Long After the break Poems

The language and images of Mario Vitale's poetry are so closely bound to the natural cycles of seasons, of generations, of the body's functioning, that is surprising to realize how many of his poems deal...

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REMEMBERING JOSEPH FRANCIS GRATES JOE AND MY HUSBAND SERVED TOGETHER IN VIETNAM 101 SCREAMING EAGLES HE WAS ACTUALLY A MAYOR AT ANYRATE HE WAS A BIG PART OF OUR MARRIAGE ACTUALLY WE WOULD SIT FOR...

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I got up at 1:00 am this morning just after the break of day, the overnight air had just begin to rise sending a multitude of diamonds flickering in the skies, it is the sort...

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I watched “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” last night - we’re going to be reading Truman Capote’s book after the break and I wanted to start thinking about it. The movie rewrites Truman Capote’s story, turning it...

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I was not kidding when I told you that I loved you for so long
I was not kidding when I told you that I cared for you
So annoying – love songs stick to my brain...

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A Rising Star Made Me Cry

I bid on a new bus route and I got the bid, so I begin that route tomorrow. I know already it is a better bus route in some ways...

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for me there was no spark
to send fireworks 
into the sky
chemistry was not there
i did not desire
looking at you as a friend
very young immature
handing yourself so readily
to this an older man wiser in the 
eyes...

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LIL’ MISS GHOUL

  On the night of Walpurgistnacht,
  Lil’ Miss Ghoul walks into her bedroom,
  She is deeply saddened after the break up with her latest man.
  Lil’ Miss Ghoul puts...

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The language and images of Mario Vitale's poetry are so closely bound to the natural cycles of seasons, of generations, of the body's functioning, that is surprising to realize how many of his poems deal...

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Fire School is in session! Aventurine has released a new video that shows off the skills of one aspect of Darkfall Unholy Wars' Elementalist role, and casters and and pyros-at-heart will enjoy a look into...

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Thank You Sally

For almost 30 years I’ve been trying to loose this weight,
So obviously, I have been putting all the wrong food on to my plate.
I have tried almost every diet that has ever been...

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Thank You Sally

For almost 30 years I’ve been trying to loose this weight,
So obviously, I have been putting all the wrong food on to my plate.
I have tried almost every diet that has ever been...

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There is something just so incredibly magical about nighttime.
The quiet hours and the dark sky by the moon made sublime. 
Whispered words travel through the gloomy atmosphere,
Nothing is more real than a nighttime word, a...

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I wonder how I would have been if things never ended between him and I.

Would I still put him first like I did,despite the distance?

Would I still value him and see him as the guy...

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i want to burn it all down
so it'll be so hot
i'll have to take it out with tongs.
i want to take it out
with my hands;
and know i'm still alive.
that's what.



a man needs to burn everything
to...

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Walking through trees and bushes,
Thinking of the past.
I let the tears fall,
I am free at last.
I am not trapped in school,
I am not trapped at home.
Out here in isolation,
I am finally free to roam.
I left...

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They had a sense in being right 
Listened to those explain their plight 
Docked inside the sailing ports 
Going into battle wearing a shirt, socks and shorts 
On a battlefield called sports 
Saints giving a...

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In the future 
To get a job 
You will have to go
On a game show
To show the viewing public 

What you’ve got
And why you deserve it
Above the other contestants  
Vying for the same job...

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Lord, why?
That's the normal question I cry
Why me?
I don't know how to be
She was my mother
I have no other
Who is going to help tie my shoes
Or put a band-aid on my bruise
What about when I...

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She says I don't love you anymore
He laughs, turns, and shouts
“I already changed the lock on the door
You have been evicted, get out!”

The audience bates their breath
A collective inhale from the smoking mess
The man looks...

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After the break up when they split
a sense of loss, fear, anger and pain.

A father doing is best
a older sister who beacame insane

No sense of belonging a longing for a place to call my own,...

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AFTER    THE   BREAK-UP   WITH   HIM
 

Surplus Jack of  all  trades -
I   should be  gone -  
I am master of none.
This...

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A few ticks after the break of dawn
The night fades and the day yawn
Birds chip the morning anthem, my attention is drawn

The sky painted in orange, yellow and red 
"Fair well thee my bed"
Its time...

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