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My secret love
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My secret love |
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Skyfyre Senior Member
since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906Sitting in Michael's Lap 
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I have a secret love -- can’t hide it any longer -- For every moment of each day, it’s getting stronger; I really can’t deny that I am hopeless captured, And it would be a lie to say I’m not enraptured. Each morning when I wake, the first thing that I think of Each step my bare feet take, one closer to my drink of Choice .... Have you a dearest friend who’s hopeless in the morning? A grouch unto the end, and ev’ry scowl a warning? Until he has his fix, you fear for being bitten -- And then, just lightning-quick, he’s playful as a kitten? The demon is caffeine, an unacclaimed addiction -- Precursor of Visine, insominia’s affliction Sold here .... A thousand diff’rent forms, and each designed for keeping My nights at less than norm, when smarter folks are sleeping -- A tablet once or twice, espresso or a soda: The circles round my eyes are big as North Dakota; My mind and body hurled, though never do they match up -- And I could rule the world, if only it could catch up To me ... So , innocents beware, and keep your watch behind you: For we are everywhere, and quick enough to find you ... Our teeth are slightly browned, our words a mile-a-minute Our cups are never found without our weakness in it With sugar or with cream, or CO2 and flavors, Our ways will never seem like normalized behavior To you ... Now this may seem unwise, our sanity degraded, But you must realize that sleep is overrated -- Eight hours you people snore, we sleep for -- tops -- an hour: That leaves us seven more -- I tell you, that is POWER! Insomniacs, unite! This foul reproach we’ll weather -- (Althoughthewordsjustmightallseemtoruntogether) Oh well .... Full fathom five thy father lies, Of his bones are coral made, Those are pearls that were his eyes; Nothing of him that doth fade But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange... --William Shakespeare, from The Tempest |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
LONG LIVE MOUNTAIN DEW!!!Kess, this ROCKS!!! Unite brothers and sisters, forwehavethepowerofextratime!!! ROFLMAO!!! |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
Oh man do we have this in common. I know I'd probably bleed caffeine if you were to cut on me. And sleep is DEFINATELY highly overrated. Oh, Chris - speaking of extra time, I finished you challenge tonight seeing as all of you abandoned me.... sleeping eh? You owe me one now!!! Michael |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
"Once I had a Secret Love. . ." huh? Oh, you mean it's not anything like that? It's what? WHAT? Oh. . .ok. . . well.. .this poem still was really good! LOL But you know. . .there are several decaffinated brands that are just as good as. . .*is immediately knocked down by caffeine junkies Kess and Michael* ------------------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
Sleep?...SLEEP? Sleep is for the dead....Iamaninsomniactoo!!! Jeffrey |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
Oh so clever, appropriate and wonderfully writ, Kess. Great work here! There's even a website for insomniacs with a "poetry in the dark" section.  ~ Claire |
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Master Senior Member
since 1999-08-18
Posts 1867Boston, MA |
I'm speechless.... wait... nope still speechless... |
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lucky Senior Member
since 2000-01-17
Posts 1601Idaho |
I love the part about bare feet. But I sure hate good tasting demons. Yea I'm hooked. [This message has been edited by lucky (edited 04-18-2000).] |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
 I used to hate the stuff too.... Now it follows me everywhere... Oh well, at least it's legal... I LOVE this, my friend..  |
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