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Miracle of Life

Miracle of Life.

 

In a moment of passion on a hot summer’s night.

Here starts the wondrous journey of human life.

The passion builds to the point of no return.

A climatic explosion and the release of sperm.

 

Thousands of them pushing, shoving, swimming frantically.

A couple might make the journey, for the others death is their destiny.

The inevitable elimination of the...

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I Want The Days Of Peace And Love

 

I want the days of peace and silence,

The days of kind and good looks.

The days of supportive reliance,

The Days Without War hooks.

 

 

I don't want to see the people's fears,

I don't want to speak about money.

In the world of bloody ideas

You won't hear the word "honey".

 

 

I just want to keep silent.

I don't expect the answer,

I want to live on a ...

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Myself

I gave my all into this dhit 

I put everything I had into this bitch 

Just to get chewed up

Left dying,crying, lying in a ditch 

Painful eyes from crying 

Lonely nights, I was dying 

For all the times, I was coming up and could only afford to feed you; and not myself 

This for all the ones I left, even when u couldn’t let me be myself 

I put myself on the shelf just so u co...

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Fire-Breathing Dance Of Love

The beginning is timid,

Time has got no limit,

Magic movements are slow,

We dance the tango of love.

 

 

It’s the music you feel,

Bliss and passion reveal,

Dance of flight and dove.

Dance of hidden love.

 

 

The beginning is timid

And is not so vivid,

Then it turns into a wild

And grasping dance.

 

 

We go deep into music.

We go deep into...

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Imagine

Imagine

 

 

 

 

 

Why they have my back on the wall 

When my heart was pure, I loved all yall 

Imagine the one you loved, be the reason you fall 

Imagine putting everybody weight on your shoulder 

And they applaud when u fall 

Imagine being so lonely and broken, with no one to call 

Imagine ...

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size them up

had me my hand me downs
and, we all know too well known
if the shoe fits wear it

nicest stuff is worn out and she wore my XXL shirt around the house
her chores, get done…
one bra in the wash and no panties on

The first steps
commemorated with expensive shoes,
soles being broken in,
a mash of burning glass,
molten sand and in it,
it’s silica content

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approach with caution

veered off, routine stop, in the shoulder…
looking over your paper work,
keep your hands on the steering wheel,
“I’m not going to ask again”
repeated offenses
respect my authority

police officers
a ford mustang and dodge charger

government funded electric vehicles
take a look inside the hood, it
purrs like a street cat with a scratchy throat

cut the lights on and off
I’m just try...

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phishing

attempts
online attachments
“Hooks & Worm” viruses
hosted— a parasite

on the web
spider crabs
In their net

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Love not Hate

Many a pint,

many a laugh,

many a smile,

and many the tears

over the months

and over the years.

Where now, though’s, love,

amongst these not-so-young lads,

and not-so-young girls?

Distant now,

perhaps a year ago?

the memory persists,

it’s vivid still,

the time yon mon,

distraught and close to tears,

burst through those welcoming

double doors,

...

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Through Chestnut Eyes

It is incredible,

How so small of stares - often end up,

Giving the most enchanting moments to some souls.

 

The subtle strokes,

Made by those chestnut pupils,

A placid feeling in my heart it instills.

The sun gleamed on every one of these streaks,

Unravelling, the depth with which our eyes meet.

His eyes glittering more than the stars,

And glinted in the sun, like sh...

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To Be Spoiled By Love Is Impossible

You are the most beloved one from the tale.

About you, I will write my favorite book.

I will overcome any sea storm and a gale,

I can stand any frightening look.

 

I don't need cool cars for my happiness,

I don't need the diamonds or fabulous coats.

All these expensive things bring loneliness.

They are only for weak and foolish goats.

 

A woman needs only love and att...

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For When I Was Lost

For when I was lost

I gazed into you 

 

Like the flame of a single candle

You lit up the darkness

 

Kept the beauty of light alive

But as I gazed too long

Your glow began to melt

 

And then the light went

Not in you, but me

 

Your soul within mine

The touch not of a burn 

The glint not of a flame

 

But the sleek of a mirror 

I can see in this d...

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Still Here

I thought, I had finally, That, somehow, all that we shared were memories now. But then I saw the moon, the flowers, the cloudy night sky and the moonlight falling on them. Its funny, how there were a hundred different shades of black that night. And how the white flowers were so calm in the darkness that, hugged them. Before I could think of anything, my heart called out for you, as if w...

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Angels Watching Over You

Angels Watching Over You

 

As you go to sleep.

In your hospital bed.

On the pile of pillows.

You rest your weary head.

 

I hope the angels.

Come out to play.

Make you better.

Take your illness away.

 

So, when you awake.

On another day.

Good health for you.

Will be here to stay.

 

So, my good wishes I do send.

And hope very soon.

You will be...

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Come on Home

You’ll never know, how much 

I’m feeling 

You’ll never know, how much

I need you

 

So come on home again

Please

Come on home again

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blue eyed glacier

how many times did we justify a scar
because we love the person
holding the knife?
how many times did we equate
a deep cut with equally deep love?
how many times did we convince ourselves that if anyone was allowed to hurt us,
it should be them?

 

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walk the line

My turn
I’m going to
spin the bottle
no one ever even noticed me
in High School
our first kiss
needs to be perfect
you don’t get a redo

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love-hate relationship

obsession …
— envy us
in the way they stay upsetting
themselves.

you’re setting yourself up for failure

possible optimism

two glasses
my other, half
fully blurry vision
they’re prescription
usually she has to squint
and hadn’t felt the planets tilt till now

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Red Dye Number 40

in pursuit of riches
snapped twigs, and
perseverance
exhausted —
all my resources …
gone,
in the heat of the moment.

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Lost Angels

martyred
Tupac Amaru Shakur
Los Angeles

thug poetry

40 ounces of malt liquor
Olde English and calligraphy

slurring my words…
sounds as if I’m speaking in cursive

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Welcome

take your shoes off at the door

I’ll take your coat

your hair smells refreshened
from the ozone
and
remnants of soap
lathered and rinsed out
in the rain shower

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Rhetoric

attacking my integrity

questioning… me

myself,

I, was taught there was no such thing as a stupid question

second guessing…

why?

you were impolite.

looking for answers in an inner view

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Stars and Stripes

big brother
little kids,
children in the middle
of
civil war torn nations

warring

civil discourse

say your prayers

“Our Father”

we gather together to ask for salvation

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High Performance

Spun -
A burnout —
driven to madness
and
crashing,
in a
drug fueled accident

What a catastrophe!

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There where the Love Settled Down No Need For the Words.

Offensive words flew with such speed

Sweeping away everything in their way.

Only tears and hurts could my heart feed.

I was like a rusty anchor in the sea-bay.

 

 

"We won't see each other"- I've heard.

These were his last the cruelest words.

I wanted to howl like a wolf in the forest.

At that time even the sun was the borest.

 

 

Those words like the knives cut...

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lovelife

Ballad of the Lovestruck Bricklayer

When I look at you, I see a future,
a place where our hearts meet, and
each day is a new chance to begin,
building dreams, brick by brick.

We start with the foundations of desire
and the plans for our love sketched in the stars...
Each word and each touch is a piece of a puzzle,
forming a home where love can blossom.

Life may be an unfinished building,
but with you, the construction n...

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TO BE HIS

Imagine the feeling of love,

The feeling of belonging,

The feeling of a grand warmth,

That caresses with its tender strokes

The feeling of a fire that blazes so earnestly within

but is careful not to burn so deep

Lest  it hurts the heart to which one belongs.

 

I hope to one day experience and not imagine,

A love with the man for whom I was crafted, 

From whom a rib w...

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love

SUPERPOWER

Growing up i watched a plethora of superheroes,

And i was in awe at all of them,

Wonderwoman with her whip,

Spiderman with his webs,

Superman with his flight,

Not to forget the ethereal mermaids.

 

With everyday that passed,

I hoped and anticipated,

Prayed, yearned and cried,

that, I too, might be blessed with a superpower-

Something that would make me unique

an...

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how to run away

I don't have the vocabulary to describe it
because there are no words in any language
that would do it justice


"hopefully we have a very long time before that happens"

it hit me.
im very likely going to spend the last half of my life 
on the outside of what i want,
looking in at what i deserve.
wondering if that will be me next.
will you be in someone elses eyes?
and how that perso...

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Life

Life ain’t play fair 

Prob be the reason why I can’t pay my fare

But somehow I still stayed loyal and fare 

I always tried to get it my own,

Just so I could pay my fare 

I’m down 20 to 30 in the middle of nowhere 

My heart ache

The pain I just wish I could shake 

I wish me and my bm 

Could just relate 

Plz Britt 

Don’t think I’m gonna be a bad parent 

Just becau...

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Emotions Unveiled

In the fair of emotions, I lose my way
Among fruits and laughter, a mystery at play
Your eyes, like ripe avocados, invite me to peel
To take a chance, to discover what’s real

I want to know what love is
If it’s samba on sidewalks or a sorrowful fizz
Is it dancing in rain or a dream that won’t last?
A wish for the future, a tie to the past?

The clock ticks away, but my heart skips a bea...

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Lady of the Night (Out of Need)

Lady of the Night. ( Out of need)

 

It's 4:00 in the morning and it's pouring down again.

The rain is lashing against my misty window panes.

I can see halfway down the road under the streetlight.

There stands Mary, one of the ladies of the night.

 

Five nights a week Mary will be there, come rain or shine.

Just trying to survive not really committing any crime.

Mary has ...

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The Partings Always Break My Heart.

The autumn sky began to sound like rain again

The drops of the rain will water the ground.

My thoughts and desires for sure will remain.

Perhaps romance nowadays was found.

I don’t like partings and sad glances so much,

I don't like saying "farewell" as such.

 

 

I know it's not forever but I don't like to part.

The partings always break my heart.

If only we were allo...

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The Moonlight in a Peaceful Corner

Have you seen the moon shining gently tonight?

Do you like the shadows it paints?

 

The moon shines upon me, 

As my feet touch the earth in this peaceful corner 

I can feel the softness of its light

I can see my shadow dancing with joy on the ground

 

The moonlight in this place 

Creates a painting of happiness 

Amidst the silence of life

 

I like this 

...

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The Grand: Act 1: The Curse of Skye

***WARNING*** the following content contains themes of self-harm and may be sensitive to some audiences. The content below is not deemed suitable for children.

 

***the content below is an excerpt and lacks context. Read at your own discretion***
 

V.01 "raw from author" edit. 
 

The scene was a collapse of the mind. It was no fit of rage, or some unfounded self-torture; the boy had ...

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You Can't Be Offended By Love

“You can't be offended by love

Whoever dreams about happiness

We are offended by indifference.”

(Lopez de Vega)

 

You can't be offended by love.

Love shouldn't hurt or punish.

Love should only give.

Love must help the grief vanish.

 

 

Love shouldn't bring pain,

Neither with evil nor with hell.

Love must forgive and remain

As a gift for the soul and bell.

...

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Reality of Love

The love we thought we had to give

Is an entirely different meaning of love we have now 

We came together as broken pieces 

Mending each other together separately 

While shielding our love from our own prejudice views

Individuals don’t have the strength to penetrate through 

Though we came close to letting our shield fall 

Quickly grabbing ahold because our hands loosened slig...

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When That Little Boy Is in His Solitude

The little boy has cloudy eyes, yet no tears ever fall. 

The little boy often hides his voice behind a faint smile. 

 

The little boy grew into an adventurer, 

Singing along with the howling storm, 

Fighting the thunder that echoed across the sky, 

Confronting the sun that burned the horizon. 

The little boy has bones of steel. 

The little boy could be anything those...

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Lobe u

I lobe u

You know this

The feeling is strong

Even if the spelling is wrong

 

My tiny stubby fingers

Take little time to linger

Over the disproportionate keys

Stubbing along with a head full of bees

 

You ask what I lobe best

As if I'm not up to the test

But my lengthy gaze tells you

It's me that sees you

Especially when the words arrive late

 

I lobe...

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his arms are strong but I have eyes in my heart

I hope me leaving sparked something in him.
Something that shows him that
not every sacrifice made 
in someone else's name
makes you noble.
that you can be selfish and still be a good person.
that staying where you know
you don't belong is
a crime against yourself.
that we have one life
and we should act accordingly.
and that I love him, still, so deeply.

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Star-Crossed Hearts

She was poetry, a dance in the air
Moving lightly, like a verse floating there
Hair in the wind, unpretentious lines
Her smile illuminated cloudy times
He, a simple man, lived raw prose each day
With calloused hands, unaware of the way
Life in bold letters, beauty lost in the grind
Chapters predictable, meaning hard to find
At the craft fair, a sun shining bright
He watched from afar, not...

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