the War Lost
Friday's depression
refused to
wait 'til Monday
It
demanded
immediate attention
It
demanded
immediate action
Now,
there are no
demands.
Death
makes no
demands
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Do not cry for me
Do not cry for me
I alone, own my pain
Do not cry for me
for that, I have the rain
Do not cry for me
many mistakes I have made
Do not cry for me
and the love I now crave
Do not cry for me
alone is where I belong
Do not cry for me
solitude has made me strong
Do not cry for me
for my tears dampen bed sheets at night
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Lovelorn
Still,
Silent Snow
blankets regret
muted emotion,
white lifeless hue.
A dance of a love's
brilliant light
was once the breath
of springtime's dew
Scattered leaves
of Autumn's past
strewn throughout
it's lonely street
amidst, cold,
damp pavement
whence we struggle,
yet to breathe
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Wanted Love/Lust
We lay,
side by side.
Nighttime
lazily passes
as the rain
patters on the
window
Salty taste
of love-making
wetness
drips
off of our bodies,
intermingling
This isn't
just a Fk
Her hands
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Monster
Words choked
Letters smothered/
suffocated
the lie is truth
when repeated
often enough
sheep follow
faux shepherds
through fields
of broken glass
even as shards
pierce bare feet-
they do not see
_the hypocrisy
_the lies
_the bloodshed
they choose
greedy
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Wonderful Sorrow
Oh,
how wonderful
my
blackened
sorrow
It's
searing pain
breathes warmth,
softening once
calcified veins.
Like dry-ice,
burning away
at the
hardened numbness
of my being.
It's good
to feel.
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Her Empty Spaces
She knew
the rain well.
It,
filled her
empty spaces.
So did I.
She had a
bland,
albeit,
deliciousness
about her
Her thickened
sweetness
was ladled
upon my
tongue,
time and time
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The Non Spaces
the
non spaces
a waif,
knows many
a waif,
knows many
who
will dress
his
wounds?
will you?
once,
the
sleeping
smile of
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Chinaski's Smiling
I reach
for the
tattered book
off of my toilet
tank, and
think...,
'Wouldn't
Bukowski
be proud'
Blurred,
sunken eyes
and rotted,
coffee-stained
teeth
'Wouldn't
Bukowski
be proud'
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Passion's Angst
Blustery bellows thrust,
frozen winds and sleet
Unto rebelling angst,
as inner passions secrete
Tempered emotions lament,
their once unbridled lust
Mourning dissipated love
vibrant colors, now lifeless rust
Pushing against it's forceful gale,
passing time weathers desire
Cold dampened, sheets of pain
quell the irrepressible inner fire
Yet motionless, thoughts linger
Forever breathless, memories stand still
Elusive, is the unattainable calm,
as torrential storms rage within
the unfulfilled.
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