The Waiting Room
...Outside the room
a steady rain
drip-drip-drip-drip...
He, pacing to and fro
up on his toes
then back on his heels
A dull pounding
in the back of his head
his tongue and palate dry
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Categories:
overloud, anxiety, rain,
Form: Free verse
Baudelaire Translation: the Duel
...Duellem (The Duel)
by Charles Baudelaire
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
Two combatants charged! Their fearsome swords
brightened the air with fiery sparks and blood.
Their clashing blad...
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Categories:
overloud, anger, conflict, extended metaphor,
Form: Sonnet
Angels Songbirds Sing With Me- -
...Angel’s songbirds awoke and flung the deal
Anisette chirps, sounds of reels
On that day my soul grew lyric
My heart couldn’t see it
Angels songbirds sing with me
And the harmonies ...
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Categories:
overloud, analogy, angel, appreciation, bird,
Form: Lyric
The Defect
...Sami LaRose
12/01/11
The Defect
It is an overloud of pressure
Once of with I cannot stand any longer.
All these built up feelings and emotions are driving me to insanity
I constantly feel like I am ...
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Categories:
overloud, depression, growing up, life,
Form: Verse
Office Xmas Party
...OFFICE XMAS PARTY
Silly hats and even sillier chatter
Overloud voices, but what’s said does not matter
As alcohol increases by the crates.
Clink of glasses, clatter of plates,
Jingle...
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Categories:
overloud, introspectionmen,
Form: Couplet