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Spoken Like A True Gentleman

A perfect picture of modesty.
A physically superior being.

by Theactoffailing 21 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 2 8:42 PM
Photographic Memory

Don't you remember the hand photographs we used to take,
With our index fingers and thumbs?

by Theactoffailing 15 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 18 5:03 PM
Tiny Hopes Crushed

The trees began to burn.
The flames sending a little bird flying higher in to the sky to escape.....

by Theactoffailing 9 lines, 5 comments, on Jan 16 3:03 AM
The Batmobile Lost A Wheel

The cartel,
However delicate,

by Theactoffailing 41 lines, on Jan 16 2:34 AM
To A Man Who Takes All That He Can Get

Maybe the end sounds like.......
A satisfied thump of a leather bound book or

by Theactoffailing 26 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 1 4:25 PM 2008
Undying

Gasps erupted from the scientists standing
Around the large excavation site.

by Theactoffailing 52 lines, on Nov 14 9:31 PM 2008
Ignorance Nudging Talent Ended Repugnantly Misconstructed In Stolid Silence, In Open Nervousness

Gritted teeth hold back hyperventilating lungs from
Respirating into the microphone too loudly.

by Theactoffailing 40 lines, on Nov 14 8:09 PM 2008

The Bird Or The Sun

There is a crack somewhere,
On a pearl in the ocean,

by Theactoffailing 28 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 23 9:20 PM 2008
This Is An Apology

It was a rookie mistake and we knew it.
Oh, how young we were.

by Theactoffailing 28 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 15 4:00 AM 2008
Haylie's First Flight

There are many things I've seen.
But the most significant may be

by Theactoffailing 29 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 1 1:33 PM 2008
Only You Can Know the Answer

And the bats were swung.
The peace was soothing

by Theactoffailing 26 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 3 2:59 PM 2008
Open Palms And Closed Eyes

The cold metal shock Cutting hard into my skin.

by Theactoffailing 18 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 12 4:24 AM 2008
It's Like

It's like The smooth remains of

by Theactoffailing 21 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 2 12:09 AM 2008
Chlorofluorocarbon Cute Jackie

The ribbon slips through his fingers, And he feels sick to his stomach.

by Theactoffailing 20 lines, 3 comments, on May 23 1:54 PM 2008

Through Scavenger's Eyes

It could kill you.
The leaves shatter from the pressure

by Theactoffailing 28 lines, 3 comments, on May 19 10:29 PM 2008
Another Reason Why There Will Never Be A Newest Testament

The base I made out of brick The mortar laced with hope and

by Theactoffailing 44 lines, on May 2 10:50 PM 2008
What Work Is (WWI)

Oh, I know what work is. Work is persistently trying to love a mother

by Theactoffailing 17 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 29 4:20 AM 2008
The Greatest Way To Summarize My Life In Ten Words.

Thought it was a dream.
Couldn't tell so I jumped.

by Theactoffailing 1 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 22 7:12 PM 2008
Across

I cemented a wooden platform in my backyard,
And spent countless hours making sure it was steady and tight.

by Theactoffailing 50 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 20 5:58 PM 2008
Love In A World Of Memories

Her name was Forest. And I would have her.

by Theactoffailing 21 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 17 1:31 AM 2008
American Pride

I made a wish. A wish I was sure would not come true.

by Theactoffailing 32 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 10 11:25 PM 2008

The 100 Poem Masterpiece

100 poems later I realize

by Theactoffailing 2 lines, on Apr 10 11:06 PM 2008
Hunting The Hunter

In the first moment before she opens The saliva disengages her teeth with

by Theactoffailing 30 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 10 1:56 AM 2008
When You're Fighting Alone

My name is Robert.
I have seen the Great Pyramids of Egypt.

by Theactoffailing 68 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 7 10:53 PM 2008
The Death Of Innocence

A woman speaks with her jaw split in half
Right below the tongue

by Theactoffailing 32 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 4 1:09 AM 2008
I'm The Spider

Imagine a world without love. Now,

by Theactoffailing 22 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 27 11:49 PM 2008
Eskimo Kisses

Every morning the sun spills itself Out of the sky

by Theactoffailing 33 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 26 11:27 AM 2008
Rolling

I'm at work, right? And I'm staring out the window

by Theactoffailing 39 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 25 4:47 PM 2008
46 Seconds

Simple look in my direction Eyes beaming small twisted signals.

by Theactoffailing 21 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 20 12:01 AM 2008
The Redefinition Of Ugly

Wrapped in an oversized banket crying.
Her hands reach for a bear,

by Theactoffailing 41 lines, on Mar 17 11:16 PM 2008
Complex

Sir, I am suffering a problem,

by Theactoffailing 34 lines, on Mar 11 12:42 PM 2008
Squinty Eyes On The Carpet

He hunts the creases in the matress.
His muscles that were meant to be so taut,

by Theactoffailing 13 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 11 12:27 PM 2008
Ignorance Is Bliss, So We Burn The City Down

She spoke softly to him all through the night. The time had come for him to learn.

by Theactoffailing 63 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 9 9:37 PM 2008
Le To Await

Fireball bouncing from the sky into your hand
Grasping so tight to reality that

by Theactoffailing 34 lines, on Feb 20 10:04 PM 2008
You Only Bounce Back On A Trampoline

I'm convinced that the wrinkle you made in my bed never goes away.
Every night I am reminded

by Theactoffailing 24 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 19 4:29 PM 2008

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