OPEN MIC ENCORE - PART II
November 1, 2002
Words Without the Juice
Ksenija Spasic
Here we are the pen and I
Under a gray unmoving sky
There’s ample rhyme and ample ink
But inspiration has run dry
And so I board the bus and sit
Extracting rhyme exhuming wit
I climb astride the tired words
They turn and make me bite the bit
~#~
I feel like a Monster
Mike
I was here before myself and I'll be here after I haunt this world like
echoing laughter. I've seen the darkness I've been dead I fell on my face
bumping my head . I feel like a monster my soul is on fire I am burnt lost in
the world with the life that I've learned. Take me to the river cleanse my
life make me son of the children slave to the wife make me stable so i can be
able to live out my life live out this fable.
~#~
Brainlinking/Brain Leaking
Darrell Glenn
The ability to write causes sacrifices
Hours of thought and no sleep to let that pen
spray it's inked message on the paper:
This is the art of brainlinking
Thoughts download into the mind
Original, ear catching and divine
Even when all resources seem to be
tapped out, there's always something
to write about:
This is the art of brain leaking
An arsenal of information and words
from systematical brain chemistry
and a dose of urban reality
A thought processing fax machine
A messenger of all creativity
~#~
Why you lie...
Why you say the stuff you say..
Why you tell me something that isn't true...
Why did you say you didn't have a girl when you did.
Why...
I don't know why...
Buy i don't get why you lie about the littlest things..
Why.......
That's why I don't know what to say..
Why. I don't know the reason WHY....
~#~
admiration...101
flordeliz gogo
as d cool lazy midnite closing in
cant believe ur here
holding my hands as our shadows dance
u whisper a dream in d darkness
while watching the glistening stars
in d dark loomed sky
d dawn beaming of laughter
seems so visible all over ur almong shape face
those dark,hazel translucent amber enveloping dark
priceless pears of ur eyes
that when i gaze at them long enough
they gleam and aparkle like twin gemstone responding to a spark of light
i could lost merely to the smooky depth of ur soul
those heart shape,pouted red lips that shove upon one sane mind to kiss
d unintentional and innocent gazed
that capture ones senses to embrace
d simple tilt of ur head and d sway of ur hips
casted in a sweet torment
that moves one imagination to blink
r u real?
or just a figment of my imagination
a dream?
or a fantasy that seem to lost me and despaired of ever finding my way out.
~!~
DEAR POLICEMAN, I AM GOD!
Shelly Worth
Vistas, visions, Vietnam,
Innocents killed by American gun.
Demons rage bringing nightmares to my sleep,
Exhuming the skeletons buried so deep.
Today this anger and pain I will release,
By the pull of the trigger, fuck society and the police!
Tarot death card brings me visions of my future,
And the names of the innocent the hearts I will rupture.
Ha ha! the police with my snipes I will tease,
12 days, 11 shots, not bad huh 8 fatalities!
Sending the souls of the innocent to the Lord,
For dear policeman don't you see I am God!
~#~
“The Treasure”
By Rudolph Joseph Scialo
A time remains within my heart, the day of thoughts when we did part.
I feel the pain of time so lost, and fear the scene of what it cost.
Your thoughtful smile and tender touch, the days of dreams, we dreamt too
much.
They held me fast but for the wind, of you my thoughts they did not sin.
Your tan young skin and ample breast, pressed strong against my firm young
chest. - I did not think our kiss would end nor think the need this word to
send.
Our plans were set in youth so pure, events unseen made them demure. We lost
the life of days gone by, my hurt is deep my heart is torn.
To think the treasure I once found has made another’s hallow ground
~#~
My Full Moon
Onome Baro
Again, I found my Moon; my Full Moon
Look! She is at her fullest
At all cost I must feel her; Hold her close to my bosom
For my joy to be complete
In the cool of the evening
I closed my eye lying on the field
I felt her casting her blue warmth
All around my totality…my world
Her warmth reaching out; Reaching to the very depth of my soul
Home to my lonely bed I returned
Determined to express myself the morrow
In the cool of the evening
I couldn’t help but reach out
Only to find my dream moon
Swimming under dark clouds
Painfully beyond my reach
The grief was awful
I retired into my skin
To bear the annual loss
And wait for another full moon.
~#~
Afraid
Lisa Cannon
I am afraid.
I am afraid of what's to come, and of what is now.
I am afraid of having lost you once, and of losing you again.
I am afraid of longing for your touch, but it being out of reach.
I am afraid of each day, for it could be our last.
I am afraid of dreaming, because I might grow to despise reality.
I am afraid of the truth, because it could hurt more than a lie.
I am afraid of having been hurt, but still yearning for your kiss.
I am afraid of assuming, because looks can be deceiving.
I am afraid of letting go, because for so long I've held on.
I am afraid.
~#~
,
Gaze
Rebecca Patrick
"You gaze at me,
It all started with a glance.
I can feel your intensity-
I am pulled into your trance.
What are you thinking
Behind those exotic, powerful eyes?
Are you trying to deceive me
With your smiles and sighs?
Or do you really love me
As you tightly grasp my hands.
Time will hold no meaning
As we walk across it's sands."
~#~
I CAN'T SAY IT...
ANDRE M. ANDERSON
Ain't it funny how a man takes his woman for granted until his eyes are
opened to the reality that the relationship is slanted.. All the romantic
things that we used to do are still that way to you.. You see it's a mans on
stubborn ego that gets in the way until that day you turn and walk away..
Holding in the tears our only defense is to get loud, begging is out of the
question we are far to proud.. Yes, it's true that the love of good women is
hard to find, and we don't help it by being foolish and blind.. All that a
woman needs every man thinks he knows, money, cars, jewelry, and clothes..
Most women will say no, but it's the little things that we tend to forget it
on the tip of my tongue, but I can't say it...
~#~
THE STORM
Leah Ruddick
A storm is brewing
The electricity is building
Clouds darken from grey to black
The breeze picks up to a gale
Thunder once muted by distance...
Comes closer and closer
Lightening follows thunder...
Hear the crack; smell the ozone
A sprinkle becomes rain
Rain becomes a downpour
The storm has arrived
Mother Nature's gardener
Trees are blown by the wind
Deadwood is pruned away
Lightening starts the fires...
New life will spring from the ashes
Life giving water
Washes the earth clean
The storm has ended
All should be right with the world
~#~
Be my light
daniel north
I didn’t mean to worry you
Tell me how did we get from here?
I didn’t mean to apologize
Unless you wanted me to.
I know I have a habit to dwell
I know sometimes I look too hard down the well.
You breathe on me to understand
And not to pin my hopes on status
Just help me out of the ditch
And check my life out from hi-hiatus.
I know I have a habit to dwell
Fear is a bruise that continues to swell.
I know I cheated death
He ran out of ink on the diploma
There must be more to here
Instead of living out a coma.
Tell me how did we get from here?
You understand it more than me
I didn’t mean for us to fight
You know you will always be my light.
~#~
Ticking Time
Dedicated to Time
Sahl Shuja Syed
Time is very precious
and it is valuable,
more than an inch of gold,
even every second
Time is a vivid opportunity,
but for those who use it,
and value it,
time will be their gift.
~#~
There’s a fetus on my foot-
A fetus on my foot-
I shake it and I shimmy but it still sticks on!
There’s a fetus on my nose-
A fetus on my nose,
I smack it and a shake it but it won’t let go-
Fetus knows best- says mommy!
It smiles and speaks the wisest words,
Wears little fetus robes and little fetus clothes,
And tells stories all day long,
Once upon a time I had a bratwust in my pocket-
Says the fetus-
I liked to stroke it and sing into this sausage,
I’d chant monk songs and worship all day long-
My little Meese and her sugar beats,
But little Meese never thanked me.
DANCING FLAMES
MECHELLE LANCASTER
AS MY BODY REST IN MY BED
AND I AM ALL ALONE HERE TONIGHT
THOUGHTS OF YOU RUN THROUGH MY HEAD
AS I VIBRATELY EXAMINE THE CANDLE LIGHT
THE FLAME DANCED WITH SUCH GRACE
WITH FIREY COLORS OF YELLOW, RED AND BLUE
LIKE MY HEART WHEN I SEE YOUR FACE
THIS IS HOW I FEEL WHEN I'M WITH YOU
THIS FLAME IS A MYSTERIOUS CREATION
SO CONSUME THESE WORDS OF DESIRE
AND LET YOUR OWN IMAGINATION
RUN WITH THE HEAT OF THIS FIRE
LIKE THE WAX MELTED BY THE HEAT
SO IS MY SOUL WHEN YOU MAKE LOVE TO ME
AND MY BODY OBTAINS SUCH GRAPHIC RELIEF
AND THIS THUNDEROUS SPIRIT IS NOW CALM WITHIN ME
NOW LIKE A CANDLE'S FLAME BLOWN OUT
THIS SOUL STILL SMOKES WITHIN
BUT THE SWEET SMELL IS NO DOUBT
A SCENTED CANDLE THAT WILL BURN AGAIN
~#~
You walk in seductive gaits
jed castillo
You walk-
in seductive gaits;
And I find you cute.
You talk to me in my silence
You embrace me in my solace
This is the idea
Of peace,
Though I know
My senses just deceive me
Because
You are not there.
~#~
Far Away From Here
by JoAnn
Far away from here
Wild horses peer
into the green grass so clear
they peer
for they feel emptiness near
Far away from here
A baby exits from the womb
into a world of chaos and an
unorderly boom
Far away from here
Anarchy rules countries
people mourn and are torn
but they make it through the
mental anguish and lorn
Here
I am awaking from a trans
a dream of which I see the world
in its future...
Far away from here
~#~
WE NEVER CLOSE
by ALISON MARIE FINDLER
If I can kill time
then who is to say,
that I have to go
and time will still stay?
The clock is immortal
ever glowing and red.
I can hear Digital
tick in my head.
I worship a god
that I wear on my wrist,
as I try to recall
all the moments I've missed.
~#~
.
Here,
There,
Everywhere,
never gone,
always near,
hoping it will go away
and won't come back another day..
Pain,
Suffering,
That's all it brings. . . please help me think of
other things....
anastasia
~#~
I CAN FEEL
(by Miranda Larry)
I can feel the force of love shining through me
I can see the light of love around me
I can hear the words of truth saying to me
That I have to change my ways today
I believe that I must change my ways
To make this world a better place
'Cause if we make the same mistakes again
There might not be time to make amends
I can feel the light shining bright
Love is all we need to make it right
I feel that we all should unite
We have got to do it now
We can pretend that there is no problem
We can bury our heads in the sand
But we had better be careful
Of what we leave exposed
I believe that we must change our ways
To make this world a better place
'Cause if we make the same mistakes again
There might not be time to make amends
~#~
Things that Worry Me
Brandon H. Gill
Things that worry me
are no good in this short-lived life,
for they only bring unto me,
grief and strife.
I must defeat and conquer
things that so often come my way,
instead of dwelling upon them
and letting them ruin my day.
Dear Lord,
help me this day
not to worry of fret,
instill in me a better memory,
so that your gentle love and mercy,
I may never forget.
Help me to defeat and conquer
things that so often come my way,
instead of dwelling upon them,
and letting them ruin my day.
most of all, Oh Lord,
Help me never to forget to pray.
~#~
TIMES SQUARE
By
OLIVER PLAICE
It's six o'clock in the morning
And I have nowhere to hide my dreams
The moon shares a joke with me
I don't find him funny any more
yellow taxi fly's past me
Back seat quarry bleary eyed
Wish i could switch shadows for a lifetime
If I had a gun I could count the bullets
Before the number of times my case closed...
It's six o'clock in the morning
And my dreams have nowhere to hide
So I'll just throw them away
Till my next lifetime...
B...
~#~
Sorry, you can't stop a spam
by Plo
Extensive publicity on evolving tv markets is the biggest spam.
Spammers are condemned in internet, but spam is everywhere.
My e-mail box is besieged by marketers obsessed with mania for power.
Many of them kindly regret their misbehaviour and inform of your deleting
possibilities.
Spamming publicity in tv and radio doesn't inform of your deleting
opportunities.
Many of us are disappointed.
"Spam" is omnipresent on bazaars, but those places are usually
packed.
Repressing hucksters is uneconomical. You can't stop
mania for trade.
~#~
You Found me
MeLissa Charity Wilson
You said that you don't want me lost while you're trying to find me
I don't want that either, coincidentally
You said that you perceive yourself as a Godly man
That's certainly a spiritual point of view that I can understand
Through trial and error, to some extent
We learn to decipher what life was meant
to teach us
Plus
We learn what doesn't work, what not to do, to some degree
I suppose life's' lessons are mandatory
Some things in our pasts haven't worked out, what more can I say
Thank the Lord for the fact that dawn tends to bring about a new day
~#~
"My Brother"
Somerfleck
Used to beat the familiarity and youth out of me
as a child;
his bony hands twitching like tree branches in Fall,
walking with his dark specter-cloud trailing behind or
over his mumbling head; a hovering jellyfish of despair.
In some ways he walks like everyone else.
Like everyone else,
I am my brother's keeper.
I keep him away.
~#~
A city by the Snow
Alberto O. Cappas
A place where people talk to the cold
Where nature’s presence is overstated
Where warn clothing is truly understood.
A place where one newspaper is able to cover the shift
Where the closing of colleges is a serious nightmare
Where communities can use more providers.
A place where dreams can be practiced
Where anyone can walk into city hall without an invitation
Where local politics still has an aroma.
A place where street fairs are national monuments
Where a date to a concert is really special
Where transportation is key to seeing a movie.
A place where being a waiter or bartender is not a stepping-stone
Where day and night goes unnoticed
Where dreams are never deferred.
A place of no illusions
~#~
If I Owned A Farm
Annemarie
If I owned a farm
I would grow you till your to tall
feed you till your just right
water you with all my heart
make you talanted with my every breath
cultivate you into a handsome something
make you sweet as cherry pie
and make you mine forever
~#~
beauty
beauty; is u
beautiful, is how u move up and down the court.
gorgeous, is how every muscle take it place.
heart warming, is the amazement in your baby blue eyes when the
ball goes in
sensesational, is how the sweat goes down your ivory skin after a game
beauty, is your smile
attractive, is youe voice.
impatiient, is i
for u will never know
beauty is you, all of you!
-cyndy
~#~
I hated you then for making me feel so small
I hate you now for not caring at all
I wanted to forgive and forget
I wanted to act like we never met
After all this time nothing has changed
After all this time you still leave me deranged
I just don't understand how you can affect me
I wanted to walk away but my heart wouldn't let me
April
~#~
As the soles on your feet tiptoed from the deserted basement,
I felt the heat steam from your veins.
With the shallowness of your soul, I felt less broken, less broken of
the weightless past.
Leave me alone you criminals.
I can only imagine which one will shove the fakeness, falseness world in
my face.
You need to cement your soles on your feet into the core of fire.
Remain there.
Nobody told me where to run, I will hide now in darkness.
Your gleam and sneak will not need explanation.
I shall be aware to take opposite of your road chosen.
No one will tell me of my faults, I know where I am without your
direction.
I understand this part of you may never change.
Something you say or will say is understood by me to be worthless.
So take your false beauty and keep it close to you, therefore the
severeness of it will only radiate and cause charma.
kimmy skjod
~#~
RAIN
Lauren Sinclair
Though the last vestiges of
evening light play
upon the backs of shadows haunting
the fading memories of day,
a child sits
in silent prayer, hoping for what
she cannot say.
Then light has gone, hiding beneath
the edge of a world
she cannot see, cannot touch-
a child’s sight
lost to the blindness of a world unwilling
to see. That which twinkled
losing lustre,
tucking the smudged beauty of night away
until the rains have come again.
In the darkness she sits-
a child
silently praying for what
she cannot say.
~#~
Being dead
Jason Griffin
Its not easy being dead
When everyone's alive
Years pass by
not by me!
One foots all shadow
Others in a grave
Hold hands with a mortuary
Wrappings of my particularity
Upside down candle burn up
Drippings upon naked skeleton
Put your pretty hands on my dried soul
Bones leapt when your lightning hit the thunderous mystery
~#~
Unknown
shakina watts
Unknown feeling
I can't believe this is true
You're right here holding me
It feels so right
I just can't stop.
Thank god for you
Thank god for love
Thank god for happiness
Touching me
Kissing me
Holding me
Loving me
It's you i want
It's you i need
There is no one else
I don't care what they say
I need you in my life
you Take away all my pain
YOu make all the dark clouds go away
Forever you and i
~#~
Rainbows Of Love
Randy L. Rline
I saw a rainbow today. It made
me smile, a smile I never wanted to
go away. So I stayed and was
so amazed that it stayed that
way. Then one day the rainbow
started to fade from some gray.
Oh no my rainbow is starting to
go away. I stood so strong and
I fought it to stay. The more I
tried the more it became gray.
Then soon began a terrible
storm that made the rainbow
runaway. It was so torrent that
everything started to slip away.
I stayed and tried to be so
strong but the pain did nothing
but grow and let the rainbow
fade. When it became just me
that day. I had a pain. It hurt
so much I wanted to go away. I
stood and wondered how had it
gotten to be that way. Then the
story of the RAINBOW came
clear to me that day. That is
when I knelt and began to pray.
I said oh father how great a
day. I found you when I began to
pray. I looked above and the
gray had went away.
I asked GOD why the rainbow
did not stay. He did not answer
what I wanted that day.
Instead he said continue to
PRAY
~#~
Maybe one day my life will change
the lord will fill my veins
love will cover pain
hard times healed with the strength within myself
i'm trying to be the best for me and no one else
happiness fills my mind, colors shine
brightly right through my eyes
angels surround me, comfort my fears
my family sends me love to dry up my tears
the love of a game
a name goin fame
i cant give it up now
feel ashamed and blamed
i can only go stronger
harder at my dreams
fight the odds against me
sew up the torn seams
and remember one thing
every step that i take
the lord is standing with me
so believe in his faith
stand strong in my power
don't let someone take over my view
their only going down and their trying to bring me down too.
so when i feel the need to slouch, sit up straight in my chair
say what i feel when i feel its not fair
take advantage of every breath that i take
because were all granted one chance
and i'm full filling my plate
Jessie Haworth
~#~
"CHILDREN"
James Young
Where there is a child
There Is hope in the world,
Their spirited faces
Impels the youth in our soul.
What stars are to the night,
Children are to the day light,
they embellish their surroundings
With truth, wonder and delight.
~#~
Broken Hearts
alice saville
Hearts, scattered into tiny pieces,
Thrown into the air
Red dots the horizon,
Like leaves falling in autumn
A broken heart has a cross to bear,
One that never goes
I sit, and wait in silence,
Wait, for a new heart to grow.
~#~
IM SORRY
Mary Jane Codilla
I - didnt mean to hurt you
M - essing your life is not what i intend to do
S - ad to accept the pain this love brings
O - bstacles here and there, tears falling ending the dreams
R - ejection hurts, but what can we do?
R - eassurance impossible, no power to do so
Y - es, i love you, but i can't be with you.
IM SORRY.......
~#~
AGELESS WISDOM.
ANDREW TABURA
My grandpa Frank bequeathed to me
These words of wisdom so true and key
'A friend will always be' said he,
'Till he owes and must pay thee.'
'Waste not your life on girls,' he said
'They know not how but to eat your bread;
True, they may know how to make your bed -
But that may be all to it I'm afraid.
'Life's worth more than money can buy
Set not your life for money to live
On Shillings and Dollars don't ever rely
It's not worth the pain, my son, believe.
~#~
Unsure
Klare Cardinal Courter
Call me baby,
Just a name.
Should I trust or lay in shame?
Shame I let you fool me,
Shame I let this one slip by,
Shame I let you love me,
Shame I let you make me cry.
Do I believe in you?
Believe you care,
Believe you're there,
Believe you'll forever hold me.
Do I believe in love or you?
Do I believe that you'll stay true?
Are you faithful?
Do you lie?
You sing your poisnoness lullabies.
I don't know quite how to feel.
It now is gone,
My heart that you steel.
~#~
Moonbeams
Mark Webster
If you can imagine beauty
the beauty of the moon
then cherish every moment
the daylight breaks so soon
the beams of light that reach us all
touch only but a few
of all the people that they touch
I hope one of them is you.
~#~
Reflecting laughing child.
Empty bubble blows
into bursting sky.
Al Larus
~#~
Clearing the Path
Sammie
As I sit here today
Everything seems to be blocking my way
I need to clear my path
But I'm stuck here in Math
My life is filled with so many decisions
Everything has to be and exact precision
I'm trying to live up to their expectation
But on my back lies a nation
The tears are burning in my eye
I think I'm going to cry
I run away to my secret place
And try to hide my face
There's no where for me to go
I don't have any sort of flow
I try so hard to make them proud
But over my head remains a big black cloud
I am so confused
But all my friends seem so amused
Why can't I be happy or glad
To be me, not angry and sad
There stands the mountain
Now I seem to have a plan
I will climb it alone
Expecting every ache, cry and moan
Now here I go
I seem to have some sort of flow
The top is near
But inside i hold so much fear
The other side is in my sight
The day has now turned into the night
My new adventure is even more cluttered
And I slip again as if the mountain were buttered
New tragedies to deal with
I wish it were all a big myth
Today I stand tall
But tomorrow I will fall
~#~
THE ILL OF UNKNOWING
Richard Gary Butler
Riding backward makes me ill,
Attempted many times, yet still
can't o'ercome the wrenching shakes
that sabotage and devastate
the pleasure in my journey's end.
From Ferris Wheels in county fairs,
to children's swings, or anywhere,
If facing forward, I rebel,
I agitate my plasma cells
and stir up all my oxygen.
Fate's comprehension fails me now,
Though in my muse I disenshroud
this melancholy mystery
that troubles me relentlessly,
and pricks my consternation.
Looking backward makes me queasy,
Though the forward trek's uneasy,
'Tis not the pallid past I fear,
nor memories that oft reappear,
But all the unknown destinations.
~#~
AROUND THE CORNER.....
Tom Jolitz
Can’t ever imagine seeing that face so sad
Don’t cry for me, I will motor onto better times
I faintly recall some big neon sign through all the fog
Telling me to pick up my boots and hurry on
Down the highway I go; I have no map ,just my pride and you, smiling
Lighting up the road for us down, into Florida West coast sunsets
Just looking for a place to call home and mean it
With BIG screen TV’s, A Pool table,
A bar stocked with the best whiskey and wine, soft, long, fat, leather couch,A
pool shaped like a pair of tits with each nipple a hot tub,
A remote that turns the satellites in the sky itself and
A bed so wide that it takes 15 minutes to crawl off
Dreams are only for those who believe in theirs all the time
Hope is the belief that the world is made up of only poetry, palm trees and
beautiful women
And our lives won’t be as grand without it all
Real, imagined, or bullshitting about it with a grin to friends,
Sippin’ on strong drinks,
Cradled in some good tunes
Until the dawn reminds us tomorrow is today
~#~
Dignity:
M.Charles Long
Each man is his own defense,
to minds that judge and question not,
a timeless bunch who walk the streets
whom heaven soon forgot,
And 'round them pass each season's day,
the longest hour in every wind,
but for the budding blooms of May,
is soon dispelled in spiteful grin,
to those who come in at night,
to chambers full of hope, devoid of sorrow,
to cast off their burdens with loving faces,
that show the promise of tomorrow.
So pay reverence to all among us,
whose climb falls short of the the ivory tower,
each one of us walks the street at night,
when one descends, the other flowers.
~#~
God's Beautiful Earth
Butterflies, Lady Bugs and Mocking Birds in trees
These are gentle creatures that God put here to please
So treasure little Butterflies and tiny Lady Bugs too
Listen as the Mocking Bird sings happily for you,
All the creepy crawlers and tiny insects too
Have a purpose to be here, they have a job to do
We do not know just why they live here on the sod
Their work is supervised by the gentle hand of God,
Gentleness and love, are great blessings we can share
With family, friends, and neighbors, show them that we care,
Watch the Birds and Butterflies, Flowers and Bumble Bees
And sit beneath a large Oak Tree, in the summer breeze,
For this is such a pleasant way to spend an hour or two
Looking at God's Nature, under a sky so blue,
Squirrels, lying on their tummy, high up in the tree
These are just a few of the best things that are free.
--Katie Lazette-
~#~
BATTLE CRY
Diana Reynolds
Are you prepared for me?-Will you go to the planes I see?-Will you hold my
hand in this mystery?-Will you cry, fight, scream, fly if need be?-Will you
hold your head high, never allowing the monsters to pass by?-This fight is not
our own-our home not only our home-Do you understand?-Do you hear the
band?-They're playing our song-For the way it will be, it wont be long-Will
you stand? Will you vomit your light on command, from God?-Are you scared? Be
prepared-Don't worry-Love will keep you-Light will guide you-Only now do we
have the real chance-to affect how things shall pass-Take my hand and we will
walk upright and proper-beams bouncing off of everyone and each other-Are you
prepared? Don't be scared- Eternity is on our side-They wont be able to
hide-They know it, they're scared too- To know tricks wont work on those that
crave the food-of Light, Love, of power from above-inside and all around-in
the sky and in the ground-All true power-We will fight-We will shine down the
cowards.
~#~
least you got something to cry about
by P. H. Prochnow
least you got something
to cry about
it was good for you once
you got something spinning
down the vortex of oblivion
fading in your now
felt age
least you got something
to cry about
must o’ been sweet,
that something...
was it a wildly admired
talent,
a self contrived hyperemotion,
a blissful moment,
a big golden nut in your
idyllic sanctorum
to polish to great value,
a chorus of adoration from
the peers?
least you got something
to cry about
when the warm font of
tears empties
that
heart should be just
about
where it belongs
~#~
Mystical Red Lollipop
Katie Groovy
so red
so not blue
or green
or purple
u take me away to that deep red cloud in the sky
i love that mystical little cloud.
so wonderful
so bright and dark at the same time
off i go to where the color of sky is always red
where camels roam back and forth across red sand
where i call the thunder wide lights
where smernof is the number 1 selling drink
where i can stay all day and not realize it til its too late
a place where my slow mind can rest from the stress that makes it go too
fast
where all the fruit is red, that shows its ready to be eaten
red dragons and flying kites go soaring by me
where i fear nothing
paranoia cant exist there
where i feel so safe and warm that i never want to go back
and yet its over
the dream has stopped
on its own like i brain dieing
or being killed.
so fast it seems it faded away
so short i time it felt i spent there.
the stress and paranoia of the REAL world have fallen back in my lap
the monkey is jumping on my shoulder so hard it hurts for days
there are no colors here
just a bunch of fake dolphins swimming upstream while i struggle downstream
oh how comfortable and happy i could be if i could only stay inside the red
cloud
the red cloud in which all my dreams come true
i will miss you til next we meet.
*a girl throws away the white stick left of her red lollipop*
~#~
shrouded strands
from strings of glass.
woodland lactic
elves swimming in grass.
what you see is what you get.
eyes foam over yellowish and acidic.
slowly sizing
down from golden eyes.
metallic statues
stand crying in surprise.
what you see is what you get.
make red wool the perfect fit.
death and destruction,
murdering manmade steel.
orange molten mushroom
glow transforms to teal.
what you see is what you get.
people cannot slide under hatred yet.
Gwen Gersich
~#~
UNTITLED
Tania
Just because I say it
Doesn't mean I do it.
Just because I show it
Doesn't mean I am it.
Just because I see it
Doesn't mean I'll act on it
Just because I'm honest
Doesn't mean I'm petty
Just because I'm guilty
Doesn't mean you have to reject me
Just because I'm different
Doesn't mean I'm not human
Just because I wrote this
Doesn't mean it's all true.
~#~
,
Mask
Omar Rasman Nizam
I wish I had a mask
To hide my face;
One with an evil grin
To break my fall from grace.
I wish I had a mask
To hide my feelings
One with sunglasses
To shelter me from inhuman beings.
I wish I had a mask
To show who I'm not;
One that sheds no tears
To perceive that I'm tough.
I wish I had a mask
To turn myself around;
I'm sinking fast
I'm way out of bounds.
I wish I had a mask
Because I hurt easy;
An emotional fool
I hate being me.
I wish I had a mask to put on my face
A face, I never had one in the first place.
~#~
WELCOME TO HELL
REID POWELL
for that instant when light bursts through the doors of darkness
evil scatters to all corners
and pain is no more
but when the doors are shut
darkness reigns once again
like the thorny crown a king once wore
it digs into the flesh
and all is lost
memories are that like the light at the end of the tunnel
you can never seem to reach it
suffering is ever present and screams fill the air
children cling to the pant leg of their father
but when they hear the sounds of tears hit the ground
they become lost in fear with the others doomed the same fate as the ones
before
with nowhere to turn they simply fall to their knees and accept that their
end shall soon be upon them
when darkness will slowly swallow the bodies of the once innocent
then a small voice whispers in their ear
"welcome to hell" and nothing more
~#~
I Love You,
I Really Really Do.
Please Say You Love Me,
And Make All My Dreams Come True.
Ceirah
~#~
Guardian Angel
Haylee Jean Nelson
A Guardian Angel is not a being unto it's self, but rather a being within
your depths.
They are the only other who can see the world through your eyes, and
truely cry with you in times of sorrow, and laugh with you in times of
mirth.
And most of all, a Guardian Angel will never abandon you, because a
Gaurdian Angel is a PART of you.
We are each born with an angel, a part of us that is always good.
We are each born with a rebel, a part of us that is not so good.
We have not one.
And we have not the other, because they partake in a world, where
existance depends on being together.
To have all of us an angel,
And none of us a rebel,
Were a rebel to be born, our angels would fold in upon themselves for they
have not known another.
Yet were all of us to have a rebel, and none of us an angel,
we would never know peace or harmony or security, because all we would
ever have known,
Is trouble.
~#~
My feelings are caustic
melting my inhibitions
but these vile thoughts stick.
My judgment wavers everyday
Weaker and weaker...is it wrong?
I falter...now I say nay
Shall I press on, leave mere feelings behind?
explore uncharted territory, mine to corrupt.
or should I staunch these thoughts, I am too kind
only time will tell
well it isn't talking, so I'll find out myself
with any luck, I'll avoid Hell.
Eric Ness
~#~
WHAT YOU MAKE
TELLYXOX2002
YOU ARE MY FEAR
ONE SOLID TEAR
YOUR LONELY CRY
BUT WILL DENY
REALITY IS NOT
SOMETHING YOU FORGOT
IT'S BLINDING FOR NOW
WILL UNFREEZE SOMEHOW
TAKE AS I BROUGHT
MY TRUST I THOUGHT
WAS TO DEEP TO BRAKE
BUT NOW FOREVER FAKE
THE MORE YOU GAIN
WILL STILL REMAIN
UNTIL THE STAIN
WILL LIVE THE PAIN
I FORGIVE NOT AFTER
LIKE THE SORROW
YOU'VE HAVE BEFORE
IT EVER EVEN HAPPENED...
~#~
QUIEBRA LA PUERTA DEL AGUA
SHATTER THE DOOR OF WATER
--Lys Anzia
If Federico
Garcia Lorca met
Pablo Neruda for tea
would they whisper?
Would they look
for the school
of small fishes passing them
silently in the sea,
or the brilliant reflection
of the water blinding them.
Would they talk of the dolphin?
Of love and revolution
and the towers of Cordoba?
Would they compare
women & conquests,
Don Quixote
and the best poets
of Chile & Spain?
Would they discuss death in Grananda?
Unspeakable crimes.
Matadors & Spanish blood.
Or would they
take the day
and speak
of the flower and
the rough knife used
to place it gently
in the vase.
~#~
WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT SOME MIGHTY AZTEC!
GENEVIEVE Y. ESTRADA
Who really cares about the one who really shares, all her heart and
soul.
No one really knows, where her lonely heart roams.
Deep in the night she creeps through the dark,
Sometimes she wanders through Bacesto Park.
Crazy as it may seem, it's what she doesn't dream.
She dreams of death and the Godawful stench, of frost bitten, worm
eating flesh.
No one cares if she's without a house or a home, peace to all people on
earth she prays, hoping and praying things will go okay.
Has she walks through the night, while the moon sheds out light.
A cry can be heard ,has she runs, listens, but does not turn.
To see who ponders has she wanders, a park that is safe when the sun
burns it's rays.
But late in the night she runs with all her might, she has much fear of
what seems very near.
Not a soul can be seen , yet she let's out a scream,
has this ugly not of Human Being, comes to do cruel and mean things.
To a child left alone on these lonely ass streets, her heart skips a beat, yet
she stands solid on two feet, waiting and anticipating what lies ahead, will
she end up dead or will she make it home to her bed?
~#~
time to spare
Isaac O'Bannon
a gloriously long
spring day
a saturday of dreams
and budding leaves
freshly cut grass
nibbling on the toes
a thaw in the air
its secret revealed
by hints teasing
at the nose
bees humming
in the fluttering wind
soft touches
hand on hand
while walking
soft kisses
lips on lips
while lying
in clover-riddled
patches under a cloudless sky
with a healing sun above
and lilacs blooming pink
~#~
THEY ARE PEOPLE TOO!
copyright "Bezunne" 2002
So far across the ocean in a distant land
Dwell a kind of people hard to understand
An ancient culture, proud and very strong
Language hard to learn, religion must be wrong
Families are important, together they are brave
Modest in their dress, the women must behave
Children laugh and play, so glad to be alive
War planes are a-coming, bombs will soon arrive
Can they choose the guilty or WHO will really die
Hush of silence from the heavens, as angels cry
Written by Bezunne, wondering, can war create
peace, or as more lives are lost will it bring
hatred from another generation? Or will there
be another generation?
~#~
DREAMS MAY FALL TO CALL OTHERS
mike ghiringhelli
dreams fall from the sky like lies upon deaf ears
bestowing thoughts of life's tangible illusions
but every move made to grasp dreams seams
to open u're eyes and let lies peace such quiet bliss
Fists of rage enslave every emotion u've grown to loath
and as u pound the ground
and shake the heavens
~#~
As we walk down this road we call life,
i know i am nearing mine.
All the pain and tears and sorrow,
i'm glad to leave it all behind.
As i stand here on this tall tower,
with the cold wind against my face.
I wonder where the Lord will take me tonight,
or whether i'm ever gonna see his face.
I doubt anyone will miss me when i'm gone,
i'll be lying if i said i didnt care.
Though i wasn't like this before,
its just that love has made me scared.
kevin
~#~
I love you in every aspect of every way.
But this is the only way that I could, to you, say
Just how important you are and how this feeling’s going to stay.
It’s like you’ve got me in a trance, but if you’d just take a
chance,
We could quickly enhance our current level zero of romance.
You may not feel the same, but these feelings I can not tame.
I know with your heart I have no fame, but I promise and proclaim,
That if we’d be together, we would last forever.
Kristina my love, you’re like an angel from up above.
You’ll never wanna be with me, but I just wish that you would see,
That we could always happily be, nothing but completely free.
I know that you want to disagree, but try it and impossibly see,
How great it would be to be loved greatly.
As you read this, just please think a little.
Just try to think if there’s even a trickle
Of passion that you’re hiding or maybe even fighting.
The only thing that I know is true,
Which I could have said this for less than few,
Is that I now and forever ultimately love you.
Joshua Morghan Leybourne
~#~
Dreams
Jamie Dublin
In the world of dreams I dream
There is a star that calls on me
Though really far away it seems
It's waiting patiently just for me
I wish, Oh thankful things to be
And make it great for all to see.
There is a dark shadow coming for me
Oh help me Lord
I cannot see
Its coming closer
Its after me
I try to run
I cannot hide
I wake up feeling lost inside
I thought you simply watched
All the nights that I've cried
When all along
You were at my side.
~#~
"Real Teen Society"
Krystin E. Smith
For teens today life is so complicated,
Always wondering "Tomorrow who will be loved and who will be
hated?"
Never knowing it'll bug you to the core.
"Please just tell me what this life is for!"
You wouldn't realize just how parents don't understand,
And how every girl at school acts like every guy is her biggest fan.
Make-up, hair, clothes, guys, and school
All of us teens only wanted to be cool
No one knows just exactly how we feel inside
But sometimes we just can't let our emotions hide
Love, hate, drugs, alcohol, and friends
"When is this insanity ever going to end?!"
What these teens got is what they strut
Like it or not, they'll decide if you'll make the cut
All they talk about is who's being "cool"
Style is always the main topic at our school
The sky's not the limit here, Attitude is
But don't ask about it they'll say "It's none of your biz'!"
Just about everyone cheats and almost everyone lies
It's so stupid, just a huge fight for all the guys!
So don't ask me what real teen society is,
Want to really know?! Ask my teen parents friends...
~#~
SONGS IN THE SHADOWS
BY DENNIS ALLEN
songs in the shadows forest of gloom,
my sacred life my fate of doom,
rising terrors worst fears of all,
life once bright and sunny but soon to fall,
my soul darkened i started to turn cold,
the cards of life no choice but to fold,
the pain and sorrow flowed into my head,
the growls of hunger need soon be fed,
numbness pulls me to the floor,
the anguish inside i don't want it anymore,
i don't want it anymore,
i don't want it at all,
love, shine, blackened, hate, this is all to
complicate, grave perched, black crows,
sod new and a wilted rose, the dark comes
to my eyes, the songs in the shadows and
sniffled cries...
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