Poems by brushfire, by newest first

• Foreshadowed

  by brushfire 11 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 23 3:49 PM 2007
• Right There With Him

  There was wisdom in those hands, / as much music in them / as any voice. / His wrinkled fingers could strum a soul to life, / and the chords he coaxed / nearly effortlessly from his ancient tool / spoke

  by brushfire 18 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 6 1:06 PM 2007. In Personal, Life, Hope
• The Negative Space

  Long distance / is the most painful / when it stretches a whole / ten inches. / We're alone together, / farthest apart / when skin-to-skin

  by brushfire 13 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 22 3:01 AM 2007. In Personal
• ador

  by brushfire 12 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 15 3:08 PM 2007. In Dark, Spiritual
• Pretty Little Porphyria.

  Pretty little Porphyria, / you mystify, / and your allure / like mist under the crack of the door / seeps quickly into my soul. / Long lock

  by brushfire 34 lines, 2 comments, on May 30 10:10 PM 2007. In Abuse, Dark, Love, Pain
• On Doubt

  Surplus emotions cascade / from jaded, disconsolate eyes which, / unconvinced of their worth, / question the mind viciously. / / The mind cannot arbitrate guarded heart's / struggle with bitter conscience

  by brushfire 10 lines, 2 comments, on May 6 8:36 PM 2007. In Personal, Thoughts
• The Ars Poetica

  He broods over the drying photo sheet, / acutely aware of the imperfections, / the inconsistencies between the printed page / and the vi

  by brushfire 13 lines, 5 comments, on May 4 10:43 PM 2007. In Contemporary, Society, Art
• Lamentation of Art-School Student (2)

  Servile, / he works to placate the violent muse; / it is not an inspiration but a force / of drudgery, / snapping whip and / flinging stone. / / In these hallowed halls, / creativity comes not from with

  by brushfire 17 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 26 7:01 PM 2007
• Lamentation of Art-School Student

  Servile, / he works to placate the violent muse; / it is not an inspiration but a force / of drudgery, / snapping whip and / flinging stone. /

  by brushfire 6 lines, on Apr 26 6:43 PM 2007
• Distortion

  Forced to reverie by the stills,
  he finds that it is easier to create his own reality

  by brushfire 14 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 8 5:38 PM 2007. In Society, Life
• oblivion is not far off

  (and things were so perfect...why'd you have to go and bring me down again?)

  by brushfire 2 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 28 3:49 PM 2007. In Abstract, Personal
• The Winds of Hours

  [i am feeling awash in sacrilege
  your vagrant, fragrant skin

  by brushfire 19 lines, 9 comments, on Mar 27 9:57 PM 2007. In Friendship, Personal
• Social Mania

  Freakishly capable of hiding
  my true mindframe behind miles of walls,

  by brushfire 35 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 14 10:02 PM 2007. In Personal, Society, Angst
• Trial of Repentance

  Young ephebe lies in
  shallow fever dream;

  by brushfire 54 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 24 7:35 PM 2007. In Spiritual, Dark, Death
• A Poet is All You Need

  Written down
  in a manner designed for

  by brushfire 18 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 11 4:54 PM 2007. In Poetry, Poets, Life
• Abbalah Rises

  The mist-
  choking, it smells of rot i swear to god the death overwhelms how can you stand it here where the monsters are a little livelier

  by brushfire 2 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 18 6:53 PM 2007
• On The Move

  On the move-
  keep the fuck up

  by brushfire 5 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 13 6:41 PM 2006. In Contemporary
• Portfoliwoe

  The young photographer,
  with aspirations like

  by brushfire 5 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 10 11:11 PM 2006. In Contemporary, Personal
• View From Afar

  Poring endlessly through
  page after page of

  by brushfire 14 lines, on Dec 10 11:06 PM 2006. In Contemporary, Personal
• The Last Frame

  As his camera rewinds,
  br

  by brushfire 9 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 4 2:35 PM 2006. In Personal, Contemporary, Hope
• Can't Face the Day

  Here in the darkness
  br

  by brushfire 4 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 27 6:18 PM 2006. In Personal
• A Moment Late

  The cameraman captures his quarry in mid-stride
  br

  by brushfire 2 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 27 6:11 PM 2006. In Contemporary, Society
• Like Pandora, Only With Malicious Intent

  Pandora knew not what she did
  as she unleashed evils upon the world,

  by brushfire 35 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 19 3:21 PM 2006
• Final Star

  The final star glimmers on,
  continuing its age-old legacy:

  by brushfire 5 lines, on Oct 22 12:27 PM 2006. In Nature, Hope
• Universal Declaration of Freedom of Thought

  Thoughts fail to coalesce
  into a cohesive whole

  by brushfire 88 lines, 8 comments, on Sep 15 2:49 PM 2006. In Personal, Society, Contemporary
• Legacy

  Allfather,
  it is time-

  by brushfire 33 lines, 5 comments, on Sep 14 8:56 PM 2006. In Personal, Spiritual
• Left to its own Devices

  My mind works in verse-
  only the free kind,

  by brushfire 21 lines, 6 comments, on Aug 4 8:27 AM 2006. In Weird, Humor
• In Retrospect,

  I knew you'd understand-
  it would only hurt if you didn't.

  by brushfire 64 lines, 11 comments, on Aug 4 8:21 AM 2006. In Other
• Fated to Fall (shortened version)

  This bridge of souls,
  an inexorable linkage,

  by brushfire 35 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 25 7:04 PM 2006. In Weird, Other, Love
• Alphabetised Bliss (unfinished)

  That which does not belong
  can never be made to.

  by brushfire 11 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 16 5:56 PM 2006. In Society, Dark
• Questioning Elevator Etiquette

  All I think and all I feel is
  like what Tyler said.

  by brushfire 23 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 10 3:44 PM 2006. In Weird, Society, Contemporary
• All That Can Be Expected (or, Without You)

  All that can be expected
  is the tender kiss

  by brushfire 28 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 5 7:02 PM 2006. In Personal, Love, Hope
• When the World Woke Up

  When the world woke up,
  it was simple.

  by brushfire 23 lines, 11 comments, on Apr 22 10:40 AM 2006. In Weird, Nature, Contemporary
• Degeneration of Cognizance

  Soaring at altitudes unimagined,
  Heights before unknown

  by brushfire 17 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 19 7:45 PM 2006. In Society
• Fated To Fall

  This bridge of souls,
  an inexorable linkage,

  by brushfire 83 lines, 8 comments, on Jan 8 2:39 PM 2006. In Weird, Other, Love

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