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 Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 7:50 am
Hey all. I started the challenge a while ago and failed to keep up with it, so now I'm trying again. I've been taking art classes at night (which is usually when I write) so it's been difficult. But I've decided to start over.
001. New Beginnings
002. Cause/Effect
003. Peace of Mind
004. Childhood Memories
005. Speed
006. Mayhem
007. Gilding a Lily
008. First Romance
009. Orchards
010. Disillusionment
011. Guardian Angels
012. Different Ways of Thinking
013. Consequence
014. Gratitude
015. Explosion
016. Money
017. Traveling Alone
018. Irony
019. Lust
020. Identity Crisis
021. Being Replaced
022. Jealousy
023. Insanity
024. Snow Day
025. Sculpture
026. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
027. Monsters Under the Bed
028. Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
029. Wonder
030. Highs and Lows
031. Catastrophe
032. Betrayal
033. Rules
034. Tomorrow
035. Rock 'n' Roll
036. Refugee
037. Queen of Hearts
038. Hangman
039. Magic Tricks
040. Radio
041. Prostitution
042. Celebrating a Birthday
043. Swearing
044. Parade
045. Phobias
046. Suicide Notes
047. Emotional Paranoia
048. Missing Puzzle Pieces
049. Black Balloon
050. Graffiti
051. Empathy
052. Strangers
053. Pockets
054. Having a Stroke
055. Promises
056. Medicine
057. Social Ladder
058. Four-Leafed Clover
059. Divorce and Separation
060. Brothers and Sisters
061. Perfume
062. Adoption
063. Blue Jeans
064. Paper Airplanes
065. Marijuana
066. An Open Door
067. Hiding Behind Lies
068. Archery
069. 1990s Cartoons
070. An Asian Food Market
071. A Night to Remember
072. The Moon
073. Guidance
074. Dyed Flowers
075. Wheelchairs
076. Dedication Pages on Books
077. A Panic Attack
078. Black and Blue
079. A Beautiful Place
080. Innocence and Guilt
081. Romance Addiction
082. Selfishness
083. Mockingbirds
084. Always a Bridesmaid
085. "Break a Leg"
086. Taking Initiative
087. College
088. Drama Queens
089. Unforeseen Tragedy
090. Loving Across Time
091. The Four Seasons
092. Abortion
093. Gunshots
094. A Masquerade
095. An Unexpected Twist on the Ending
096. Restless
097. Running Away
098. An Unknown Truth
099. Persephone
100. Enlightenment
101. The Martyr
102. Alice in Wonderland
103. Wiseman
104. Natural Wonder
105. The Island
106. Eden
107. Drowning
108. Gamble
109. Thicker than Water
110. Clear Blue Sky
111. Rain
112. Halfway Home
113. Dead End
114. Stargazers
115. Insomnia
116. Skyscrapers
117. Butterfly
118. Smoke Screen
119. What Lies Beneath
120. Losing Control
121. Unfaithful
122. Asylum
123. Injury
124. Karma
125. Dancing
126. Enchantment
127. Shadow
128. Red
129. Eagle
130. Extreme Behaviors
131. Soundtrack
132. Books
133. Lithium
134. Paralysis
135. Holiday
136. Safety
137. Secret Wishes
138. Dishonor
139. Accusations
140. Motorcycle
141. Requiem
142. The American Dream
143. Solo
144. Leaving Home
145. Climb
146. Pressure
147. Test
148. Electricity
149. Amber
150. Bible
151. Shock
152. Glass Jar
153. Dragonfly
154. Truth or Dare
155. Relativity
156. Reaction
157. Winter
158. Dolls
159. Ink
160. An Instant
161. Lullaby
162. Spider Webs
163. Fortune Telling
164. Yin and Yang
165. Slavery
166. Confetti
167. Rooftops
168. Justice
169. Scream
170. Fabric
171. Circus
172. Observation
173. Sand
174. Love Letters
175. Orchids
176. Owl
177. Metal
178. Exhale
179. Intoxication
180. Color Blindness
181. Flesh
182. Diary
183. Vacancy
184. Sickness
185. Playing with Fire
186. Before
187. Sweet Nothings
188. Asthma
189. Stormy Skies
190. Red Lipstick
191. Scissors
192. Reflection
193. Black Cat
194. Siren
195. Shallow
196. Little Things
197. Choke
198. Static
199. Snowflake
200. Honey
201. Catch
202. Stars in the Attic
204. Misunderstood
205. Illumination
206. Photograph
207. Imagine
208. Strawberry
209. Stripes
210. Spontaneously
211. Dust
212. Chastity
213. Daybreak
214. Werewolf
215. Eyes
216. The Thirteenth Floor
217. Goodbye
218. Computer
219. Just Hold On
220. Cross
221. Concepts of Hell
222. Remembering 9/11
223. Monsters
224. Practicing Tolerance
225. Broken Frames
226. Drive
227. No Time
228. Wind
229. Flag
230. Rules
231. Rebellion
232. Hybrid
233. Sweet Sixteen
234. Poison
235. Sleeping Beauty
236. Burning
237. Buzzed
238. Pearl
239. Sword
240. Wizard of Oz
241. Freedom
242. Blue Rose
243. Codes
244. Decisions
245. Trickery
246. Peril
247. Million
248. Beauty
249. Tattoo
250. Whip
251. Tactics
252. Battlefield
253. Tomorrow
254. Daily Life
255. Language
256. Adolescence
257. Paradise
258. St. Mark’s Place
259. Blessings
260. Thunder
261. Prison
262. Train
263. Abandonment
264. Sacrifice
265. Do Not Disturb
266. Traps
267. Challenge
268. Starvation
269. Alcohol
270. Spiral
271. Ashes, Ashes...
272. Triangle
273. Introverted
274. True Colors Shown
275. Portrait
276. Model
277. Shutterbox
278. Diamond
279. Puppet
280. Actor
281. Two Roads
282. Beauty
283. Murder
284. Lost
285. Value
286. Sobriety
287. Sweaters
288. Tulips
289. Resting Place
290. The Folly
291. Love Stories
292. Crows
293. Sunsets
294. December
295. A Room
296. Victory
297. Defeat
298. Tiger
299. Peach
300. Candle
301. Personality
302. Dreams of a City
303. Ice
304. Fire
305. Legacy
306. Law
307. Flying
308. Fight
309. Single
310. Hesitation
311. Healing
312. Fantasy
313. Building
314. Hero
315. Disguise
316. Soul Reborn
317. Between the Lines
318. Fireworks
319. Can’t
320. Soccer
321. Heat
322. Raising the Bar
323. Live Your Life
324. Parents
325. Transcending Time
326. In Spite Of Which
327. Naked
328. Further
329. Outcasts
330. Calling
331. Alternatives
332. Elevator
333. A Bad Decision
334. Slow Down
335. Past Forgiven
336. Tree
337. Last One Standing
338. Drifting
339. Soldiers
340. The Right Reasons
341. Lists
342. Open Relationship
343. Riot
344. Invisibility
345. Second Chance
346. Bridge
347. Disturbed
348. Stitches
349. New Year’s Day
350. The Mile
351. Perfect
352. Hurt
353. Exit
354. Good Riddance
355. Funhouse
356. Dark Horse
357. Sin
358. If I Stay
359. Misguided Valentine
360. Pick Up the Pieces
361. The Bitter End
362. Missing You
363. Follow Me
364. Leave Together
365. Returning Home
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 8:23 am
This is an autobiographical poem I wrote.
New Beginnings
I am of love and riots, of soccer, daisy chains, and tie-dyed t-shirts, of rock music, poetry, and adventure.
I am of daydreaming clouds that graze upon the shallow horizons, I am of drug store comic books, dreams of superheroes that too easily fall apart, of sweet, cool sodas heavy on caffeine, of barefoot dances on carpets of clover and war, of sun-warmed pavement with the spines of dandelion dragons rearing their spiky heads into the pollen-riddled golden air as they shot through the cracks.
I am of cigarettes, steamy lavender-soap scented baths, and passion, of lemonade, vodka, prophesy, of lonely stars in the warmest skies.
I am of tin cans blooming with splotches of flowery rust, of searching for treasure amidst weeds and depleted newsprint in parks, so certain I would find a diamond in the rough.
I am of light bouncing off of sidewalks, dazzling in the shards of a broken jar on the street, tiny rainbows in nameless prisms beauty no one bothered to see; shards of beer bottles I imagined to be amber that would live as gold, mica speckled gravel on lonely driveways that could burst open into crystals of every color in my mind.
I am of swimming pools and chlorine-tinted bleach-blond hair, of spray-on suntan lotion and feigned innocence.
I am of the smells of coffee, gasoline, heat, sweat, and sourness, of the squat magnolia tree in all of her slutty, excessive glory, of trouble brewing and beauty's mask cutting off her corners, slowly coming apart at the seams.
I am of biting my lip and holding it all in, white knuckles, rosy cheeks, eyeliner bruising along the lines of my lashes, zippers and spikes on every surface imaginable, maybe if I keep myself closed off in this land of ebon, houndstooth, leather straps and silver, I won't be broken again.
I am of hot sauce, methamphetamine, pickles, warm lemon-lime soda spiked with speedballs, alcohol, sweet marijane, tattoo guns, razorblades, scarred wrists and bloody noses, trailer parks, crack pipes, abandoned motels, sex in the alley behind the library, sex in the parking lot, sex in the grocer's storage room after hours, sleeping in the barn with my beautiful dragon next to me naked and succulent.
I am of anger, purity and raw power, I am of illusion, delusion, disillusion, and solitude, I am of magic that speaks but is never heard, I am of your heart and mine melting away.
I am of bullet shells, of art, devotion and initiation, of classic punk rock and metal, of motorcycles and memories, of broken bones, bruises and backaches, of silence, of being hit but getting back up just to be hit again, of being hit and just getting back up again, of NEVER give up, NEVER give up, NEVER...NEVER...NEVER...Never give up. The story has just begun, and for those of you who know this story, know that it never ends. It only begins.
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