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LonelyI look at the stars
Hoping to see something
Looking back at me.

But its just echoes
Of dead and dying
Suns and worlds.

Nothing's listening,
Nothing's speaking,
Nothing really cares.

There is no design,
No grand plans to
Make the universe spin.

There's only darkness,
Suffocating and cold,
Consuming the light.

Resting In NatureGreen leaves, soft wind,

The gentle whisper of the breeze.

Frogs croak, Birds sing,

The water reflects the warmth of the Sky.

Calm breathing, light sighing,

The boy and the girl lie calmly in the grass.

Midday Mildness, Soft shade,

Trees provide the greatest shields.

Light shifting, kind yawning,

The Lovers stir in their sleep.

A summer day to never forget.

A nature orchestra providing the lightest music.

A day shared, Hands linked,

The lovers sleep in peace.

the weather latelywhen i tilt my glass up,
dregs of iced tea powder
become an orange starscape,
an eclipse wrought with holes;
summer, beautiful and searing.

ugly hungerI.

the wolf in her
heart is whimpering
like a pup hungry
for pure milk
but all it is given
is blood--thick
and warm in a
foreign way
one that isn't the
love of a mother
or love of any kind.
II.
in the dry shade
lies the beast of eden,
her heavy jaw slack
from gnawing rotten
fruit and he is saying
with sweet, red skin
between his teeth
she was asking for it--
how her thin fingers
wrapped and pulled
and plucked at the forbidden-
ness, this is no confession
he hisses like the snake
in his heart.
III.
we are all victims
says god

On days like thisOn days like this,
I like to think
About just how lucky I am.

How lucky I am
To have food
And a roof over my head.

How lucky I am
To have a beating heart
And air in my lungs.

How I lucky I am
To even have been born.
Imagine...

Out of every sperm and egg,
And every unknown miscarriage,
I survived. We all did.

That in itself is amazing.
Then add on that life itself
Is amazing and wonderful.

How many systems
Must work in tandem
To keep me alive?

If one single DNA strand
Were to replicate wrong
My life would be irreparably damaged.

If my temperature is off
By just the variance between in and out,
I die.

These things astound me.
Every c

Lookingwhy do we as human beings
ignore what is placed before us
at our feets
in our hearts

i want to be apart of nature
dissolve into the endless stretch
of baby blue skies
lift off in nimbus clouds

and when i want
gently float back down

ReptileBy design, I survive hiding, quiet;
carnivorous.
I am my fangs, or my claws, or my muscle;
alien from accepted.

Please, do not forget,
my cold blood seeks heat.

The softness of scales surprises the skin
of ignorant fingers.

RandomSiren sing me that beautiful
song of love, death and tragedy.
of war that was outplaced by love
are other things. Oh siren sing me
that song that has kept you singing,
the song that kept you breathing, the
song that every man, woman and child
would like to hear.

Ode to the WindWest to East,
North to South,
From great lands,
From the ocean’s mouth.
Who is this Great Whisperer
Who hums through the trees?
A zephyr wind,
A gentle breeze.

A joker you are,
And a saint, O wind,
To gather the waters
And in clouds send
Rain and snow,
But also dry out
The torrential flooding
And heal the drought.

You play in the fields
And run through the pines,
Playing with leaves,
Laughing all the time.
From the center of the sea,
To the mountain’s height,
You take off once again
On your continuous flight.

No maze you cannot solve,
No space you cannot fill,
Creeping from under the door
And by the window sill,
Never happy to

The Little BirdI used to have a bird

He sat on my shoulder

His songs comforted me day and night

Every time I opened his cage my heart filled with delight

For he was my only company

But then one day he flew out the window

I shouted and called his name

Until the night was gone

Sometimes if I play a song he would come to me

But when he did not come my eyes filled with tears

For I thought he had gone to the place in the sky

At least he was in a good place if he was or was he?

After days of not finding him I gave up and sat with a piece of bread

My eyes were bloodshot from nights of looking

Then I heard something familiar, was it him?

True enough

LacusSunlight glistens off the top of the lake;
Fish swim beneath the cool, crystal waters,
And the wind chops at the surface,
Breaking, for a moment, the reflection
Of the azure ocean above.

Morning CallMorning Call
Sudden shower
Lying half-awake in bed
The soft, tender form of my darling touching me
To my delight, the trill of the bugle
The tumult of the rifles
Had been stilled by the rain
The only sound i heard
Through the soft, quiet swish of my fan
Was the soft and silent swish of the late summer rain
I lay in bed to listen
Until 9 AM

light is dark and dark is lightHave you eaten from the fruits of insanity?
have you not yet bitten into the bitter sweet fruit of sins that lay upon truth?
or are you still living in the safety of a lye,
for I have moved on
while you are still hiding in the blackness of the day
I am bathing under the light of the shade
and though you are blind by the hellish suns rays
I can see
So I will take you by the hand and lead your wandering soul down the proper path of darkness
not the path of son and truth but the path of lies death and gloom
for this is the path of safty
this path was built for you...

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FearYou're way too weak.
Too weak to stay away from me.
Is that healthy?
Not for you. Not for me.

I build up my walls.
I build them tall.
Build them thick.
But you still try to climb over.

It's hopeless really.
I'll never let you in.
I may be too nice to demolish you,
But that does not give you the right to try again.

You chase me like a lost puppy.
Hackles raised I hiss like a cat,
Ready to drag my claws across your face.

Will you run away when I pounce,
Tail between your legs?
You will you whimper and bite me back,
Refusing to lessen your grip?

Please let me go. Just let me go.

You're the wrecking ball
Knocking down what

Can We Be Friends?Standing outside my door
Note in hand.
Barely legible scrawled,
Can we be friends?

No.
We can't.
Because you'll always want more.

You're eyes don't hide a thing.
I see the way you look at me.
The pitiful stare of wanting.
But you're wanting something you can't have.

You can't have me.
I won't let that be.

You think it's destiny.
That you and I are meant to be.
That's a lie.

I refuse you, yet you still try.
Going to pitiful measures.
Just to gain a cold shoulder.
A turned back.

But you pretend you're getting somewhere.
You just can't give up your false hope.
That one day destiny will bring us together.
It's not happening

Happiest Time of My LifeEach morning crestfallen
Waking up a sour taste on my tongue
Because I don't wake up in heaven.
I wake up in my own hell.

Broken down. Beaten by life.
But tears don't run down my face.
I'm stronger than that.
So much stronger.

I remember when you and I were together.
When we had our brief romance.
That had been the best time of my life.
Guess I have to change that.

But I keep turning that stone
Over and over in my mind.
Because I just can't forget those days.
Those days when everything was new and perfect.

Can't blame you. It's my fault too.
I was the one who messed up.
But I messed up because of you.
Damn my fear. Damn my

Black WidowEight legs crawling.
Venom dripping.
The red hourglass is ticking.
Beware the bite.
Put up a fight.
You won't make it out alive.

It's too late for you now.
You're tangled in the web.
Of her lust and lies.
She'll suck you dry.
Leave you empty inside.
Just like her other prey.

The black widow always eats her mate.
The black widow always eats her mate.

A Quick Little RomanceYou've got your tongue in her mouth.
She's staring into your eyes.
She's got her hands on you.
She can't take her hands off you.

Guess this is what you wanted.
A little bit of attention.
Guess this is what you desired.
A little fling, of all things
A quick little romance.

She gives you what I didn't give.
Complete undivided attention.
Always together.
But it can't last forever.
Because it's built on sand.

Guess this is what you wanted.
A little bit of attention.
Guess this is what you desired.
A little fling, of all things
A quick little romance.

Her EntertainmentLook at you.
Next on the list.
You're her entertainment for the week.
You don't fight. You should have fought.
Now you're wrapped around her finger.
Like everyone else, wrapped around her finger.

How's it gonna end up?
I wanna know.
Is it gonna fall apart?
Are you gonna break apart?

You enjoy the attention.
I guess I didn't give enough to you.
Guess you love being treated like a dog.
Or a nice comfy chair.

I'm sorry I let you have space.
I'm sorry I was able to
keep my hands off you.
I'm sorry I'm shy.
Sorry I'm sweet.
Sorry I'm reserved.
Sorry I'm me.

(Haha. Not really. I'd rather be me than her.)

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Nature Imagery

by *veritas08, Mar 6, 2012, 8:12:12 PM
Literature / Poetry / Nature / Free Verse

Clouds drift across the brilliant blue sky
Trailed by wisps of candy floss fibers
The dark bodies of naked trees
Not yet regained their spring garb,
Leave a stark contrast with the heavens.
Clumps of clovers, coated with droplets of dewfall,
Create soft, damp cushions to rest a head.
As the sun hides behind the hill,
dying the sky pinks and oranges,
The stars reveal their light
And sparkle like fireflies,
Dancing for their majesty,
The moon.

Nature Imageryby *veritas08

Literature / Poetry / Nature / Free Verse

I was walking to athletics and just thought of crazy clover alliteration (clusters of clovers carry condensation) and had to create something from it and other ideas I had. So I decided to experiment a little with some imagery. And this is the result.
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~InTheStarryNightSky Mar 15, 2012

A beautiful piece. Wonderful job.

*veritas08 Mar 18, 2012 Student Writer

Thank you!!

~InTheStarryNightSky Mar 18, 2012

You're welcome.

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