Long Keel over Poems

some wise men
of different bent, ilk,
orientation and time, 
then our own,
prescribed four spice yellow smoothie milk 
to fortify the virtues 
considered natural and proper
by their standards and rules of the game:
swaddling was à la mode
cuddling...

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At birth, the first thing we do is cry.
Once we reach home, in the cradle we lie. 
Then we get bored and give our legs a try.
As infants, it’s all about me and my.

Soon, it...

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I feel the willows sway in the midst of my  b r o k e n  hearted moments,
I keel over on my pillow with fists clenched, unguarded lost in atonement.

After all was said...

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self-indulgent blues...


my voice is hoarse
from the silence of my relentless screams

my very self rots
in the darkened cave of my misplaced dreams

all of everything that once kept the knotted peace
is now tattered and in pieces

twisting in...

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To See It With Open Eyes?

What is wrong with everyone?   
Every time I turn around, 
someone is accusing someone else of being a racist.
What is this racist thing?
Is it a disease of some...

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For several years, I've been a raftsman every summer,
     ferrying herds and noisy folks across this gray river
          who shout and argue...

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For several years, I've been a raftsman every summer
          Ferrying herds and noisy folks across this gray river
        ...

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I stood in the middle of a large crowd
Claustrophobic but breathing easy
My heart pounding in my chest
Every beat sounding like Cherokee drums
Closed my eyes, deep breath
Eyes open, then I saw him


He stood there in all...

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My sanity slips through my fingers like water seeping through the cracks.
No matter how hard I close my fist it continuously flows away.
Am I not able or am I not willing to see myself in...

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For several years I've been a raftsman every summer,
      ferrying herds and noisy folks across this gray river
            who...

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Pain
filling me
so strong
I keel over

Tearing shattering
flooding my senses
wasting away more each day
tears streaming down my face

Weeping, wailing,  teeth gnashing
I rend out my hair in clumps
if only I could tear out my heart
maybe then the...

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I was walking home one cold winter's night
On a country lane that was very dark
Odd feeling I had something wasn't right
Then behind me heard a growl and a bark.

I turned around but nothing could I...

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You won't know what it's like to heal until you can feel gravity,

Until the cavity in your heart takes skin from your soul and grafts itself anew.

See, once you've had a little taste of trauma,...

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My gait is much slower
My memory's shot
The hair on my beano
Is thinning a lot

My mind doesn't notice
Thinks nothing's changed
Who am I kidding
I must be deranged

Now starting to notice
These things that occur
On a near daily basis
Pretty...

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When I look into your eyes,
I lose all track of time,
I want so bad to be in your arms,
To feel your lips on mine,

To hold you so close,
And run fingers down your spine,
No one cares...

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