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Literature Text
For it is those
Who preached
Consideration
That are the most
Selfish of all.
Who preached
Consideration
That are the most
Selfish of all.
Literature
ambivalance
i will never be at peace
as you are
finally
because
i decided to live
even though it goes against every fiber of my being.
i miss you
i envy you
i hate you
but more than anything
i love you.
Literature
The Gardener
i bloomed and blossomed at your touch
and waited patiently to be plucked:
lay among daisies in fields
danced between roses in gardens
swayed with jasmine in courtyards,
never once questioning whether i belonged
for i knew the only place i wanted to be
was on your windowsill for the world to see.
Literature
The Lighthouse Keeper
I've manned the lighthouse since 1912 when
Titanic sank, & I will continue to do so
until she emerges from the deep, bringing
demons snarling inside the steaming pipes,
& sails one last time. Guiding her home,
the lighthouse shines far, not near.
At night I catch beams from the tower in a lantern
& swim out with it to the boat bobbing on the surface,
surrounded by shreds of mist. I begin to row,
the gentle splashes of the oars warning the seahorses.
They trample the jellyfish as they escape,
because they’re so different in their ways,
one foaming by the muzzle & the other just drifting
(like you floated away).
I try the jellyfish on
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Today is a very frustrating day.
Only 11 and already I want to rip off my head and a few others.
Ah well. Work to be done.
Enjoy!
Only 11 and already I want to rip off my head and a few others.
Ah well. Work to be done.
Enjoy!
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'Sagacity' would be the word that comes to mind when I read this poem.
Regards,
John.
Regards,
John.