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one day a women came in a with a gun

i looked up in suspension

to see the most familiar...

I only ever captured

Bumblebees

In glass jars

In my dreams

I never captured...

It's always the winter that does me in
That shuts me down
Keeps me in

In darkness I...

YA MAY..BE GOOD WITH YOUR HANDS !?
BUT..YA NOT VERY GOOD.WITH YOUR WORDS!!
ONLY THE ONE.S.....

She was ethereal in her beauty.
I always loved her of course.
But only from a respectful...

Trust in me?
If you had trust in me,
you wouldn’t question me, or barrage me.
If you...

Is there a God for bandicoots?

for humming birds and snakes?

is there some mighty presence...

You threw the dagger
Perfect Impulse
Entering my heart Melting the ice

You threw the...

A whale rises from the depths of the ocean

his body black against the blue of the sea,

yet...

I stand somewhere unknown

I am death for I weep alone

None on earth know my likeness...

Plunging into the cold depths
Of the seas' unforgiving embrace
All noise and chatter
...

Voices carry, interpretations may vary.
In my world I feel as though nobody has met me.
Met...

A young child was playing in the snow,
Enjoying the wonders of life,
Until a rose was spotted...

Deep beneath the smiles

Of an innocence so true

There lay a deep despair

And a hate...

Telephones in the night

Awakened from the depths of oblivion.
The professional voice...

Reasons to love the girl in the 2nd row 3rd desk,

Hold on a second, while I catch my breath,...

~~The pain within me
Was not something to laugh at in glee
Of all the days in the past year...