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"wobbled" poems
stranded in the beauty of her throat shunted her preference a short drop in a bulwark twisting knot a hanged ghastly pendent her feet arching desperately in search of a floor they will never find obedient! yet her face a hideous insubordination she dissolves like tropical butter a screaming silence a falling prayer shuddering with downward sloping limbs she blue hemorrhaging eyes wobbled bulging to break into paradise tumbling like a dizzied cyclops as numb lipped jutting howls turn cement always willing to help he scums for her in pulsing heaves of beatific gush
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Oct 1, 2018
Oct 1, 2018 at 10:46 AM UTC
Stranded
Mum had been gone a couple of months, six I think… (An ordinary day, feeling hollow but doing OK) …when I realised I could get rid of the sofa. I thought it was ugly, she thought it was a bargain. A sofa’s not a keepsake and it was certainly no heirloom. I’d not inflict it on my kids. I got rid. If I could’ve had her back then? I would’ve done. Even if it meant keeping the sofa. Redecorated. Bought a new telly. Spent frivolous amounts of cash on scatter cushions. She disliked scatter cushions. I thought they were cosy. My little boy drew on one of the cushions. On purpose. I was about to smack the back of his legs… (Mum would have, she smacked me when I was little) … I stopped. I never wanted to. Had known all along, somehow forgotten. If I could’ve had her back then? I would’ve done. But she would not smack my children. Mum had been gone a year… (Planting bulbs, feeling conspicuous carrying a shovel ‘round the churchyard) …and I missed her. It was as hot as the day she died. There was no breeze up on that hill, no cloud. Beautiful views stretched right out to the sea. My little boy had grown, he helped carry water and dig holes. My baby was learning to walk, she wobbled on uneven turf between the headstones. I wanted Mum to see. If I could’ve had her back then? I would’ve done. No question. Mum had been gone three years… (Bulbs were doing OK. There was nothing left to plant that rabbits wouldn't nibble) …and I realised it was time to move on. I kept the ghosts quiet while agents showed people round. The house sold. We moved away. A warm, terraced place in a small town by the sea. Dad died. Mum has been gone eight years and I miss her. Looking out from the Downs across cliff-top and sea, the churchyard seems nothing more than a soft-grey fleck on the green edge of town. If I could bring her back now? Everything’s changed. Ghosts exist. They sit in empty chairs and speak kettle-whistle. Wishing us well.
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Apr 15, 2015
Apr 15, 2015 at 2:34 PM UTC
Perspective
Mum had been gone a couple of months, six I think… (An ordinary day, feeling hollow but doing OK) …when I realised I could get rid of the sofa. I thought it was ugly, she thought it was a bargain. A sofa’s not a keepsake and it was certainly no heirloom. I’d not inflict it on my kids. I got rid. If I could’ve had her back then? I would’ve done. Even if it meant keeping the sofa. Redecorated. Bought a new telly. Spent frivolous amounts of cash on scatter cushions. She disliked scatter cushions. I thought they were cosy. My little boy drew on one of the cushions. On purpose. I was about to smack the back of his legs… (Mum would have, she smacked me when I was little) … I stopped. I never wanted to. Had known all along, somehow forgotten. If I could’ve had her back then? I would’ve done. But she would not smack my children. Mum had been gone a year… (Planting bulbs, feeling conspicuous carrying a shovel ‘round the churchyard) …and I missed her. It was as hot as the day she died. There was no breeze up on that hill, no cloud. Beautiful views stretched right out to the sea. My little boy had grown, he helped carry water and dig holes. My baby was learning to walk, she wobbled on uneven turf between the headstones. I wanted Mum to see. If I could’ve had her back then? I would’ve done. No question. Mum had been gone three years… (Bulbs were doing OK. There was nothing left to plant that rabbits wouldn't nibble) …and I realised it was time to move on. I kept the ghosts quiet while agents showed people round. The house sold. We moved away. A warm, terraced place in a small town by the sea. Dad died. Mum has been gone eight years and I miss her. Looking out from the Downs across cliff-top and sea, the churchyard seems nothing more than a soft-grey fleck on the green edge of town. If I could bring her back now? Everything’s changed. Ghosts exist. They sit in empty chairs and speak kettle-whistle. Wishing us well.
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He almost let out a sigh of dismay, Knowing this stint would be short lived. The common sense in his head seemed to say, "No one could be this lucky, don't have yourself deceived". His wheels wobbled and shook; squeaked and wailed, Under the collective weight of the two. Screaming threats from worn bearings that ailed, He did not want to appear weak so his legs pummelled on through. The ease of cycling was only temporary He pedalled harder to gain more speed. Then the ground began to slope gently His lungs felt like bursting as he pounded his iron steed. The journey uphill had been more laborious than he had expected. All the while, the beauty hadn't uttered a single word. His mind had drifted off even though he was worn and ragged, The thought of emerging as a couple seemed less than absurd. The crest of the hill was a cool, long anticipated welcome. He could finally ease up on the pedalling. The view from there was nothing short of handsome, The downhill would take charge and he could catch up on his breathing. The wind met his face and whistled itself tuneless. The bicycle rattled as it rolled down the uneven trail. He felt a sense of flight, there was an air of calmness, Almost had forgotten about the quiet guest on his tail. At the bottom he thought he should check on his passenger, He looked ahead as he addressed the lady. When he had expected an almost immediate answer, No response came, despite his calls for her repeatedly. He pedalled with little effort as if there wasn't added weight The bicycle slowed down to a clearing where it was dim. Fatigue was setting in as the night stretched late His curiosity won the battle and got the better of him. He stopped his bicycle and maintained balance with his feet, He twisted his torso so he could speak to his fare. The moment he did so, his heart had almost ceased to beat, To his horror, he found that the lady was no longer there...
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Feb 4, 2015
Feb 4, 2015 at 12:00 AM UTC
All Downhill from Here (III)
He almost let out a sigh of dismay, Knowing this stint would be short lived. The common sense in his head seemed to say, "No one could be this lucky, don't have yourself deceived". His wheels wobbled and shook; squeaked and wailed, Under the collective weight of the two. Screaming threats from worn bearings that ailed, He did not want to appear weak so his legs pummelled on through. The ease of cycling was only temporary He pedalled harder to gain more speed. Then the ground began to slope gently His lungs felt like bursting as he pounded his iron steed. The journey uphill had been more laborious than he had expected. All the while, the beauty hadn't uttered a single word. His mind had drifted off even though he was worn and ragged, The thought of emerging as a couple seemed less than absurd. The crest of the hill was a cool, long anticipated welcome. He could finally ease up on the pedalling. The view from there was nothing short of handsome, The downhill would take charge and he could catch up on his breathing. The wind met his face and whistled itself tuneless. The bicycle rattled as it rolled down the uneven trail. He felt a sense of flight, there was an air of calmness, Almost had forgotten about the quiet guest on his tail. At the bottom he thought he should check on his passenger, He looked ahead as he addressed the lady. When he had expected an almost immediate answer, No response came, despite his calls for her repeatedly. He pedalled with little effort as if there wasn't added weight The bicycle slowed down to a clearing where it was dim. Fatigue was setting in as the night stretched late His curiosity won the battle and got the better of him. He stopped his bicycle and maintained balance with his feet, He twisted his torso so he could speak to his fare. The moment he did so, his heart had almost ceased to beat, To his horror, he found that the lady was no longer there...
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Cola and Crown Cola and Crown Burns coming up But, smooth going down Cola and Crown Cola and Crown Burns coming up But, smooth gong down Sitting at the tavern Needed courage Drank four shots Downed them in six seconds Now, I didn't feel so hot Stumbled to the dance floor Room was spinning So was I Four shots in just six seconds Felt like I was gonna die Waitress pushed on by me Saw that I had paid my dues Four shots in just six seconds I threw up on her new shoes Cola and Crown Cola and Crown Burns coming up But, smooth going down Cola and Crown Cola and Crown Burns coming up But, smooth gong down She screamed and i just wobbled Then she socked me with her tray She gave me four shots in six seconds Now, on the floor I lay From now on when I'm drinking I'm drinking beer, no matter what I've got two black eyes to show me Four in six ain't that hot
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Apr 11, 2015
Apr 11, 2015 at 1:19 PM UTC
cola and crown
Round and baby smooth Before the heavy lessons Now more gold than globe Earned geography Topography in bruises Ridged in blue and black Fault lines and canyons Shining yellow Kevlar-filled Stronger in the cracks But this recent dent is a gut-aching crater that wobbled my world So, I wait for healing gold And grow stronger from repair
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Sep 8, 2025
Sep 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM UTC
Self-concept kintsugi
Maybe my writing Will improve When strewn over Blue lined graph paper, Tiny boxes, Coaxing out order, Perhaps even Clarifying boundaries Between crazed truth, And detrimental lies. The grid putting Poem in context, Poem like graph, Displaying Levels of THC Depression Number of Kisses Tears Cried Outliers of secrets uttered. Box and whisker plot Displaying anxiety, Skewed data toward extremes. No. Linear writing would Reveal the chaos inside. I can't fit the poems To the squares. A graph can't really cry The way a person can. There's a losing feeling Etched in pen On a harshly graded Parcel of mathematical quizzing That a poem has no place to Instill in me. And no one would Be able to read my work The way they tell you to show it. My poems have no color coding. Definition between data Becomes hazy as Layers of black are added In empty, All encompassing anger. And I smoke while I write tonight, Haze growing, Lines wobbled, And I may have put a poem On a piece of graph paper But it's nothing like the math homework That stays in my backpack.
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Sep 18, 2014
Sep 18, 2014 at 12:10 PM UTC
On Graph Paper
Once there was a carnival. It was exuberant and joyful, With elephants and lions befriending the penguins and sea otters, And little fairy-like acrobats leaping and zooming across tightropes, As if they were walking on solid ground. There was a faint smell of funnel cake and cotton candy and popcorn, And the sound of people chatting animatedly about, "Wasn't that act precious" or "oh, darling, look at that penguin! Isn't he cute?" And then I got a little older. And the carnival was still joyful, but something had changed. The carnival had this joyful facade but it was hiding a darker exterior. The elephants and lions were growing old, and the ringmaster, Displeased with their best efforts, Had started to hurt them. The fairy-like acrobats had gotten injured over the years, And wobbled a little bit here and there, with hints of hesitation Perspiring on their foreheads. The funnel cake and cotton candy and popcorn smell lingered still, But it was almost as if people had grown tired of the taste, And in the heat of the summer day, The food had started to grow stale. And then I got old. The carnival had closed now. Overgrown with weeds, Stalls and tents covered in graffiti and muck, It was now a gathering spot for children to make believe, That they were the fairy acrobats who had once been so agile and captivating, Or the animals that had struck terror and awe into toddler's hearts. The carnival was gone, but the children would run home to their grandmas and grandpas, and they would tell them the story of how the lion was this close to biting off their nose, and how one time the acrobat honestly did a front flip from a horse on to a bear onto a lion, and they were honest to God telling the absolute truth no matter what their spouse would say in the room next door. The carnival was gone, but the stories would go on in a bittersweet never ending circle of intrigue and mystery and magic.
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Mar 27, 2017
Mar 27, 2017 at 1:22 AM UTC
The Carnival
Once there was a carnival. It was exuberant and joyful, With elephants and lions befriending the penguins and sea otters, And little fairy-like acrobats leaping and zooming across tightropes, As if they were walking on solid ground. There was a faint smell of funnel cake and cotton candy and popcorn, And the sound of people chatting animatedly about, "Wasn't that act precious" or "oh, darling, look at that penguin! Isn't he cute?" And then I got a little older. And the carnival was still joyful, but something had changed. The carnival had this joyful facade but it was hiding a darker exterior. The elephants and lions were growing old, and the ringmaster, Displeased with their best efforts, Had started to hurt them. The fairy-like acrobats had gotten injured over the years, And wobbled a little bit here and there, with hints of hesitation Perspiring on their foreheads. The funnel cake and cotton candy and popcorn smell lingered still, But it was almost as if people had grown tired of the taste, And in the heat of the summer day, The food had started to grow stale. And then I got old. The carnival had closed now. Overgrown with weeds, Stalls and tents covered in graffiti and muck, It was now a gathering spot for children to make believe, That they were the fairy acrobats who had once been so agile and captivating, Or the animals that had struck terror and awe into toddler's hearts. The carnival was gone, but the children would run home to their grandmas and grandpas, and they would tell them the story of how the lion was this close to biting off their nose, and how one time the acrobat honestly did a front flip from a horse on to a bear onto a lion, and they were honest to God telling the absolute truth no matter what their spouse would say in the room next door. The carnival was gone, but the stories would go on in a bittersweet never ending circle of intrigue and mystery and magic.
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They were all looking at the bubbles then it popped. “Argh! My eyes! Ma!” “I told you, you’re not supposed to stare at the bubbles when it floats right on your eyes” “But it’s beautiful and I see the mini-rainbows while it wobbles in the sky.” The mother and the child went staring at the bubbles floating as they fly above the orange skies. He blew another, carefully - eyes shining with excitement. “Look, Mom! This one is bigger! I blew it slower than the other, this one will not pop.” The cold wind blew with the ruffling of the grass as if clapping. The bubble wobbled and wobbled on the orange sky Passed by the resting sun, magnifying its beauty, it glittered. The boy’s eyes shimmered in excitement. Pop! “Not again!” the boy sighed in exasperation.” He asked, “Where do bubbles go when they pop?” She looked at him intently. She smiled, “they become the clouds, like tiny bubbles watching over us.” “Why would they watch over us?” “For in time, they will know that the sun will burn our skin, then they will come as rain.” “Well, let me make more bubbles, so we can play with You in the rain.” Don’t Forget the Bubbles
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Dec 4, 2019
Dec 4, 2019 at 3:38 AM UTC
Don't Forget the Bubbles
My breath fogged your glasses well... someones glasses hard to tell hard to see hard to care so I whipped up a couple of blinks and pumped more blood garden fresh cheeks lace and sweet cherry knots memorizing scripts in margarita swirls same sentences--erased lines spied the EXIT fall crashed with a simple laugh I laughed too rows of lipstick stains and plastic strips tripping over the way out muttering punk sputtering prank then they wobbled out the ENTRANCE and I ordered more foggy glasses
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Jul 5, 2012
Jul 5, 2012 at 10:34 PM UTC
TGIF
Wobbling three legged tables where the bearded bald men are sitting upon the legs of standing chairs while telling local tales heard abroad recalled from memories long forgot Like stories from a ******** genius's journal read in public by the town's blind doctor clearly translated by a girl who was mute to a man listening with old deaf ears Or the one of the parched fisherman drowning who was seen from a distance by a nearsighted man that sent his lame messenger running to get help and was reeled in by the fish he had caught on his line. But none were as simply complicated as the one of the bearded bald men whose sitting stools stood tall as they sat and whose three legged table wobbled.
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May 31, 2010
May 31, 2010 at 7:00 PM UTC
The Bearded Bald Men
They crawl hands and knees!!! Lacklustered fanatic's, Groupies of needleshooter's and powder transits, Their noses they wipe off fairied dust!!! Their skin fragile and delirious!!! A spoon to copper boil, Eyeglasses to split the sun , Sticky fingers to stop and go.. Bloodied toast!!! They cringe their pearlies, And wobbled by to and fro waves, Their here for today, Gone for tomorrow!!! A vein full of sorrows!!! A hitch hiker of fertile roads, Though, Thy load leadeth one down to the pit!! Within millipede's of Spit, To drippeth the argot that slurreth them!! Taketh thy hector out of thy baggage, Thou serf of emptiness!! For thy plentiness thou seeketh, Lies beyond the ark, Behind the purple shroud!!
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May 28, 2015
May 28, 2015 at 9:12 PM UTC
dope junkies tinn i sean (dope sick junkies) old irish tongue.
Bluebell  and Blossom were two little girls One had straight hair the other curls Their eyes were different shades of blue And they both loved going to the zoo. Bluebell liked the Panda bears with soft tummies And lots of fur Blossom's favourite was kangkeroo, she fed it leaves And a chocolate chew. They got on the red train and raced around Faster and faster till they found The cage with the Giraffes big and small Sticking their heads through the open roof floor. Back to the train then the pelican's van Pink and prissy making a stand Then the penguins joined in the fun Lots of fishes for their tums. Two little girls growing tired Their feet wobbled, and heads bowed Time for home with cake and cheese And a drink of milk if you please. For Evelyn and Florence Love Grandma ***
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Feb 19, 2018
Feb 19, 2018 at 3:43 PM UTC
Bluebell and Blossom
It was  me who took her by the hand to the moon, she now says she is there on her own! A girl on  the moon that pretends she forgot, everything happened before, in no time! I held her gently by her waist and danced, she couldn't match my speed, she wobbled, still she pretended her status was single, on the sly, she was waiting for the prince of the moon
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Feb 7, 2016
Feb 7, 2016 at 11:58 AM UTC
That girl cheated me all the way to the moon
What do my memories taste like? There lies on my tongue— An atomic bomb: a purported speck, with no chicken pox skin situated upon such. I spat it out; I wobbled on and on, stomping the microscopic intensity into the sludge. No one sees; how pleasant… My shoe’s underside slit it— a paper cut broiled to the infinitude degree— Preposterous conundrum! Slam! I fulminate! I screech, the needy baby I am! My guttural heave strews in the wind: deformed limbs on the newer generations, an abysmal thread. Supposedly bland, but then: a guzzling bleed from you and I gushes on and on; but oh, was it needed! Listen to my writhing! Soak in my curdling roaring! I am the mafia mastermind, but I plead to guilt! The vandalism cannot be grated, but I will revamp, spot clean, and hunt for a vaccine. I cannot cure a scored scar, but rest assured: I will endeavor to solidify the clot.
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Aug 29, 2020
Aug 29, 2020 at 4:31 PM UTC
What Do My Memories Taste Like?
I had a moment of clarity In my life When I would wake up From my night terrors The train tracks outside my window Wobbled louder than my sanity. Yes you were there Patrolling my dreams, Sprinkling hatred Over the innocence. You were the fake **** Who conducts lies With your promises. Your nails, nail the impression That you practice On voodoo dolls Hanging in your soul. Tearing each thread Back to its spindle. It cries. Prying apart Till frost vacates your heart Into these dolls. Look at you go! Like Reptar, You mustered the mightiest rawr To scare everyone away. Like reptar you are the toy, Imagine that. You see, They use their imagination To make you look like What your faking to be. Someone different. You forced me To lock you up in my dreams. Murderous murders Slaughtering anyone Who mentions my name So you can feed the meat You store in the temple Filled with thorns. People say stick and stones May break my bones Yet your smile Still shatters them to dust, Stuck between your nails. An inconvience. That's what you would called it. Hear ye hear ye My apologies For me not being clearly. You must understand My voice is a little drowned By the lack of intelligence You ponder about. Especially when I glossed over the fact That this is the poem I've always want to throw down Onto your trenches On your forehead, The gateway to the mind Which conducted The illist mistake Thinking I'm not worth the time.
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May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015 at 2:56 PM UTC
The Poem I've always wanted to write
My granny was only twelve years old When she got her first tattoo She was kind of a rebellious child Back in nineteen twenty-two She hid that thing for a little while 'Til her daddy finally got wise He took that girl to the woodshed With ****** in both of his eyes He asked that girl, "What did you do, Don't you know that's gotta be a sin?" "Now look what you've done to your body, Has your mama seen your skin?" Now my granny was a stubborn child She didn't listen to a word he said She didn't hide the one she already had But she got three more instead Now as my granny got older, so did her skin And her ink was droopy and sad You'd think that woman would feel remorse But I think she was almost glad Now the art sunk down to her elbows As it wobbled to and fro The butterfly tats would take to flight Everywhere Granny would go Now another tat was a bloodshot eye But now it was always winking On the other arm was a battleship But of course that thing was sinking Well that's the story of my granny's art She lived to be a hundred and two The day she died it said "Rest in peace" Not the gravestone, her last tattoo
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Oct 23, 2012
Oct 23, 2012 at 4:45 PM UTC
Granny's Art
Dedicated to Beverly & ?? [&c., &c., &c.] [this poem contains multiple characters;    I didn't write any of it, but strangely, it's all true]      She was wearing black leather ankle boots      & torn                              fishnet stockings;                     The top was black and sleeveless,                       w/ fishnet covering her stomach up to the frayed hem of the fabric of the shirt; All around the room there was a buzz of voices, all the people seeming a whirl of fishnet stockings,                         bright makeup & colorful costumes;              Strutting across the stage removing fishnet stockings,              her long silky legs drawing all the attention;              She was wearing a black tank top, red tartan mini-skirt w/ fishnet tights & black leather, knee high boots;  Her hair was long & deep purple & her short skirt revealed a shaved snooch & gorgeous legs clad in fishnet stockings; The black fishnet top, and the tight t-shirt with the skull on it were quite perfect for the occasion; I opened my eyes and found myself staring up at the pair of legs in knee high boots & red fishnet stockings beneath a red and white schoolgirl skirt [the woman wearing them old enough to be my grandmother]. PVC, fishnet, rubber, Lycra, velvet & lace      were worked into corsets,                            coats & masks;                                   Finally she settled on a black corset dress, her skull necklace   & black combat boots that went up to her shin & black fishnet tights; She stomped her way across the room, grabbed me painfully by the arms          w/ her black fishnet sleeves & ruffled collar shirt & planted a kiss on me;   she wore black fishnet stockings & stilettos that wobbled underneath her feet as she stepped;           She then stepped into a long black skirt, and w/out much effort, managed to get into her black fishnet stockings; I pulled out a black long dress, black fishnet stockings & see-through undershirt; but she was already dressed in a short denim skirt, black fishnet stockings and high red sandals, &        she was wearing a blood red tank top,    black miniskirt & fishnet stockings; She was fairly small, about 5 ft. even, appearing only slightly tall in sling-back stilettos & fishnet stockings w/ a red tube top                 w/ black mesh on top of it;                          I looked down at her short tartan skirt & bare feet in fishnet stockings, her black nail polish looking good,          so was her ripped black tank top: I gathered the long dress in one hand, pulling the material up as far as her waist,                    revealing the black fishnet stocking tops
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Sep 2, 2018
Sep 2, 2018 at 1:33 AM UTC
found ode on black fishnet stockings
Dedicated to Beverly & ?? [&c., &c., &c.] [this poem contains multiple characters;    I didn't write any of it, but strangely, it's all true]      She was wearing black leather ankle boots      & torn                              fishnet stockings;                     The top was black and sleeveless,                       w/ fishnet covering her stomach up to the frayed hem of the fabric of the shirt; All around the room there was a buzz of voices, all the people seeming a whirl of fishnet stockings,                         bright makeup & colorful costumes;              Strutting across the stage removing fishnet stockings,              her long silky legs drawing all the attention;              She was wearing a black tank top, red tartan mini-skirt w/ fishnet tights & black leather, knee high boots;  Her hair was long & deep purple & her short skirt revealed a shaved snooch & gorgeous legs clad in fishnet stockings; The black fishnet top, and the tight t-shirt with the skull on it were quite perfect for the occasion; I opened my eyes and found myself staring up at the pair of legs in knee high boots & red fishnet stockings beneath a red and white schoolgirl skirt [the woman wearing them old enough to be my grandmother]. PVC, fishnet, rubber, Lycra, velvet & lace      were worked into corsets,                            coats & masks;                                   Finally she settled on a black corset dress, her skull necklace   & black combat boots that went up to her shin & black fishnet tights; She stomped her way across the room, grabbed me painfully by the arms          w/ her black fishnet sleeves & ruffled collar shirt & planted a kiss on me;   she wore black fishnet stockings & stilettos that wobbled underneath her feet as she stepped;           She then stepped into a long black skirt, and w/out much effort, managed to get into her black fishnet stockings; I pulled out a black long dress, black fishnet stockings & see-through undershirt; but she was already dressed in a short denim skirt, black fishnet stockings and high red sandals, &        she was wearing a blood red tank top,    black miniskirt & fishnet stockings; She was fairly small, about 5 ft. even, appearing only slightly tall in sling-back stilettos & fishnet stockings w/ a red tube top                 w/ black mesh on top of it;                          I looked down at her short tartan skirt & bare feet in fishnet stockings, her black nail polish looking good,          so was her ripped black tank top: I gathered the long dress in one hand, pulling the material up as far as her waist,                    revealing the black fishnet stocking tops
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Her back like a sunset sitting crouched in a cold tub, terrified and disillusioned. I watch her from the doorway, unable to paint over her purples, yellows, and blues. I watch her trembling deer legs tumble over the linoleum and all I can think of is that last thing he said to her as she slipped away. "How could we have disappointed each other this much?" I was there, watching her petals wilt, her body slipping into a vase for him every night in the bar as he looked at a simpering Los Angeles girl over his beer glass. Sometimes love comes in like the roll of a fresh spring breeze over a mountain, sometimes it's like a knife twisting in your gut, but sometimes love can make you believe he's worth tearing yourself up. I pulled her up from the bathtub, crumpled and wilted and tired and heartbroken. I brushed away the tears and smudged eyes, and let California's sunshine shimmer on her skin, I opened all the windows in the world for her, just to let the right love in, to sweep up the insecurities, and only leave strength in its place, and as she tried to thank me, I put my hand on her heart and said, "You've got two eyes, two legs, two arms, but only one heart. And someone out there has the pair." I held her hand to my heart, "But that pair will stop beating then moment you let yours stop." And I watched her wash her face, and heal the bruises, her smile returned and wobbled, and finally I stopped looking into mirrors to remember what pounded so steadily and so strongly in my chest.
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Jan 16, 2014
Jan 16, 2014 at 1:11 PM UTC
silver lined glass.
Her back like a sunset sitting crouched in a cold tub, terrified and disillusioned. I watch her from the doorway, unable to paint over her purples, yellows, and blues. I watch her trembling deer legs tumble over the linoleum and all I can think of is that last thing he said to her as she slipped away. "How could we have disappointed each other this much?" I was there, watching her petals wilt, her body slipping into a vase for him every night in the bar as he looked at a simpering Los Angeles girl over his beer glass. Sometimes love comes in like the roll of a fresh spring breeze over a mountain, sometimes it's like a knife twisting in your gut, but sometimes love can make you believe he's worth tearing yourself up. I pulled her up from the bathtub, crumpled and wilted and tired and heartbroken. I brushed away the tears and smudged eyes, and let California's sunshine shimmer on her skin, I opened all the windows in the world for her, just to let the right love in, to sweep up the insecurities, and only leave strength in its place, and as she tried to thank me, I put my hand on her heart and said, "You've got two eyes, two legs, two arms, but only one heart. And someone out there has the pair." I held her hand to my heart, "But that pair will stop beating then moment you let yours stop." And I watched her wash her face, and heal the bruises, her smile returned and wobbled, and finally I stopped looking into mirrors to remember what pounded so steadily and so strongly in my chest.
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My granny was only twelve years old When she got her first tattoo She was kind of a rebellious child Back in nineteen twenty-two She hid that thing for a little while 'Til her daddy finally got wise He took that girl to the woodshed With ****** in both of his eyes He asked that girl, "What did you do, Don't you know that's gotta be a sin?" "Now look what you've done to your body, Has your mama seen your skin?" Now my granny was a stubborn child She didn't listen to a word he said She didn't hide the one she had But she got three more instead Now as my granny got older, so did her skin And her ink was droopy and sad You'd think that woman would feel remorse But I think she was almost glad Now the art sunk down to her elbows As it wobbled to and fro The butterfly tats would take to flight Everywhere Granny would go Now another tat was a bloodshot eye But now it was always winking On the other arm was a battleship But of course that thing was sinking Well that's the story of my granny's art She lived to be a hundred and two The day she died it said "Rest in peace" Not the gravestone, her last tattoo
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Oct 18, 2010
Oct 18, 2010 at 11:14 AM UTC
Granny's Art
We are gathered here today in a space cluttered with you and you who I’ve cried and tore The voices that I’ve played in my auditory canal When sentience has made me raw. And our collective limbs have babbled through fields or roved on roads of tyre Watched mitosis play with our fingers So our heads float to bricks that are higher We are sewn together by memories Shooting synapses bounce inbetween brains The first time she wobbled a milk stone The pink cardigan left on that train. We will stretch out our patience to mountains Nearly burst in our tallies to ten But there’s always a rope shared between us Always straw in our symbiotic den.
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Nov 17, 2011
Nov 17, 2011 at 4:17 PM UTC
Us
I typed the first line and it didn't come out write Holy **** how do I even begin to right This wasn't intentional It was just my subliminal Telling me, "Hey you drank to much last night!" The first 2 lines were meant to be that way Hangovers can fun, especially with wordplay  For once in my life, I left my typos untouched And here's the story about how I drank too much We started at home with a bottle of wine Shared between the four of us, we were feeling fine We got to the car We didn't go to a bar Instead we went to a friend of mine His place was close, about 15 minutes away, As soon as we got there, we were like "Heeeeyyyy!!" We played a drinking game, called 'ride a bus' And soon enough, I felt like I was on an actual bus My head started to spin, my chest felt heavy I hurried to the bathroom feeling very dizzy I looked into the mirror I felt this glooming fear I thought to myself, "Oh **** come out already" And out it came, the wine from before Just when I thought it was over, and then came more The punishment I get, for not eating before I drink Is hurling up everything into the sink So cleaned myself up, and the sink as well I wobbled around, I think I almost fell Someone asked me, "Did you throw up?" I don't remember who, but I was like... "YUP!" We got to the car, and reached home safely I crawled into bed, and I slept like a baby I woke up this morning, 6.30am, actually I cleaned up the car, where I threw up unintentionally Thanks for the party guys, I had a blast And surely enough, it won't be our last The next time we drink Or when our glasses clink I'll make sure I don't drink it too fast
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May 16, 2014
May 16, 2014 at 7:27 PM UTC
O' hungover morning
I typed the first line and it didn't come out write Holy **** how do I even begin to right This wasn't intentional It was just my subliminal Telling me, "Hey you drank to much last night!" The first 2 lines were meant to be that way Hangovers can fun, especially with wordplay  For once in my life, I left my typos untouched And here's the story about how I drank too much We started at home with a bottle of wine Shared between the four of us, we were feeling fine We got to the car We didn't go to a bar Instead we went to a friend of mine His place was close, about 15 minutes away, As soon as we got there, we were like "Heeeeyyyy!!" We played a drinking game, called 'ride a bus' And soon enough, I felt like I was on an actual bus My head started to spin, my chest felt heavy I hurried to the bathroom feeling very dizzy I looked into the mirror I felt this glooming fear I thought to myself, "Oh **** come out already" And out it came, the wine from before Just when I thought it was over, and then came more The punishment I get, for not eating before I drink Is hurling up everything into the sink So cleaned myself up, and the sink as well I wobbled around, I think I almost fell Someone asked me, "Did you throw up?" I don't remember who, but I was like... "YUP!" We got to the car, and reached home safely I crawled into bed, and I slept like a baby I woke up this morning, 6.30am, actually I cleaned up the car, where I threw up unintentionally Thanks for the party guys, I had a blast And surely enough, it won't be our last The next time we drink Or when our glasses clink I'll make sure I don't drink it too fast
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It feels as if I've been  lost in this flea market for years Skimming over every item, dismissing each and every one for their slight imperfections Once I happened upon a lovely little stool It was quaint and simple and as I sat upon it I felt I must have it I finally had my brilliant find, my wonderful little flea market triumph But it wobbled under my weight I noticed a scratch on the surface So I let out a sigh as lifted myself off the imperfect beauty, and I continued my search It is only now that I have found it, My perfect bargain item! A porcelain figure so beautiful I can't imagine why it hasn't been snatched up It seems to be glowing Beckoning me to join it in its glass enclosure I approach the wrinkled fellow who sits beside the case and inquire of the price For that little figure whose beckoning has become impossible to ignore He flashes a nearly toothless grin and bids me come closer with a trembling wrinkled finger He smells of cigars and moth ***** and he rasps "You know, young lady, the most beautiful of things are the hardest to hold on to and the quickest to be lost." He gestures to the glass enclosure where my figure My perfect porcelain figure Sits no more
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Dec 19, 2013
Dec 19, 2013 at 9:48 PM UTC
Flea market
A teacher died at our school today and tears dropped from black lined eyes the chapel was full of somber human creatures praying without noise sniffles thundered the heavy silence everywhere I looked were red swollen glossy eyes and blank pained expressions of sorrow water fell down on ripe grass cascaded down cheeks and spilled off of noses choked voices cracked liked fractured bones the priests voice wobbled a loose stool leg as he recalled visiting her in the hospital stranding strongly at the podium tales of her existence bloomed out of mouths and watery laughter could be heard from the classrooms I a lowerclassman watched indifferent yet silent embracing my older friends silently as they cried we came together as a family to remember a wonderful woman Mrs. Hansen may you rest in peace
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May 12, 2013
May 12, 2013 at 10:04 PM UTC
Observing
On Days Like this When the deep blue skies Shed their clouds And made love to the horizons Shall We lay On bedrocks And lash our feet Into plunge pools And Watch Vuluptuous waterfalls Walk elegantly down rocky staircases And Make Mockery Of the blue pants The waters wore There The thunders Will leer through the skies And try to catch a glimpse Of our foul acts And Even become A parodist of her cuddly winks And There again Become a beggary Of my artistry,when I wove her eyebrows With flowers Moments Like this,the rainbows stun with brilliance And the umbra and penumbra Will glare resentfully Then She will Treasure me All her secrets,dreams and fears On the ***** of my tongue I Remember clearly Like the romance played By the moons at mars When she said"without you,its hard to survive"and blush And I had tell her All the tales of love from Adam Yet How sad! When time gulp Beautiful memories in haste Like a drunkard I had died six times Till she came and breath life Into me one more time Yet Today,I wobbled solo To these environs like a jittered cheetath Truly,I had been cheater O, How I wish I can wash her off me Her touches,her tastes and her smells But someway I'm cowed I might drown,and lose all hopes Of beholding her sight one more time I Have no peace And all prayers For solace suspend Beneath impervious clouds Now and then Will I starve silly At motile moons and stars With a little hope of her sight one more time I'm caged in her absence,yet I lay in no cage Am wholly buried yet I lay in no pit Cheats ©Historian E.Lexano
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Jul 31, 2015
Jul 31, 2015 at 4:53 AM UTC
Cheats
On Days Like this When the deep blue skies Shed their clouds And made love to the horizons Shall We lay On bedrocks And lash our feet Into plunge pools And Watch Vuluptuous waterfalls Walk elegantly down rocky staircases And Make Mockery Of the blue pants The waters wore There The thunders Will leer through the skies And try to catch a glimpse Of our foul acts And Even become A parodist of her cuddly winks And There again Become a beggary Of my artistry,when I wove her eyebrows With flowers Moments Like this,the rainbows stun with brilliance And the umbra and penumbra Will glare resentfully Then She will Treasure me All her secrets,dreams and fears On the ***** of my tongue I Remember clearly Like the romance played By the moons at mars When she said"without you,its hard to survive"and blush And I had tell her All the tales of love from Adam Yet How sad! When time gulp Beautiful memories in haste Like a drunkard I had died six times Till she came and breath life Into me one more time Yet Today,I wobbled solo To these environs like a jittered cheetath Truly,I had been cheater O, How I wish I can wash her off me Her touches,her tastes and her smells But someway I'm cowed I might drown,and lose all hopes Of beholding her sight one more time I Have no peace And all prayers For solace suspend Beneath impervious clouds Now and then Will I starve silly At motile moons and stars With a little hope of her sight one more time I'm caged in her absence,yet I lay in no cage Am wholly buried yet I lay in no pit Cheats ©Historian E.Lexano
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