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April - 2008 Archive

::04:30:08::

::: Eyes - Part 1 of My Demise :::

I saw her
Last Try.
“I’m sorry”
(Silence)
“I had to”
(Silence)
“For you!
Please say something, constructive or destructive... (See more on the Kevin J Page)

::04:30:08::

::: Him :::

-- I’m Always Thinking Of Him--

Hey you!
Yes
You
The one with the blank stare
Twenty bucks to guess what I’m thinking... (See more on theVez Page)

::04:30:08::

::: A Sista’s Curl :::v

A Sista’s curl
Has a definition all it’s own
From the tight swirl
To the big loops
And hoops... (See more on the Prophetic Psalmist Page)

::04:30:08::

::: Debris :::

We were
a heap of debris stacked
nearly five feet high.
Broken branches,
trimmed hedges, brown leaves,
even a few pulled up weeds... (See more on the Dean Walker Page)

::04:29:08::

::: Hello World :::

Hello, hello world,
Everything went wrong,
But I know I’m not alone,
There is too much of us standing in your row... (See more on the Milica Milivojevic Page)

::04:29:08::

::: Woman :::

I alone will hold my destiny
Strength given from my “GOD”
Lurks around inside of me... (See more on the KarinaMarie Page)

::04:29:08::

::: Thank You Mr. Brody :::

The grass grows
With the wild onions
Just as it does... (See more on the J.D. Szalla Page)

::04:29:08::

::: A Message From Lucky Chang :::

Lucky Chang: “ Super conduct takes place daily in the i-city, without re-confounding to everyone else.”

What?... (See more on the J.D. Szalla Page)

::04:29:08::

::: Dear Poets: Go Kill Yourself! :::

The tulips between the avenues suffer the unfortunate placement of one plot over... (See more on the J.D. Szalla Page)

::04:29:08::

::: For All The 22nd Century Victorias :::

All of the formal seeds are planted... (See more on the J.D. Szalla Page)

::04:29:08::

::: Suicide Watch :::

Tell her there’s more life to live.
Show her the insects in a flower
or a pearl necklace of bees
swimming ‘round a plum tree... (See more on the Dean Walker Page)

::04:28:08::

::: Rage :::

When I look into your eyes, I can see to the depths of your soul.
When you look at her, it will be my reflection that you see... (See more on the Fallen Page)

::04:28:08::

::: Female Chauvinist :::

From history throughout the pages of time men have continuously been considered to be the superior mind,
but in my mind, from what I see... (See more on the CG Page)

::04:28:08::

::: Rambling :::

Living in a society full of rules of contradiction
Mingling laws with bylaws trying to contain my disposition
Credit Scores, with tax rates, and money that... (See more on the CG Page)

::04:28:08::

::: Brick by Brick :::

Brick by brick
I laid you down wall by wall
I built towers that where miles high around you, Structures that would never fall... (See more on the CG Page)

::04:28:08::

::: Excommunicated :::

excommunicated my life value has depreciated
but no longer can I be subjugated by your tormented rage... (See more on the CG Page)

::04:26:08::

::: a familiar ride :::

my pale white flesh rests upon the dark cushions of our downtown ride
moving slowly-crawling through the streets
creeping up on black shapes... (See more on the Victoria Page)

::04:26:08::

::: can the blind see beauty :::

Are you deaf?
Why am I kept on mute?
Why can’t you hear a pretty girl?
Do you only see pretty girls?... (See more on the Victoria Page)

::04:25:08::

::: Lets Make Time :::

everyday there jumping outta planes
everyday there ducking bombs in the sand
fighting to protect me and you
fighting to protect our home land... (See more on the Empress Tor Page)

::04:25:08::

::: Graffiti Prophet :::

From my window in the faces
As my bus drove other places
The graffiti prophet spoke
A gentle sermon in his joke... (See more on the Blind Pathos Page)

::04:25:08::

::: My Mind In The Blender :::

With a ghostly duet
Of biker-gang groove
I annihilate you
With my guitar squall drool... (See more on the J.D. Szalla Page)

::04:25:08::

::: Not That Difficult :::

Conversely
All L.A. hipsters
Say music
Is whatever
You make it
And
I want to say
It’s not that difficult... (See more on the J.D. Szalla Page)

::04:25:08::

::: Colors of Love :::

I first saw you walking on water,
the swan pond with a fountain.
You were the iridescent wings
of a floating Morpho butterfly... (See more on the Dean Walker Page)

::04:23:08::

::: Minor Inconvenience :::

If you could just smile one more time

My day would be so much better

If you could promise me we’d be together forever... (See more on the Minister and his Bag of Garbage Page)

::04:22:08::

::: The Original Sin :::

He had given up on the creator of the rainbow
The pretty colors and the pot full of gold
He had washed away all of his opinions of the sun... (See more on the Minister and his Bag of Garbage Page)

::04:22:08::

::: She Left :::

She left quietly
Refusing to show her emotions
Like a man she sticks out her chest
And says nothing... (See more on the Minister and his Bag of Garbage Page)

::04:22:08::

::: Mythical Herculean Saga :::

Homeric Odyssey’s dramatic epics
inscribe established legacy
offer contemporary lessons... (See more on the ts735b Page)

::04:22:08::

::: Sangfroid Soul :::

Apostasy predominates against establishmentarian regime coda
bohemian paradigm repudiates
twenty-first century iconic ethos... (See more on the ts735b Page)

::04:22:08::

::: Credo Of Hate :::

Venomous manifesto decreed
(issued from sequestered Al-Kaida laden rant)
violent call of arms as battle cry
Against capitalistic... (See more on the ts735b Page)

::04:22:08::

::: Marquee Motif :::

Neon lights broadcast sold out show of one Matthew Scott
expert stage craft presents quotidian shows without sound... (See more on the ts735b Page)

::04:21:08::

::: Rapture Day :::

In the blink of an eye,
I was floating in the sky.
So, I packed a bowl of kind
and looked upon the Earth... (See more on the Dean Walker Page)

::04:18:08::

::: It Must Be Said :::

All I can do is take it lightly that you don’t appreciate the
Time and effort I put in to this like a Sheppard from the olden days... (See more on the Kevin J Page)

::04:18:08::

::: Daylight :::

I have…
Been through some things.
Not a lot, because my fortune doesn’t run out... (See more on the Kevin J Page)

::04:18:08::

::: The Truth :::

The truth as I see it
because perception lies
deeper than the eyes
can ever try to surmise... (See more on the Amy Page)

::04:16:08::

::: You’re Momma To Me :::

Joyful and Painful tears
Over years and years
Of raising your own
Not alone
But with the help of the... (See more on the Prophetic Psalmist Page)

::04:16:08::

::: RIP :::

I found myself
Under a dusty pile of bricks
It wasn’t just one push
A few... (See more on the Jen Whatevr Page)

::04:16:08::

::: First Place Woman :::

After all this time
Your future doesn’t recognize my face
She was previously molded to fit that place
In my world, when you constantly give and... (See more on the SoftHoney Page)

::04:16:08::

::: Blind You Clearly :::

This is desperation
My turn,
Backwards,
But forward... (See more on the Kevin J Page)

::04:15:08::

::: Thank You Letter to Ex :::

There are no more walls in my house.
I hang my pictures on the air.
My carpet is made of moss and grass... (See more on the Dean Walker Page)

::04:15:08::

::: What I Want :::

Simple
Hurt my soul, just with nibbles
Using fangs, filed down for the occasion
Leave me stranded, in all your favorite places... (See more on the Kevin J Page)

::04:15:08::

::: Political Limericks Vol. 2 :::

Hillary been dissin’ Obama
So bad he finally said “Yo Momma”
I know you ain’t playin’
you know what I’m sayin’?
But man, we don’t need all this drama.

They say this temper of McCain’s... (See more on the Joe Bauer Page)

::04:15:08::

::: Political Limericks Vol. 1:::

Gas prices are a crime
Those execs should do time
When I drive to the store
I’m so poor anymore
All I have left is a dime

Scooter Libby lied to the jury... (See more on the Joe Bauer Page)

::04:15:08::

::: Love :::

Conquer me, undeniably, thru the realms of the deepest reality.
Create passion so thick that the eye can see... (See more on the KarinaMarie Page)

::04:15:08::

::: Four :::

Focus~

Be driven by your negatives,

Build on your positives... (See more on the KarinaMarie Page)

::04:15:08::

::: Got Poetry? :::

an old man once told me
that I would grow to be
the man I was chose to be
and would hold close to me... (See more on the Amy Page)

::04:14:08::

::: Letting Go :::

The sun fell behind the hill now the night will be long.
Letting go isn't wrong although it won't feel right, buy now it looks like a fight...(See more on the Mikee Page)

::04:14:08::

::: Love :::

My love will not die no matter how much I try.
How could I let it perish something I truly cherish?
Expire my desire will... (See more on the Mikee Page)

::04:14:08::

::: Once in a lifetime :::

Once in a lifetime and I'm not talking about the sunshine, the taste of wine or the flow of a rhyme... (See more on the Mikee Page)

::04:14:08::

::: Never Been lucky in love :::

I've never been lucky in love.
I’ve never been the one she thinking of... (See more on the Mikee Page)

::04:14:08::

::: Maybe Baby :::

Maybe it’s the way I wear my hair, or the way I show I care?
Maybe it’s the way I try to share... (See more on the Mikee Page)

::04:14:08::

::: Pulchritudinous :::

Holding on to parts of your past is not so good of a path!
It's not all fairy tales and fountains; It may be best to choose your own mountains... (See more on the Mikee Page)

::04:14:08::

::: Secrets :::

The clouds are overhead, they look like a bed' is that what you said?
Secrets have no purpose so... (See more on the Mikee Page)

::04:14:08::

::: See Ya :::

Oh well, I could tell it seemed fake as hell!
The more I thought it rang a bell, I won't go into a shell... (See more on the Mikee Page)

::04:14:08::

::: Spirits :::

I'm flying!
To the bar the drinks I 'm buying!... (See more on the Mikee Page)

::04:14:08::

::: Suicide Vapor :::

Suicide the thoughts collide, I can no longer hide this is how I feel inside.
Maybe putting it on paper will make the thought vapor... (See more on the Mikee Page)

::04:14:08::

::: USA :::

Our country is full of crack and load up our troops and go to Iraq!
Our beaches are loosing sand are we have are sights on Iran!... (See more on the Mikee Page)

::04:14:08::

::: Dig It :::

Just under the tulip I will dig.
I’ll turn up the bulb with it’s
tiny roots. I’ll excavate... (See more on the Dean Walker Page)

::04:14:08::

::: Holding onto Spring :::

I am holding onto spring for you.
Holding onto apple blossoms and bees.
Holding onto the air. I’m holding... (See more on the Dean Walker Page)

::04:14:08::

::: I Remember the Thorns :::

Dreams that were dreamed upon the flaccid foundations of Manhattan
were sucked into... (See more on the Carlos G. Page)

::04:11:08::

::: escape from the maws of being a pauper :::

This tramp (which caricature familiarly epitomized in countless Chaplinesque productions, Dickensian tales, oil paintings some from the artistic hands of great masters and others from anonymous... (See more on the Nada por senor Page)

::04:11:08::

::: Wedding :::

Some troubles are seeping from my life
rin bout the floor with no rhythm
Can’t help but separate them from my life... (See more on the Jeremiah Harz Page)

::04:11:08::

::: Crazy Narcissus :::

There was nothing stopping him from walking,
walking past the rangers booth and bathrooms,
past the tourists with cameras and backpacks... (See more on the Dean Walker Page)

::04:11:08::

::: Vicissitude :::

A voice asked me “not give up”, so it called me out to pull my bluff! “Unlike Hafiz of Shiraz” the moon asked me... (See more on the Mikee Page)

::04:11:08::

::: Numb Suckers :::

Oral fixation on stunning television
A plague of celebration for those who encourage them... (See more on the Jeremiah Harz Page)

::04:11:08::

::: Spirit Thinkers :::

Knowledge hungry eyes, free spirit thinkers guided by the pressures of black spot dreamers Local children... (See more on the Jeremiah Harz Page)

::04:11:08::

::: Fight Yourself For Your Rights :::

Heart of the matter
Get to it
Gave all the help I could
And you threw it... (See more on the Kevin J Page)

::04:10:08::

::: What if I have to tell you something :::

Sirens belch out songs of a distant dream
While men scare off the dancing at night
Relations bind up the summer sky... (See more on the Suzy Creamcheese Page)

::04:10:08::

::: The Talk :::

Shiny tokens flip down
Shimmering eyes look away
Glistening lips tuck in... (See more on the Suzy Creamcheese Page)

::04:09:08::

::: Face all of your fears :::

Fearing the inevitable and facing the unlikely,
Open up to hear your mind screaming for you to let it go.... (See more on the Allison Page)

::04:09:08::

::: Gertrude Whitney :::

At 125th
None of it really matters
The flags
Or
The rain
I am heading in... (See more on the J.D. Szalla Page)

::04:09:08::

::: Premonition of Paul McCarthy :::

Look at this __ up kid!
He is full of himself
An introvert, a thief and a pig!
Nothing but want... (See more on the J.D. Szalla Page)

::04:08:08::

::: Name of the Night :::

Hearted
Saw you in the right light
First time.
You brought me... (See more on the Kevin J Page)

::04:08:08::

::: Kid from The Slums :::

In spite of his education,
and voracious appetite to read,
they said he’ll never amount... (See more on the Dean Walker Page)

::04:08:08::

::: Bouncing Black :::

My heritage is outlawed in my home
My color and creed forbidden
I’m bursting through a planted seed... (See more on the S.M. Bailey Page)

::04:07:08::

:: Been Alone all Along :::

Two years, four months, and seven days of what I call sweet lies of sweet love. My broken heart of the burden of wanting to be loved... (See more on the Chas Page)

::04:04:08::

::: Not My Trip :::

You can break my balls all you like.
I know you will be gone in the morning.
There is no more room in the inn... (See more on the Dean Walker Page)

::04:04:08::

::: Armageddon :::

California will slip into the ocean
while domesticated cats grow wings
and attack all the birds until there... (See more on the Dean Walker Page)

::04:04:08::

::: Chelsea Half King :::

A poet?
What the __ is that?
Put on your diving bell
Write a screenplay
At least the outline for one... (See more on the J.D. Szalla Page)

::04:04:08::

::: Hippy :::

Big fat hands
gonna change the waste land
plant a garden in the sand
and tame the ways man... (See more on the Sidney B. Page)

::04:03:08::

::: Prospects :::

Her misconceptions take me to husband.
I’m drinking water, goldenseal, cranberry.
Laughs when I say I read “Lovely Bones,”... (See more on the GypsyEyes Page)

::04:03:08::

::: Real talk’s Real talk :::

Waking up to a new day
Listening to the same junk this fool has to say
Starts off “real talk, yo, I ain’t even playin’ games”... (See more on the Babie Page)

::04:03:08::

::: Dance with me :::

For this dance to the beat of the sound
of catastrophes to this throb inside me
why do I beat one and others beat more... (See more on the Veronica Page)

::04:02:08::

::: KnightHood :::

When boys are young and have had their fun
and trained and done all that they could.
Two young men would then step forth brethren... (See more on the Michael Holys Page)

::04:02:08::

::: Soak :::

You play leapfrog with these novelties, shiny like candy approaching, reproaching, frivolous expending, never-bending, you’ve got reverse... (See more on the Reine Page)

::04:02:08::

::: A Long Time Coming :::

Life is beginning to fit.
Like hand-me-down clothes,
It’s worn, faded; someone else's material trail.
Plans come together... (See more on the Tess Sebast Page)

::04:02:08::

::: My Goodbyes :::

How do I find the strength today
To grasp goodbyes that bend and sway?
A handy-man, a father... (See more on the Tess Sebast Page)

::04:01:08::

::: Trapped :::

Trapped inside this racing mind
These images and sounds entwine
Leaving me so far behind... (See more on the Bee Conscious Page)

::04:01:08::

::: Wicked Bad Day Poem :::

August thirteenth nineteen hundred and ninety nine
forever etched in the annals of my personal infamy
as one sending hair raising shivers down my spine... (See more on the Yusisasi49 Page)

::04:01:08::

::: Pac and Hughes :::

This one is for one of the greatest poetic minds of the 20th century and the greatest lyricist to ever rock the mic; Mr. Langston Hughes and Tupac... (See more on the PhatPoet Page)

::04:01:08::

::: Lé Jean, Amy and Mr. Freeze :::

Jean Girbaud
Was now
Scaling the outside
Of the brownstone... (See more on the J.D. Szalla Page)

::04:01:08::

::: Dear Adelaide :::

Bloomius is my yellow snake
She is old... (See more on the J.D. Szalla Page)

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