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Abilene

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"Aahh, what a man much older than me Such a man who doesn't deem me a child A man that knows what desire is Someone who wraps it around my aura A man, a man, and I but a child 12 years old but not see..."

"The clock that ticks, our time to suffer.Have you seen the movie where everyone dies?Timelines have come a long way, sweetieTimelines & pain & roots & sex-Drugs- what a pity, such a pity. Written Nove..."

"I'm drunk & sick but happy & strong And we're all horny as owls & toads Lying & crying for my own chance at freedom Falling from a vast sky of liquor Stupor of mistakes, but I don't care He's not a go..."

"All the frustration on your face when it was smiling The wrinkle in your brow as you laughed Your shoulders drooped while you shrugged, When you taught, when you pointed with your stick To the i..."

"I looked at that kid sitting in his desk, And suddenly he became a symbol Of my generation. He was big, adult-like, and it scared me He scared me because I've come to find out That something in life..."

"Well, I'm a confused jumble and I can hear my life ticking like a clock, or maybe a bomb...the problem is that I can't determine if it's either/or. I've watched years slide without comprehending anyth..."

"Little African girl With flat plastic beads Jingling & Jangling From her black bouncing braids Written November 27th, 2001 © on Nov 27 2001 02:45 AM PST   17 • 0 • 10"

"(music fast & low)I'm a girl, being watchedHomecoming- what a failureHe drove away like a coward...His gang, his gangMy seductions so grandOur fights, our handsMe, drugs, love- com'on get meThreats th..."

"This thesaurus is my knight in romantic armorWords so tantalizing and harmonicAnd these people I know, makes me fortunatePeople so fantastic with their lives spinningI want to embrace all this and bec..."

"Eyes brown and stern, I never saw a glimpse of your smile Wandering down the rabbit trail, I was not caught Just thought I'd stay for awhile and browse those hills And for that my thoughts be mauled,..."

"I'm not here to eat you, Salad Lust I don't know what I'm Going to do with you. Those weren't really my nails Scratching your neck And the black hair in your eyes Wasn't mine. You sure ain't ripe ..."

"He’s a greedy grinThe Rainy Day DevilWhat’s in it for meWhen you said you loved me?What’s this hollow stare?The wear & tearThis routine beating On naked soresMy jumbled MessiahThe stuttering fool Who ..."

"Frigid winds Cold, disgusting Walking on deadly surface We’re not in the mood for cemeteries, We’re not in the mood for cemeteries... Written November 27th, 2001 © on Nov 27 2001 07:42 AM PST   18 ..."

"Pondering on the duration of these meetings While imagining a place where the wind Can lift me up and take me afar Are you inside my haze? Alive with my pain...yet? I write, you see, this is my life..."

"All I seeBlack hair grated with embersBeautiful stories, plucked from the pastHeated, pleated, steamy crazesSections of seduction that scream perfectionThe snarled hair, jet black symbolismThe face, a..."

"I can’t tempt his hard-on Because lately our souls have been too weak. But I fixed an angelic hand on his hair To tell him that he’s my only one. Fool me- I’m a fool But I found your magic place. Only..."

"There’s no autumn here in Florida. And nothing that compares to the mighty pine trees or cedar. The fixed season fails to bring a cooler wind, Not even a differing smell. I seem to be alone and wish..."

"Black & white photographs- that's all it seems to be. These days are filed like white paper in stupid drawers that take up space. I cannot believe how you jab me. I've made it a pattern- like clockwor..."

"What a devil am IBehind a closed doorI am free to roamAnd bask in the sunset of temptationSuch a horrible monster is meLosing my scarred dignityJust me and my faithI think I’ll be safeTo deny this def..."

"He's over the bridge now And it's burned like all the others My tale is a long one And it's name is no further ours Never imagined he'd go back to the green past Sick with deceit & noxious fume Mem..."

"I looked at him & saw my life as it was when I held no joy. No joy I had within myself- only for him. During the moment our eyes connected, I became desensitized. His green eyes were now a muddy moss,..."

"I work & sleep & work in America I work with people who've grown bitter With what they're here for I think of my boss- an over-grown child And bad sense of humor I work & sleep & think of America Lan..."

"I knew time was a precious thing Violets, petals, dust, despair Fall in love with me You fell in love with me And I knew nothing of time after that Written November 28th, 2001 © on Nov 28 2001 12:54..."

"Coming back hereSeems so strangeBut the feelings are warmAmong all these cold stonesI’ve arrived at the right momentWith the wind all chilled but still mildThis spot lies forever in my heartEngraved c..."

"This cemetery holds much memory for me Of love? Yes. But loneliness too. And both I embrace Because my head will allow it. Both I accept & ride with again. It's because of this, I know myself. Writte..."

"The one I love is like an angelHis eyes are kind with colorOnly a night by his sideI was destined to be his loverA beautiful creature in my armsSleeping a soundless sleepI brush the hair from his eyes..."

"As the little children swing I wonder a little bit, About how history is eclectic And that I don’t look like Who I am. Written December 5th, 2001 © on Dec 05 2001 01:01 AM PST   0 • 10"

"Empty your pockets And go to sleep- All we be Bright lights & color TV. Ignorance alive like a rat In a generation that made Sex a god. Meaningless whores Rather than wars Smut to live And fight for..."

"I’m caught between two wars- or worlds. I’m alive- wearing time loosely around my waist, And your turmoil like a widow’s black shawl. Let me go, release me, let me come apart. Don’t blame me a fool, ‘..."

"It returns to me My annual lover So surprisingly it warms me After months of abuse But I miss it So I embrace it And feel it kiss my face Written December 5th, 2001 © on Dec 05 2001 01:10 AM PST  ..."

"It's what I feel, unreal unreal My tongue is hiding All is drunk & tired. The train of memory Has since killed someone A poor boy, almost sixteen The red hair & eyes extending Frightened still- now ..."

"Love broke from my glass eyes Love broke the smile from my face I don't understand such a man With no graces exposed, only the ugly vines Yet my heart still reaching deep inside A taste true to m..."

"See your build & smile I want you into me, my soul But you are already present. Follow me & float upon my shores Opened, stretched wide, rolling above your knees Tempt pours from my skin As you jump..."

"We may be the next beats The Sal and Deans Torment-stricken, it's so odd to see Someone as miserable as me and me But here I am, and again, you are Though not as a venomous root, But a seed inside ..."

"Photographs with cracks & lines Etched into the emulsion A work of art is born before me I’m thinking with fluid motion My thoughts find Mario Giacomelli Sitting on a wooden bench Old and lost somew..."

"I love you The day is long And sweat for the money I love you. You're in my skin My will to be Our futures price When lovers meet. Pure, your soul Mine, not so But a glimpse of you And I let go. Bl..."

"Watching the way the man dances He is an old man, dancing & prancing like a child And there are many of them But only he is dancing to the music And the girls in the band look cold They're dancing ..."

"I feel like I've died Oh, no that's not a bad word Something has died inside. The pang in my side, The hole in my heart Something seems to be missing... Tension is thick But the time has gone by, An..."

"Worthy of this pen And with it's lyrical sound I script... And now, this man Playing with some strangers drums Drumming nothing Because nothing does he know I think to myself, "Who owns this man?" ..."

"Stop dying! But I keep dying, and can't stop it... Every night, another death. A part of me dies every night... The week is too slow, I can't bear it... My headache grows & splits, every night.... I..."

"The hard truth lies within 100 cigarettes One hundred thoughts or more Inside 16 ounces of glass. Shattered was the memory On my weather-beaten window sill Battered was my heart, residing in humid g..."

"The way I feel, the way I've felt Time swishing through the vein An endless track of existence One that we are only a fraction Written January 2nd, 2002 © on Jan 02 2002 04:37 AM PST   0 • 13"

"Last night as I stood outside, cold yet heavily clothed, Waiting for the cash to dispense from the Money Machine, I heard someone yell from a moving car, 'Slut!'. And before I could look, the accusers..."

"Red has been the color of pain Many years ago it's been Upon your shoulders lain today Is the color of red in roses Written January 16th, 2002 © on Jan 16 2002 04:05 AM PST   0 • 8"

"Aaah, the love in this little body is rising A careening wave of lava, a burning ecstasy In my mouth I can feel the heat of my heart A thump and a bump jarring my bones into lunacy My eyes burn with ..."

"I've ached and it is not forgotton Never, not ever this fever subsides And with this ache, I write & reside Believing my pain is creation. Written February 20th, 2002 © on Apr 05 2002 05:47 AM PST   ..."

"I want to stop this long enough so that I can open my arms And fall back into a musical of tranquility A horrorshow for them, the beautiful leaves falling so lightly you forget that they are symbolic..."

"Put another dead man on my wall It's time to mourn again This epidemic, this self-propelled disease, Drug-inflicted desires What are they for, what purpose but to destroy The genius minds we've come t..."

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