List: Gold;

• By The Way

  Your love isn’t pure but corrupted
  Polluted with dishonesty and lies

  54 lines, 7 comments, on Jul 2 9:32 PM 2008
• Captive

  She is held captive in her own mind
  Slowly but surely becoming blind

  30 lines, 15 comments, on Mar 3 7:59 PM 2008
• Pondering Your Love

  All quiet
  Except the scratching,

  6 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 9 9:29 PM 2008
• Downtown Hell

  Tight shirt, short skirt
  Heels hit the ground

  31 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 10 12:46 PM 2008
• caving in.

  Tears,
  pour quickly

  16 lines, 7 comments, on Jul 15 10:28 PM 2008
• a sepia-toned lie.

  so paint me purple
  & cover me in shooting stars

  105 lines, 16 comments, on Aug 20 9:50 PM 2008
• diving into the deep-end.

  You were all about the wordplay;
  and your contemporary ways of speaking

  48 lines, 17 comments, on Aug 23 4:36 PM 2008
• life's an untitled mess.

  comets are just flashy lights
  no longer leading the way

  44 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 30 7:42 PM 2008
• lithium

  Sinking into a cloud as deep as an ocean
  driving gasping breaths into the rock-littered ground

  26 lines, 9 comments, on Aug 12 9:07 PM 2008
• broken glass makes for sharp-edged memories.

  it was during that time under the willow tree,
  wind twisting the branches out of shape,

  23 lines, 11 comments, on Sep 16 4:58 PM 2008
• temptation [right here waiting]

  you told me I was as light as a feather.
  you could pick me up and it wouldn’t even hurt;

  40 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 16 4:43 PM 2008
• infrared.

  and I wonder why my thoughts on paper
  seem more real than the words

  39 lines, 32 comments, on Sep 11 6:59 PM 2008
• drained.

  the lights dimmed on the once-bright
  clasped hands, of two separate persons,

  25 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 5 3:16 PM 2008
• opposites attract

  he was,
  he was mine.

  12 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 9 3:30 PM 2008
• rythmic confusion.

  megaphone voices create black and white notes
  in the atmosphere;

  12 lines, 7 comments, on Oct 3 9:11 PM 2008
• segments of sorries

  110 lines, 9 comments, on Oct 15 4:46 PM 2008
• blackout.

  110 lines, 8 comments, on Oct 25 1:48 PM 2008
• fragmented memories.

  24 lines, 20 comments, on Nov 9 7:55 PM 2008
• take me away.

  I believed that truths were just
  lies in disguise and raindrops were

  22 lines, 13 comments, on Nov 28 7:03 PM 2008
• always.

  she smiles behind green,
  almost cat-like eyes. I

  31 lines, 9 comments, on Dec 5 6:13 PM 2008
• fade.

  I’m not sure if I like purple so much
  because you told me violets

  17 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 13 10:48 AM 2008
• hypocrisy.

  staring at the neon
  ‘no vacancy’ sign;

  19 lines, 12 comments, on Dec 14 2:04 PM 2008
• ab imo pectore.

  caeca invidia est.
  whoever said that love is blind has a lot to learn from envy. envy, one of the seven deadly sins with a color to match

  30 lines, 21 comments, on Dec 6 8:18 PM 2008
• confused.

  1. dusk
  hand in hand they walked,

  39 lines, 9 comments, on Dec 17 11:32 AM 2008
• skylights.

  now and then I try to remain impassive.
  

  49 lines, 9 comments, on Dec 10 8:03 PM 2008
• clock stopped.

  16. title: clock stopped

  16 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 15 9:55 AM 2008
• even-numbers lie.

  69 lines, 34 comments, on Dec 16 10:11 AM 2008
• just in time to see.

  1. her;
  she coated me with ugly words

  49 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 16 6:46 PM 2008. In noguest, freeverse, vignettes, mother/father, suicide
• discord.

  ‘I want to hear you say it out loud’ I whispered into the cold night air hoping you could still hear me.
  ‘the stars are beautiful’ you sta

  36 lines, 19 comments, on Dec 30 9:37 PM 2008
• terracotta.

  51 lines, 5 comments, on Jan 5 5:32 PM
• dandelion wishes, incinerated.

  57 lines, 14 comments, on Feb 8 9:51 AM. In noguest, freeverse~, vignettes~
• marble doves.

  35 lines, 9 comments, on Feb 12 4:10 PM. In noguest, prose~
• black, white and color.

  58 lines, 19 comments, on Feb 17 9:08 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, vignettes~
• severed skies.

  1. promises that mean nothing.
  

  37 lines, 6 comments, on Jan 5 7:32 PM
• crooked glass.

  5 lines, 8 comments, on Jan 19 9:30 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, quickies~
• the flame between.

  42 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 14 11:06 AM. In noguest, freeverse~, blue eyes~
• translucent.

  I'm hollow today--
  

  38 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 17 9:19 PM. In noguest, freeverse~
• absurdity.

  because of broken down wishes
  and hollowed out stars

  34 lines, 9 comments, on Mar 2 9:37 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, feels like dying~
• crashing.

  14. crashing
  this sucks. don't read past the first stanza pls.

  27 lines, 12 comments, on Mar 18 6:44 PM
• blood tastes like metal.

  mechanical windup dolls
  were my childhood friends.

  20 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 18 10:38 PM
• tarnished.

  corroded railings
  brought tetanus

  24 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 5 7:04 PM
• it's been three whole days since I've had sleep.

  origami stars littered the hardwood floor.
  the tiles covered with ripped sheets

  13 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 9 9:40 AM
• swallowed by the sea.

  waves gripped
  scrawny ankles

  16 lines, 18 comments, on Apr 10 2:40 PM
• lilac.

  the spray-on citrus scent
  lingered like a halo above

  41 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 13 9:31 AM
• curdled.

  collarbones
  splitting skin.

  11 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 7 9:08 PM
• you called it: 'astronomy 101.'

  20 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 11 6:58 PM
• I want to know my fate.

  your ships anchor
  collided with my sunset eyes

  15 lines, 8 comments, on Feb 16 6:09 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, quickies~
• putrid.

  the rank odor of
  decay hit them

  12 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 23 8:36 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, quickies~
• condensed.

  repeats of our base pairs
  complimented each other

  75 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 13 2:16 PM
• lost causes.

  he shoved a sock deep into his throat hoping for the best as he drifted off into a dreamless sleep. the next day we found his letter filled

  26 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 23 11:12 AM. In noguest, prose~, kind of dark~
• restrictive, like the looks she gives me.

  the ants crawled;
  towing their lives

  26 lines, 8 comments, on May 9 9:38 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, mother father~, quickies~
• deviate.

  we studied poetry as if it was math and laughed at those who thought it was an art.
  

  22 lines, 4 comments, on May 11 8:04 PM. In noguest, prose~
• fork in the road.

  the bridge collapsed
  beneath my feet

  17 lines, 13 comments, on May 16 1:15 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, quickies~
• the whites of my eyes hurt.

  when speakers dropped acid our ears inhaled sound waves and brainwaves interacted with heat waves and created a collision of sorts on the d

  18 lines, 29 comments, on Apr 26 6:16 PM. In noguest, prose~, manipulation~
• damaged.

  I inhaled
  everything

  15 lines, 12 comments, on May 11 8:18 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, quickies~
• angela; I found true inner beauty.

  she told me once that I am beautiful,
  and I wish I could believer her.

  29 lines, 11 comments, on May 16 11:10 AM. In noguest, freeverse~, dedications~
• casualties.

  fingers grappled
  with the hook

  24 lines, 6 comments, on May 20 6:06 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, kind of dark~, slumchild~
• her masochistic lifestyle included.

  eyelids fluttered
  in attempt

  14 lines, 5 comments, on May 6 7:25 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, quickies~
• Riley; I wouldn't mind being you for a change.

  mismatched jigsaw pieces lay scattered over the linoleum floor and the pounding of tiny fists brought with them bruising tendencies. she wa

  14 lines, 4 comments, on May 17 5:15 PM. In noguest, prose~, characters~
• we watched the sun slip from sight

  and decided to hold hands to celebrate the coming dusk. I was wrapped in those hospital nightgowns with clovers scenting my hair and splint

  14 lines, 14 comments, on May 21 7:57 PM. In noguest, prose~
• tegan; filling the void.

  1.
  her words play tricks on anatomy

  42 lines, 4 comments, on May 3 6:25 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, vignettes~, dedications~
• diabolic.

  cancer cells divided
  last night in her womb

  35 lines, 12 comments, on May 4 8:42 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, kind of dark~
• a sad ending for innocence.

  her name was libby
  and I had no idea who she was,

  58 lines, 8 comments, on May 8 4:59 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, dreams~, characters~
• glutton for something emotional.

  I discovered a sunflower the other day. I cradled her in my palms that were filled with earth and rainwater. I did my best to keep her aliv

  16 lines, 3 comments, on May 16 9:09 PM. In noguest, prose~
• nulled expectations.

  they shook mold
  off their

  20 lines, 11 comments, on Jun 17 12:14 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, kind of dark~, quickies~
• July, you've never seen the stars fall.

  and I think it’s time to learn about constellations and things that are empty like my palms, your eyes and my shoes that are waiting to be

  36 lines, 12 comments, on May 2 2:13 PM. In noguest, prose~, vignettes~, letters to the months and seasons~
• esto perpetua.

  79 lines, 27 comments, on Jun 17 10:25 AM. In noguest, prose~, characters~
• tripping.

  she spent her days
  taking acid

  22 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 18 6:39 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, kind of dark~, slumchild~
• beaming, her smile can clean the dirtiest of mirrors.

  ostentatious rubies
  fall from her hips

  17 lines, 14 comments, on Jul 10 8:12 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, quickies~, slumchild~
• Michael Cane.

  he sits on a daylight swing with calloused fingers grasping the chains that hold him steady a few feet above the ground. he loves to watch

  50 lines, 28 comments, on Mar 16 2:38 PM. In noguest, prose~, characters~, letters~
• suffocation beneath treetops

  wildflowers snake around ankles
  grasping tendons and ligaments

  34 lines, 11 comments, on Jul 10 3:32 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, kind of dark~
• for sincerity.

  17 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 5 9:36 PM. In noguest, prose~, dedications~, letters~
• if only I had an address book.

  well
  I'd be lying

  29 lines, 10 comments, on Aug 18 9:57 PM. In noguest, freeverse~
• from yesterday.

  you took the belt
  and whipped me raw,

  38 lines, 11 comments, on Sep 12 6:54 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, quickies~
• nothing could give her an objective meaning.

  'pass the common sense’ she said and I handed her the see-through mustard bottle. she shook it back and forth a couple times, silently coun

  21 lines, 10 comments, on Jul 8 9:08 AM. In noguest, prose~
• we are the same.

  helena;
  how does it feel to be beautiful and majestic, but so totally destructive that everyone shies away from you like that of a rabid d

  56 lines, 12 comments, on Sep 21 7:35 PM. In noguest, prose~, for the months and seasons~, characters~, letters~
• screaming underneath.

  withered and washed out
  I am a 1914 baby,

  52 lines, 8 comments, on Oct 11 2:52 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, characters~
• sarcoma.

  excitement peered out of her eyes
  when they stared down at her abdomen,

  48 lines, 18 comments, on Oct 11 4:17 PM. In noguest, freeverse~, kind of dark~

• By me, right now

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