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Artistry; Or, the Education of Desire

I stenciled your name across my corneas
In permanent marker.

by lockthedoor 38 lines, on May 12 10:50 AM
Penny For My Thoughts?

A penny for my thoughts?
Fuck that. I'll take

by lockthedoor 39 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 1 2:35 PM
I Like to Watch

Call me voyeuristic.
I love to watch

by lockthedoor 40 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 10 6:43 PM
Morning Not Mourning

Petals tend to fold inward
When the gloaming creeps across the sky,

by lockthedoor 54 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 10 6:35 PM
Thirteen

What can you
Say

by lockthedoor 8 lines, 3 comments, on Jan 20 1:39 PM. In Nihilism
Perspective

You know that Odin isn't
Real, and I'm sure you haven't

by lockthedoor 38 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 28 8:26 PM 2008. In Life, Christianity, Sarcasm
Beatnik Seismologist

I used to babble psychedelic rainbows. On an appropriate

by lockthedoor 27 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 11 12:13 AM 2008. In Bored

Rambler

Drip away, liquid barley
Caramel, and dribble foam;

by lockthedoor 28 lines, 2 comments, on May 10 4:30 PM 2008
A bit like aluminum foil

Am I the cold reflection found
In folds of crushed then flattened foil?

by lockthedoor 17 lines, on Apr 26 5:31 PM 2008. In the creative process
While the sun got roofied...

Dusk yawns, and
Casually stretches to

by lockthedoor 27 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 22 8:25 PM 2008. In Society, Moosehead Lager
If were punctuated I'd be a semicolon

First the Blast, then

by lockthedoor 11 lines, on Apr 15 8:46 AM 2008. In The Creative Process
Something Doesn't Sit Quite Right

I suppose that everything began with a bang
(If I can't trust hearsay I might as well

by lockthedoor 39 lines, on Apr 4 3:48 PM 2008. In Existence
Fresh From the Wordsmith's Forge...

I can't really "do" anything.
I couldn't build a birdhouse to save my life

by lockthedoor 51 lines, 9 comments, on Mar 27 3:41 PM 2008. In Politics, Life
The Synopsis

Synopsis?
I've realized there's little point

by lockthedoor 31 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 5 5:52 PM 2008

Clocks Don't Make Sense

Can any person dip a pen and
Drip

by lockthedoor 31 lines, 14 comments, on Feb 13 5:05 PM 2008. In Immortality
Musings

I'm tired. Black as pitch (or so I've heard;
I've never seen that stuff before) the night

by lockthedoor 59 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 9 3:55 PM 2008. In Personal, Thoughts, Sad
A muffled crunch escapes the silent scape

A muffled crunch escapes the silent scape And slips among the drifts and drooping bow'rs

by lockthedoor 14 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 9 12:04 PM 2008. In Society, Thoughts, Nature
Anyone Have A Problem With This?

I heard two ladies
All bright and shiny,

by lockthedoor 43 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 12 11:25 AM 2007. In Society, Feminism, Thoughts
The Physician Seeks Vicarious Fulfillment by Way of the Tree Planter

O, fervent hope: it still remains;
That I might, by another's gain,

by lockthedoor 23 lines, 14 comments, on Oct 24 11:24 AM 2007. In Heart Stomping
Fluff

Although she has but one desire
It slips into the black'ning mire;

by lockthedoor 8 lines, on Oct 19 12:53 PM 2007. In Love, Humor
Brain Farts and Goatal Warbing

I'll sit and fart and scratch and pause
And try to try and feel,

by lockthedoor 28 lines, 10 comments, on Oct 13 9:42 AM 2007. In Society, Thoughts

The Dull Refrain

I felt, erstwhile, that I should take
A little trip to parts concealed;

by lockthedoor 51 lines, 8 comments, on Sep 23 2:23 PM 2007. In Personal, Thoughts, Society
Drivel-Dravel

I'm riding in a Chevy
With my whitewalls wearing thin,

by lockthedoor 37 lines, 16 comments, on Jul 16 7:41 PM 2007. In Personal, Society
The World's Greatest 4:20 Carol

This is an epic tale
About the Reefer-Man

by lockthedoor 53 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 20 3:19 PM 2007. In Song, 4:20, Redemption
Green

In times that I would loose upon a page
The host of ardent bards that hide inside

by lockthedoor 34 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 3 2:07 PM 2007. In Sad, Hope
The New Millennium

Hidden deep, in dark places of my
Own reckoning, lies the festering dream

by lockthedoor 38 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 25 2:49 PM 2007. In Personal, Society, Spiritual, Dark
Hall of Mirrors

What hides behind
Each fragmented flicker of
Ego?

by lockthedoor 44 lines, 9 comments, on Mar 21 8:20 PM 2007. In Personal
A Kick in the Proverbial Throat

The lidless eye that lights my dream
And shrouded soul that slides behind,

by lockthedoor 28 lines, on Mar 10 4:18 PM 2007. In Personal, Thoughts, etc.
Social Masturbation

Listen closely, pretend to care
And I'll tell you a rumor...

by lockthedoor 24 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 8 1:12 PM 2007. In Dark, Humor
Something

I'm going to churn a batch
Of brain butter

by lockthedoor 31 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 6 8:19 PM 2007. In Other
Winter

Garnished trees at ground do meet,
Where silent footfalls' absent feet
Hint at life not long since past;

by lockthedoor 18 lines, 3 comments, on Jan 23 6:59 PM 2007. In Nature, Spiritual
A Sonnet: For Matt

Out of sight, out of mind, they did proclaim,
And with good reason. For who can deny

by lockthedoor 14 lines, 3 comments, on Nov 13 10:43 PM 2006. In Sad, Hope
Six Words

by lockthedoor 3 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 3 2:17 PM 2006. In Other
Oh, sweet retribution!

So it's over eh?
I'm not good enough?

by lockthedoor 20 lines, 8 comments, on Oct 25 9:07 AM 2006. In Love, Humor
A Sonnet

Ever have I been the thorn to their rose,
And e’er shall I remain. For how many

by lockthedoor 14 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 21 1:13 PM 2006. In Love

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