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“Three Acts”

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

And the start of it…… Eruption; into this life. Seems not bad in the beginning. Seems to worry is short. Laughter comes each day. Play had its ups and downs. Than, once in a while along comes a clown. Though the area wasnt that much. On certain days came a little luck. Eruption; you’ve grown [...]

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Prison Welcome

Monday, March 21st, 2011

I feel wolves at my soul’s door I feel ravens glaring down at me, down from naked branches that be I feel so lone in this full house; a house that beckoned like a trap And welcome to the age of prison I feel they took all the pretty seashells from the sea I feel [...]

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“But It’s Not My Birthday?”

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Each year I am brought into an empty room. In it, is a birthday cake – but it’s not my birthday. You see, if I can stand on top of the cake without smashing it… I can go free. I have tried for 25 years, but I always smash the cake. If I were to [...]

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