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"They flicker from each corner of the tiny, tidy room encased in fluted glass or cracked plastic Her candles illuminate her life like hooded eyes that see all the drama and tedium that surround her A..."

"On a stormy Monday night I listened to the voice of the howling hawk- a sound of terror and danger for some, but, for most, just a concrete reflection of numbers in a forecast Most never see fingers ..."

"The corner girl drew me in with sultry eyes and one question thirty hours later I left the abandoned fortress where she lives with the shameful knowledge that she is fully human She is mother to a..."

"She is not what she seems Her life is not contained in that heart-shaped box placed upon a glass table given to her in charity, filled with tools to build oblivion She is sister to one stashed behi..."

"The shining children were gathered around in a warm church basement room, recieving lessons They were told to look for the eyes of Christ in the faces of strangers I looked on through the darkest ey..."

"When this name was conjured (perhaps from heaven) imps and angels alike must have known a star was born Across the depths of her young years she nurses a shoulder sore from carrying the weight of her..."

"On a train I watched her sleep through the relaxed majesty of the Hudson River American palaces and weathered fishing shacks lined the banks Had she awakened she would sent the palace dwellers far o..."

"in my heart i hear a sound: three young girls singing christian songs voices melded in crystal harmony an urge for tears wells up inside me inspired by the distant days when i was a chris..."

"You have no mail to open, no red light blinks its urgency at you, signifying somewhere, your voice is desired You sit among last week's newspapers and last month's dust last night's dirty dishes si..."

"Here is a limp figure bleeding from the heart She holds him, whispering words of peace and comfort Here is a man leading her by the hand through lightless catacombs their footsteps echo through stal..."

"She made me glow this morning with a few tender words and an embrace i walked for hours in the glow she made feet tripping lightly along city sidewalks eight lines of love were her first poem (bec..."

"Her loyal subjects gathered around a banquet table, offering gifts and tribute Later that evening, the queen relaxes with the gift she craves the most (cool sweet numbness) As she turns a page into ..."

"It's funny, the things that pass for art I wake upon a sidewalk, fold my blankets, head down 24th street for a charity breakfast; then paint a vibrant portrait of the moment You call it art, and say..."

"This morning, I dreamed of a stack of envelopes addressed to me: electricity water heat telephone american express bills I woke up smiling. The night before 24th street rocked as Mike & Charlie ..."

"The face you use to look at me is creamy, pure as yet, unlined The bloom of youth fills your cheeks; the rosy hue, not an invitation but a stop sign Yet, through the eyeholes of your milky mask you ..."

"Sable is your texture silky smooth, profoundly soft enough for me to bathe and drown Yet, when I touch, static pricks my fingertips Written February 21st, 2002 © on Feb 21 2002 07:14 AM PST   10 •..."

"Maya said "Love is like a virus;" Billie sang "Come love, nothing can be done" At seventeen it caught me in a world of chills and fever (and nothing could be done) A few years later, purified by its..."

"Marina, You have taught me lessons of closeness and connection between those who live in seperate worlds and your constant smile for me tells me yes, we speak the same language The moment we met, I..."

"wind blown snow hits me more lightly than the rain yet my city is cloaked in shades of blinding white and gray my footsteps leaves tracks to mark my journey into nowhere two blocks distant is a warm..."

"Earth mother in cut-off jeans leaves me startled by her sleekness I am in her house, among her friends and children gathered awaiting stories She is in my life suddenly, as a flash of blazing sun to..."

"The restless music of her heart is heard over miles of hills and rivers and strikes a chord in me With her music she is a tantalizing dancer in red satin; a secret smile is flashed, a hand extended, ..."

"The spirit mourns a life that could have been but never was The trembling fist drops sweaty ice into the cloudy glass to follow it with a sacred splash; the glass is filled, the lips are kissed with..."

"I am Cam I twenty-six years old I sleep in alley behind CVS store You see me on corner by Metro stop I have cup in hand and a bright smile for you each day, even when rain come down Don't be fooled ..."

"I first met her young, lonely, blue and strange the vision of her was a solitary comfort in turbulent adolescence Pale, near translucent beauty spoke to shadowy voices within me she offered pearls ..."

"Mankind, with his calendars carved a life into solid blocks of marble waiting to be sculped Timidly, I creep around this corner of my life afraid to gaze at my reflection on a blank and polished surf..."

"She wanders through her life shielding vision with shades tinted indigo In fitful sleep she's tormented by dreams colored the darkest blue and then she wakes to the comforts of coffee, nicotine and ..."

"She inspires dreams in me then shows me how to make them real Gradually, she taught me to build houses made of pictures that move and inspire She taught me of the beauty in pain of how bricks fired ..."

"You say an incantation over me and read to me from your holy book and tell me i'm saved as if it were that simple You offer me a ticket to your celestial kingdom with the promise that on a distant da..."

"Did I write about the street's beloved buskers and not recall the spirit of Hendrix found on my favorite Dupont Circle corner? Tonight, he twisted my spirit for a while; wrenching the essence of an..."

"It begins with a drumbeat, pounding and insistent Students shuffling to morning classes and high-heeled women click-clacking into sterile offices break into a foxtrot Heaven sends bright blissful no..."

"Their small soft hands briskly handle bread, meat, and cheese as they listen They listen to some of us they came to feed- we three, coming to represent the dispossessed; those from the grates and all..."

"The four old men lounging in plaid flannel outside the Shell station warily eye the stranger ambling along Chain Bridge Road On the porch of a shop that sells antiques made last Wednesday a small gre..."

"She tramps over green carpet of a rainforest brushed by tendrils of primeval ferns bright shrieking birds glide overhead ..."

"Relative merits of palm-pilots & DVD players are heatedly discussed over chicken & collards The latest products of Hewlett-Packard, Sony & Microsoft are earnestly debated; the mother at my elbow wond..."

"You don't want to meet the child I was- quiet, bespectacled, and usually alone; at recess, when other kids romped, shrieked, and laughed, I would be sitting under a tree at a safe distance cradling a ..."

"She complains it's a lovely Saturday yet she's trapped behind this glowing screen; she wants F R E E D O M she th..."

"A towering stack of tomes weighs down the table at my space; with my fine-toothed comb I search between the endless pages for specks of light, truth & wisdom for pictures to paint with my ballpoint br..."

"Battle lines are drawn along these sun-drenched streets; The weapons so far are only shouting voices, cardboard signs held high and the certainty of righteousness Half a world away, bullets fly, and..."

"They called her               greeneyed redheaded freak                     sent her running home from school                                                 spilling tears Hm, that was many long d..."

"I contemplate my bearlike housemate profound in his simple motives; while many creatures seek wisdom glory & riches, he only seeks a pot of honey By day he sits on makeshift furniture (an upturned bu..."