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Nov - 2007 Archive

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::: The Story of Life :::

Anger and pain
Sorrow and shame
You know when it came... (See more on the John Page)

::11:30:07::

::: Love and Money :::

love is a lot like money
you never know
whose hands it's been... (See more on the The Poet Jared Page)

::11:30:07::

::: My Ass :::

is not an ass
not like some
people have
my ass is smaller... (See more on the The Poet Jared Page)

::11:30:07::

::: The World's Fattest Man is Missing :::

I know this to be true
I read it from
a supermarket... (See more on the The Poet Jared Page)

::11:30:07::

::: Timeless :::

Born of love they emerge from the darkness
Knowing nothing of... (See more on the Vinnie Sorce Page)

::11:30:07::

::: Hope Fades Away... :::

Letting the world wash over me
I bathe in the glory of life... (See more on the Vinnie Sorce Page)

::11:30:07::

::: With Miles Davis at the Isle of White :::

Gary Bartz
Blew some farts
Through his toy horn
He got the sh*ts... (See more on the Bill White Page)

::11:29:07::

::: Your Family :::

Damn, she's gonna loose me.
Through all the bullsh*t; the
cycle repeats itself... (See more on the Nicole Page)

::11:29:07::

::: Autodidact: (A Self-Taught Person) :::

We who teach ourselves
get “daydreams in class” and... (See more on the Kristen McHenry Page)

::11:28:07::

::: Summer Alley :::

Shall I compare thee
to a summer's day
in the alleyways - of Chicago... (See more on the Melissa Pierce Page)

::11:28:07::

::: Ubuntu :::

Saw people in the streets
my heart beats... (See more on the Giovanni Piepoli Page)

::11:28:07::

::: All Writers Have Issues :::

I'm acting out scenes of a play that hasn't been completed. on a stage that hasn't been built. to an audience who... (See more on the Simone Carlene Page)

::11:27:07::

::: Expiration Dates :::

Strike the notes with a hammer
Bend the rules to cater to your conscience
Follow the others... (See more on the R.P. McCaffrey Page)

::11:27:07::

::: Déjà vu :::

She dropped the bottle
and heard it shatter before it fell.
It cracked the sink and... (See more on the Josh Woods Page)

::11:27:07::

::: She Fell :::

She'd fall to it again and again,
no matter what it was, or what covered it,
dust or sand, carpet... (See more on the Josh Woods Page)

::11:27:07::

::: Untitled :::

From the window she could see them in the garden
standing close and parallel... (See more on the Josh Woods Page)

::11:27:07::

::: Regret is all that's left :::

Fierce remorse drowns my soul
due to the dirty life I've kept
pain is all I... (See more on the Xutroy Page)

::11:27:07::

::: Abused :::

My naked body,
scattered and sore,
laying next... (See more on the Xutroy Page)

::11:27:07::

::: A Moment Stolen :::

Tainted, faded, jaded;
Cast your image along the mirror.
So belated, you... (See more on the Meghan Page)

::11:27:07::

::: Crazy Horse :::

Here
battle cries
like hailstones
shower upon the... (See more on the Mattybrah Page)

::11:27:07::

::: Just to Write :::

Just to write
I would love to sit by the beach
With the ocean just out of reach... (See more on the Everyman Page)

::11:26:07::

::: Who am I? :::

Honey, sit relax and let me explain!
I'm that girl that the stars all watch and wink at as she walks... (See more on the M-Shell C Page)

::11:26:07::

::: As I Face The Sky :::

I'm not afraid to die as I face the sky
moms crying so will I decide to say... (See more on the Dev Page)

::11:26:07::

::: Yes It Is... No, I'Tsnot! :::

Tonight, we're going to learn a little bit about rhyme,
rhythm and the flow... (See more on the Lc 24-7-365 Page)

::11:26:07::

::: To my last drop of hope :::

I dedicate this is to my last drop of hope
before I too become hopeless... (See more on the Jase Page)

::11:26:07::

::: Stilettos and Hair :::

What's under that dress is so sacred and juicy, with sun fire burning, desire and passion... (See more on the Josephe P Buchanan Page)

::11:25:07::

::: The Sewer :::

here's the place
on my street
where my friend... (See more on the Carnez K Page)

::11:25:07::

::: Savant :::

Half-witted and moaning
drooling from open sores in his mouth
dancing through... (See more on the The Drummer Page)

::11:25:07::

::: Forget :::

my brother tells me don’t snitch
so do the poems of... (See more on the Carnez K Page)

::11:25:07::

::: School :::

fear in the hallway
teachers don’t teach... (See more on the Carnez K Page)

::11:25:07::

::: Glass :::

kids play
broken glass
at the playground... (See more on the Carnez K Page)

::11:25:07::

::: Father :::

I remember his eyes, my father
sitting on the porch... (See more on the Carnez K Page)

::11:25:07::

::: Try :::

they say be happy
I try
they say behave... (See more on the Carnez K Page)

::11:25:07::

::: The Sins of Perfection :::

Bitter tears mixed with blood,
My face stained with the death in my veins.
Enlightened by my lighten... (See more on the Amy Ratkovich Page)

::11:25:07::

::: Time Passes and Pain Subsides :::

Sometimes I think of what might have been,
Now I no longer fear I'll never... (See more on the Amy Ratkovich Page)

::11:25:07::

::: Time Stands Still :::

Once in a millennia strange phenomenon happen in... (See more on the Amy Ratkovich Page)

::11:25:07::

::: The Rain Calls the Sun :::

The rain is gentle in cleaning my skin,
So calming within... (See more on the Amy Ratkovich Page)

::11:25:07::

::: You :::

I can not describe the way I feel.
I do not know if I love... (See more on the Amy Ratkovich Page)

::11:25:07::

::: lluminated Mind :::

Happiness.
Is an illusion seen
Only by those who... (See more on the Amy Ratkovich Page)

::11:25:07::

::: Love's Chills :::

Shaking like a leave,
I am... (See more on the Amy Ratkovich Page)

::11:25:07::

::: The Insane Shall Save Us :::

Suddenly the Sun rose.
Suddenly the sky was black and the world fell.
The agony... (See more on the Amy Ratkovich Page)

::11:25:07::

::: MuSic :::

I am music
music is me
I can be anything... (See more on the Fenix Knight Page)

::11:24:07::

::: Storm Clouds :::

I'm all alone, no one cares, no one gets it,
Everyone stares.
You wouldn't understand... (See more on the Check Page)

::11:24:07::

::: Nah' Mean...What? :::

Dudes on the corner fruntin'
Can't speak properly
So they talk about nothin... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:24:07::

::: A Lullaby for Rose :::

When rose asked for a lullaby-
all the songs had been sung
all but one... (See more on the Everyman Page)

::11:24:07::

::: Left 4 Dead :::

You Left me alone in this dark room
For no reason to die in this deep tomb
Without any... (See more on the Fenix Knight Page)

::11:23:07::

::: In a Mind of Glass :::

Sadomasochists praying to their god of pleasure
Entering... (See more on the Chris P Page)

::11:23:07::

::: Playing the Straight Man :::

so I'm painting the interior
of this single mom's new home,
when her... (See more on the Barkawitz Page)

::11:23:07::

::: Like A Warning :::

so I'm out on another
run around the city,
when I spot this... (See more on the Barkawitz Page)

::11:23:07::

::: Iron Wheels :::

as I push the heavily-loaded cart
with sacks of concrete across
the shopping center... (See more on the Barkawitz Page)

::11:23:07::

::: Urban Winds :::

Urban winds form puffed cheeks
and blow us on through canyonlands
of living.
Runaway balloons... (See more on the Christine Emmert Page)

::11:23:07::

::: Soft Black Road :::

When the asphalt wandered off and melted into itself
The danger eluded such powers... (See more on the The Drummer Page)

::11:22:07::

::: My Liverpool Bird :::

One day
A lovely little bird from Liverpool
Flew through my window
And landed in my... (See more on the L. Elliot Mintz Page)

::11:22:07::

::: Rust :::

Yeah I have seen it spurn and turn,
I have tasted its winded shards
my eyes blistered from its tang... (See more on the Mchai Apeltree Page)

::11:21:07::

::: Sitting on the side-walk :::

Just sitting on the side-walk
the sky is heavy
the night is slow to come... (See more on the Parisian Catharsis Page)

::11:21:07::

::: Syracuse Syphons :::

Syracuse syphons
On below
A gurgling sound
The meanderer mishappens... (See more on the Deborah Morales Page)

::11:20:07::

::: Last Name Should've Been Jefferson :::

Life aint' monopoly
Da hell with that game
Wish I could collect $200.00... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:20:07::

::: Reverie :::

I sit and I wonder,
Well not really - thoughts just occur
I'm daydreaming... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:20:07::

::: If It Were Only Sneakers :::

If it were sneakers that I were trying to protect
That would be easy... (See more on the Jacki Campbell Page)

::11:20:07::

::: Cresendo :::

So faint, so familiar
The subtle notes that fall and break
Like the plucking of strings... (See more on the Jacki Campbell Page)

::11:20:07::

::: Gift :::

I no longer want to see the best minds of my generation,
destroyed by madness! (See more on the Randall Sokoloff Page)

::11:20:07::

::: Smith Tower :::

In miniature and stuffed
With sinus bone,
They blow.  Nothing... (See more on the Bill White Page)

::11:20:07::

::: Dreaming of Love :::

I was at peace in my sleep
As my conscious was deeply sedated
I envisioned your face... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:20:07::

::: M.T.A. Goin Ur Way :::

I stepped onto the iron horse
Hoping to reach my destination
Suddenly the morning sun... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:19:07::

::: The lightnings' Blind :::

From the belly of the beast
To the empty grave
No life is worth keeping... (See more on the Amelia Soul Diaz Page)

::11:18:07::

::: What I am thinking while you keep talking :::

My head is an egg
with a rock inside
[ a rock ]
wishing it were on... (See more on the Erin O'Brien Page)

::11:17:07::

::: Nine to Five (24/7) :::

He sits
Still tired from the night before
Day breaks... (See more on the Smalls Charles Page)

::11:17:07::

::: Canyon Women :::

The Hopi people believe they were birthed
From the womb of the earth
A canyon grand and... (See more on the Jacki Campbell Page)

::11:17:07::

::: Wishes and Dreams (parts 1 and 2) :::

As the Sun drowns in horizons' depths,
From safe haven you slowly emerge.
Under cover... (See more on the Anthony Terlicker Page)

::11:17:07::

::: O Hallowed Marshmallow :::

Your Light skin I pierce
Flames lapping at you
No escape my... (See more on the Anthony Terlicker Page)

::11:17:07::

::: My Little Box :::

Traveling home as shadows grow
For dark arrives, Sun is low
In horizons wake, sets... (See more on the Anthony Terlicker Page)

::11:17:07::

::: Along the waters' edge :::

‘twas twilight and the moon was full
Her eyes a doorway to her soul
Innocence telling... (See more on the Anthony Terlicker Page)

::11:17:07::

::: Unity :::

For a better world today
People of all nations must come together
If we knew the importance... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:17:07::

::: U.N.C.L.E. named Sam :::

I got an uncle named Sam
But he doesn't give a damn
About... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:16:07::

::: Happy Anniversary :::

When is the last time love felt good?
When it made me smile in innocence
To love person so... (See more on the NTS Page)

::11:16:07::

::: Saving :::

My resolve is to solve
all of my dramas.
Put in motion the... (See more on the Nicole Page)

::11:16:07::

::: Sima :::

And when he comes
on the Sunday stroll.
cause whatever, whatever... (See more on the Nicole Page)

::11:16:07::

::: Being About Something :::

I just wanna say something.
Wanna be about something.
Let those who love me... (See more on the Nicole Page)

::11:16:07::

::: The Idiosyncrasies of Lust :::

Lick
Under my
Breasts and
Reach
Into my
Cave to... (See more on the Demi'urge Page)

::11:16:07::

::: Prisoner of Circumstance :::

I still don't know, so here goes, I'm slowly adapting to the answers I discovered when I found myself, I was lost... (See more on the InsightDeluxe Page)

::11:16:07::

::: Sky Poems :::

On this blue sky day
the clouds are painting poetry.
Is the wind the author... (See more on the Will Cole Page)

::11:16:07::

::: Unidentified Voice :::

I stood right where the line was
So I thought that was the place to stand
Everything seemed to be... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:16:07::

::: My Name Is Success :::

Many do not know me
But I am willing to reveal myself
I do exist - try to believe... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:16:07::

::: Letter to a Male :::

Say man, not to imply it in general
It's just an expression
Say man, if I can... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:15:07::

::: Song Of Self :::

My protest
is a
song sung
of self 
speaking through... (See more on the Randall Sokoloff Page)

::11:15:07::

::: Inside the Park :::

I grab the paper by the laces
The pen like a bat
My letters rounding bases... (See more on the Rolex Booths Page)

::11:15:07::

::: Two Little :::

Two little angels sitting on my shoulders
One held a pitchfork
The other held rainbows... (See more on the Rolex Booths Page)

::11:15:07::

::: Tears of a Bird :::

Do you understand the heart of a caged bird?
Whose cries are unseen or... (See more on the Ramey Page)

::11:15:07::

::: Ain't No Brakes on Des Streets :::

Ain't no brakes when it comes to barrowing, selling, or paying on time
From the crook, the cop... (See more on the Josephe P Buchanan Page)

::11:15:07::

::: Call Me What You Wanna :::

Some say I'm not exactly subtle,
so what exactly does that mean?
that I'm too blunt... (See more on the KittiKat Page)

::11:14:07::

::: Written Reality :::

You say write like little black girls don't have a hard enough time finding justice and equality between skin color, babydaddies... (See more on the Soul of Poetry Page)

::11:14:07::

::: Julie 5/11 :::

Which burst right above me (I looked up, reeled backwards, the past rushing past) and still in the sunset, lit... (See more on the Patrick Seick Page)

::11:14:07::

::: Not To Be Denied :::

The road looked deserted with fear
It seemed as if all hope was gone,
I glanced at a bystander... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:14:07::

::: No - Think You :::

Please do not take offense
If I will not accept what you of me,
And get rid of that look of suspense... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:14:07::

::: Is That It? :::

No more waiting
As both of you have been contemplating
How to extinguish the fire your body is burning
And how to stop the... (See more on the MacKinzey Page)

::11:14:07::

::: Loveflow :::

Created by the love flowing through my river
I imagine sunrise amongst my beauty to cause
constant bloom and... (See more on the Soul of Poetry Page)

::11:13:07::

::: Who Am I? :::

Who am I you ask?
I see your thoughts twirling within
Who am I you ask?
I see your... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:13:07::

::: A Man's Love :::

I need only one woman to love;
She will be the one I am always thinking of
My desire is to be dedicated... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:10:07::

::: Can't Stand a Nature Poem... :::

...and so I conquered nature, long time ago, had to, couldn't tell the wind from the breeze and so I conquered it... (See more on the L Amos Sanchez Page)

::11:13:07::

::: ~ Today ~ :::

Today. 
My mind is blank.
Canvas lacking paint and inspiration.
Yet,
Something is pushing me to... (See more on the Treboali Page)

::11:13:07::

::: Blackwater's Prince' – War :::

Prince for darkness.   Prince of thieves.   A Price for War.
Prince for Profit.   No relief... (See more on the Treboali Page)

::11:13:07::

::: Colors of the Flag :::

An Observation, Not a Condemned Nation.
This from the Eyes of an Army Veteran...
Red is the Blood... (See more on the Peter John Frady Page)

::11:13:07::

::: 911 :::

Can you hear it commin' beneath your conscience,
in the voices to afraid to... (See more on the Randall Sokoloff Page)

::11:13:07::

::: Morning Glory :::

Hollywood sold me a story
When I was a young Boy. A tale of
Family, Caring, Love and... (See more on the Peter John Frady Page)

::11:12:07::

::: L-O-V-E :::

Why do we want to love?
Is it not to be alone?
But what is love?... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:12:07::

::: My Presence :::

My mere presence in the flesh is for what sole purpose?
That I strive in this rat race called life, and wander... (See more on the Writerinaction Page)

::11:12:07::

::: Impersonal :::

I saw u @ the bistro
4/27; you: black evening dress,
your hair tied back, in your hand... (See more on the Dr. Sean Page)

::11:12:07::

::: Trace Me :::

White washed lacquer driven spaces-
Expansive.
A kiss never feels like it does... (See more on the Saskia Page)

::11:12:07::

::: America :::

I wake up every morning with the sheets wrapped around my head
Sweating and not willing to get up for the machine... (See more on the Brennan Fitzgerald Page)

::11:12:07::

::: Bob Dylan's Children :::

Oh he said that he would meet at six at the Dorset Inn I would wear a black trench coat and a white leather belt and he would carry a purple... (See more on the Brennan Fitzgerald Page)

::11:12:07::

::: Why? :::

Why is it that,
Happiness eludes my being.
Is there something I'm... (See more on the Crabtastic Page)

::11:11:07::

::: My Friends? :::

I buy the sweetest drugs that cheep labor can afford,
when family diss-approves, I tell them Hit the... (See more on the Sweetwords Page)

::11:11:07::

::: Hip-Hop is Dead? :::

LEGENDS...spitting out verses from dead lifestyles and presidents, bending in every lyrical way but not enough to pay the rent... (See more on the Sweetwords Page)

::11:11:07::

::: The alter-sun :::

Fear does not speak
except where the battered woman shows
her wounds to that battered-other... (See more on the Beatriz Alba del Rio Page)

::11:11:07::

::: Who am I :::

If I was sold for the things that break,
If my life is valued on what I do not make.
If I live under... (See more on the Sweetwords Page)

::11:10:07::

::: Upon arriving at the bingo hall on a Tuesday evening in Nowhere :::

Jethro Tull put down the flute--back when she was rolling in it, dirty dozens,  back when we was all staring shamelessly into the sun and taunting it to shine, or not to shine... (See more on the L Amos Sanchez Page)

::11:09:07::

::: The Illusion of Stillness :::

The vertical and the horizontal extend out
to plain forever.  The trees are dropping
leavings over unknown lives... (See more on the Will Cole Page)

::11:09:07::

::: War ? :::

No Rhyme. No Reason. In Time or Season.
Each side proclaiming, Each Victims last grasp breath dying... (See more on the Treboali Page)

::11:09:07::

::: The Daring Dance of Fall :::

It's a burlesque arabesque
as the wind grows high
and the rain flies,
though they... (See more on the Barbara Bialick Page)

::11:09:07::

::: Boston: A Turkey on Beacon Street :::

A spindly
legged matron
her reddened
double chin... (See more on the Doug Holder Page)

::11:08:07::

::: Benevolent Hope of Little Limbs :::

Five in the morning, staring blankly down Fourth Street in Reno. Walking the back alleys of decrepit... (See more on the Josh Page)

::11:08:07::

::: A Kitten I Once Knew :::

Seemed your body, eternally fresh
When taught me you the delights of your flesh
Were you but a... (See more on the J M Kaufthiel Page)

::11:08:07::

::: Gotta Leave Vegas :::

The Glock cocks, eyes swing wild
bodies leap and dive, bullets scream into the... (See more on the Mersault Page)

::11:08:07::

::: The Mountain :::

The mountains steep
filled with struggles that peek
they wanna see you down below... (See more on the Ex Page)

::11:08:07::

::: Blink :::

At one time
They meant something
Something beautiful, enticing... (See more on the J M Kaufthiel Page)

::11:07:07::

::: .rock.roll.rumble :::

The heart our heart
is beating a hollow drum
flittering
filled with empty Daimler Dreams... (See more on the L Amos Sanchez Page)

::11:07:07::

::: Fund Drive For A Freestyle Poet :::

I am a freestyle Poet in need of your support....
Without this support I feel unable to continue
carrying around this bundle of crozzled words so
heavy inside... (See more on the Randall Sokoloff Page)

::11:07:07::

::: Fire :::

sky-fallen ashes
on this dry chapparel
ignite crackles... (See more on the Robert Gibbons Page)

::11:07:07::

::: Waterfall :::

Watching a film the night before
the world falls out from under our feet.
Dreaming hallucinations that we believe... (See more on the Randall Sokoloff Page)

::11:07:07::

::: A Poetic Protest :::

It is a poetic sensibility that seeks to be free from
the all to pervasive immobility of moving through
space and time tied down by bucolic... (See more on the Randall Sokoloff Page)

::11:06:07::

:: Out of Her :::

[On the seventh of December
was the last of love's angels damned]

"Get out of her,"
Spoke the prophet

"And stay out of me,"
Added the city... (See more on the Bill White Page)

::11:06:07::

::: Mammals :::

mammals
are anchored to their bones
the hard parts are for the soft parts
it takes both... (See more on the Jane LeCroy Page)

::11:06:07::

::: Radial Symmetry :::

I want to stop dreaming
Open my eyes
Surrealism give way to reality... (See more on the Jane LeCroy Page)

::11:05:07::

::: 200 Milligrams Of Zen :::

The whole world is going mad and
I got both feet on the floor, waiting
to stomp on fear, deflating it... (See more on the Randall Sokoloff Page)

::11:05:07::

::: Maui, Hawaii April,1991 :::

It is morning beside the sparkling pools
where water flutter with fish
cooling the engines of... (See more on the Juan Alcala Cruz Page)

::11:05:07::

::: During the Earthquake along Calaveras Fault- Alum Rock, San Jose, CA.  October 30 th 2007 :::

And to break the struggle

the touch the hold ourselves
together... (See more on the Juan Alcala Cruz Page)

::11:05:07::

::: Why? :::

Tell me whyyy do the babies have to cry?
Why does my life have to be... (See more on the Prochi Page)

::11:05:07::

::: Starlite Xpress :::

Gucci,

smoochy, Muji,

peachy,

muddy honeymoon... (See more on the Sairica Rose Page)

::11:04:07::

::: Hot Chocolate :::

To hot to place
my lips
on the rim... (See more on the Robert Gibbons Page)

::11:04:07::

::: Look again... :::

When I walk down the street I'm stared at by people...they never say... (See more on the Love Page)

::11:03:07::

::: Street Soldier :::

Street Soldiers

Walking around feeling he is so good
He comes around to shake-down
All those goodfellaz in this Ghettohood... (See more on the Moman Bennett Page)

::11:02:07::

::: My Name Is Not Chad :::

Hi!  I'm everything America won't elect for president.
And of course I consider... (See more on the eLa Page)

::11:02:07::

:::13.3 Weeks :::

He or she was partly me. 
He or she was meant for me... (See more on the eLa Page)

::11:02:07::

::: Saving Grace :::

It’s Monday.
Let the game begin,
the defined struggle
of buzz and schedules... (See more on the Red Page)

::11:02:07::

::: She Fizzles, Faint, Fades Away :::

down in the city and the lights dim glow
up in the hills and away we go... (See more on the Ryan Y Page)

::11:02:07::

::: Crack House :::

Touching forty this year
Living in a crack house in the suburbs so near... (See more on the Durham Page)

::11:02:07::

::: Doin Dirty Dishes :::

Hot water defying gravity to fall upon warm hands
while dirty dishes become cleansed of scum
which is the manifestation of... (See more on the Randall Sokoloff Page)

::11:01:07::

::: What May Not Exist :::

When the space arrived at the end
when all else that day was done
there was nothing left... (See more on the Will Cole Page)

::11:01:07::

::: Succeed :::

For all the struggles. The air is humble.
Til I found what I desire.
All will fade from my fire... (See more on the Nicole Page)

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