And, I'll raise you two parts uneven keel.
Like a gambler who's bet is all but lost
'cause his luck's run out;
and yet I can't seem to leave the poker table.
I've polished my toe-nails black
to mourn you.
Undercover
And kept to myself this secret hurt.
-no long lost lover
-no friendship gone array
-no long day to feed into an even longer night
When it's gone... let it go.
And, such is life;
-twisting, turning, ever changing.
Nothing remains unchanged.
For everything in it's turn changes.
No cocoon, no precious wings, no vivid colors.
And, such is life...
And, such is life.......
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Excitingly she crept by the table lain scissors... stopped momentarily,
drawing a breath no deeper than a sigh; picked up the double sharpened blade.
To the right...
To the left...
Snip...Snip...Snip.
Gone.
The long golden strands he placed his fingers upon and through.
Gone.
The stench of a stale cigarette going out onto a desolate bar.
Gone..
And, as the arousing fingertips still hot upon her flesh continued to burn/scorch.
She entertained the desire to cut it off also... her skin.
What- what were she now but a woman spent?
And, still she would take it away, his power.
No... No God given right did he have here!
And, to fear him would be to die in the wake of her disgrace.
What is woman, if not to hold within her hands the dignity to live, the power to breathe life within her own womb?...
To touch down...
To be happy without rage -
His rage.
His desire to be within.
She licked the blood from her lips. Looked longingly into the mirror.. At the vision that now starred back from it.
And, as she advanced forward; punched as hard as she could, 'causing breaks/tears/rips within her reflection......
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Skipping along through your little transgressions
And, I'm scrapping bottom of the barrel with
these finger puppets
Just the brand new start to a brand new day
The coffee's pouring fourth
-and I feel fine and dandy
Nothing!
No nothing subletting this vacancy
And, the nightmares crawling
-are invading the dark
Once upon a time I heard a
-Bird Chirp
-A Butterfly's wings flutter
and a heartbreak
The screech of a four-wheel-power-drive tire came to a halt
And, I was here
-just here…
Copyright ©2007 Erika P.
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Common threads and jack rabbits
A dancing bear named Chuck
Smashed bottles
-beer stains,
and bowls of salted nuts.
My days grew weary/tired
I pressed my mouth up to the sun
The rays danced upon the perched formation
Their weight felt like a ton.
And, all hope sprang fourth eternal
-picking daisies/counting sheep
The Prince had fallen from the Wall
His mother, The Queen did weep.
Were it not for the soldiers pouring fourth
I may have got up to dance
But, it was ney and neigh and unfortunate
Having never taken the chance.
The pieces scattered/lain dormant
-solid blackened ground
Colored balls danced merrily
at the mere mention of a clown
And, I wished for story book romance
but found the Prince of Thieves
Smashing delicate eggshells
The cause of the villager's grief
It soon became evident
-there would be no more put back together
And, the pieces/fragments would remain
unattached forever....
Copyright ©2007 Erika P.
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And as her tan faded
I sat rain soaked beneath the uncertain vein of impurity
Clarity beckoned
I heard nasty rumors and hidden innuendos
Someone called in the buzz kill police
'cause I woke up to find you less than perfect
Some hero
No, no hero at all
I saved myself
Or, so I was lead to believe
Saved?
And, no more found then still lost
If you come back you can still have the stage
-front and center
I want to watch it all unfold again
-Your disaster
I want to cut your wounds... deeper
(Please Bleed!)
I wanna spit in your face
(Humiliation!)
I want to watch you fall
(Never get up!)
I want you to hurt so badly
(Heartbroken!)
I wanna be that everything to you
-the way you were to me........................
Copyright ©2007 Erika P.
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The Butterfly was all a flutter
As Daddy licked it's wounds
Sit tight little girl / hold on
Time's a fleeting thing
And, watch as it flies
Death rapping upon your door
Sucking the life force out of... life
Emptiness a final destination
As life turns in a desolate compartment of another's womb
And, such as things form... In circular formation
The sun still shines
Life as we know it goes on.....
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And as the snow lay melting
- I thought of you
As tiny glass bubbles passed by bursting
Were it not for the foreign language,
I think we could've gotten along with one another
Negative minds can only comprehend clouds of indifference
So here we were,
and perhaps are still
Circles forming
In a place served up as our unity / our emptiness
Do you think that they heard the whispers and cat-calls?
My head did hurt
And, the club that struck me upon the head,
is banging still
But somethings brought me back to this time of misfortunes
When hurt brought you 'round my way
And, your mother in her pretty Christmas bonnet
Telling you all the while that you were no good
I wonder if she's still plotting her revenge behind her veil of snow-globes?
And I will tell you this...
The White Rabbit sends his regards......
Copyright ©2007 Erika P.
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I'll tell you a story
tragic & true
About a girl named Ivy & a boy named Blue
Shaping the sky so high above
She needed his virtue
She needed his love
And as things did go, and sometimes how they went
His love was fleeting as his time was spent
She thrust fourth her leaves, onward & high
She reached for the boy
She reached for the sky
Though her efforts in vain could not mask her hurt
She sank further down within the earth's dirt.
She watched as her leaves did tumble and fall
She looked horrified at the newly naked wall.
She felt winters cold blow its shiver within.
For love had become an unforgivable sin.
And, as wrong can't be right.
And, right will not wrong.
She hibernated and hummed an earthy new song
A blue bird flying her way felt compelled to stare
He watched as her leaves formed again there
He listened closely as her vines gave way
To a new found freedom
-a brighter day……
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Timeless
Never Aging
Nonexistent
Beauty
And, watch it fly
No Fountain
No Magic Pill
Time
Second guessing
Rotating the past
Cheap shots
Spools of thread
Stitch up the holes
Love
Empty
Once it's gone, it's gone
Not coming back
You pushed it further away
Friend...
(If we're left holding onto the things that have already let us go.
Or, live our lives trying to recreate that which has gone away...
What do we end up with?
Nothing…)
Copyright ©2007 Erika P.
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I am Woman, I am crazy
Some Man said it; it must be so
I am Woman, I am crazy
It's off to an asylum I go
I am Woman, I am crazy
'cause I love with my whole heart
I am Woman, I am crazy
Pay attention as my emotions play the part
I am Woman, I am crazy
'cause my tears you won't understand
I am Woman, I am crazy
And, I like it that way, Man!
I am Woman, I am crazy
And, I will change your point of view
I am Woman, I am crazy
'cause I gave birth to you.
I am Woman, I am crazy
Without me your world is dark and gray
I am Woman, I am crazy
Let my creativity light your way
I am Woman, I am crazy
And, I'll wear that badge with pride
I am Woman, I am crazy
I've been condemned for having tried....
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