Explorations of Everything

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Monday, March 10, 2008

life

Life is chaotic, hypnotic, Such a turbulent ride, I wouldn't stop it. It's the longest trip I've ever been on, And it's the only one where i have no idea Where I'm going. People search for guidance, whatever they can find, Some find beauty in the holy divine, I find beauty in not the straight but... Sign in to see full entry.

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In looking at my story, You'd see a parallel with the fall of man, Fallen from grace but doing the best he can. Banished from providence, Doing his penance, And struggling through the quick-sand of depression, Every ray of happiness stamped out in succession. Someone! Anyone! Through me a rope!... Sign in to see full entry.

Beast and Prey

I wander alone through life's wild fields, Without a home I roam; Fighting for meals. I am the rustic survivor, My stories to tell make big men criers. I go through life's forest, Swinging from three to tree, Creatures on the ground look And envy me. Among life's normalcy I have found it's worst... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

light

There can still be light, Even on a dark night. Survive I just might, Even while my blood shines bright, In the gleam of the street light. Maybe one day I’ll feel fine, Though I’ve crossed that line. Perhaps one day I’ll have time, Even while I’m covered in grime, From the pit where I saw the sign.... Sign in to see full entry.

Winding Roads

There are familiar winding roads that were once foreign, There is a life that was once started over again. There are friends that were once strangers, And new clothes hanging on old worn hangers. There is a boy who cries for the man he is, Weeps for the fortune that has been his. There is a young... Sign in to see full entry.

Spirits in the sky

The great universe of my youth has shrunk, Somehow less miraculous than it was years ago. The land on which I journeyed through adolescence Is somehow less frightening than it was back then. The paths that were once miles are now yards, The buildings that once touched the sky are now feet. I’ve... Sign in to see full entry.

Please

Please don’t reject me, Please don’t hate me, Please don’t hang me out to dry. Please don’t leave me, With nothing but my tears, Please don’t clothe me, In nothing but my fears. Please don’t shut that door, Please don’t forget about me, Please don’t let my actions, Banish me forever. I’ve never been... Sign in to see full entry.

Oh no

Fuck no! Where’d they go? Are they down on the ground, Or beneath the hedgerow? Good Friend, is it so? Do you not even know? Where the fire behind my eyes did go? Good Mentor, is it so? Do you not even know? Where the spirit behind my mind did go? Good God! Is it so? Do you not even know?! Where the... Sign in to see full entry.

My best friend is the pen, My home the page, I wish to write things To last an age. I want the future to look back And read with their eyes, And watch how history cried. How it wept During this age of ignorance, Intolerance, injustice, malevolence, Corruption, destruction, And self-consuming greed Sign in to see full entry.

Thanks

Something tells me the world wouldn’t stop turning if I weren’t here, So what would I do if I had just one more year? I’d find every single one of you, Everyone who has got me through. Everyone who’s ever touched me, Everyone who’s ever smiled my way, Every girl I’ve ever kissed, Every friend I’ve... Sign in to see full entry.

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