed my eyes to silence my mind To weave off the horrific sight of all kind But something grabbed my leg from behind My voice echoed to beg and I began to unwind Yet another mystery buried underground My car engine raced all of a sudden, I shook off the scenery, and turned around... ©sim
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Aug 3, 2017
Aug 3, 2017 at 6:48 AM UTC
Watchful Lane
I still remember that night. I remember how I felt before it happened more vividly than how I felt after. I think I remember it so well because that was the last time I ever felt whole. My shorts were short my ******* were wet my sweet little cherry had yet to be popped. Your intentions filled the room as I admired the spit drool on the side of your lips. The uneasy smirk on your face. You wanted a lot more than to "just get laid." I was far too young to even begin to understand the parts of my body you knew not to touch. As you kissed me down my neck and your manhood grew harder, my spine quivered and my fear shook. My mother always told me to follow my gut and when I did you grabbed me and you told me not to listen to it. You told me to ignore what I didn't want for the sake of your temporary pleasure. You disregarded my comfort and put your **** ahead of my feelings. You yanked my legs open and your ripped me into two pieces, and till this day I have yet to find the other half you stolen from me, and I swear I almost see it everyday when I stand ahead of myself naked infront of my mirror but I can never stare at myself long enough to grab me in and make myself whole again. Do you see what you have done to me? Was each stroke of stolen pleasure worth every jump I make when the man I love touches me with permission? Was your everlasting ****** sounds of moans and sighs escaping from your lips, echoing in my stomach and spilling out in my tears worth me cutting myself open every night since? I guess it was because at least I'm giving myself permission opening myself up. At least the pain has consent. At least the blade dragging across my skin silenced the sound of your pleasure inside of me. At least the blood from my wrist dripping onto the bathroom floor isn't mixed with your *** At least I have the choice to put just a little more pressure in and I wont have to be reminded of you anymore.
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Apr 24, 2014
Apr 24, 2014 at 5:27 AM UTC
****
I still remember that night. I remember how I felt before it happened more vividly than how I felt after. I think I remember it so well because that was the last time I ever felt whole. My shorts were short my ******* were wet my sweet little cherry had yet to be popped. Your intentions filled the room as I admired the spit drool on the side of your lips. The uneasy smirk on your face. You wanted a lot more than to "just get laid." I was far too young to even begin to understand the parts of my body you knew not to touch. As you kissed me down my neck and your manhood grew harder, my spine quivered and my fear shook. My mother always told me to follow my gut and when I did you grabbed me and you told me not to listen to it. You told me to ignore what I didn't want for the sake of your temporary pleasure. You disregarded my comfort and put your **** ahead of my feelings. You yanked my legs open and your ripped me into two pieces, and till this day I have yet to find the other half you stolen from me, and I swear I almost see it everyday when I stand ahead of myself naked infront of my mirror but I can never stare at myself long enough to grab me in and make myself whole again. Do you see what you have done to me? Was each stroke of stolen pleasure worth every jump I make when the man I love touches me with permission? Was your everlasting ****** sounds of moans and sighs escaping from your lips, echoing in my stomach and spilling out in my tears worth me cutting myself open every night since? I guess it was because at least I'm giving myself permission opening myself up. At least the pain has consent. At least the blade dragging across my skin silenced the sound of your pleasure inside of me. At least the blood from my wrist dripping onto the bathroom floor isn't mixed with your *** At least I have the choice to put just a little more pressure in and I wont have to be reminded of you anymore.
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To: Sarah Joyce Crimson                                                     8th July 1943                                                   A man in a gray suit has captured my heart, mother Along with the tie, of course Surrounding plants would've died At his gaze and grace Armored charm and wide toothed smile His last name could've might as well been poise   I don't know what it is about him, mother But his gentle crinkled eyes certainly isn't   His voice is as flattering as the lullaby you once sang The tone itself symbolizes warmth and stability Undiscovered treasure in the midst of all volumes It is home I feel closest to when I catch a glimpse of it in my ear I don't know whether to feel astonished or quivered By all means, that'd be deemed as eerie But you once said when a man one day turned my cheeks bright pink It sure could only mean one thing It is unreliably evident not to notice me blush It is even more apparent not to notice his blunt stare Sending chilly shivers down my spinal cords Activating fondness I'd never in a million years imagine I'd sense If only you were here to see for yourself How proud I'd make you, indeed You said one day I'll be able to marry, mother Well, this day isn't as far planned as it once seemed                                                                         From: Christine Louise Crimson
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Aug 21, 2016
Aug 21, 2016 at 3:07 PM UTC
The Man in the gray suit (A letter, mid 1940's)
To: Sarah Joyce Crimson                                                     8th July 1943                                                   A man in a gray suit has captured my heart, mother Along with the tie, of course Surrounding plants would've died At his gaze and grace Armored charm and wide toothed smile His last name could've might as well been poise   I don't know what it is about him, mother But his gentle crinkled eyes certainly isn't   His voice is as flattering as the lullaby you once sang The tone itself symbolizes warmth and stability Undiscovered treasure in the midst of all volumes It is home I feel closest to when I catch a glimpse of it in my ear I don't know whether to feel astonished or quivered By all means, that'd be deemed as eerie But you once said when a man one day turned my cheeks bright pink It sure could only mean one thing It is unreliably evident not to notice me blush It is even more apparent not to notice his blunt stare Sending chilly shivers down my spinal cords Activating fondness I'd never in a million years imagine I'd sense If only you were here to see for yourself How proud I'd make you, indeed You said one day I'll be able to marry, mother Well, this day isn't as far planned as it once seemed                                                                         From: Christine Louise Crimson
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I still remember that night. I remember how I felt before it happened more vividly than how I felt after. I think I remember it so well because that was the last time I ever felt whole. Your intentions filled the room as I watched the drool on the side of your lips. The uneasy smirk on your face. You wanted a lot more than to "just get laid." I was far too young to even begin to understand the parts of my body you knew not to touch. As you kissed me down my neck, my spine quivered and my fear shook. My mother always told me to follow my gut and when I did you grabbed me and you told me not to listen to it. You told me to ignore what I didn't want for the sake of your temporary pleasure. You disregarded my comfort and put your **** ahead of my feelings. You yanked my legs open and your ripped me into two pieces, and till this day I have yet to find the other half you stolen from me, and I swear I almost see it everyday when I stand ahead of myself naked infront of my mirror but I can never stare at myself long enough to grab me in and make myself whole again. Do you see what you have done to me? Was that temporary pleasure from my little 13 year old body worth the pain I face today? Was that stolen pleasure worth every jump I make when the man I love touches me with permission? Was your everlasting ****** sounds of moans and sighs escaping from your lips, echoing in my stomach and spilling out in my tears worth me cutting myself open every night since? I guess it was because at least I'm giving myself permission opening myself up. At least the pain has conscient. At least the blade dragging across my skin silenced the sound of your pleasure inside of me. At least the blood from my wrist dripping onto the bathroom floor isn't mixed with this filth. At least I have the choice to put just a little more pressure in and I wont have to be reminded of you anymore.
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Apr 11, 2015
Apr 11, 2015 at 9:13 PM UTC
Coming clean. Story of my ****
I still remember that night. I remember how I felt before it happened more vividly than how I felt after. I think I remember it so well because that was the last time I ever felt whole. Your intentions filled the room as I watched the drool on the side of your lips. The uneasy smirk on your face. You wanted a lot more than to "just get laid." I was far too young to even begin to understand the parts of my body you knew not to touch. As you kissed me down my neck, my spine quivered and my fear shook. My mother always told me to follow my gut and when I did you grabbed me and you told me not to listen to it. You told me to ignore what I didn't want for the sake of your temporary pleasure. You disregarded my comfort and put your **** ahead of my feelings. You yanked my legs open and your ripped me into two pieces, and till this day I have yet to find the other half you stolen from me, and I swear I almost see it everyday when I stand ahead of myself naked infront of my mirror but I can never stare at myself long enough to grab me in and make myself whole again. Do you see what you have done to me? Was that temporary pleasure from my little 13 year old body worth the pain I face today? Was that stolen pleasure worth every jump I make when the man I love touches me with permission? Was your everlasting ****** sounds of moans and sighs escaping from your lips, echoing in my stomach and spilling out in my tears worth me cutting myself open every night since? I guess it was because at least I'm giving myself permission opening myself up. At least the pain has conscient. At least the blade dragging across my skin silenced the sound of your pleasure inside of me. At least the blood from my wrist dripping onto the bathroom floor isn't mixed with this filth. At least I have the choice to put just a little more pressure in and I wont have to be reminded of you anymore.
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I sat on the dentist’s chair With an aching tooth, feeling hell The dentist seemed quite pleased As he opened my mouth and surveyed ‘There are holes to be filled And the plaque to be removed It needs a few sittings At the end, you’ll have a set of fine teeth’! His gentle assurance was so comforting And I thought my jaws no more have to suffer The pangs and torments of an aching tooth! He then, in a narrow syringe Injected something into my gum I knew a numbness creeping in Until at last I felt a hard rock within Now, like an expert work man He began his rigorous craft Loud machines began to boom The chair got flattened From 'verticality' I got changed into 'horizontality' And the overhead apparatus came down Like an eagle swooping down on its prey. With blaring lights blinding my vision, I lay torpid as if my body was strapped The doctor took out his steel and hammer And started tapping and chipping Drilling and boring Though numb, I could still feel the pull and tug The crooked forceps and pliers Made all the nerves in my head irk My mouth was filled with saliva And I felt a sprout of blood inside He stuffed some gauze and resumed his work I wanted to yell, ask him to stop But being gagged, I couldn’t utter a word My pupils dilated My lips quivered My tongue got parched I gasped for breath With a mix of cement and sand (?) He began filling and plastering Scrubbing and polishing Helplessly lying on the dentist’s chair, I wondered What whips and stings one has to endure To end the pain and give the teeth a shine!
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Jul 24, 2016
Jul 24, 2016 at 7:53 AM UTC
On a Dentist's Chair
I sat on the dentist’s chair With an aching tooth, feeling hell The dentist seemed quite pleased As he opened my mouth and surveyed ‘There are holes to be filled And the plaque to be removed It needs a few sittings At the end, you’ll have a set of fine teeth’! His gentle assurance was so comforting And I thought my jaws no more have to suffer The pangs and torments of an aching tooth! He then, in a narrow syringe Injected something into my gum I knew a numbness creeping in Until at last I felt a hard rock within Now, like an expert work man He began his rigorous craft Loud machines began to boom The chair got flattened From 'verticality' I got changed into 'horizontality' And the overhead apparatus came down Like an eagle swooping down on its prey. With blaring lights blinding my vision, I lay torpid as if my body was strapped The doctor took out his steel and hammer And started tapping and chipping Drilling and boring Though numb, I could still feel the pull and tug The crooked forceps and pliers Made all the nerves in my head irk My mouth was filled with saliva And I felt a sprout of blood inside He stuffed some gauze and resumed his work I wanted to yell, ask him to stop But being gagged, I couldn’t utter a word My pupils dilated My lips quivered My tongue got parched I gasped for breath With a mix of cement and sand (?) He began filling and plastering Scrubbing and polishing Helplessly lying on the dentist’s chair, I wondered What whips and stings one has to endure To end the pain and give the teeth a shine!
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going outside nowadays is just a game of who can hold their breath the longest and of looking for reasons to pass the time in your own backyard but the gardens i see are only for the literary muses haunting writers into submission and for digging up holes with plastic shovels and for wishing that i could pick up the daisies and place them in your hair i was in the middle of drawing a circle when my arm quivered and now the line shoots way past the paper and it's currently undulating over my desk and zooming past a caterpillar that's contemplating whether the process of becoming beautiful would actually make him beautiful when he already knows that he is beautiful i hope the god i pray to forgives me for making all the lines i write be about you
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May 3, 2021
May 3, 2021 at 1:20 PM UTC
draft iced oat milk chai lattes
1593 There came a Wind like a Bugle— It quivered through the Grass And a Green Chill upon the Heat So ominous did pass We barred the Windows and the Doors As from an Emerald Ghost— The Doom’s electric Moccasin That very instant passed— On a strange Mob of panting Trees And Fences fled away And Rivers where the Houses ran Those looked that lived—that Day— The Bell within the steeple wild The flying tidings told— How much can come And much can go, And yet abide the World!
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There came a Wind like a Bugle—
a man gave me that phrase as a gift today. quiver of constant smiles for well he could, yet little did he ken the nature of the present because I read the smiles as the tween the spaces, in between the words of anguish that never goes away how can this be, how to make sense of this well I am a father too, of words and sobs and ownership of sins between sons and fathers, who inhabit the unfilled spaces within, the drawers with their name on masking tape attached Your fathers's hell will slowly go by Show me a man-father whose lips have not quiet quivered when hearing those words sung we ease the grip of carrying them on our shoulders when they are five at the Macy's day parade, running alongside their first solo bicycle ride we ease the grip of the vise of not seeing them for years, or never again, cause they hold you guilty, responsible for their confusion have too, ease the grip, cause we got more than one singular responsibility so we dad draw, a smile from the quiver, that like those of the elves, replenished magically, strap it on wide, mile high and move on oh you teenage children, you babies, with your endless angst and bravado of drunken scar talk, first love lost and the hard course of being sixteen put down your tiresome blunt pens that revel only in Self-intensity glorious-galore, read of the self destruction of love pains thirty years in the making and fifty in the undoing write of ancient inescapable feelings decades in the vat, aging, but drunk in the moment quick searing of every life breath you take and it's Sunday nite and the work week hell begins but it is no compare to the other, but **** you can't understand so chant these words, reflect on them well, for soon while you dream sleep, in clean, dry sheets and safe bed a man will come for a peep, to make the checkmark on the all's well list so chant these words, a sad violin melody, the single sole he ever hears, *Your fathers's hell will slowly go by
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Jan 12, 2014
Jan 12, 2014 at 11:13 PM UTC
"quiver of constant smiles"
a man gave me that phrase as a gift today. quiver of constant smiles for well he could, yet little did he ken the nature of the present because I read the smiles as the tween the spaces, in between the words of anguish that never goes away how can this be, how to make sense of this well I am a father too, of words and sobs and ownership of sins between sons and fathers, who inhabit the unfilled spaces within, the drawers with their name on masking tape attached Your fathers's hell will slowly go by Show me a man-father whose lips have not quiet quivered when hearing those words sung we ease the grip of carrying them on our shoulders when they are five at the Macy's day parade, running alongside their first solo bicycle ride we ease the grip of the vise of not seeing them for years, or never again, cause they hold you guilty, responsible for their confusion have too, ease the grip, cause we got more than one singular responsibility so we dad draw, a smile from the quiver, that like those of the elves, replenished magically, strap it on wide, mile high and move on oh you teenage children, you babies, with your endless angst and bravado of drunken scar talk, first love lost and the hard course of being sixteen put down your tiresome blunt pens that revel only in Self-intensity glorious-galore, read of the self destruction of love pains thirty years in the making and fifty in the undoing write of ancient inescapable feelings decades in the vat, aging, but drunk in the moment quick searing of every life breath you take and it's Sunday nite and the work week hell begins but it is no compare to the other, but **** you can't understand so chant these words, reflect on them well, for soon while you dream sleep, in clean, dry sheets and safe bed a man will come for a peep, to make the checkmark on the all's well list so chant these words, a sad violin melody, the single sole he ever hears, *Your fathers's hell will slowly go by
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I'm pretty sure Eyes glaring At the surface of my soul Isn't supposed to feel Any less like a stabbing to the heart. But it does. You have cupped My burdens In both of your hands And sprinkled them over The driest corners of my mind, Watered them, And let them grow Slowly Into something lovely. I'm pretty sure That every hiccup of an 'I miss you' Isn't supposed to Cause my blood To blush warm. But it does. You toy with words In the best way Making sure each syllable Is coated in Silky persuasion And I try, Believe me, I do, To let them sink Into this heart, You've called beautiful Far too many times. I'm pretty sure Your lips have quivered And tired of Grinning encouragements And whispering warmth And uttering 'I love you's But they haven't. For this, I am pleased. And this fluttering thing Residing in my chest Can't find a way out To tell you, To thank you.
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Sep 30, 2014
Sep 30, 2014 at 5:09 AM UTC
Thanks
**     In An Old Cathedral** She knelt upon a plank, plain oaken (sable cloak, her mourning guise), and sensed the breath of distant sighs, pale shades of pain behind blue eyes… While clasping close a cross-like token (holding hope for those in need) she prayed her Lord "please intercede, my woes be washed, my soul be freed"… Archangels, in the skies evoken (candles flickered, shadows shivered), through the panes, the moonlight quivered, summoned forth, the wish delivered… Forgotten words he once had spoken (dimly echoed ’neath the dome) swept sweetness of the honeycomb o'er distant realms they used to roam… At midnight's knell, in dreams awoken, memories of love unfeigned… Though loneliness of grief remained, she still held hope… hope hadn't waned… And when the dawn had early broken, by the font, in peace, she lay… As sudden as a sunset ray, the light of life had slipped away…
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Mar 27, 2014
Mar 27, 2014 at 4:06 PM UTC
In An OldCathedral
Dear tired soul, I have been on that couch many times before The empty sheets that sit at your feet Before falling to the floor The empty pages of memories you flip through every night Before gracefully falling asleep as the last tear falls on the pillow cases Stained with liner and half-met dreams There are moments you stare out the window The sky so bright you close your eyes and go back to that all too familiar place of darkness The same hiding place you've led yourself in for years Thinking no one could find you and your imperfections there But praying that someone will I have lured myself in the same corners you've cozied up to, tired soul Made a home out of the shattered pieces Of distant, repeating glimpses of the past left after the free fall My heart has sunk deeper and deeper But take peace in knowing that as it sinks, it does get stronger And that one day it will learn how to resurface itself without you even trying Dear Tired Soul, Despite the world's constant feeding of negativity towards their conjured up idea of selfishness, I want you to know that it's ok It's ok to put yourself first It's ok to let go It's ok to take a break You can not move forward if you do not take the time to pry yourself out of the chains that have dragged you down Seek consult from those you want to emulate These things do not make you selfish They make you better Do not force yourself to pretend Your bones have quivered long enough Your muscles are tired from holding up to their "perfect" standards You were never meant to be perfect You were meant to beautiful You are beautiful, and will always remain to be Dear Tired Soul, You are loved Beyond the stars and the skies above Your maker has caught every drop of sin from your body You need not to worry any longer Seek rest in Him who gives you the strength to open your eyes each day Take pride in these little accomplishments Cover your ears from those who tell you otherwise, For they do not know the excruciating ordeal you go through each day you get up from bed The sudden battles that errupt within yourself Whether it be 10 stories high looking over the city or on the ground when you look over your scarred wrists Of whether you should give up, or give yourself another chance Open your heart to what He tells you And wait for the day when the suffering is over, and the crying shall seize You are tired, my dear But you are far from being defeated I hear your pleads, as I have heard mine sounding the same You will be alright, tired soul We will be alright
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Apr 9, 2016
Apr 9, 2016 at 4:12 AM UTC
Dear Tired Soul
Dear tired soul, I have been on that couch many times before The empty sheets that sit at your feet Before falling to the floor The empty pages of memories you flip through every night Before gracefully falling asleep as the last tear falls on the pillow cases Stained with liner and half-met dreams There are moments you stare out the window The sky so bright you close your eyes and go back to that all too familiar place of darkness The same hiding place you've led yourself in for years Thinking no one could find you and your imperfections there But praying that someone will I have lured myself in the same corners you've cozied up to, tired soul Made a home out of the shattered pieces Of distant, repeating glimpses of the past left after the free fall My heart has sunk deeper and deeper But take peace in knowing that as it sinks, it does get stronger And that one day it will learn how to resurface itself without you even trying Dear Tired Soul, Despite the world's constant feeding of negativity towards their conjured up idea of selfishness, I want you to know that it's ok It's ok to put yourself first It's ok to let go It's ok to take a break You can not move forward if you do not take the time to pry yourself out of the chains that have dragged you down Seek consult from those you want to emulate These things do not make you selfish They make you better Do not force yourself to pretend Your bones have quivered long enough Your muscles are tired from holding up to their "perfect" standards You were never meant to be perfect You were meant to beautiful You are beautiful, and will always remain to be Dear Tired Soul, You are loved Beyond the stars and the skies above Your maker has caught every drop of sin from your body You need not to worry any longer Seek rest in Him who gives you the strength to open your eyes each day Take pride in these little accomplishments Cover your ears from those who tell you otherwise, For they do not know the excruciating ordeal you go through each day you get up from bed The sudden battles that errupt within yourself Whether it be 10 stories high looking over the city or on the ground when you look over your scarred wrists Of whether you should give up, or give yourself another chance Open your heart to what He tells you And wait for the day when the suffering is over, and the crying shall seize You are tired, my dear But you are far from being defeated I hear your pleads, as I have heard mine sounding the same You will be alright, tired soul We will be alright
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At night we were a fresco  painted by an astronaut, our  messy bed the chapel of a voyeuristic God, where glory  worked with hurried hands in frenzied fellowship and hallelujah was a sigh that quivered on my lips, then we nodded off like angels of our own apocalypse; it was made-up love, when we woke up, the dreamed up stuff of kids.
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Jan 19, 2016
Jan 19, 2016 at 8:30 PM UTC
Glory, glory
In timeless fashion you held the key, With quivered lip, between your teeth. I lay and lay and lay and lay, But full in sleep ive never fell. Dreams are all I see of you, With twisted fate you fell from me. Now I lay in bed asleep, Under cold sheets you left for we.
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Mar 14, 2013
Mar 14, 2013 at 1:15 AM UTC
Lay and Lay
I saw yonder— leaves the colour of rusted coins flattened into the soil, their veins crumbling at a touch. Coffee-stained envelopes lay scattered, their paper-thin as skin, ink bled blue by rain, a Paris stamp whispering 1928 from a corner eaten by time. They kept company with a bruised brown apple, bitten once, abandoned, its sweetness turned to rot in the chill of a narrow room in the mammoth province of Brandenburg, Prussia. The rickety Tudor house groaned— timbers bowing like old men, windows clouded with breath that had not been drawn in years. The past lingered here, a pale thing pacing the halls, knocking without fists, begging to be loosed. Cobwebs clung to my wrists, dust rising like breath as I pried open the forgotten mail— letters folded and refolded, addresses crossed out, sentences that never found their mouths. “Let’s ride the rails,” he said. His voice—young, low, certain— rang through me like iron striking iron. My knees softened. The floor tilted. “We should get going.” Two women in white scrubs smelled of soap and starch, their hands firm, practiced, final. Step by step, I was lifted onto wheels that hummed and rattled, carrying me through corridors of echo toward a place newly named, a place I would never call home. The economy collapsed like wet paper. The war broke what remained. Yet memory stayed— warm as breath inside the chest, refusing burial, refusing silence. It never died.
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Sep 29, 2018
Sep 29, 2018 at 5:43 PM UTC
Years had passed.
I peeked in and on her bed in gay profusion lying there. Lovely ribbons,scarlet ribbons,scarlet ribbons for her hair. Moonbeams pierced the silent night. polished her brush bronze cheeks. the ghost of a smile quivered  her mouth.slowly her lips parted and she said a name . whispered. still asleep in a dream. (please lord let me go ahead when we part. What would my purpose be after) I knew it just then that to live without her would be my hell and so I laid awake savoring every minute the rise and fall of her chest.Burning Burning her into my fiber .Laid quietly beside her . Cursed my mortality. Scarlet ribbons,lovely ribbons for her hair. If I live to be one hundred.I will never know from where Came those ribbons,scarlet ribbons.Scarlet ribbons for her hair. Lovely ribbons,scarlet ribbons,Scarlet ribbons for her hair. I will never know from where.
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Sep 20, 2013
Sep 20, 2013 at 1:47 AM UTC
Scarlet ribbons
I poured out every thought upon the page, Filling it up with all the rage and anger, That you have instilled inside me. My pen literally quivered, As I held it in my sweaty hand, Yet the words flowed swiftly, As venomous as any snake, And almost as deadly. As I poured the last of the wine into my glass, I reviewed my handiwork. Three pages of anger. Three pages of hurt. An expression of all you’ve done to me, As best as I possibly could. I carefully folded the letter, And stuffed it in the envelope. And with quivering pen, I wrote out your address. It was late, and I’d post it in the morning. I went off to bed that night. The next day I spent quietly around the house. It was cold outside, And it was warm by the fire. In the afternoon, I opened another bottle of wine. I sat pensively for some time, Just watching the flames dance Upon the logs in the fireplace. Amidst the crackling of the timbers, I picked up the envelope. I stare down at your name upon it. I take another sip of wine, And remove the letter. As I begin to read it again, I am reminded of everything you’ve ever done. All the hurt you’ve caused, To myself and my family, Comes back again over three pages. My blood starts to boil again, And my palms start to sweat. There is a damp thumbprint on the page, And the edges of the letter are damp and frayed, From holding it tightly in my hands. I lean back in my chair. I know I am not ready to forgive. I don’t know that I ever will be. And God knows I will never forget. In fact, I hope you rot in Hell, And if I could deliver you there myself, Lord knows, I would. But, I can never stoop to your level. I can never stoop to your level. I sit for some time just watching the fire. In a while, I pick up the letter, And walk over to the fireplace. I toss it upon the flames. I sit back down and sip my wine. And as I watch the letter burn, The sparks crackling, And the black soot fall upon the logs, I know I can never stoop to your level, But, there’s a part of me that says to myself, “God, I wish that letter were you.” 11-07-11.
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Jan 15, 2012
Jan 15, 2012 at 1:41 AM UTC
The Letter
I poured out every thought upon the page, Filling it up with all the rage and anger, That you have instilled inside me. My pen literally quivered, As I held it in my sweaty hand, Yet the words flowed swiftly, As venomous as any snake, And almost as deadly. As I poured the last of the wine into my glass, I reviewed my handiwork. Three pages of anger. Three pages of hurt. An expression of all you’ve done to me, As best as I possibly could. I carefully folded the letter, And stuffed it in the envelope. And with quivering pen, I wrote out your address. It was late, and I’d post it in the morning. I went off to bed that night. The next day I spent quietly around the house. It was cold outside, And it was warm by the fire. In the afternoon, I opened another bottle of wine. I sat pensively for some time, Just watching the flames dance Upon the logs in the fireplace. Amidst the crackling of the timbers, I picked up the envelope. I stare down at your name upon it. I take another sip of wine, And remove the letter. As I begin to read it again, I am reminded of everything you’ve ever done. All the hurt you’ve caused, To myself and my family, Comes back again over three pages. My blood starts to boil again, And my palms start to sweat. There is a damp thumbprint on the page, And the edges of the letter are damp and frayed, From holding it tightly in my hands. I lean back in my chair. I know I am not ready to forgive. I don’t know that I ever will be. And God knows I will never forget. In fact, I hope you rot in Hell, And if I could deliver you there myself, Lord knows, I would. But, I can never stoop to your level. I can never stoop to your level. I sit for some time just watching the fire. In a while, I pick up the letter, And walk over to the fireplace. I toss it upon the flames. I sit back down and sip my wine. And as I watch the letter burn, The sparks crackling, And the black soot fall upon the logs, I know I can never stoop to your level, But, there’s a part of me that says to myself, “God, I wish that letter were you.” 11-07-11.
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It was a beautiful rainy day.The rains showered like blessings from the sky to mother earth.The drops drizzled over several stunning creations of God. The ***** frog winked in fright when the tiny drop thumped on its peeping head which it had kept out from its water world curious to know what's happening outside.The lazy ladybird hides itself in the rug of leaves it hopped and played till then.Little dusty leaves quivered with joy as they rejoiced and celebrated the long waited bath.       Far aloof,the village looked so spanking new than ever after it was wetted by the light rain.so modest,so composed,the radiating sun put itself out of sight making way to the pompous clouds.Besides all these petite feelings,the livid eagle gaped at the sky sniping for it had missed its daily glide over the rusty mountains.       All these tiny things shaped out the background,while the main subject remains undescribed yet.The big fat buffalo stands aright in tranquility as if nothing new happened.Its skin so tight,shining so bright,created a beautiful sight as the raindrops tapped on it pitter patter.Its horns like engraved artifacts mirrored each other and stood still amazed at their similarity.The momentary muddy puddle covered up its hooves.       And now comes the most interesting foreground of the picture. It’s the little cute boy!!! Small dark brown eyes...Umpteen hopes filled in them. He wore the most beautiful jewel on his face....it’s his smile gleaming with merriment. While his tiny hands held tight the wicker, his entire little body hid itself behind the huge gunny he wore to shield against the shower. He hopped over the small puddle creating beautiful waves and exquisite splashes.       And that forms the most beautiful picture about which my dad told me.The little boy is none other than my dad. :) :) .
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Apr 28, 2013
Apr 28, 2013 at 7:19 AM UTC
When the most beautiful pictures uncaptured spoke - 2
It was a beautiful rainy day.The rains showered like blessings from the sky to mother earth.The drops drizzled over several stunning creations of God. The ***** frog winked in fright when the tiny drop thumped on its peeping head which it had kept out from its water world curious to know what's happening outside.The lazy ladybird hides itself in the rug of leaves it hopped and played till then.Little dusty leaves quivered with joy as they rejoiced and celebrated the long waited bath.       Far aloof,the village looked so spanking new than ever after it was wetted by the light rain.so modest,so composed,the radiating sun put itself out of sight making way to the pompous clouds.Besides all these petite feelings,the livid eagle gaped at the sky sniping for it had missed its daily glide over the rusty mountains.       All these tiny things shaped out the background,while the main subject remains undescribed yet.The big fat buffalo stands aright in tranquility as if nothing new happened.Its skin so tight,shining so bright,created a beautiful sight as the raindrops tapped on it pitter patter.Its horns like engraved artifacts mirrored each other and stood still amazed at their similarity.The momentary muddy puddle covered up its hooves.       And now comes the most interesting foreground of the picture. It’s the little cute boy!!! Small dark brown eyes...Umpteen hopes filled in them. He wore the most beautiful jewel on his face....it’s his smile gleaming with merriment. While his tiny hands held tight the wicker, his entire little body hid itself behind the huge gunny he wore to shield against the shower. He hopped over the small puddle creating beautiful waves and exquisite splashes.       And that forms the most beautiful picture about which my dad told me.The little boy is none other than my dad. :) :) .
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It is written in the story of old That there lived a witch near the forest of Gravenhold Her duty was to keep the ghouls at bay And guide spirits back on their path who were led astray She lived secluded and people rarely visited It made her sad sometimes, but that was just the witch's life, wasn't it? She was alone until that faithful day A day with heavy rain and a spirit who didn't go away "Are you lost and do you seek guidance?" The witch asked The spirit didn't reply and only stared Their eyes showed nothing but grief Their early passing didn't seem to be a relief "I've seen that look before." The witch said "That look of regret because you know you can't go back." The spirit's lips quivered and their eyes watered Their mind filled with doubt if they could continue what they started "Do not be afraid, my friend. Not all your loved ones are among the living." "You will surely meet again and they will guide you towards your new beginning." The witch led the spirit towards a passage in the woods Bringing them back on the path where they once stood "My friend, if I can give you one last piece of advice." "I've been here many days & many nights." "And if there's one thing I've learned it's this is not goodbye."
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Aug 28, 2018
Aug 28, 2018 at 4:24 AM UTC
This is not goodbye
A dance with the devil, fiery grace Her lips quivered as he offered the pomegranate & she delighted in the taste The vampire or the victim? Not as naive as she was written. Hot breathless gasps of passion, As the demon cries out blessings to his salvation A queen is crowned in the hellish nation
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Jan 23, 2018
Jan 23, 2018 at 2:49 PM UTC
Red