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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:53 pm
Shooting for Pluto Another girl swallows a mouthful of pills While another young man rests cold steel against his head Before pulling the trigger I understand the want for release But I don’t think I could ever do it
I wish that I could save all those poor souls And I won’t deny sometimes it’s driven by selfishness But I’ve felt selfish before And I don’t think anyone can say in good conscience That they haven’t too
Sometimes I wish for nothing more Than to take every ounce of pain Of hurt, loneliness, and anger And bear those peoples burdens And give a chance for them to be happy
Sometimes I feel like one of the downtrodden Like there’s nothing in life for me That everyone has turned their back to me Despite my best effort All I can do is let rational thought tell me otherwise
Everyone has a shadow chasing them Struggling to keep up And some people are consumed by them By the monsters that even the brightest light Cannot be rid of
And so I want to do something with my life That will leave a lasting impression And if nothing else give others a reason to keep living I don’t want recognition or fame I just want the world to be a happier place when I’m gone
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:24 pm
I really enjoyed "Pillage." It wasn't quite what I was expecting from the title. The allusions to a ship were well used. Really good. "I Think It's Fall Again" was pretty good, but "The Lights are on, but nobody's home" seems like it's a saying that is too well known to be used as an opening line, especially in such a short poem. Mosqui It seems to get harder to write a new poem every night without repeating subject matter over and over again. I also seem to be lacking sources for inspiration aside from the drained and lonely feeling I've been having frequently. Not exactly the fuel for great poetry. Repitition of subject matter shouldn't be a problem as long as you are expressing it in a new way, or from a different view. Any feeling, even if it is "drained and lonely," can be turned to good use as inspiration. Especially if you don't mind probing personal feelings and posting them for anybody to read... xd After all, it's easiest to write what you know. At least that's what they say (not sure who "they" is, but someone said it before me) and that's usually how I write best.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:37 pm
Kinetic Forces Sweating out my pain Muscles straining against my own body weight As the ground moves close and then far away Suddenly I’m on my back staring at the ceiling As it gets nearer Then swings back at a distance again Now I’m moving forward I can hear panting And see steam rising in front of me My chest heaving And the background bobbing up and down Now the world is stationary But my arms strain against a heavy force That wills them towards the ground With every action my head seems to clear a bit I can think again And I feel better about myself
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:47 pm
Kali Eyad I really enjoyed "Pillage." It wasn't quite what I was expecting from the title. The allusions to a ship were well used. Really good. "I Think It's Fall Again" was pretty good, but "The Lights are on, but nobody's home" seems like it's a saying that is too well known to be used as an opening line, especially in such a short poem. Mosqui It seems to get harder to write a new poem every night without repeating subject matter over and over again. I also seem to be lacking sources for inspiration aside from the drained and lonely feeling I've been having frequently. Not exactly the fuel for great poetry. Repitition of subject matter shouldn't be a problem as long as you are expressing it in a new way, or from a different view. Any feeling, even if it is "drained and lonely," can be turned to good use as inspiration. Especially if you don't mind probing personal feelings and posting them for anybody to read... xd After all, it's easiest to write what you know. At least that's what they say (not sure who "they" is, but someone said it before me) and that's usually how I write best. Thanks for your comments. I'm glad that you enjoy some of my stuff. I know that expressing the same items in new ways can make for decent poetry, the thing is that, while that may be the case, I don't want to keep writing the same things over and over again. I'd like to come up with novel and original. Something that can set me fourth as a leader and not a follwer. Now I'm not saying that I want to write something that's going to make me famous and earn me beaucoup bucks. I just want to write something that's really going to make people think, and maybe even inspire them. I don't think I can do that when I'm rewriting the same material
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:25 pm
Kicking About Two feet walk down the sidewalk The ground crunching with every step Its coarse surface riddled with cracks
Past the buildings trying to grab fistfuls of sky And the wafting smell of hotdog vendors carts And the manicured lawns of business fronts
Under the overpass’ rumbling music Of wheels, radios, and breaks And past the hidden byways
Across the run down bridge That rattles with the passing of every car across it And pleads for repair
Then finally into the small park With the trees stretching shade and chirping birds And onto the worn and friendly bench
To rest from weary travels
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:02 pm
I honestly have no idea what this poem is about or why I chose the title, but it didn't turn out nearly as bad as I thought it might. Enjoy.
Lost SAnitY Breathing in And it’s the only thing I have That’s still familiar
Taking comfort In sweet familiarity As the world drifts by hazily
Darkness flickers on the edge of my vision And the rest of the world is hard to focus on And every limb feels too heavy to move
But the slow rhythmic breath Still flows ever so coolly Into my lungs
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:35 pm
Postscript “Dearest friend” The scrawled text read On its yellowed crumpled parchment
“I’m writing to you” “To let you know” “That you may never see me again”
The reader, taken aback Paused and reread the sentence Which stayed the same
“Know how much you’ve meant to me” “And how much I appreciate” “Everything you’ve done”
Recognition flitted across the readers face She knew the purpose of this letter This suicide note
“In my haste to end my pain” “I’ve not had time for legal recourse” “To allot my possessions to those I wish”
Her eyes were wet now A tear fell and soaked into the paper Smearing the greeting
“So I have left you” “Something dear to my heart” “But I’ve had need to hide it”
Her hands trembled As she traced the next line with her fingers Hoping it was all a jest
“I don’t wish the item to be in the possession” “Of anyone but the person” “Who I loved most in this world”
She gasped softly Upon reading the words And wondered if it was true
“You may never have known” “But I always longed to be with you” “But never had the courage to tell you”
Her tears flowed more freely now And she struggled To continue reading what had been written
“I only now have the courage” “And only to write it” “I still can’t seem to manage to say the words”
Soft choking noises Escaped her lips Her face wet with tears
“You know where I’ve hidden the item” “All I’ve left to write” “Is I love you…”
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:20 am
Harmony of Light and Dark Breezeways and parkways Highways and driveways Modern world’s music
Alleyways and hallways Forever and always People’s spoken words ring forth
The world keeps on turning And fear and death keep burning But take this lesson and keep it well
People keep on trying Children keep on laughing And hope brings light to those in shade
The world can’t be crueler And the world can’t be kinder And the scales keep a steady weight
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:17 pm
Reach Inside I can feel the strength grow And I’m improving Slowly but surely
It gives me confidence Recognizing improvement And yet knowing how to improve more
And I can sense in myself A slow growing aplomb And I can stand a little straighter
I feel a better person now
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Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:20 pm
I think I like this one. Feel free to let me know if you feel likewise.
Gifts of Clay Boughs of a tree sway gently in the wind In time with the dispersing dandelion fluff And a deer slowly raises its head and looks around As it chews a mouthful of sweet-grass
Yet we all seem to take for granted The gifts given when we’re born into this world And we spread hate and destruction Like a disease
The wolf howls and grows hungry And it searches for its prey Not in hate or resentment But simply out of the will to survive
But somehow we can’t seem to see What’s going on all around us And we stagger blindly through our lives Not seeming to care
And the orangutans and tree dwelling apes Sleep peacefully with their limbs hanging from branches As we sleep in fear In our jungle of high-rises and neon lights
We can’t seem to cope with what was given And there’s nothing wrong with what we make But we need to take a look around to cherish what we’re born to Before it becomes too late
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:24 pm
Tug-O-War High noon rolls around And the sun scorches the earth The dry ground cracks And dust is kicked into the air By a gust of wind
Slowly night creeps in First creating lengthening shadows And finally consuming everything In an inky darkness That stretches as far as the eye
Ra glares at Luna As the sun breaks over the horizon And Luna taunts Ra As the crescent moon appears A friendly rivalry betwixt two opposing forces
Night is to day as day is to night One precedes the other As the other cedes to the first A relentless cycle Of two siblings chasing each others tails
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:46 pm
The Final Frontier Black parchment Splotched by bits of white And red and golden orbs With satellites of silver and gray
Vortexes of darkness And rocks aflame Particles burning With orange and yellow
The most famous piece of art And not enough really look All you have to do is glance up For it hangs in the sky
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:57 pm
Writers Block The quill falls from the loose grip Splattering parchment with angry black dots As the well gets knocked over by a twitching hand And ink forms a river across the table
Glazed eyes stare at unwritten words And a light breeze scatters the scrolls Bouncing and rolling crazily Across the hewn stone floor
Three last breaths Then, aside from rustling paper Silence reigns As a wispy old man walks away with his son
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:59 pm
A Million Words Choose the medium Canvas, paper, or clay And a utensil Pencil, marker, paint, or hands
Close your eyes now And see what there is to see Let your utensil caress the paper And make it as an extension of yourself
A beautiful work Or an ugly one What matters not is appearance But effort and feeling
And so let the creation Be a reflection of yourself And share yourself With those around
A piece of mind That no longer need trouble you But instead allow Peaceful reflection
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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:16 pm
Death in Place and Name A robed figure stands alone Face hidden in shadows by hood Thin pale fingers grasp a long knobby staff And the man leans upon it with both arms
A beam of moonlight plays on the mans eyes Sparkling with both mirth and sadness He walks to a shoddy wooden door And listens to a family sobbing over their father
The man pushes the door softly open And enters unbidden and unseen He walks to the moaning mans bed-side And slides his eyes slowly shut
And then the two are departing together The old man in the robe with his arm around the other They walk together in silence The dirt path, moonlight, and trees sliding into darkness
When they emerge from the dark they are elsewhere Somewhere alien But somewhere not wholly unpleasant The robed man releases the other and faces him
The robed man pushes back his hood And a sad smile creeps upon his lips “I am one who has taken you from the mortal world” “And we must now part, for your trip is not over”
Without another word The robed man ran his fingers across his companion’s eyes Then reaching for his hand Pressed an obolus into his hand
Unprompted the man nodded thanks Then turned and walked a few short feet To a man waiting by a boat and wearing a cowl “Charon”
The robed man walked back the way he had come As the other man passed his coin to Charon And was granted passage across the river of woe Acheron
To his new eternal home
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