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       "It is difficult to get the news from poems yet men die
        miserably every day for lack of what is found there."

                               -  William Carlos Williams

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          ode zu allen Frauen, die ich habe, liebte
       jene Frauen haben nie meine Liebe zurUckgebracht

       i stood like a cold statue
        glaring out across the field of snow
       i could feel the heat of my pounding heart
        warming my body in the sub zero temperature
       i could feel the anticipation of the moment
       i could feel the desire
       i could feel love
        and longing

       there is so much i want to do
       so much to say
       so much to experience

       but i stood like patience on a monument
       unmoving as my desires built like a fiery storm within me

       i so wanted to run into the snow
        like the child i once was
         and be marry in my ways
         when i knew nothing of this torture called love
       i wanted to explode with energy
        sprout my wings and fly the skies
         as fast and furious as mortally possible
       i wanted to escape with loud music
        pounding against my ears
       i wanted to drink from the burning fuel
       i wanted to eat the madness

       but i stood there
       shaking in my silence
       letting the cold air pound against my chest

       i began to breath heavily
       i began to erupt with passion inside myself
       i could not stand to stand any longer
       if i did not act upon my emotions
        i would surely die
         of the one thing i have never truly had

       my legs twitched
       i could feel it coming
       the moment i have lived for
       was this it
       is this the time worth living for
       is this what i have come so far for

       allowing no more control of my body
        i began to run
       i ran through the field of snow like a bull in the run
       i ran with passion as fire leapt out from behind me
       i ran with desire as the angels came up to watch
       i ran until the final moment fell upon me

       i leapt into the air and tried to fly
        to escape
       and reality crashed down around me
        as i feel hard to the ground
       and i cracked the earth with that motion

       as i laid there
       i could feel the realization of why i have never achieved my goal
        ...
       i have never tried hard enough
        ...
       i never made that final action to obtain it
       i never tried long enough
       i never tried at all

       one of the angels stood over my broken form
       he unleashed his understanding against me
       and then he unleashed pain

       his elements struck hard against my skin
       they tore their way into my chest
       he looked down at my boiling heart
        and began to reach for it

       he didn't expect what i had for him
       no one expects what i have for them
        they never do

       as his hand met my heart
        an explosion occurred
       he was thrown back
       and all the other angels turned away
        as the light blinded them

       i stood up and walked over to the fallen angel
       i stared hard upon his smoldering body
       i looked at his burning wings
       and i looked into his face
       and he was crying

       i closed my chest
       put back on my dusty black coat
       and with an expression of distinct void
        i walked away
       and they let me go

       to this i wondered of myself
       if my love is strong enough to make the angels cry
       why isn't it strong enough for the mortals
       why am i so cold
       why am i so hard
       is my love unmatched in this existence
       or have i just not found it's return yet

       alas
        i am all out of tears
       and have no where else to go
       so i shall stand here
        looking out across the field of snow
       remembering the one time i acted upon my emotions
       the one time i let passion rule my mind

       i will see you again soon
       and when you look into my eyes
        past my soul
        and into my heart
       will you see a picture of yourself
        hanging in my torture chamber
       the only place left that lets me feel

       - rage-303



       TEMPO FOR TEARS (IN STEREO)

       i think this will change my foot-groove view -
       fear surprised my by tapping my shoulder
       too many times in this ballroom decade;
       an experience to photograph for my children -
       to dance across new horizons and bridges
       with success leaning into my upbeat body.

       flesh covers my body, but I cannot sing -
       radio stations tucked me into bed each night
       while cold shivers forsake my physical needs;
       another emotional melody to sway with -
       rhythm in my words destroyed by shy situations
       in attempts to waltz away from solo pain.

       nothing too fast for this awkward dreamer -
       stars point for my feet to settle onto the ground
       instead of trying to fly from rejection faces;
       there are goddesses and mermaids calling -
       arrangements must not be scripted or recorded,
       but i cannot improvise dreams for public performance.

       Indiana Poet            Jan. 7, 1998



       LIFE

       Shedders naive where the building
       Clothes dresses up on heart
       Draws the picture of his future
       Keeps the paper close at hand

       Back system into a suitcase
       Suffers terror on a train
       And he wants to start some movement
       Cause he's indestructible

       Destructable
       Destructable
       Destructable
       Destructable
       Destructable
       Destructable
       Destructable
       Destructable
       Destructable
       Destructable
       Destructable
       Destructable
       Destructable
       Destructable
       Destructable
       Cause he's in

       And you know they'll have appointments
       And they'll live us alone
       And if we just keep on talking
       Then we'll stare make its own

       There's commotion and promotions
       Now they dunk it anymore
       Selling pictures to a paper
       Now that everyone must know

       Trading satelites for substance
       Let spectators pave the way
       We'll invade the travy fountain
       Now that everyone must pay

       Trading satelites for substance
       Let spectators pave the way
       We'll invade the travy fountain
       Now that everyone must pay

       Mama's babies
       Mothers, tragedy
       Babies, mothers, tragedy
       Babies, mothers, tragedy

       Terrifies again.........

       If you can understand the song you get the message

       - satanhell



       King of Wishful Thinking

       Wishing what was said, was real
       Planning ahead for what you do not know,
       and reaching for things you think you want.

       Wishing on stars, out of sight,
       for things that are or never were,
       you find yourself King.

       Trying to find that one,
       not to ever seal with a kiss,
       but to just touch and feel.

       Wishing on stars, out of sight,
       if only you knew what I held this night.
       For then things would be different,
       and you would find yourself a happy King.

       Instead you are a King with no Queen.
       And, the truth should never be seen.
       For the stars outshine the dim light,
       that you wish upon this very night.

       Things so sacred, you would never -
       yet, you still find yourself wishing.
       Only to be a King of Wishful Thinking.

       -Kamira                         January 18th, 1998
       First poem of the year.         [email protected]



       Erotica         (or dedication to Shane)

       Sheltered innocence is sexual appeal
       emotional turmoil an unfounded desire
       twisted soul, scarred psyche, raging conflict...

       desire to share pain, desire to be the
        missing element. desire

       Is it comprehension of pain?
       empathy of internal struggle?
       or lacking in oneself, and need for pain from another?
       Doesn't matter. Come mind fuck me.
       Please?


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