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  • Poetry » Lyrical
    Distance
    7

    Distance Through the dusk, I staredGazed through the dawn.Through the night I whisperedMurmured through the morn.And listened to their song.‘n’ they all spoke of one thing that’s..Di


    torsa_n_muse - Sep 28, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Other
    Bereft
    6

    BEREFT THE FATIGUE OF ETERNAL WAITOVERRIDES THE BENT FOR LOVE;AND I THE BRIDE OF THE AGE’S FERRYMAN, STAND TODAY BEREFT.I HAVE SWALLOWED THE THIRST, AND MY VOICE IS CRACKED, CANNOT ...


    torsa_n_muse - Sep 28, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Other
    Morning Tide
    4

    Enduring slander by peers As it endures Tripping over lips As smooth as 24/7 sexual activity With the mailman Hug and kisses And pen marks Battle each other to the ...


    xanthan gum - Sep 27, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Dramatic
    wish you were there
    3

    You say it's a communication breakdown but I know you feel better when I'm not around... The red light is flashing all over your face I can tell you want ...


    Firestarter - Sep 27, 2005 - 1 min read

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    The emphasis is on sound, so you should use my pronunciation guide, and read the piece out loud. Renior= Ren-wah; Manet= Mah-nay; Monet= Moe-nay; Courbet= Core-bay; Cassatt: Cah-saw-t; Seine=Senn; Cez


    A.O. Avalon - Sep 27, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Other
    experimental
    10

    PART I translucent smoke lucid dreaming in red rose haze voices the colour of tinted glass and eyes that reflect light mirrors PART II I say to you With all ...


    Galatea - Sep 27, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Narrative
    The Khaia Delum (The False Vow)
    4

    The Khaia Delum J.K. Bonogofsky Where now is the one who hath promised his aid? We wait as the darkness moves in. Where be thy sword whose service was vowed, ...


    Beethoven - Sep 26, 2005 - 2 min read

  • Poetry » Other
    Moon Rose
    4

    A/N= ehe. this actually stared as an assignment. We had 7 minutes to write a poem about whatever came to mind. Well, since I had "Ghost of a Rose" by ...


    Twilight - Sep 26, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Other
    teenage lust (7 parts)
    8

    1 You broke my heart But at least I still have my art I’ll read movies I’ll watch books I’ll live, breathe, and fuck art You watch me I’ll be ...

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    lin night - Sep 26, 2005 - 2 min read

  • 9

    The little boy decides to quit the game before It's even started, causing Massive headaches in Administration. He is eventually deleted from computer files because Life would be so much ...


    antigone - Sep 26, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Dramatic
    Man in Blue
    8

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    SolisCookies - Sep 26, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Other
    What I Believe as a Writer
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    SolisCookies - Sep 26, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Other
    Prada on concrete
    8

    You can’t love me. What I am Who I was Fishnet tights, Prada on concrete and lying broken My dreams are broken Yours are still alive Let them live and ...


    Whatsarahsaid - Sep 26, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Dramatic
    Not afraid to die
    4

    It's dark outside cold and alone I walk down the street my hands in my pockets my heart beating fast I quicken my pace to leave this place quicker footsteps ...

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    Moon_Child - Sep 26, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Other
    Another Phake Phone Call
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    Suck-ass comeback to whatever I used to do... Something I might never do again... HOW CAN YOU SAY I WAS EVEN CONSIDERABLY GOOD AT THIS WHEN I WASN'T? I CAN'T! ...

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    Elizabeth - Sep 26, 2005 - 2 min read


The idea that a poem was a made thing stayed with me, and I decided then that I wanted to be an artist, not just a diarist. So I put myself through a kind of apprenticeship in writing poetry, and I understood even then that my practice as a poet was deeply related to my reading.
— Edward Hirsch