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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 ...
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Familiar
The familiar wag, of a familiar tail-- Greeted by a soft purr and muted moos, A naying in the air Follows welcomed stares Head butt...
Heavy
Two tons of everything I've ever known Balanced upon my back, Perching, Waiting, Crushing... This heaviness is an ancient feeling-- Sett...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Life of a Grad Student with a Life
If you're an avid follower, you probably realize I missed Monday's post, and Tuesday's post. Well, this week has been and is con...
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Blind
Surrounded by insanity, Trying not to judge, But this whole thing Is beyond my mentality. You're talking like you know But in reality,...
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Any Human to Another
*NOTE: Countee Cullen is one of my favorite writers; he also wrote a poem called Any Human to Another ( click here to read ). I didn't w...
Friday, November 15, 2013
Disillusionment
Who are you? You can't find a single moment A single object, A single thought or feeling To make you smile And you mock us for enjoying ...
Thursday, November 14, 2013
The Ancient Art of Buying CDs
Fanmail -- my first "explicit" CD Remember when you had to actually go to the store and physically purchase a CD? I actuall...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Progress
You don't want me to succeed? Fine-- Push me in the ditch, We can wrestle there. Me struggling to succeed, You trying to hold me ba...
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Home
My home is a nest, Nestled high in the cliff's stone, Haphazardly built, but strong Comfortable and weathered, Overlooking the canyo...
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