Long Stay between the lines Poems

I am a right-brain prominent writer
which must not be confused with
a prominent left-brain writer,
which I am almost decidedly not
nor would I aspire
toward such all or nothing thinking
and not at all both/and feeling.

Like most writers,
I feel...

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NO CONDEMNATION
Sometimes  I wish I can play the anonymous,  though 
am not autonomous but I've got  an anomalous result so far,
like a pilot things keep piling up, cares about where about still
I...

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They say I'm, sick twisted and materialistic
They fear the metaphors, because I spit 'em sadistic
Cause I'm a misfit, and shattering rhymes is my intent
Good thing my flows on lock, so I can put out the...

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I was down and out, I had to find a way to cope
I was lonely and needed guidance, I had to keep on
I don't need a bandage because it's from my heart I bleed from
I've...

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Pink patterned rain boots hit the pavement
not in step physically but mentally, mentally we were always doin' alright

Hand in hand, we're not the most symmetrical looking but that never stopped us
Chit chat about the essentials...

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I need to rehearse but just the thought of needing to rehearse makes my anxiety erupt 
So, I'll wait for the volcano to subside before I rehearse
Then the days before the show Benjamin my buttons...

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You used to have power over me
You used to have power over me
Seeing your face pleased
Was all that'd let my mind be

Jobs and relationships once so consistent
Loyalty and honesty have floated into the distance

Is it...

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When I was young…working with crayons…no matter the design…
my teacher was adamant…when it came to coloring…one must stay within the lines.

And I tried to color her way…the way she comprehended…
but I was always fascinated with...

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Empty minds, stay, walk in lines.
Should you break the cycle, killed by eyes.
By a stare so deadly, it covers lies.
So if you’re ready, please, proceed,
as there’s no time.

Rush to fall in order.
For if you graze...

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I made a mistake; thinking ahead,
I usually stay between the lines,
Loving what I have, rather than being led,
Avoiding all confusion and signs,
But now I have an abandoned notebook in my hand,
No lines written, only regret...

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Another drop of water 
            Falls upon the grave of my daughter

As I Hear The Insane Laughter
Of the Devil
But Its was In the hands...

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One’s Own Slipstream
                    by Odin Roark

Movement frozen
Knows of risks in waiting.

Three lanes,
Seven lanes,
Life’s autobahn,
Always beckoning,
Seduction to...

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Everyone has to stand
Either side of the belt
In two big lines.
Line managers fill
Reserve boxes full of nuts.
Then comes the chocolate.
A column of chocolate.
We have to stand and
Watch out for the frays in the belt.
We must...

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If you brush away all the fallen leaves,
from the branches of my family tree.
You're likely to find a few old bones that,
we've tried to keep hidden from history.

As with all families you're gonna find,
things that...

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I’ve been living in this pond for quite some time, I don’t jump at the first bait.
I may nibble around the edges but I know the hook is my fate.
I swim around creating ripples, maybe...

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A Grandmother's Wisdom

All that my parents left me
could fit into a paper sack
carried like a leaden weight
strung across my broken back

A pair of bronzed booties
a jacket and Tonka truck
a small photo of Grandma 
along with...

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Can’t give you any reasons, can’t think of any rhymes
Not getting any easier to stay between the lines
I’ve got lots of excuses so I’ll be justified
Someday my heart will tell me how often I have...

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When little CJ comes to visit
She asks me for her "colors,"
The bright, fat crayons that "nanna" keeps
In a recycled butter tub.
We share the color book; CJ scribbles
on the left, the crayon squeezed tightly
in her tiny...

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Today started with a new grey hair.
I find myself enjoying the air.
I think about what I'm going to do.
Not like a young man would do.
Irony is when I risk my life to feel alive.

Today the...

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The pieces of me have been scattered.
With force thrown to the lonely winds.
You didn't realize! my love mattered.

You say I am guilty I have sinned.
You dismantled me tossed me away.
With force thrown to the lonely...

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Why is nothing permanent?
The friendships i’ve lost and the self respect that's slowly diminishing into dust
Tiny, miniscule dust
It fades away after a day or two
I act like i’ve moved on but no one has seen
They...

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