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  • Poetry » Lyrical
    placebo
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    out of neuralgia's dark hotness (sweating and retching), darling i demur all night, except at your contigent contours. i smoulder and smudge tears into blood. were your soporific stories only ...


    Liz - Sep 26, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Dramatic
    Fade Away
    9

    Fade Away You just had to do it You couldn't stop You had to cause his body to drop The last thing you heard was a muffled thud Now he's ...

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    PinsandNeetles - Sep 25, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Narrative
    Immortality
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    SolisCookies - Sep 25, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Dramatic
    Living in the Shadows
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    I run toward the light, Always pushing toward the edge of the darkness, Looking for a chance to be seen, A chance to finally step out of the shadow that ...


    soccerfreak2516 - Sep 25, 2005 - 2 min read

  • Poetry » Other
    Do You See?
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    Do You See? When you look into the mirror, on your special day, won’t you please tell me, what can you see? Do you see what the world sees? The ...


    forest_ofthe_nightingale - Sep 25, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Lyrical
    Payday
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    PaydayPayday comes around againBut Only Once a weekI'm sitting staring thinkingWhys the world so bleakPayday comes around againOnly the Sixty quidThe bank just ate my credit cardI think i'll make ...


    Turismo212 - Sep 25, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Dramatic
    An Angel For Me
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    An Angel For Me The light shined through her beautiful hair, Gorgeous and talented, her skin so fair. My child, my angel, and still to this day, She's beautiful and ...

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    amoerizzle - Sep 25, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Dramatic
    Someday
    4

    Someday I smile; I nod, I say everything's okay. Hoping I can get the courage, To tell the truth someday. You look deep in my eyes, And still can't see ...

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    amoerizzle - Sep 25, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Lyrical
    Running
    2

    Running I'm running from the pain, The pain that's deep inside. Sitting in the rain, Tears running from my eyes. Your words hurt me more, Than your burdensome trust. I ...

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    amoerizzle - Sep 25, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Other
    Connected
    2

    Dear, give me some different words Another speech, another form To flow throughout my body While I connect my eyes with yours It’s an inspiring feeling A jolt-shock of sugary ...


    xanthan gum - Sep 25, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Lyrical
    Leisure to Dream
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    My first poetry post on this site...let me know what you think. These minutes that amble by slowly Give me leisure to do the same As I daydream of your ...

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    Once Upon A Dream - Sep 25, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Dramatic
    Memories
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    SolisCookies - Sep 24, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Other
    I Love You
    4

    I tingled when you said it, For the very first time. I looked deep in your eyes, As you promised you'd be mine. I believed you at first; I trusted ...

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    amoerizzle - Sep 24, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Narrative
    Hate
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    Hate I grabbed the razor in my hand, Slid it slowly across my wrist. Blood slid down my arm, As I studied it with bliss. The pain's too great, I'm ...

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    amoerizzle - Sep 24, 2005 - 1 min read

  • Poetry » Narrative
    Gone
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    Gone No one really knew him, No one really cared. That's why he's gone now, 'Cause life he couldn't bear. You taunted him; you teased, While he just walked on ...

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    amoerizzle - Sep 24, 2005 - 1 min read


Cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be done. You can’t fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.
— William S. Burroughs