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I’ve tucked away, so no one can ever see The little glimpse of hope that I used to say was me. So far away with every lock and chain, And...

I wake at one a.m. like a fishbone in a throat. Dim night light. Ticking of a watch. And the moon like a straw bell tolling silently. A...

As the years go by, the dead grow louder. My ancestors echo through my bones, my bloodstream. The graves of soldiers cry out at those who...

I’m on a self born mission, Like a bat out of hell, In an apathetic mental condition, Riding a midnight carousel. I don’t know exactly...

Tears are rolling down my face, I simply don’t know what to do, My mind grasps not time nor space, Since I have no choice but to live...

I don't want to die, I want to go home to Heaven, that is, to see my Maker, if there is one but I don't want to go if I have to die to...

I don't want to die--ever, I mean--I might live to be 100 but I still don't want to croak, living's all that I've known, life at least...

Since my dog bite I've been having ethereal dreams. Nothing about Fido's kiss keeps me fellowish so I stay awake in-between naps. The...