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Thursday, January 18, 2007

Baggage

I lifted up my shirt and I showed you my scars You said, "Well, you made it. Wanna make your scars ours?" You showed me another girl's name—an old tattoo I said, "Well, you can love. Wanna try someone new?" Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Wedding banned

I'm not a gay person who's looking to wed But I am a "why not?" fellow traveler It's not any kind of a marriage I dread It's divorce, the great, painful unraveler Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 14, 2007

Hate crime

What the U.S. did in the Antebellum: See certain men as only pairs of hands Still resides in its subconscious cerebellum And sometimes rises to walk the land * A black man I know of was recently attacked by a group of white supremacists in a neighboring town and stabbed 5 times. He lived. Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Finally there

I've got some lines around my eyes I've got some stretchmarks on my thighs I show some use, I show some wear But I like myself, I'm finally there Sign in to see full entry.

Stalking up

I staked your house in an unmarked car that I bought with unmarked bills I watched her leave and I stroked my scar, all in all, it was a hell of a thrill Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 12, 2007

You and I

We're a sweeping epic We're rated R We're walking on petals And steaming up your car Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Aphrodesiac

I'm spiking your drink I'm on the sly Aye, Mosca de España Oh, Spanish Fly Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Write like a butterfly, sting like a bee

I write 'em short, I write 'em long I write a poem, I write a song I write a rock opera and a hallmark card I'm quick, I'm fast, I'm clever I'm the queen of all the bards Sign in to see full entry.

Speak not my name

I confess that sometimes my thoughts are depraved as the Earthly Delights of Hieronymus. You can tell who you want that you know a bad seed, but please see that the seed stay anonymous. Detail from Hieronymus Bosch's three-paneled tryptic, "The Garden of Earthly Delights," circa 1500. Sign in to see full entry.

They've split the atom!

I'm an early adopter A March Hare piloting a helicopter I listen to my ipod while practicing judo I invest in time travel and missions to Pluto Sign in to see full entry.

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