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"rehearsed" poems
Burning fuel but not to leave, boys circled town, came back to the station where they began. Gas exhaust drifted like spirits above asphalt, dissolving in the night. Girls stayed in the lot, waiting for men old enough to buy liquor, their names claiming the land- long after other names lay buried in the ground. They kept to the faces, legs folded on hoods, lip gloss catching the station lights, bracelets chiming, hair flips rehearsed, laughing at trucks circling back. They wanted to be chosen, and I tried to want that too- tried to be a girl among girls, waiting for the moment some hand would tug me out of the circle. But my eyes kept straying- across the street, to the rise that was not just dirt but a chest under earth, ribs shifting, a hum curling into my throat. Something skeletal in its patience, as if Baykok himself were sharpening arrows in the dark, waiting for breath to break. Built long before us by Ojibwe, still honored as sacred ground. The others smoked, struck sparks, sequins spilling from careless wrists, never thinking how easily flame might travel down, through us, into what we couldn’t see. I could hear bones shifting, a buried drumbeat, the land’s own warning. Every glance of the mound pulled me back into silence. It told me what the others didn’t want to know- that all this circling, waiting, was only the lid of a grave.
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Oct 3, 2025
Oct 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM UTC
Tumulus
This smile that makes your day... This undaunted smile that seem to say. Show me yours too so we both could play, On a plane where everything is fine... Everything's okay... This smile that reaches out to you... With nothing but invisible arms. Caresses your eyes and draws you in. Entices you with the sweetest charms. Whispers you tales of a brightly lit future; Where we're trapped in dance with each other... Supporting... Leading... Lifting and, Seducing one another... Let the music ring clear,. Over the thumping of our heartbeats... Aggressively segmenting, framing the dance into seconds that would elapse. Like two duelists entranced into committing tender jousts and retreats. But know that... This smile screams only lies. For it is but a routine mask. So well worn and adequately rehearsed... You'd never see the need to ask. Instead you'd just allow yourself be taken, To a place where the tide gently beats... Upon the shore our two ailing hearts. A place where earth and sky would meet. When in fact, It hides the turmoil and agitation. Guarding the storm that brews incessantly. Continuously threatening To breach this shared sanctity with me. A haven would've then be erected. That very instant we allowed... This dance of smiles From time of first contact to the time we bowed. This smile... Only took a second To paint a peaceful picture upon my face. Free from the pressures building behind my pursed lips. Just take this smile so that in that second, We could get lost in the promise of a heavenly place...
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Mar 9, 2015
Mar 9, 2015 at 12:36 PM UTC
This Smile
This smile that makes your day... This undaunted smile that seem to say. Show me yours too so we both could play, On a plane where everything is fine... Everything's okay... This smile that reaches out to you... With nothing but invisible arms. Caresses your eyes and draws you in. Entices you with the sweetest charms. Whispers you tales of a brightly lit future; Where we're trapped in dance with each other... Supporting... Leading... Lifting and, Seducing one another... Let the music ring clear,. Over the thumping of our heartbeats... Aggressively segmenting, framing the dance into seconds that would elapse. Like two duelists entranced into committing tender jousts and retreats. But know that... This smile screams only lies. For it is but a routine mask. So well worn and adequately rehearsed... You'd never see the need to ask. Instead you'd just allow yourself be taken, To a place where the tide gently beats... Upon the shore our two ailing hearts. A place where earth and sky would meet. When in fact, It hides the turmoil and agitation. Guarding the storm that brews incessantly. Continuously threatening To breach this shared sanctity with me. A haven would've then be erected. That very instant we allowed... This dance of smiles From time of first contact to the time we bowed. This smile... Only took a second To paint a peaceful picture upon my face. Free from the pressures building behind my pursed lips. Just take this smile so that in that second, We could get lost in the promise of a heavenly place...
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Mr. handsome stranger He’s coming after Desperate like a last request Frantic delusional lunatic Unhinged fragile losing what’s left Self serving sadomasochistic Easy on the eyes but doesn’t quite fit in Playing it cool in social situations His intelligent banter he claims as his own With somewhat smart comebacks he practiced at home Trying so hard that the sweat beads down Onto his stressed wrinkled furrowed brow the stories he skillfully misdirected   Carefully darting  unwanted questions Mr. Indiscreet can’t blow his cover Disarm the girl of his unrealistic dreams How quite average and normal he can be Mr. Stalker walks over to the Girl works up the courage and talks to her Strikes up a witty conversation With his movie star smile and education Using the words that he pre rehearsed Says all the right things and compliments her Looking past his rather peculiar behavior And when politely asked gives up her number He rings her up the very next day With a romantic scenic picnic date Under the shade of a lush green tree Upon a blanket with wine and cheese Playing the part of the handsome boyfriend Gains her full trust and faith in him Joking in a effort to make her laugh To put her at ease and follow his plan Jealous of her ex boyfriends Knowing their names and full address And when he drops her off at home Tracks and follows her every move Knows all her weekly kept routines Threatens and blackmails all her friends Studies everyday mundane errands Unaware of his decent into madness
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Sep 18, 2018
Sep 18, 2018 at 8:28 AM UTC
Mr. Handsome
Mr. handsome stranger He’s coming after Desperate like a last request Frantic delusional lunatic Unhinged fragile losing what’s left Self serving sadomasochistic Easy on the eyes but doesn’t quite fit in Playing it cool in social situations His intelligent banter he claims as his own With somewhat smart comebacks he practiced at home Trying so hard that the sweat beads down Onto his stressed wrinkled furrowed brow the stories he skillfully misdirected   Carefully darting  unwanted questions Mr. Indiscreet can’t blow his cover Disarm the girl of his unrealistic dreams How quite average and normal he can be Mr. Stalker walks over to the Girl works up the courage and talks to her Strikes up a witty conversation With his movie star smile and education Using the words that he pre rehearsed Says all the right things and compliments her Looking past his rather peculiar behavior And when politely asked gives up her number He rings her up the very next day With a romantic scenic picnic date Under the shade of a lush green tree Upon a blanket with wine and cheese Playing the part of the handsome boyfriend Gains her full trust and faith in him Joking in a effort to make her laugh To put her at ease and follow his plan Jealous of her ex boyfriends Knowing their names and full address And when he drops her off at home Tracks and follows her every move Knows all her weekly kept routines Threatens and blackmails all her friends Studies everyday mundane errands Unaware of his decent into madness
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Rain is really rainy running, rolling round' rendering rhythms on roofs rather randomly yet really relying on rays reaching right as rehearsed.
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Oct 27, 2012
Oct 27, 2012 at 8:20 PM UTC
Rainy Rain Raining
the comforting warmth of the morning sun, like I had known it from the days of yesteryears. the familiar scent of dew-kissed grass, a fresh aroma that brought forth the tide of gratitude laden tears. I had foreseen the day to be just as before... I had planned to play out my morning as I had rehearsed. but your message had foiled all that I thought I knew... it brought about the smile that eternity had kept pursed. your words were laced with the flowers of spring... they set at ease the unapparent apprehension I've always kept. they spoke of compliments meant only for the worthiest quills, I've read them in disbelief as I think not of myself, an adept... truly you are one that's generous and so very kind. for your words flew off the page and had struck home; bearing the stoutest of hope and most selfless of wishes. they had provided direction in these vague circles that I roam. so now allow me to thank you dear poetess... for drawing the sunrise clear into my view. I shall revel and bask in its delightful rays... because your words had painted today in the brightest hue...
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Feb 20, 2015
Feb 20, 2015 at 8:39 AM UTC
Your Heartening Words
She stands before the class Her voice rings loud and clear Each word beautifully enunciated For all who wish to hear The perennial English teacher She reads with such dramatics and flair Such a pity that its only noticed by students in the first few chairs She's reading out my poem She paints pictures with her words But honestly? Sometimes I find Her explanations quite absurd No, That's not what I meant! Dear teacher, stop twisting my verse! Dear students, please notice the flaws In the story she so carefully rehearsed It's amazing how sometimes she understands The thought and feelings of what I wrote And sometimes she gets it so very wrong That I want to strangle her throat She continues unperturbed By the lack of interest in the room Students only see her smile and energy Not her disappointment and gloom She worked so hard to teach them, A little appreciation would go far! But they just sit and pretend to listen As they wait for the end for the hour Finally, she comes across That fateful line The one that sparks a discussion I watch the class come to life In a tsunami of opinions, She smiles proudly, riding the wave She launches into her explanation And it's the completely wrong one she gave Its one of many misinterpretations Of my carefully crafted work There! That student! She understands what I meant! Now now, don't tell her she's wrong. Don't be a **** A debate ensues and words fly The classroom divides into two. Half are on my side, dear teacher And the other half believe you. Out of the blue, the bell rings For once the students want more time! A pat on the back for the English teacher. This victory is both hers and mine So what if she gets it wrong sometimes? So what what if she's too dramatic? Sometimes she's just unreasonable She's your average literature fanatic She always gets her point across Without having to scream and shout She teaches the students the value of words Isn't that what it's all about?
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Aug 21, 2014
Aug 21, 2014 at 10:21 AM UTC
The English Teacher
She stands before the class Her voice rings loud and clear Each word beautifully enunciated For all who wish to hear The perennial English teacher She reads with such dramatics and flair Such a pity that its only noticed by students in the first few chairs She's reading out my poem She paints pictures with her words But honestly? Sometimes I find Her explanations quite absurd No, That's not what I meant! Dear teacher, stop twisting my verse! Dear students, please notice the flaws In the story she so carefully rehearsed It's amazing how sometimes she understands The thought and feelings of what I wrote And sometimes she gets it so very wrong That I want to strangle her throat She continues unperturbed By the lack of interest in the room Students only see her smile and energy Not her disappointment and gloom She worked so hard to teach them, A little appreciation would go far! But they just sit and pretend to listen As they wait for the end for the hour Finally, she comes across That fateful line The one that sparks a discussion I watch the class come to life In a tsunami of opinions, She smiles proudly, riding the wave She launches into her explanation And it's the completely wrong one she gave Its one of many misinterpretations Of my carefully crafted work There! That student! She understands what I meant! Now now, don't tell her she's wrong. Don't be a **** A debate ensues and words fly The classroom divides into two. Half are on my side, dear teacher And the other half believe you. Out of the blue, the bell rings For once the students want more time! A pat on the back for the English teacher. This victory is both hers and mine So what if she gets it wrong sometimes? So what what if she's too dramatic? Sometimes she's just unreasonable She's your average literature fanatic She always gets her point across Without having to scream and shout She teaches the students the value of words Isn't that what it's all about?
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I read so much poetry i've started to think in rhymes, then I start to wonder if i'm good enough to write a few lines. Always thinking in words that'll get me some kind of verse. Something that sounds not too predictable and hopefully not rehearsed. I wonder if it in my head is as good as it is written down. And if out loud it doesn't sound too profound. I want to create something that has a hook. Something that makes you take a second look. It'll be simple but deep from the heart. Some one will read it and say "that's fine art".
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Nov 14, 2012
Nov 14, 2012 at 12:30 AM UTC
Askew Artistic View.
Assert confidence in a convincing recital Claim certainty that protection is binding safety is paramount a rehearsed amount until she takes it on ethics every truth is there to detect A battle for reason until potential yields to the objective Loyalty isn't just imagination Fate constructed in a noiseless dialogue momentary eye contact pencil hits paper Smoke and vapor Fire comes later an unsurpassed honor All the letters weve written are a smear on the page of occasion Resulting in endless treasure Only to be rediscovered When the omission is uncovered
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May 27, 2018
May 27, 2018 at 4:41 AM UTC
Noiseless Dialouge
In September, we missed the bus And walked for miles In the Cornish rain. We laughed as it licked every Square on our bodies And squelched into our shoes Turning our socks to flannels. The asphalt had become beautiful - it had drunk the sky And rehearsed the whispers Of the sea. We were the only humans in Cornwall As the sun went down And you put on your head torch We climbed through mirrors Of trees and bends. When we got back to the cottage We did a funny dance To peel free of our clothes. Then we toasted our bodies And watched television.
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Feb 1, 2012
Feb 1, 2012 at 7:34 PM UTC
A Walk in the Cornish Rain
Your shrill, yet oddly pleasant sound, echoes loudly down the long corridor. I try to ignore you as the jaunty sound clashes with my melancholy mood, Yet I find the notes and melodies cling to my mind like tissue stuck to a shoe, Hanging on for it's own amusement, Ignorant of my desire not to be teased nor humoured at this anxious time. I feel I shouldn't like your racket, My naïve ears and young years sense, not only an inappropriate comedy in your sound, But also a daunting undertone, Adding to my sense of having been plunged into deep icy waters. Perhaps your music soothes those who are leaving, Your high happy notes providing optimism and assurance of recovery, Or of a restful sleep enveloping dear ones. For me, however, at the point of no-return in my pilgrimage, I hear only the low notes, Out of time with my quickened pulse, And lending a foreboding soundtrack to my slow deliberate steps. But you play for no pay, Busking in this hospital, Doing good both night and day. Yes, you are well known in this place, Admired for the hours you commit to this space where lives can hang in the balance, And where your instrument by day is a sharp sleek scalpel, Invasive in its desire to alleviate suffering, Your steady, practiced hand rehearsed and well versed in the methodically planned procedure of a surgical concerto. But out of hours your instrument of choice lends you a voice, Allowing flourishes and improvisations. But were you aware that for visitors like me who visited repeatedly, The clarinet would take on a significance beyond other instruments, Taking me instantly back to bittersweet memories of visiting my family, As, in turn, they aged and became unwell and recovered and became unwell again. Now I am older and a little wiser, I reflect and ruminate on this period; My memories of family are more than just hospital visits, And I wonder if I could ask one thing of you? Why no Rhapsody in Blue?!
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Sep 16, 2018
Sep 16, 2018 at 6:45 PM UTC
The Medical Clarinettist
Your shrill, yet oddly pleasant sound, echoes loudly down the long corridor. I try to ignore you as the jaunty sound clashes with my melancholy mood, Yet I find the notes and melodies cling to my mind like tissue stuck to a shoe, Hanging on for it's own amusement, Ignorant of my desire not to be teased nor humoured at this anxious time. I feel I shouldn't like your racket, My naïve ears and young years sense, not only an inappropriate comedy in your sound, But also a daunting undertone, Adding to my sense of having been plunged into deep icy waters. Perhaps your music soothes those who are leaving, Your high happy notes providing optimism and assurance of recovery, Or of a restful sleep enveloping dear ones. For me, however, at the point of no-return in my pilgrimage, I hear only the low notes, Out of time with my quickened pulse, And lending a foreboding soundtrack to my slow deliberate steps. But you play for no pay, Busking in this hospital, Doing good both night and day. Yes, you are well known in this place, Admired for the hours you commit to this space where lives can hang in the balance, And where your instrument by day is a sharp sleek scalpel, Invasive in its desire to alleviate suffering, Your steady, practiced hand rehearsed and well versed in the methodically planned procedure of a surgical concerto. But out of hours your instrument of choice lends you a voice, Allowing flourishes and improvisations. But were you aware that for visitors like me who visited repeatedly, The clarinet would take on a significance beyond other instruments, Taking me instantly back to bittersweet memories of visiting my family, As, in turn, they aged and became unwell and recovered and became unwell again. Now I am older and a little wiser, I reflect and ruminate on this period; My memories of family are more than just hospital visits, And I wonder if I could ask one thing of you? Why no Rhapsody in Blue?!
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Whenever  I am not seeing you Lethal void is my heart Like the monolithic art Of a sculptor; Like the figures of Mona Lisa, I tried to engrave you Again and again in my heart And rehearsed you many times In my memories. To reconstitute Your beautiful image Inside of my mind I behold you thousand times, Yet all loving and languishing Nothing could be captured To match your perfection As you were seen in person Nor could be remembered To your many dimensional figure Of youth unclaimed. You are just beautiful but demure, Seductive but unrevealing A love that slips down Near your lips were forbidden? And be never told? Like two balsam flowers unfold Opening from their buds, Your eyelids are open wide. Like two bees ******* honey My eyes were seeking yours To ferret out the secret Of your true love and desires; Neither did they come out Nor did they flutter And never reached out My beehive safely. Seeking out for your true love In your eyes, in your lips, Cheeks and chin far and near, Everywhere  all over you, Looking at you all the time. You are open to interpretation Of your true intention Of your love and desires Like the secret smiles Of Mona Lisa. Until you make confession Of your true love, I will behold you thousand times, You are just beautiful but demure Looking for you all the time. You make me dream about you While in my sleep or I am awake. My discrete memories Are overshadowed by time, I cannot fight with my feelings Whenever  I am not seeing you, Lethal void is my heart, Come and meet me in person!
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Oct 27, 2018
Oct 27, 2018 at 4:17 PM UTC
Behold You Thousand Times
Whenever  I am not seeing you Lethal void is my heart Like the monolithic art Of a sculptor; Like the figures of Mona Lisa, I tried to engrave you Again and again in my heart And rehearsed you many times In my memories. To reconstitute Your beautiful image Inside of my mind I behold you thousand times, Yet all loving and languishing Nothing could be captured To match your perfection As you were seen in person Nor could be remembered To your many dimensional figure Of youth unclaimed. You are just beautiful but demure, Seductive but unrevealing A love that slips down Near your lips were forbidden? And be never told? Like two balsam flowers unfold Opening from their buds, Your eyelids are open wide. Like two bees ******* honey My eyes were seeking yours To ferret out the secret Of your true love and desires; Neither did they come out Nor did they flutter And never reached out My beehive safely. Seeking out for your true love In your eyes, in your lips, Cheeks and chin far and near, Everywhere  all over you, Looking at you all the time. You are open to interpretation Of your true intention Of your love and desires Like the secret smiles Of Mona Lisa. Until you make confession Of your true love, I will behold you thousand times, You are just beautiful but demure Looking for you all the time. You make me dream about you While in my sleep or I am awake. My discrete memories Are overshadowed by time, I cannot fight with my feelings Whenever  I am not seeing you, Lethal void is my heart, Come and meet me in person!
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We're standing outside in a cold, blistered wind, for a quick pull of smoke and the chemicals within? A quick rush of joy, euphoric train wreck, a cure made illegal for a chemist's blank cheque. Plant matter burning, charring my lungs, an irritated throat and a cough soon to come. Pass it to a friend and beg them to be quick so I can burn my lungs again - let my blood run thick. Serotonin chained and forced to make me feel good, yet a non-addictive substance, apt misunderstood. Less harmful than tobacco, alcohol still worse, a sadly brainwashed nation where impression's pre-rehearsed. Generations plagued with loud misguided cries. They say it makes you stupid, another heartless lie. We'll strap a gas mask to a monkey, and force it THC. Forget about the oxygen... I wonder what we'll see? It seems their brain cells died - it has to be the drug! Government made a discovery? They ought to be less smug. But back to my friend, and I in the cold, forced to be hidden from long outdated scold. Celebrating beauties in the world that were forgotten, we're told it's overrated, like fine Egyptian cotton? I know from experience that this has to be divine: it could not exist if the sun could not shine. The wind has stopped blowing, the rain takes it's place, to feel divine beauty of liquid touching face. It is something natural, and comes from within, wow, I'm still standing in a cold blistered wind.
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May 20, 2012
May 20, 2012 at 10:48 AM UTC
A Brainwashed Nation
Skyward glints, another hint from another sun, London runs down, daily commute over and out. And how the weekday work is coming to an end, but what do they work on whilst 5 in the evening? Spreadsheets saved in significant folders, word documents in for a week on Monday, presentation notes to be written, rehearsed, re-wrote and printed? ‘Beds, beds, beds, prime town centre property To Let’ Broken brick buildings sit, they belong to internet auction sites and in estate agent windows. There’s no flow in this town no more. Whatever river of commerce that once ran through here has moved onto, and into, another course, oxbow lake suburb by Government force. It rains in the North. Jewels in the tarmac, rings in the walls, stars behind the factory noise, sound hidden behind an all-car-call. My broken skin, my broken hide, months of thought, a hunger for home. Far flung, further thrown, back to the up-north-hometown, hometown of the known.
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Nov 11, 2012
Nov 11, 2012 at 12:06 PM UTC
HALFWAY BETWEEN HOME & HOME
Gemini's are known to dabble in arts of all kind; Well-cultured, well-versed and rehearsed in both rhythm and rhyme. From music to magic and everything in between; Learning lessons as they unfold with the change of each scene. We cannot be contained within wires nor hidden behind screens. Energy is everywhere; We choose our frequencies. Disconnect from electricity and experience the ever-natural waves. Break harmful traditions of doubt and unobtainable change. We are not alone. This life has no range.
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Mar 14, 2016
Mar 14, 2016 at 9:21 PM UTC
The Gemini Arts: Mastering the Complex Mind
to run a mess of things lies, ties, and unspeakable rings, you cannot convince me if you were a gypsy spun so fine, claiming things, unknown klepto, funny, thought i would never know? unlike you, though... i did let go. in dance a rebounded, but failed, fanned romance, a verbal tribute to bounce around my notebook. take a long look see the crystal, can you see it at all? but even if i fall, i still remain ive heard the rumors of fire and fire ive once experienced that ****** up desire. but i fight bold, whilst you fight cold your little "friends" line-- was rehearsed and old. so if you are a gypsy can you too take a journey leave the past, and never come back? cause the only person honestly qualified was the one whom couldnt lie. but to see the eventual Fail. and watch you come crawling tended an open wound and got the ball all rolling. if you were a gypsy you would have known me long before, you opened this door and forever remembered as a .... funny, its predictable to know how i am prepared with this and much more but now i know i am capable. so, if you were a gypsy you would have flown free once the parasite could be breached he could have happy...? but unlike a gypsy you dont have the grace but its all too easy when his resin is all over your face.
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Apr 29, 2012
Apr 29, 2012 at 9:08 PM UTC
Gypsy
Mother Nature broke her water But the baby never came Our inundated world Will never be the same We watched slowly With a growing sense of impotence As an elemental army Took our innocence Some left their homes and died In another place They never did return To their own space Politicians waded 'round In their wellingtons What nerve they had to even show Their sorry skeletons Pontificated platitudes Filled the element of air And those who had been flooded Didn't really care To hear the sly sermon Those words were barely heard Though so well-written Practised and rehearsed Mother Nature has retreated now To her slumber state One day soon she'll wake again We do not know the date Windermere 2016 February 14th
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Feb 14, 2016
Feb 14, 2016 at 4:36 PM UTC
The Flood
to hold a photograph in my hand   and believe what is presented,   take is at it already is – why not? if I close my mind’s shuttering eye, will you be as candid as before? unrestricted, unsorted from the hullaballoo, you, freer than what is imagined, closing in like a bullet from yesterday shot out of the sky’s contrived clearing – to hold a photograph in my hand and tug closer by the mouth of the fringe as if to pour water on a broken glass, slithering now, a shadow of moon at the very dull end of my cup; you are closer than any rehearsed moment ready to catch the inner canthus of the eye: this relentless picture-passing, tense and fervent, avid like bankiva to air, water to chrysanthemum: behind thick shrub of crepuscular, an arboreal locomotion shatters loose, your frantic figure. to hold a photograph in my hand and size it down to the dimensions of this home – there is potential in this comparison: flaring out like smoke from where it infinitely burns, I seek an ache and hence place a finger to shush, to hold this photograph in my hand and confabulate a soft blow to the gut and feel it realer than any dagger or berretta held at one’s life-edge: this delusory intimation, a slipshod work of feeling. to feel it rejoin me somewhere I ought to be back again.
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Jan 27, 2016
Jan 27, 2016 at 2:48 AM UTC
To Hold A Photograph
Venus cursed but well rehearsed Phoenix heart destined to burst Through cleansing flame I'm what remains Infinite energy that never drains Past..Forever regrets we sever Break the pattern release the teether Listen maybe you'll understand Our future is held in our hands Once upon a selfish mind Saw the light made me blind Search for answers that's what you'll find Cast I am I play a fool Manipulating every rule Two versions of me in a duel Both lay dead in a pool Procreate self reproduction Initiate new construction Find a purpose how to function Don't be a meal to feed corruption Oh my lord I feel a change Phasing as I rearrange Wisdom flowing like a sage Cursed I am with a life that's strange
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Dec 9, 2015
Dec 9, 2015 at 7:23 PM UTC
Venus Cursed
Tax the poor and reward the rich This line should be reversed But, the politicians always use this line It's a line they have rehearsed As soon as they are voted in They give themselves a raise When we question what they did this for They just sit there in a daze They use all sorts of doublespeak To tell us all their reasons For taxing poor and elderly The rich are out of season A few cents here, a nickel there No one will notice that While our old folks sit at home Sharing tinned food with their cat Tax the poor and reward the rich This line should be reversed But, the politicians always use this line It's a line they have rehearsed As soon as they are voted in They give themselves a raise When we question what they did this for They just sit there in a daze The veterans they are targets too Their pensions get rolled back They hit those who can't defend themselves Or are too poor to fight back They give out tax cuts to the rich Big business gets the most While our working poor are stuck at home Finding new ways to serve toast They sell our jobs and tax our lives Until we're better dead But then we can't afford to die We've no place to lay our head They sit in ivory towers Looking down on those below Wondering how to get more money in How to make their pockets grow The parties not in power Try their best to make a change But to do that, we need lots of help Parliament must rearrange The way the parties govern The way they ***** the meek There must be changes at the top To help strengthen the weak There's people on the system Who worked hard and did their part Now they can't afford an apple Let alone the apple cart Tax the poor and reward the rich This line should be reversed But, the politicians always use this line It's a line they have rehearsed As soon as they are voted in They give themselves a raise When we question what they did this for They just sit there in a daze So, at the next election Don't just vote because you should Go and vote for something different Go and vote for something good Because your parents vote one colour And you choose to do that too Is not a true democracy You've a choice in what to do If you're voting for the first time Think real hard before you pick All their promises look tasty Until you give them a good lick Remember how your grandpa Said "It was much better when" "We were treated fair and equally" And it can be done again So if Tax the poor and reward the rich Is the motto that you choose I hope that you'll rememer this When you can't afford new shoes The time to change what's wrong is now Start giving money back To those who can't afford to lose The one's who fall between the crack So tax the rich, reward the poor Take the tax cuts all away And make our seniors equal Don't make them be the ones that pay.
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May 13, 2012
May 13, 2012 at 7:46 PM UTC
Tax the Poor and Reward The Rich
Tax the poor and reward the rich This line should be reversed But, the politicians always use this line It's a line they have rehearsed As soon as they are voted in They give themselves a raise When we question what they did this for They just sit there in a daze They use all sorts of doublespeak To tell us all their reasons For taxing poor and elderly The rich are out of season A few cents here, a nickel there No one will notice that While our old folks sit at home Sharing tinned food with their cat Tax the poor and reward the rich This line should be reversed But, the politicians always use this line It's a line they have rehearsed As soon as they are voted in They give themselves a raise When we question what they did this for They just sit there in a daze The veterans they are targets too Their pensions get rolled back They hit those who can't defend themselves Or are too poor to fight back They give out tax cuts to the rich Big business gets the most While our working poor are stuck at home Finding new ways to serve toast They sell our jobs and tax our lives Until we're better dead But then we can't afford to die We've no place to lay our head They sit in ivory towers Looking down on those below Wondering how to get more money in How to make their pockets grow The parties not in power Try their best to make a change But to do that, we need lots of help Parliament must rearrange The way the parties govern The way they ***** the meek There must be changes at the top To help strengthen the weak There's people on the system Who worked hard and did their part Now they can't afford an apple Let alone the apple cart Tax the poor and reward the rich This line should be reversed But, the politicians always use this line It's a line they have rehearsed As soon as they are voted in They give themselves a raise When we question what they did this for They just sit there in a daze So, at the next election Don't just vote because you should Go and vote for something different Go and vote for something good Because your parents vote one colour And you choose to do that too Is not a true democracy You've a choice in what to do If you're voting for the first time Think real hard before you pick All their promises look tasty Until you give them a good lick Remember how your grandpa Said "It was much better when" "We were treated fair and equally" And it can be done again So if Tax the poor and reward the rich Is the motto that you choose I hope that you'll rememer this When you can't afford new shoes The time to change what's wrong is now Start giving money back To those who can't afford to lose The one's who fall between the crack So tax the rich, reward the poor Take the tax cuts all away And make our seniors equal Don't make them be the ones that pay.
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I....I can't breathe It all started when my feet hit the floor I walked out of my room and heard whispers You no longer look at me anymore With every step I took I wanted to cry out My legs just shook I went back to my room I can't decide whats better a coffin or this tomb I feel nothing... absolutely nothing I cried it all out the night before So I sit at my computer and write a little note This time my words won't be ignored As I write my heart beats faster DOES ANYONE CARE!! DOES NO ONE NOTICE?!? Look.... I want to apologize to our pastor You'll  stand up on stage to say some half *** message While my mother cries as you read the rehearsed words on your page How many people showed up? Or did people stay home because I was a **** up ? Did he come?.. see he was my last straw Did he look at my casket and wished he would've  texted me back when I reached out vulnerable and raw Did he cry? I hope he did cause he gave up on me so i figured, why even try I'm sorry to my sister The pain got worse..I stopped talking every word was a tongue twister I prayed for the end...and it came My cries echoed off the walls To say my death was an accident would be just to avoid the blame Yes I believe God was with me that night The demons left when he came down to hold me His tears washed away the hurt As my lungs finally gave up the good fight He spared my soul ...well what little was left I'm in the clouds now Wishing my life wasn't a victim of theft
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Mar 4, 2019
Mar 4, 2019 at 8:12 PM UTC
10/25/18
If I die tomorrow there’s some things I wish to say, Because if I die tomorrow, Then I only have today, To my wife, my friend, my soulmate, Your everything that’s pure, Each day you give me all of you, And the next you give me more. You never judge or hold a grudge, 16 years we’ve never fought, If I could pull the best bits from myself, They’d be the ones that you have taught. Know how much I love you, For I’m just a simple man - That loves you with completeness, For it’s made me who I am, Everyday I’ve spent with you Has been a day above, I’m not sure I deserve you, Let alone deserve your love, But said and done, You are the one, I fell for - with all my being, No matter where I may end up, It’ll be you my eyes keep seeing. ....... And now my children, This is tough, Not something I’ve rehearsed, Even just the thought of You’s, And my heart is fit to burst, I always wanted children, I always wanted you, I was blessed to have a daughter, Then my son was gifted too, Your growing up so quickly, I’m so proud of who you are, It doesn’t matter where I go, My love is never far, There aren’t the words to tell you both, What you mean to me, One day when your parents, Maybe then you both will see, Always do your best in life, And always love each other, Always know I love you both, And watch over your mother. ........ For if I die tomorrow, And I only have today If my time has come, And I’m not able to stay, Know that I die happy, For all you’ve given me, Know that I die happy, Let that thought be all you see.
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Jun 6, 2019
Jun 6, 2019 at 6:57 PM UTC
If I die tomorrow
If I die tomorrow there’s some things I wish to say, Because if I die tomorrow, Then I only have today, To my wife, my friend, my soulmate, Your everything that’s pure, Each day you give me all of you, And the next you give me more. You never judge or hold a grudge, 16 years we’ve never fought, If I could pull the best bits from myself, They’d be the ones that you have taught. Know how much I love you, For I’m just a simple man - That loves you with completeness, For it’s made me who I am, Everyday I’ve spent with you Has been a day above, I’m not sure I deserve you, Let alone deserve your love, But said and done, You are the one, I fell for - with all my being, No matter where I may end up, It’ll be you my eyes keep seeing. ....... And now my children, This is tough, Not something I’ve rehearsed, Even just the thought of You’s, And my heart is fit to burst, I always wanted children, I always wanted you, I was blessed to have a daughter, Then my son was gifted too, Your growing up so quickly, I’m so proud of who you are, It doesn’t matter where I go, My love is never far, There aren’t the words to tell you both, What you mean to me, One day when your parents, Maybe then you both will see, Always do your best in life, And always love each other, Always know I love you both, And watch over your mother. ........ For if I die tomorrow, And I only have today If my time has come, And I’m not able to stay, Know that I die happy, For all you’ve given me, Know that I die happy, Let that thought be all you see.
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This poem isn't one about boys. This poem isn't a tribute to the girls Who got their hearts broken by an idiot. But I pray for them too. This poem is not  plea for attention, This poem is not a bargaining chip. This is to the little girls who's Fathers hurt them more Than any boy ever could This is an ode to the girls who cry over An abandoned office. This is for the warriors who fought through the pain. You've wondered if it was your fault. You've wondered if there was anything You or anyone could've done. The nights you've seen pass by As you contemplate why he didn't stay Are countless. You've written poems about the Emptiness you've felt Because of his absence. You've rehearsed in your mind what it would Be like If he came back. You've thought about how it would be If life were perfect. ...
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Nov 11, 2018
Nov 11, 2018 at 8:14 PM UTC
To The Little Girls (P. 1)
I've had a thousand conversations with you in my mind this week. I already know what you will say. My responses, yes, ...they are rehearsed. My patience is limited for,        unlike you, ...I have seen this movie before. Sorry,             "It doesn't mean I do not love you, in fact, ...it means the opposite." ...because you are all I think about                                                                -constantly. * *It is not that I am really smart It is not that I am really smart It is not that I am really smart.* * I see you all. All the time, endlessly
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Dec 25, 2016
Dec 25, 2016 at 11:06 PM UTC
Clair
Everyone loves you the world is your stage each line well rehearsed you’re the latest craze yet alone in the darkness a child cries out unmasked and revealing a heart filled with doubt today they love you what if tomorrow they don’t how well will you sleep knowing your demons won’t
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May 25, 2014
May 25, 2014 at 8:47 AM UTC
Demons