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Friday, July 4, 2008

Severance

Every day there comes a new deception A cocktail of half-truths and deflected lies Something wrapped up tightly in desire And our instincts are so easily cast aside… As a society consumed by gratification, there’s a detachment in between What we think and how we feel; our wants and our basic needs... Sign in to see full entry.

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At the Marshfield Clinic Park

Existing within this strange juxtaposition I’m finding it hard to rest easy A life important to me goes on Within those grey walls across the way While I go on worriedly, restfully At the Marshfield Clinic Park Trying to occupy myself, waiting Staring at those walls without a mark I am both sick and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 3, 2008

That One Kiss

I think back to the time Before there was an us Sitting on the floor With your head on my shoulder The glow from the movie Filling the room Reflecting off our faces But that’s not why we were there And before either of us knew My hands were in your hair You pulled at my shirt I didn’t want that to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Bad Moon

Looking up at night I see a yellow light The moon with a dirty, dark brown haze Strange powers emanate And in me don't dissipate Transferred through its piercing evening gaze I am now in pain Driving me insane Nothing to turn my burning rage upon Body starts to quake Muscles quiver and shake... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Angry, Alive, Alone

And now I’ve felt this, too Your smile belies your careless apathy As I’ve come 'round full circle To behold this path’s finality Pretend to care, feign to share Hide behind your eyes There is a simple irony In the pain that keeps me alive Too much time, too many wasted days To bring me here for a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 30, 2008

Flying Free

The wind pulls at my hair No longer do I care I've discovered that I have this need to fly Sunlight reaches toward me Moonlight still adores me No longer do I have this question, "Why?" The answers lay before me The questions I've had toward thee All answered in a blink of this mind's eye My tears... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 29, 2008

Damage Tone

Sometimes the silence is a cry for help Absence of life, the presence of something else How destruction is planned, scheduled and plied Should give us all pause for a lengthening sigh The seashores’ and rainforests’ once deafening cries Are muted and hidden behind damaging lies Where before there... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 28, 2008

The Limited Ones (Final)

Bloodshot eyes watch a cynical world Through the bright noise of a screen Their view of perfection tainted By the frames of the sick and twisted Drawn in and intoxicated, the masses are teeming forward Life by design insanity is happening across the board The world sacrificed for sale, an altar... Sign in to see full entry.

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Development of a Poem: The Limited Ones (Part IV)

Later that same afternoon (I told you it was coming to a close), I finally figured out the problem I was having with the pacing. I combined the stanzas, making every two stanzas one. This fit better with some of the original lines, and forced the reader to slow down in their own head. I was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Development of a Poem: The Limited Ones (Part III)

A little over a week later, I came back to my work in progress. I had some down time during a drill at work, so I kept rereading the stanzas over and over. Where there seemed to be a hiccup in the rhythm, I just pretended it was the end of the piece so far and let my mind fill in the blanks. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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