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Sunday, December 08, 2013
A Vision Deferred
A wise old woman Born of a foolish young girl, Battered, beaten, and broken Risen from black ashes She found Life. Even ugly and bruised Her...
Saturday, December 07, 2013
A Different Hero
Shades of black Layered across the screen Tattoos and piercings Eyes behind heavy eyeliner And I wonder where This image forms-- The angelic...
Friday, December 06, 2013
Constant
They told me I should leave you I should walk away And never look back-- You're no good for me, I'll regret you someday... But ...
Be You, Do You, Love You
I woke up thinking, why am I here? I woke up thinking, I must be crazy... And then it dawned on me: I woke up. It's strange how l...
Thursday, December 05, 2013
Alienated
Half of what you say, Is empty to me-- You don't understand my words Because I'm seeing something You just can't see. Is it a ha...
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
Misconception
Everyone knows whats best for me-- You can't tell me my favorite color, What keeps me up at night, Not even what type of food I like, Bu...
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Untitled Sci-Fi Prose
Earth is a relic of the past; a distant memory of long forgotten sights, sounds, and smells, incinerated before our very eyes. Now, drifti...
Monday, December 02, 2013
Wings
Wings of steel and iron Fold gently in the wind Cut through strong gusts With precision and grace While unfamiliar terrain Unfolds belo...
Sunday, December 01, 2013
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Escape
Blue water Rushing against Warm sand, A soft breeze Gently, gently, gently Blowing in the night. Black sky Silently...
Friday, November 29, 2013
Clumsy
I saw it there, Willed my foot to glide Pass over the invisible seem Graceful and Elegant Then suddenly I'm falling Clumsy and boisterou...
Holiday Season
O ne would think that Christmas was my favorite holiday... It is after all most people's favorite holiday--and it is such a beautiful h...
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Thankful
I want to be thankful, Eat my turkey, Enjoy the pie, And stuff myself dizzy... The table quivers-- Weak beneath our treasure While j...
Vanellope
Vanellope Von Schweetz from Wreck It Ralph Innocent Annoyingly sweet Sugary cartoon So realistic And yet A fantasy far away... Soda mou...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Fire
Warm flames set in hot bricks Atop gray ashes and black coal, Orange light radiating forward Untouchable beauty just beneath my fingerti...
Strange Fate
Somewhere down the line While the soil was being tilled An old river was winding, Cutting its path through rugged hills Rain or shine, the s...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
A Piece of Me
The soft sound of rain Slowly dripping-- Dancing outside my window Steady. A constant hum lulling A mother's lullaby Sweet sorrow ...
Humanity and Humility
Why do you hate me so, What have I done to you That you would despise me And waste your greatest effort Just to ensure I fail-- Why you trea...
Monday, November 25, 2013
Those Eyes
Dark, Expressive Full of joy and life I look upon those eyes And see everything I am... Meditating, I look for those eyes
Pay It Forward
Question after question Answer after answer, I'm here. Waiting and struggling, Trying to make sense Of someone else's ...
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