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After listening to Saul Williams (revised repost from Open)
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After listening to Saul Williams (revised repost from Open) |
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Master Senior Member
since 1999-08-18
Posts 1867Boston, MA 
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I smoked my share of trees but failed to see the forest Or hear the chorus in the breeze that caught my stare And I was caught in a snare upon God’s very doorsteps When I crucified myself on the cross and the blood loss Made me hallucinate. I started to lose my faith, so I unveiled My soul and set my faith loose like a dog from a leash And followed each wish while chasing my tail. I stepped into the river to be baptized, but soon realized That the feathers on my wings became fetters And I started to sink under the strain until I clogged the drain, And I woke up covered in ink like an unread letter. I remembered later I ran out of paper and used bed-covers for sonnets To restlessly profess my love for poetry until I was drained… Check out my poetry here: http://www.unknownpoets.com/db/authors/master [This message has been edited by Master (06-10-2003 01:45 PM).] |
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