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"The Colosseum breathes and comes to life in our living rooms.In the white glow of it's Catacombs are filled.Lifetimes are edited mini-series viewed and watched by the masses.A got-to-have, want-to-hav..."

"Kill-Pill. Bang-Hang. Fry-Die. Gas-Blast. An eye for eye. Someone has to die. Vengeance is mine. Let my hate shine. Kill-Pill. Bang-Hang. Fry-Die. Gas-Blast. Invitations for the few. Invitations to..."

"Spears thrown from on high. Sprouting upwards towards the sky. Short,tall, and lean. Clothed in different shades of green. Roots firmly grounded. By Mother Earth surrounded. Primeval armies grouped to..."

"Framed. My world. Reflected in moonlight. Vague shadows. Images. Moving. Spreading. Creatures. Hiding. Lurking. Seeking. Substance. Shelter. Warmth. Fathoms. Stirring. Revolving. Framed. Creeping into..."

"The rains came. Drops. Slivers. Small, transparent. Cutting our world in two. The winds blew. Rattling. Shaking.Bellowing. Moving foundations. Gutters filled. Sewers overflowed. Debris and mud dissolv..."

"Subterranean light filtering the darkness. Screeching seagulls flooding my brain. Filling it with granules of sand. Shadows,swooping,gliding,diving to the depths. Empty shells washed ashore and picked..."

"Home. Home at last. Safe. Safe in my savior's arms. Safe in His palms. I'm home. Never more to roam. I've weathered all the storms. Christ and I. I can lift my voice to the sky. I can proclaim Him on ..."

"Walk in the world for me.So I can see all there is to see.Look at the changing sky.Watch the birds on high.Take a swim in the sea.Climb a giant tree.There is so much for me to see.Smell a blooming flo..."

"He sits. In silence. Eyes. Blank. Staring. Rigid and stiff. Never blinking. What is he thinking? Loaves of day-old-bread in front of him. Slowly tearing it apart. Slice by slice. Bit by bit. Breaking ..."

"Pictures of family outings-baby-school chums-mother-father-sister-the prom-her first kiss.Memories pinned to a cork-board.Paper photos long forgotten and hidden in a draw.Now viewed and remembered.'Lo..."

"INSIDEThe play goes on. An actress playing a bag-lady makes her entrance.Silence.She has the audience's attention.The actress wears a worn-out coat and mittens to keep her warm.OUTSIDEA frayed tired b..."

"Snow. How beautiful.White. Pure.It covers me.Gone. The green of Spring.Gone. Forever the beauty that was.All that is left are crystal spires of ice.Hanging from my heart.Small droplets of life, encase..."

"I lie down in sorrow. The fires consume me. Burning. Scorching. Engulfing me. Covering me. Tiny insects reaching towards the sky. Aglow. They fall were they will. Carried by the winds of indecision. C..."

"I've said to myself,"I'll close the door." She never existed before." But things are never that simple. Nothing seems to change. Nothing is new. It's only a constant repeat of you. Your memory is burn..."

"I float.An iceberg in a sea of flames.Aimlessly floating.Always UN-penetrable-never dependable.Forever revolving-never dissolving.I float.I sometimes get the merge-to melt-to shout-to the flames-RENEW..."

"Bodies move about like phantoms in the mist.Hundreds, thousands, row upon row, list upon list.Voices echoing through the valleys of my mind.reverberanting, reverberating-be kind-be kind.A blanket of s..."

""What a beautiful morning,dear. I brought you a cup of coffee. It's just the way you like it, one sugar,no cream." "You been doing that since we were married. Did you ever stop and think I might want ..."

"Limitless wastelands of Mt.Olympus.A dream. Formulated. Calculated.Solitary. Eternal.A cornucopia world.Gods of Conception. Deception. United.Zeus, the ruler.Socrates, the philosopher.Prometheus, the ..."

"Time is ticking away. Another night,another day. Where am I going? I do things without knowing. Always searching for the why. I wish I could die. What the hell am I doing here? Nothing is clear. The w..."

"An old wharf.Pilings gathering barnacles.Weathering life's beatings.An old wharf.Where once I played.Childhood memories float back to me upon the waves.Voices echoing in the winds.Nests dropped into t..."

"A mist hangs over the icy waters. A fog horn echoes in the distance. Lost in time and space. Where are you? Where have I lost you? Once we were friends. We touched each other. Made each other live. Th..."

"I grasp you in my outstretched hand. Clenching you in my earth-bound fist. Holding you tighter and tighter. Afraid I'll drop you. Afraid I'll lose you. You struggle to be free. I want to let you fly. ..."

"Amid the holly and the Christmas lights there is a star shining brightly.Amid the carolling there stands a forgotten family.Amid the crowds of holiday shoppers a lone figure walks with out-stretched h..."

"A laughing child often makes me feel alone.As if, I'd missed out on something.The joy of Fatherhood, a child,wife,a family.I've had fun.There was always the good times.Perhaps too many of them.Parties..."

"We meet before the world. The earth was a void. Out of its vapors you came. Engulfing me. We meet before the world. No stars shining. No lights on high. Nothing. Only the blackness. Only you. Fillin..."

"You stand.Hair blown by the wind.Confetti leafs cover you.The trees are dressed in rainbow gowns.You are lost in its canvas,Golden hues.Rusty reds.Burnt orange.Pine greens.Oak browns.Whirling.Whirling..."

"Silent.Peaceful.Earth.Waiting.Blue gray.The world hibernates.Listens.Watches.White specks.Join.Swirl.Dance.The winds.Bellows.Plays.Folds.Sweeping up its lovers.Virgins.Twisting.Cascading.To the ballet..."

"I am a smiley face man doing what I can. To put a smile on everyone's face. To help the human race. To erase All suffering and pain. I am a smiley face man doing what I can. To bring perfection to th..."

"Darkness blankets me like a death canopy. A haze of white liquid fog covers my mind. I hang suspended in space. Forever wandering, searching. Where is my soul? My substance cries out for relief. Relie..."

"DRIFTING: Borne along by the currents. I spread myself over the rage. Caught in a limbo of sea and sky. GLIDING: The winds carry me back. Whispering and echoing voices from the past. Spray and foam sh..."

"Walking cane beside her chair. She sits with great care. The children are all grown. She is left all alone. Sitting at the window she looks at leafless trees and frozen brooks. Remembering dreams defe..."

"Ride the high winds. Swoop and glide. Push against the winds. Find an opening and glide Ride the currents. No need to push. Be at peace and float. Play among the clouds. Glide. Join your friends in th..."

"There are screams from within my skull. Telling me I am going straight to Hell. Whispering voices and thundering shouts. Telling me they all want out. Speaking in strange unknown tongues They burst fo..."

"Run...run Life has just begun. Run...run. Reaching for the sun. Drink...drink. No time to think. Drink...drink. Time to sink. Sink. Drown...drown. Noise and confusion the only sound. Drown...drown. Go..."

"Back and forth. Back and forth. Creak...creak. The old rocker is anchored by the stove. Back and forth. Back and forth. Feet stuck in the old oven. Gathering warmth were it can be found. Back and fort..."

"Stay. Don't go away. Stay. Stay and see. Me. I am you. We are one. Don't run. Life for us has just begun. Stay and learn. Try to show some concern. Please, don't look back. Life is an attack. So, halt..."

"Sing praises to God. Sing praises unto your King. Lift up your voice and sing. Sing. Sing. For He is the Lord of all the earth. For He is the Lord of all the earth. Sing praises to His birth. Sing pra..."

"Memories linger like the scent of yesterdays flowers. They return in the dark quiet hours. You die not so quick a death. You have substance- breath. In sleep I say, "I'll hide you forever more." But a..."

"Hi. My name is Swing. No last name.No middle name. I'm like a movie or rock star. I'm like Oprah, Cher, or Madonna. I'm not saying I'm a woman, only that, I have one name. You'll have to excuse my app..."

"Boom...boom...boom...boom. Smoke in the streets. Boom...boom...boom...boom. Listen to the silent heartbeats. Boom...boom...boom...boom. Falling twin towers. Boom...boom...boom...boom. Rescue postpone..."

"The wind bellows and brushes across the pale pastel sky. Making angel-hair clouds on high. It blows its breath upon the ocean. Forming horizontal, vertical and centrifugal motion. It sings and whispe..."

"Dawn plays hide and seek through half-drawn blinds. Leaving the velveteen night behind. Lights scintillate, signal. Lighthouses in a small world. Echoes of crying children. A howling dog. Life steers ..."

"I'm tired. My bones are weary. What am I doing here? What happened to my home? My home. Mine! How I miss it. From day to day i sit in this chair. Sometimes they tie me to it. They say, It's because I'..."

"A merry-go-round of whispers and lies. A thousands hello's and a million good-byes. Tissues and muscles turning to stone. Faces...faces...all alone. A line. A mark. Some light, some dark. They have al..."

"Gone are the children. No more laughter. No shouts of joy. Empty playground. Concrete animals. Still. Lifeless. Alone. Giraffes. Kangaroos. Ducks. Elephants and birds. All waiting. The animals spea..."

"With a smile on my face. I erase, all my troubles away. From day to day. I walk in His way. Living my life for Jesus. With a song in my heart. I get a clean start. My old self dies. No more hate, no ..."

"The tree is twisted and bent. Time has made it tough and hard. It is weatherbeaten and torn. It's arms spread towards the heavens. A mulitude of small fingers reach out. Clutching towards its creator...."

"The rivers of the world covered me. I floated on the sea of doubt. Sin and distrust knocked on my door. My God was no more. My mind was sea grass on the ocean's floor. I cried to my Lord in the night...."

"I'm waiting all alone. Waiting for someone to touch me. Waiting to come alive. All I do is sit on the shelve. Why did they buy me? Aren't I cute? I have a nice smile. My eyes are looking up to the hea..."

"NOTES TAKEN WHILE DRUNK AND HIGH The edge of the world. The edge of my window ledge. I look out over nothing. A blacken sky outlinning dead trees. Wires hung in space. Streching out to an eternity of..."

"What did I ever give you that cost me anything? Not in money, but in heart. What did I ever do for you that you didn't repay a thousand times over? They say love costs nothing, but the returns are gre..."

"Question and questions.It is time to re-evaluate our intentions.What do we have to fear?That 'they' will come to near?Is it so hard to give rather than take?Why can't we learn to share the cake?Is it ..."

"Wondering from room to room.Lost.In and out.Up and down.Roaming.Lost.In another endless night.Silence.The ticking of the clock.Ticktocking my Life away.Lost.Waiting for the dawn.A ray of light.A new d..."

"I looked at my friend. A one time lover. What happened to him? Was this same person I was looking at? He used to be so good looking. Now, all I could see was pus-filled sores. The bloodshot eyes. A ra..."

"A washed-out blue sky blanketing a snow covered parking lot. Jonathan Livingston Seagull, solitary. The welcoming committee. The wind blows snow fairies in the air. London Towers pierce the clouds, p..."

"Interwoven, our universes. Everything nourishes, nurses. We all feed upon each other. Mother, Father, Sister, Brother. We are all interconnected. We are all affected. Every good deed multiplies, As we..."

"Cone in hand God whirls it. Around and around. Hot air. Circling, Rotating, Pulling, Forming, Whisks of cotton candy. Pieces and strands. Treads hanging, stretching,creating, Angel hair. Animal cracke..."

"A desert flower dying in the sun. The stem barely supporting it. Dead Sea eyes. Soiled petals of blue on a field of gray. A decaying blossom waiting to be nurtured. Embracing the American flag with Ch..."

"Where did you go? Why did I let you go? I loved you once. You made me feel alive and whole. I feel so alone now. Forsaken. I feel like I've lost something. Something that was a part of me. I thought I..."

"I sit from day to day. Nobody has anything to say. It is peaceful by the sea. Why doesn't anyone talk to me? I'm a relic of days gone bye. Why can't I simply die? Have I seen all there is to see? Why ..."

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