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The snow drifts were quite high, piling up into the northern sky, burying towns and trees and the poor souls who had fallen asleep on the grass and had awoken with shivers as snowflakes left little kisses on their eyelids. Except that, it was never grass. There was never any grass to begin with. There was no grass or spring or sun or summer or birds. There was only winter and snow. And the blinding, white terrain had become both a place of desolation and s a n c t u a r y. The Aroura Borealis danced like a beautiful blue fire across the night sky. Stars blinked in and out of existence. And somehow, the halls always remained. The blue halls. Imagine, if you will, the Colosseum cut into halves and shaped like an elbow macaroni. Drop it out in the middle of an arctic wasteland and wash it in the blue glow of the northern, night sky. A bright yellow light poured out of the windows and onto the snow, but no one was ever inside. Some say it's the doorway to heaven. Others say it's the gates of hell. And then there are the strangers. Strangers who wear their lavender, silk headscarves and avoid the rumors of such an exquisite and eclectic piece of architecture. Others like myself. "If there is no one inside, then where is the music coming from?" He asked me, his blue eyes shining as blue as the heavenly hues against the midnight clouds. " The halls will hum if the wind passes through them just so." We listened to them once more. A low and ancient hum emanated from the structure. It was an old sound that resonated within me-unnerved me. The mysterious blue halls were not a simple door to some glorious silver city or the passageway to a fiery lake. The halls were the most beautiful and interesting instrument the universe has even known. "It's the harmonica of the gods!" Perhaps one of them dropped it. Perhaps it was a flaw in design. Perhaps it was meant to be silent and with one teensy miscalculation, an entire orchestra of notes were born by the wind. Perhaps it is telling me to tell you that you should look not towards all that makes you perfect, but the imperfections because that is where true beauty rests. And you are so beautiful. The kind of beauty that doesn't know it's own beauty. Like when you are sleeping, and the moon washes over your face. I like when you are sleeping, for you are so beautiful, yet so unaware.
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Feb 23, 2021
Feb 23, 2021 at 9:45 PM UTC
Blue Halls
The snow drifts were quite high, piling up into the northern sky, burying towns and trees and the poor souls who had fallen asleep on the grass and had awoken with shivers as snowflakes left little kisses on their eyelids. Except that, it was never grass. There was never any grass to begin with. There was no grass or spring or sun or summer or birds. There was only winter and snow. And the blinding, white terrain had become both a place of desolation and s a n c t u a r y. The Aroura Borealis danced like a beautiful blue fire across the night sky. Stars blinked in and out of existence. And somehow, the halls always remained. The blue halls. Imagine, if you will, the Colosseum cut into halves and shaped like an elbow macaroni. Drop it out in the middle of an arctic wasteland and wash it in the blue glow of the northern, night sky. A bright yellow light poured out of the windows and onto the snow, but no one was ever inside. Some say it's the doorway to heaven. Others say it's the gates of hell. And then there are the strangers. Strangers who wear their lavender, silk headscarves and avoid the rumors of such an exquisite and eclectic piece of architecture. Others like myself. "If there is no one inside, then where is the music coming from?" He asked me, his blue eyes shining as blue as the heavenly hues against the midnight clouds. " The halls will hum if the wind passes through them just so." We listened to them once more. A low and ancient hum emanated from the structure. It was an old sound that resonated within me-unnerved me. The mysterious blue halls were not a simple door to some glorious silver city or the passageway to a fiery lake. The halls were the most beautiful and interesting instrument the universe has even known. "It's the harmonica of the gods!" Perhaps one of them dropped it. Perhaps it was a flaw in design. Perhaps it was meant to be silent and with one teensy miscalculation, an entire orchestra of notes were born by the wind. Perhaps it is telling me to tell you that you should look not towards all that makes you perfect, but the imperfections because that is where true beauty rests. And you are so beautiful. The kind of beauty that doesn't know it's own beauty. Like when you are sleeping, and the moon washes over your face. I like when you are sleeping, for you are so beautiful, yet so unaware.
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I was watching as the parade passed by All the soldiers and the tanks I figured that in some small way I must go tell them "Thanks" I worked my way throughout the crowd To where the parade would end And hopefully my small "thanks" Would get me a new friend I watched as people finished I got my words straight in my head I walked up to a soldier And this is what he said... I am not a hero Just a soldier, nothing more I'm just doing my duty As so many have before I'm a soldier, not a hero I am just the same as you I'm just doing my duty As I know that you would too I shook his hand and said my "Thanks" Then I moved away, unnerved I had to tell him more... Tell him that I'm glad he served I turned and at that moment I saw, a glint, a little sheen Right above this mans left boot Where his shin bone should have been I went back on my mission I had my words there in my head He smiled, pulled his pant leg down And this is what he said... I am not a hero Just a soldier, nothing more I'm just doing my duty As so many have before I'm a soldier, not a hero I am just the same as you I'm just doing my duty As I know that you would too I shook his hand and smiled Left him standing all alone With a leg of polished metal Where once before was bone To me, he is a hero And he will be 'till he's dead I remember how he cut me off And I remember what he said.... I am not a hero Just a soldier, nothing more I'm just doing my duty As so many have before I'm a soldier, not a hero I am just the same as you I'm just doing my duty As I know that you would too
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Dec 13, 2015
Dec 13, 2015 at 6:48 PM UTC
I am not a hero
I was watching as the parade passed by All the soldiers and the tanks I figured that in some small way I must go tell them "Thanks" I worked my way throughout the crowd To where the parade would end And hopefully my small "thanks" Would get me a new friend I watched as people finished I got my words straight in my head I walked up to a soldier And this is what he said... I am not a hero Just a soldier, nothing more I'm just doing my duty As so many have before I'm a soldier, not a hero I am just the same as you I'm just doing my duty As I know that you would too I shook his hand and said my "Thanks" Then I moved away, unnerved I had to tell him more... Tell him that I'm glad he served I turned and at that moment I saw, a glint, a little sheen Right above this mans left boot Where his shin bone should have been I went back on my mission I had my words there in my head He smiled, pulled his pant leg down And this is what he said... I am not a hero Just a soldier, nothing more I'm just doing my duty As so many have before I'm a soldier, not a hero I am just the same as you I'm just doing my duty As I know that you would too I shook his hand and smiled Left him standing all alone With a leg of polished metal Where once before was bone To me, he is a hero And he will be 'till he's dead I remember how he cut me off And I remember what he said.... I am not a hero Just a soldier, nothing more I'm just doing my duty As so many have before I'm a soldier, not a hero I am just the same as you I'm just doing my duty As I know that you would too
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No, no, no, I know I was not important as I moved Through the colourful country, I was but a single Item in the picture, the name, not the beloved. O tedious man with whom no gods commingle. Beauty, who has described beauty? Once upon a time I had a myth that was a lie but it served: Trees walking across the crest of hills and my rhyme Cavorting on mile-high stilts and the unnerved Crowds looking up with terror in their rational faces. O dance with Kitty Stobling I outrageously Cried out-of-sense to them, while their timorous paces Stumbled behind Jove's page boy paging me. I had a very pleasant journey, thank you sincerely For giving me my madness back, or nearly. -Patrick Kavanagh Copyright © Estate of Katherine Kavanagh
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Come Dancing with Kitty Stobling
I fell in love with the feel of the earth beneath my feet, With the set of my arms and the cold on my face, I fell in love with the things that I see and the people I meet, I feel so madly in love with the sway of my hips, When I’m walking away when I’m feeling like this. I fell in love with my clever remarks, my hair and my heart, Fell in love with the way you can’t tear me apart, I fell in love with feeling like enough, And knowing I’m strong, I’m stable, I’m tough. I fell in love with the girl in the mirror With her scratches and bruises I’m so proud that she’s here, With her brilliant blue eyes laying claim to her dreams, That glistens and sparkle such beautiful things, I’ve fallen in love with all of my freedoms, With how I cast off my chains screaming I’d beat them. Through torture and heartbreak, through hopes gone and died, Through horrible moments and losing my pride, Through promises destroyed with lies and deceit, Through all of the things you cast down on me, I fought and I prayed to the cold in that place, I practiced my aim, against the words you misplaced. I pushed through all those words that you murmured, The very same ones I strangled and murdered, That now lay still at my feet, reviling the person I always knew I could be, Unnerved and wide open, with fresh pains and fresh hopes No one will ever tear me down Not while she is here I will let  those burdens go and cast away my tears Knowing good and well that I have  killed  my fears and I am with the one I love and I’m so proud she’s here.
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Jan 17, 2013
Jan 17, 2013 at 11:18 PM UTC
I am enough
I fell in love with the feel of the earth beneath my feet, With the set of my arms and the cold on my face, I fell in love with the things that I see and the people I meet, I feel so madly in love with the sway of my hips, When I’m walking away when I’m feeling like this. I fell in love with my clever remarks, my hair and my heart, Fell in love with the way you can’t tear me apart, I fell in love with feeling like enough, And knowing I’m strong, I’m stable, I’m tough. I fell in love with the girl in the mirror With her scratches and bruises I’m so proud that she’s here, With her brilliant blue eyes laying claim to her dreams, That glistens and sparkle such beautiful things, I’ve fallen in love with all of my freedoms, With how I cast off my chains screaming I’d beat them. Through torture and heartbreak, through hopes gone and died, Through horrible moments and losing my pride, Through promises destroyed with lies and deceit, Through all of the things you cast down on me, I fought and I prayed to the cold in that place, I practiced my aim, against the words you misplaced. I pushed through all those words that you murmured, The very same ones I strangled and murdered, That now lay still at my feet, reviling the person I always knew I could be, Unnerved and wide open, with fresh pains and fresh hopes No one will ever tear me down Not while she is here I will let  those burdens go and cast away my tears Knowing good and well that I have  killed  my fears and I am with the one I love and I’m so proud she’s here.
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I am convinced that I'm a tourist on this planet, in this body. Things like knowing where my legs are, or existing in the company of a spider, shouldn't be such causes for bewilderment and hysteria, but they are. And this is besides my awkwardness with other human beings. I attribute this to their being tourists too. Why else would they take lots of pictures and leave garbage everywhere? It's like our bus broke down, and we're surviving in ramshackle forts, looking out with binoculars and waving flags made of Hawaiian shirts. It must be appalling, and not a little shocking, to the natives. Quiet and peaceful, the plants and animals watch us from a distance, at once unnerved and giggling just a little bit, as they watch us stumble about and run shrieking from the spiders.
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Sep 13, 2013
Sep 13, 2013 at 7:41 PM UTC
The problem with tourists
And they cast the man as the one who gets brought down by dogs. When he met the director, the man said, "I'm the son of a veterinarian." "I guess we should give you a speaking part." So in the snow, behind the pines, with three cameras on him, the man was brought down by dogs, and instead of falling silently, he was allowed to shout "no." Despite the open air, his call was shrill. Despite his vessel of flesh, his voice pinged as if encased in metal. The director, unnerved, instructed the man to do the scene again. "Try shouting 'why.' " The man's cap was off. Snow flew from the strands of his hair. A dog chewed on his forearm. And he said, "Why." Despite his vessel of flesh, his voice fell flat, muffled-- not by limb, not by nature, but as if covered by a blanket of wool, like a child playing ghost in a winter living room. The director took the man aside. "What's wrong?" The man had never seen a person die. He'd never even seen a dog die, although he'd seen plenty arranged in violence shortly thereafter. "Nothing," the man said. "Die naturally this time." "Alright." On the third take, one of the dogs tore into his cheek. The puncture was quick, clean. "I want to die," the man said, "but not like this." "Louder," the director said. "I want to die but not like this." "What was that?" "I want to die but not like this." The dogs lapped at his blood. One of the camera men came in close. The man went limp, hoping it would end the take.
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Dec 11, 2013
Dec 11, 2013 at 12:22 PM UTC
In Production
I’m slower than most I walk my own pace I speak my own words To match my calm face I’ve never moved fast I’ve never rushed time I’m cautious I know But it’s worked out just fine Until I fell for you I knew not of speed I dived in headfirst I lost track of my feet But quicker than that Was the length of your stay As I miled-a-minute You pulled far away Now my heart rate has settled Back to slow and reserved I miss the thrill of your rush With my caution unnerved I’m slower than most But I just never knew How painfully slow I’d be Getting over you
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May 23, 2014
May 23, 2014 at 3:23 PM UTC
Slow and Steady Wins the Race?
This is in dedication to Mr. John Grant a spokesman for Veterans for Peace local 31. When during the late Bush years we protested the Bushy Zombies in West Chester Pa. This took place every Saturday from early morning till around 4 or 5 pm. He keep saying, "They're drinking the cool-aid." P.S. Veterans for Peace is also national and is registered under the U.N. with its own magazine. This was poem was written in 2010 Besides it has a rap beat to it Lies ah decieven' our minds ah believen' by ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny-fudge Drive-by ah flyin' innocent babes ah dyin', while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny-fudge Blacks  against slavery racists say lazy, Jim Crow ah knowin', black vote ah growin', voter lines ah showen', black suppression ah growin', while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny-fudge Mr. sweater vest advisin' theocracy risin' ( Rick ******** gays cannot marry his heavy-load to carry, all Muslims are targets by his government harlots, body meedlers of women, no rights he has proven by ah drinkin' his cool-aid and eatin' funny-fudge Mexican Border right-wingers disorder, Jail complexes growin', their profits showin', public schools no maintain', corporate zombie schools gainin', while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny fudge Corporations are people super-vote-money inclusion, Super Pacs' delusion, Democracy illusion, while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny-fudge Profits by Lockheed Martin perpetual wars embarkin', wars appeasin' without good reason, while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny fudge No good reason callin' Wikkeleaks treason, while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny fudge Houses ah runnin' from ex-owners ah gruntin', our lands will desert us whole nature unnerved us, while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny fudge Street people ah growin' with hardly non knowin', parents ah cryin', hungry tots ah dyin', emergency rooms ah packin', it's healthcare ah lackin' While ah Wall Street ah hoppin' in triumph give-away-ah-hoppin', while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny fridge Slave hours grind us while paychecks are minus, GOP congress never behind us, while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny fudge, Zombies surround us to only remind us, QUIT DRINKIN' THE COOL-AID AND EATIN' FUNNY FUDGE!!!
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Sep 19, 2014
Sep 19, 2014 at 4:19 AM UTC
Quit drinkin' the cool-aid
This is in dedication to Mr. John Grant a spokesman for Veterans for Peace local 31. When during the late Bush years we protested the Bushy Zombies in West Chester Pa. This took place every Saturday from early morning till around 4 or 5 pm. He keep saying, "They're drinking the cool-aid." P.S. Veterans for Peace is also national and is registered under the U.N. with its own magazine. This was poem was written in 2010 Besides it has a rap beat to it Lies ah decieven' our minds ah believen' by ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny-fudge Drive-by ah flyin' innocent babes ah dyin', while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny-fudge Blacks  against slavery racists say lazy, Jim Crow ah knowin', black vote ah growin', voter lines ah showen', black suppression ah growin', while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny-fudge Mr. sweater vest advisin' theocracy risin' ( Rick ******** gays cannot marry his heavy-load to carry, all Muslims are targets by his government harlots, body meedlers of women, no rights he has proven by ah drinkin' his cool-aid and eatin' funny-fudge Mexican Border right-wingers disorder, Jail complexes growin', their profits showin', public schools no maintain', corporate zombie schools gainin', while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny fudge Corporations are people super-vote-money inclusion, Super Pacs' delusion, Democracy illusion, while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny-fudge Profits by Lockheed Martin perpetual wars embarkin', wars appeasin' without good reason, while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny fudge No good reason callin' Wikkeleaks treason, while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny fudge Houses ah runnin' from ex-owners ah gruntin', our lands will desert us whole nature unnerved us, while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny fudge Street people ah growin' with hardly non knowin', parents ah cryin', hungry tots ah dyin', emergency rooms ah packin', it's healthcare ah lackin' While ah Wall Street ah hoppin' in triumph give-away-ah-hoppin', while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny fridge Slave hours grind us while paychecks are minus, GOP congress never behind us, while ah drinkin' the cool-aid; eatin' funny fudge, Zombies surround us to only remind us, QUIT DRINKIN' THE COOL-AID AND EATIN' FUNNY FUDGE!!!
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Everytime you Whispered In her ear The car swerved Each time You slid Your fingers Over her shoulder I grew unnerved You looked At me And said Your fantasy Was between us I never hated you more than then She sobbed I cussed I hope Someday You know how it feels To want to **** a man And drive away
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Aug 13, 2021
Aug 13, 2021 at 8:06 PM UTC
I Still Day Dream About Gouging Your Eyes Out
Sweet liars and their sugar coated lies… Root from their heart and branch out in the skies… Their innocent souls and deceptive eyes… Their polished shoes and branded ties… In the beginning they seek your attention… The next desire is your affection… By recital of their past and rejection… Either from them or from other direction… “Don’t sympathies sweetheart, I am a strong man… Okay”… “My heart comes free with this ring and bouquet”… “Say yes, my love, we’ll plan a holiday”… “Let’s go shopping for your lingerie”… The candles are lit and the dinner is served… The charm and chivalry is observed… His scent and accent leaves you unnerved… He is definitely the prince you thought you deserved… Ah! And you fall in the trap and love as well… Dreaming of him and his tempting propel… You talk of him and his stories you tell… Of the vamps he dated and your own love spell … He has your trust and you are happy high… His kisses and touch you can’t deny… “He loves me so much” you amplify… You light his nights like a firefly… Now when you feel the bygones are supplanted… The road gets a little slanted… When you are more often taken for granted… His fluctuations show the doldrums are planted… You inspect the change and the causes aligned… And come across the love texts enshrined… You feel shattered and maligned… The way you are portrayed and opined… You demotion as ex is celebrated with a raised toast… With his new flame and he playing host… You embrace your strength with care utmost… His vows and love , haunting you like ghosts… You want to cry till you paralyze… Blaming thyself for this jeopardize… The arduous task to analyze, summarize and self sterilize… From these sweet liars and their sugar coated lies… ~Kathaa Kirti
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Jan 8, 2015
Jan 8, 2015 at 4:25 AM UTC
Sweet Liars
Sweet liars and their sugar coated lies… Root from their heart and branch out in the skies… Their innocent souls and deceptive eyes… Their polished shoes and branded ties… In the beginning they seek your attention… The next desire is your affection… By recital of their past and rejection… Either from them or from other direction… “Don’t sympathies sweetheart, I am a strong man… Okay”… “My heart comes free with this ring and bouquet”… “Say yes, my love, we’ll plan a holiday”… “Let’s go shopping for your lingerie”… The candles are lit and the dinner is served… The charm and chivalry is observed… His scent and accent leaves you unnerved… He is definitely the prince you thought you deserved… Ah! And you fall in the trap and love as well… Dreaming of him and his tempting propel… You talk of him and his stories you tell… Of the vamps he dated and your own love spell … He has your trust and you are happy high… His kisses and touch you can’t deny… “He loves me so much” you amplify… You light his nights like a firefly… Now when you feel the bygones are supplanted… The road gets a little slanted… When you are more often taken for granted… His fluctuations show the doldrums are planted… You inspect the change and the causes aligned… And come across the love texts enshrined… You feel shattered and maligned… The way you are portrayed and opined… You demotion as ex is celebrated with a raised toast… With his new flame and he playing host… You embrace your strength with care utmost… His vows and love , haunting you like ghosts… You want to cry till you paralyze… Blaming thyself for this jeopardize… The arduous task to analyze, summarize and self sterilize… From these sweet liars and their sugar coated lies… ~Kathaa Kirti
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If I had known that I was going to be the last man inside you, not long before your last breath left your lungs and escaped your body along with your tortured soul, I would have saved us both the time and trouble. Let love be! Oh naive me! Of course we both knew the troubles your mind conjured, and maybe my lack of intimacy was torturous, however, not all of the sweating and moaning could be forsaken, as foreplay was eased into, which was wrongly confused as a careless flick of the wrist. But I suppose you knew your body better, and could take yourself places that no one else ever could without having their arms pulled behind the back and secured tightly, because when you flicked your own wrist and became wet and flush, the only moaning you did was accompanied with wincing eyes and curled toes. Now I'm reading the newspaper, and your name sticks out, screaming at me, exclaiming riddles that you can never answer. And the one that leaves me the most unnerved is the one right before me, becoming moistened by misunderstood teardrops. What is black and white and red all over? I ask you, but I know now that you can never again answer my call. So I'm left with only one of two options, both of which feel like a handful. I can delicately place a flower atop your new home among the rest, or I can palm dirt as you are slowly lowered down and covered with the mound that lay beside the congregation that finishes their final goodbyes.
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Aug 24, 2015
Aug 24, 2015 at 3:06 AM UTC
Noose Paper
an illusion of the heart it clouds your eyes to the simple signs that lead to the lies of this broken art a parasite of the mind you believe this is bliss from the first to last kiss as you start to dismiss the fact you are blind so fly with your wings and escape from that stage to become quite assuaged beyond all that rage that's attached by strings disintegrating, piece by piece you start to decay still smiling everyday unaware you were just prey to this creature who continues to feast thus when the time is deserved speak loud and clear and ignore all the leer from them and your peers and all the attempts to make you unnerved while the ties have been cut and your vision has cleared you're no longer adheared to the leech that appeared to be more than you thought still this cycle remains with the exception of few who stick together like glue but that will be you when, vanished is the pain
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Nov 2, 2012
Nov 2, 2012 at 12:49 AM UTC
LOVE
talking to opaque shapes floating through me. family is unnerved abandons me. i continue speaking in tongues walking on all fours. i burn symbols into my skin with my fingertips. i read them with just the whites of my eyes. the language that lives in your nightmares. i speak the evils youve commited, and those you still desire.. ..i speak you from the room.. alone in this world. no food, no water; this body will last for centuries.
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Jul 22, 2015
Jul 22, 2015 at 4:27 PM UTC
demonic possession is next to godliness.
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Mar 9, 2011
Mar 9, 2011 at 12:19 PM UTC
i4
The boundless end of universe is curved and sharp, and where you've set up residence. Unhinged and edgy, wary and unnerved, your mind time-shared by madness and brilliance. Both seeking, fearing being understood, with eyes in feral dance avoiding mine because a hooded glance told you I would and could continue on through space and time, by simply tracing notches carved along a trail blazed, breathing vacuum, years before. Think I don't know the way there? You'd be wrong. I understand the path you choose and more; an understanding far beyond those bounds that trespasses on love's unholy grounds.
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Mar 5, 2011
Mar 5, 2011 at 6:00 PM UTC
Understanding
At night I feel like a widow I lay next to a shadow with my head pressed between a pillow. For real though. I can hear the heat rise up from down beneath low. My eyes won't shut 'til the sun comes up shinin' through my window. I'm settin' sail, unconcerned with how the wind blows. Disconcerting notions rhythmically pound upon the ship's bow. Concentrating on endless oceans of electrical impulse. My legs shake as my muscles lull, unnerved by how the terrain's thrown. How do the waves flow? Hunger explodes out of my chest; Exposing all of my rib bones. A rabid pack of salty dogs engaged in acts I wouldn't condone. A rancid sack of sewer rats nibble at success in foster family group homes. You'll never be alone once you cop another copy; Always accompanied by your own clones. Which way did I go? **** out all the unfavorable people through the peephole. If it looks, smells, tastes and feels, then it must be really real. Uh-OH! We've baked another batch, but keep the lids all sealed. We don't know what will happen if the scent is caught by the bloodhound's ego. Sound the alarm and stretch your arms late in the afternoon. Pass the grind down the line from teeth, to beans, to time, to you. Hunker down that anchor now, the deadline's almost due. It seems the sea is the majority, but man, I'm sick of bein' blue. I've discerned now how the waves roll.
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May 20, 2014
May 20, 2014 at 3:20 AM UTC
Dreams Awakened; Lucid Fluid
In the midst of all there is to live The crawling uncertainty, the laziness of souls The crippling doubt that rules us all Her gaze is shown, a lighthouse wearing a red stole Hours reduced to seconds and not much to spare A sip of winter *** delicate move of hands, hips unbound Fingers slip, chocolate lipped, spurred moments Tamed desires unleashing round breast-bites on empty appetites Quickening shivers, last minute kiss and our time is undelivered Words amounting to clichés and graceful, still, is her face The provoked eyes of adolescence delight my wary ghost I no longer linger in uncertain realities Raise a glass to the possibilities and what to come In the shadows I find you, my cure For you see, my disintegration never had a meaning So let us dwell between uncertain realities, least we find ourselves a host One year amounting to a lifetime Dreams of promised serenity are greater still What lies beneath the Arabian sun? Nothing but Imprisoned spirits, enslaved birds and wild ignorance Larger than life talks of reform, crumbling yet, in our first test Remembrance of past ways Everything fate has in store for us Even odds were aligned in phases Mountains of passion sprung high I’m a spectator, you control my letters Little by little, unnerved attempts Oceans of black uncharted seas Various letter arrangements and lines Eventually leading to the sublime Your embrace and my sea metaphors Oslo awaits, but waves won’t abate Until one day, when our minds abide
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Dec 8, 2014
Dec 8, 2014 at 9:14 PM UTC
Uncertain Realities
In the midst of all there is to live The crawling uncertainty, the laziness of souls The crippling doubt that rules us all Her gaze is shown, a lighthouse wearing a red stole Hours reduced to seconds and not much to spare A sip of winter *** delicate move of hands, hips unbound Fingers slip, chocolate lipped, spurred moments Tamed desires unleashing round breast-bites on empty appetites Quickening shivers, last minute kiss and our time is undelivered Words amounting to clichés and graceful, still, is her face The provoked eyes of adolescence delight my wary ghost I no longer linger in uncertain realities Raise a glass to the possibilities and what to come In the shadows I find you, my cure For you see, my disintegration never had a meaning So let us dwell between uncertain realities, least we find ourselves a host One year amounting to a lifetime Dreams of promised serenity are greater still What lies beneath the Arabian sun? Nothing but Imprisoned spirits, enslaved birds and wild ignorance Larger than life talks of reform, crumbling yet, in our first test Remembrance of past ways Everything fate has in store for us Even odds were aligned in phases Mountains of passion sprung high I’m a spectator, you control my letters Little by little, unnerved attempts Oceans of black uncharted seas Various letter arrangements and lines Eventually leading to the sublime Your embrace and my sea metaphors Oslo awaits, but waves won’t abate Until one day, when our minds abide
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Organizing his school bag, my son found a Mother’s day card he forgot to give me. He apologized and handed it to me with a look of pride and love in his eyes. I hugged him, while struggling so my own eyes wouldn’t water over. I walked back to my room, and sat next to my husband; another loving soul, and suddenly it hit me like a freight train... an Epiphany. In a matter of seconds it all flashed before me, mere seconds, that told me SO much. I realized that how I was raised, growing up in a constant state of fear and quiet rage, I was led to believe I wasn’t special or worthwhile. MY thoughts and feelings had no meaning or place, to anyone. Family, Love, Acceptance, Self love and Peace... all ripped from me. Believing the Lies that I would never be or accomplish anything; would NEVER be good enough; was WRONG for just being...Me. I lived only a half life. Existing, but never LIVING. I longed for all the things I never had; all those beautiful vocabulary words and adjectives I never understood. Nothing tangible, but more immeasurable and abstract. Now, as I looked around, I saw what I had, and it scared and unnerved me, yet made my eyes glisten with tears of realization. Realization that I now had my ‘Family’ who ‘Accepted’ everything about me, and seemed to ‘Love’ me, unconditionally. What do you do with that? How do you deal? I don’t have a perfect or age-old wise answer. All I can say is, that door which was slammed shut and locked in my early life, was now wide open, and Love walked through, finally. Maybe this time it’s here to stay. -by Mercurychyld Copyrights
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Aug 28, 2014
Aug 28, 2014 at 7:56 AM UTC
UNFORESEEN EPIPHANY
Organizing his school bag, my son found a Mother’s day card he forgot to give me. He apologized and handed it to me with a look of pride and love in his eyes. I hugged him, while struggling so my own eyes wouldn’t water over. I walked back to my room, and sat next to my husband; another loving soul, and suddenly it hit me like a freight train... an Epiphany. In a matter of seconds it all flashed before me, mere seconds, that told me SO much. I realized that how I was raised, growing up in a constant state of fear and quiet rage, I was led to believe I wasn’t special or worthwhile. MY thoughts and feelings had no meaning or place, to anyone. Family, Love, Acceptance, Self love and Peace... all ripped from me. Believing the Lies that I would never be or accomplish anything; would NEVER be good enough; was WRONG for just being...Me. I lived only a half life. Existing, but never LIVING. I longed for all the things I never had; all those beautiful vocabulary words and adjectives I never understood. Nothing tangible, but more immeasurable and abstract. Now, as I looked around, I saw what I had, and it scared and unnerved me, yet made my eyes glisten with tears of realization. Realization that I now had my ‘Family’ who ‘Accepted’ everything about me, and seemed to ‘Love’ me, unconditionally. What do you do with that? How do you deal? I don’t have a perfect or age-old wise answer. All I can say is, that door which was slammed shut and locked in my early life, was now wide open, and Love walked through, finally. Maybe this time it’s here to stay. -by Mercurychyld Copyrights
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Don’t, don’t touch me,I can’t believe you hurl next to me trying to harass me. Wasn’t it enough that we exchanged our vows in matrimony, And you frotted off to another woman’s sack the day that you met me. Remember how we met, all head over heels for you, happy that you made a commitment; talking and jazzing it up leaving our conversations unrested. We travelled the world, but you left me behind and travelled with words,yes you. You left me behind thinking I was deaf, blind and unnerved, you lied. You were a liar, a thief and a drunk all mashed into one. Oh how monogamy changed you! Our child came, she was beautiful but you didn’t turn up in the delivery room. Who was there to support me? I gave birth; you gave me no backbone. She grew up, you grew too and I stayed still working my life away incessantly. Appreciation? No. Depreciation? Yes. You moved away thinking you could get away, you took her away from me and into your care, but there was no care. Now I was stuck in another country trying to support this family, but who do I find out you were caring so eerily? Another woman who underestimated me, spending the money I sent for my daughter in her education, for her own reclamations. When I went home she was estranged from me, oh how she’ll hug me next to daylight just to get a whiff of my scent. We played, we fooled, I showed her what it is to be a lady, but I didn’t know the worse of it as she was being held hostage, clammed up into a little shell having no hope and no glory by those that I left her behind with the trusted reveries.
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Jun 15, 2012
Jun 15, 2012 at 10:59 AM UTC
Baby, Born this Way
Don’t, don’t touch me,I can’t believe you hurl next to me trying to harass me. Wasn’t it enough that we exchanged our vows in matrimony, And you frotted off to another woman’s sack the day that you met me. Remember how we met, all head over heels for you, happy that you made a commitment; talking and jazzing it up leaving our conversations unrested. We travelled the world, but you left me behind and travelled with words,yes you. You left me behind thinking I was deaf, blind and unnerved, you lied. You were a liar, a thief and a drunk all mashed into one. Oh how monogamy changed you! Our child came, she was beautiful but you didn’t turn up in the delivery room. Who was there to support me? I gave birth; you gave me no backbone. She grew up, you grew too and I stayed still working my life away incessantly. Appreciation? No. Depreciation? Yes. You moved away thinking you could get away, you took her away from me and into your care, but there was no care. Now I was stuck in another country trying to support this family, but who do I find out you were caring so eerily? Another woman who underestimated me, spending the money I sent for my daughter in her education, for her own reclamations. When I went home she was estranged from me, oh how she’ll hug me next to daylight just to get a whiff of my scent. We played, we fooled, I showed her what it is to be a lady, but I didn’t know the worse of it as she was being held hostage, clammed up into a little shell having no hope and no glory by those that I left her behind with the trusted reveries.
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Upon this hill I plant the flag--      Of every imp and scallywag, rapscallion, rogue and rascal, knave--       Whom kingdoms' laws could never save. I gather every varlet, scamp,       Around the bonfire of our camp, And pass around the speaking torch,       For storytelling tales that scorch, To every sullied man, uncouth,       Unwashed who smiles a scurvied tooth, The scarlet-lettered harlot, *****       Who loves to scallygag her mensch, The whoredom-loving scallyhag,       Who trollops round the pirate's crag, The tousle-haired and greasy scullion       Cooking all a hot slumgullion, And after tales of those unnerved,       And scullion's slimy stew is served, I toast a round of filthy ale,       To all who live beyond the pale. (C)2014, Christos Rigakos
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Nov 12, 2014
Nov 12, 2014 at 1:00 AM UTC
To all who live beyond the pale
It’s been a week - things have been happening - I’m going through it. I’ve become nostalgic for two weeks ago. I got screamed at, I lost my AirPods case and I cracked my iPhone screen, so I’m several levels worse - I’m a sad human. I’m writing this at the Apple Store while a friendly Apple person renders me whole. The Ukraine situation has everyone unnerved. Draw a card - Pandemic or WWIII? Please, protect my peace. So there’s a level of “screw-it” now. Friday night, I’m in a bad mood and when someone says “Come-on let's go clubbing!” I’m - “Let’s GET THIS.” Later, we’re at a club, and it’s INSANELY crowded, like a moshpit. It was ABBA night. It did not escape me that this is exactly the type of milieu I’ve been avoiding for years. Did I mention the WWIII level of “screw-it”? Ok, moshpit, you could hardly move, you definitely couldn’t hear, and Anna dropped her phone - we were sure that it was gone forever but 30 minutes later a hole opens up and there it is - like it’s just been sitting there waiting - so, there ARE miracles.   The list of life’s demands grow by the moment - reading, homework, laundry, dinner, upcoming midterms. I had a rock solid plan for a Saturday night of fun but assignments and necessities destroyed its integrity. After a heroic effort and completing everything, I felt a fast-metastasizing boredom, so I wandered outside my room, hoping for company and distraction - it was 00:30 AM  - and for for once - no one else was there! Where was everyone? Hello zombie apocalypse. So I did what anyone would do in that beat - I cued-up ”Miraculous,” because Ladybug’s always there for me.
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Mar 6, 2022
Mar 6, 2022 at 6:53 AM UTC
Currents
It’s been a week - things have been happening - I’m going through it. I’ve become nostalgic for two weeks ago. I got screamed at, I lost my AirPods case and I cracked my iPhone screen, so I’m several levels worse - I’m a sad human. I’m writing this at the Apple Store while a friendly Apple person renders me whole. The Ukraine situation has everyone unnerved. Draw a card - Pandemic or WWIII? Please, protect my peace. So there’s a level of “screw-it” now. Friday night, I’m in a bad mood and when someone says “Come-on let's go clubbing!” I’m - “Let’s GET THIS.” Later, we’re at a club, and it’s INSANELY crowded, like a moshpit. It was ABBA night. It did not escape me that this is exactly the type of milieu I’ve been avoiding for years. Did I mention the WWIII level of “screw-it”? Ok, moshpit, you could hardly move, you definitely couldn’t hear, and Anna dropped her phone - we were sure that it was gone forever but 30 minutes later a hole opens up and there it is - like it’s just been sitting there waiting - so, there ARE miracles.   The list of life’s demands grow by the moment - reading, homework, laundry, dinner, upcoming midterms. I had a rock solid plan for a Saturday night of fun but assignments and necessities destroyed its integrity. After a heroic effort and completing everything, I felt a fast-metastasizing boredom, so I wandered outside my room, hoping for company and distraction - it was 00:30 AM  - and for for once - no one else was there! Where was everyone? Hello zombie apocalypse. So I did what anyone would do in that beat - I cued-up ”Miraculous,” because Ladybug’s always there for me.
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She killed my brother, so I'll **** her O what a glorious, glorious ****** There was no evidence, but still Her burning guilt is all I feel My brother was all I ever knew But still she stabbed him through and through The ****** sight made police unnerved And thus justice was left unserved Their fault, I take it in my hand To be the hero of the land I sharpen the knife, hide it away And await her arrival on a warm summer's day She comes-acting cheery- how can she be so? How can she act merry and be all aglow? I hate her more, where is her guilt? Where is the shame on this pile of filth? Is she glad to be rid of my poor deceased brother? O he that loved her with love like no other? He that trusted and gave her all kisses? How dare she **** him! How can she not miss him? She talks, and a fake tear appears All that I give her is anger and lears She looks so confused and steps towards the door As I move my hand to inside the drawer The knife, shining- ****** slides into her chest Twice to the right, and one in her left She falls to the ground, reaching for me Oh, what a sight, a sight what to see! My brother avenged! Justice was given But now the knife must be put back and hidden The body be covered and buried with care My innocence perfect when police come to there They found her body, still I don't fret For I am as harmless as harmless can get The police came to interview, just to do that So calmly I sit, and happy they sat Questions? I give them a most solid alibi And serving them tea to satisfy I stand to prepare it, and keep with the talk And hand cups to them with a small cough One gets up and looks for a spoon And, forgetful, I point him to my doom For he opens the drawer and he looks right at me He holds up a knife for all to see The dried blood streaks are only proof made O fateful, O cursѐd, O severing blade They lock me up tight, I spit at them, hiss I'm innocent! Innocent as innocent gets! I killed her because she killed my brother I served justice more than any other! They shook their heads and show me a note Before he died was what he wrote “But he was thrice stabbed, is this a lie?” “Yes it was,” police say, “Suicide.” I do not believe them, they are insane My brother, and sister, did not die in vain! Because she killed my brother, and I killed her And I am NOT guilty of senseless ******
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Apr 28, 2013
Apr 28, 2013 at 6:50 PM UTC
Guilty
She killed my brother, so I'll **** her O what a glorious, glorious ****** There was no evidence, but still Her burning guilt is all I feel My brother was all I ever knew But still she stabbed him through and through The ****** sight made police unnerved And thus justice was left unserved Their fault, I take it in my hand To be the hero of the land I sharpen the knife, hide it away And await her arrival on a warm summer's day She comes-acting cheery- how can she be so? How can she act merry and be all aglow? I hate her more, where is her guilt? Where is the shame on this pile of filth? Is she glad to be rid of my poor deceased brother? O he that loved her with love like no other? He that trusted and gave her all kisses? How dare she **** him! How can she not miss him? She talks, and a fake tear appears All that I give her is anger and lears She looks so confused and steps towards the door As I move my hand to inside the drawer The knife, shining- ****** slides into her chest Twice to the right, and one in her left She falls to the ground, reaching for me Oh, what a sight, a sight what to see! My brother avenged! Justice was given But now the knife must be put back and hidden The body be covered and buried with care My innocence perfect when police come to there They found her body, still I don't fret For I am as harmless as harmless can get The police came to interview, just to do that So calmly I sit, and happy they sat Questions? I give them a most solid alibi And serving them tea to satisfy I stand to prepare it, and keep with the talk And hand cups to them with a small cough One gets up and looks for a spoon And, forgetful, I point him to my doom For he opens the drawer and he looks right at me He holds up a knife for all to see The dried blood streaks are only proof made O fateful, O cursѐd, O severing blade They lock me up tight, I spit at them, hiss I'm innocent! Innocent as innocent gets! I killed her because she killed my brother I served justice more than any other! They shook their heads and show me a note Before he died was what he wrote “But he was thrice stabbed, is this a lie?” “Yes it was,” police say, “Suicide.” I do not believe them, they are insane My brother, and sister, did not die in vain! Because she killed my brother, and I killed her And I am NOT guilty of senseless ******
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You touch me so lightly And my entire heartbeat halts After another second It switches into overdrive This is not lust Of course I want you entirely But these sensations are fueled by my feelings I haven't felt this way before Of course I've loved others And been loved by them in return And I've been "intimate" many times Without the actual intimacy This is different This is more More than physical excitement More than basic human instincts I feel it in my chest This warmth spreading through my soul I am entirely unnerved by you And for once I revel in the lack of control
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Jan 7, 2018
Jan 7, 2018 at 12:34 PM UTC
So Much More
Your smile lights up my world The sweetness of a hummingbird Leaving me weak and unnerved Those eyes, blue as the sea and sky Breathtaking in your tux and bow tie Lost in the night of Shanghai Indulge me, ****** me, encourage me Lead me down the path of audaciousness Raising hell, leaving nothing but a shell Waking to the sound of church bells In my own private cell Nothing looks familiar but everything looks the same And there you stand, fair game Looking at me, lost in the emerald of my eyes and the innocence of my  smile Love me, hug me, kiss me.
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Nov 3, 2014
Nov 3, 2014 at 11:42 PM UTC
High
Bundled up, and stomping through arctic white snow, listening to the Love Below. I look out on the Maid of the Mist, the air surrounds my cold cheeks, numbs them like an icy kiss. Who could truly be so dumb, brave those falls in a barrel run? Ripley’s has me unnerved believe it or not, the same nervous rush I feel, before the ***** from a booster shot. Then after awhile, we are off to dine in neon towers, where we spend hours, soaking in the bath of a night-time sky. The glint of flush colors reflecting against buildings. The sounds of water raging amidst mouthfuls of moonlight, it looks like the world’s been staged. But back to rest in a spiral hotel, it’s been a lively day; Where we pull up the covers, and that’s where we will remain.
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Aug 31, 2011
Aug 31, 2011 at 1:55 AM UTC
Niagra