Dark Poet's House of Ill Repute

FLUXBLOG: I'm Just In Love With Your Sound

2006-10-10T12:01:00.000-04:00

FLUXBLOG: I'm Just In Love With Your Sound

Invisible

2006-05-12T17:21:00.000-04:00

I am now parched and over you my lover

…Goodbye then sweet temptress of evening sunsets

Each day I gaze from afar as your heavenly silhouette screams:

…“You may look but don’t ever dare to touch”

Though I feel I must warn you

…One day soon I shall know the effects of our bodies intertwining as one

…So do not think you leave me here panting in the shadows

An illustrious fool gaping obviously

…With me palm outstretched toward the sky

How I long for that slow kiss goodnight

…Though for now I am content to be the shadow around where you walk

Observing from a distance you safe return home

…Soon this distance will be no more

2006-03-19T09:26:00.000-05:00

Misery is my company
I keep her well

Every three seconds a child dies from extreme poverty and lack of proper medical care.

2006-03-16T08:59:00.000-05:00

2005-09-18T14:25:00.000-04:00

"We wear the mask that grins and lies,It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,This debt we pay to human guile;With torn and bleeding hearts we smile...
We smile, but, O great Christ, our criesTo thee from tortured souls arise.We sing, but oh the clay is vileBeneath our feet, and long the mile;
But let the world dream otherwise,We wear the mask!"Excerpt from: We wear the mask, by Paul Lawrence Dunbar

Other places you can find me

2005-08-30T17:19:00.000-04:00

http://dark88poet.bravehost.com/

http://www.myspace.com/dark88poet

http://www.fictionpress.com/~dark88poet

From Grace, I Fell

2005-07-30T13:29:00.000-04:00

If the ache still remains
Clouded by deeply rooted thoughts
Aim at the enemy
Perhaps their fall will bring back health
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Fix the good thoughts inside of you
So that at first glance you may appear innocent
While others suffer under doubts

Ill thoughts bring sad management
Everything you do is being judged
Big brother is watching
You are not trusted
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We wait on baited breath for your return
Masters and Gentlemen bow before your learnt skill
We are all one less problem you must concern yourself with

Unless…yes
Mutiny
It is the only way to go

Freedom in rebellions war cry
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Fall the Masters and Gentlemen

Let the slaves rise
We hold your future in our fists

Their silent gasps fill the night air with lightning bolts

Aimed at taking out the moon and then the sun
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But we are all pawns

Though that matters not now

Trapped within ourselves

For there is nothing left to gain from your downfall

This time around we are all one

One to be taken in

Though control is not one to be gained without consequence

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Damn the repercussions

I was promised forever

Though they say nothing can be gained without a little sacrifice

Well I sacrificed my all

And now there’s nothing left to be saved

2005-07-30T13:28:00.000-04:00

And so you just believed him
without thought to all that we've been through

Are You Normal

2005-07-25T18:21:00.000-04:00

Are You Normal
Written by Danielle Martin (dark88poet)

What exactly is normal? And how does one become it. Is there some type of clothing that should be worn or a certain type of speech that should be used? Correct me if I’m wrong but I was under the impression that no two people were born the same. But if that statement is true then why is it that all my life I’ve heard the word normal thrown around like its something that we should all strive to become.

For example, my mother and I have been on the opposite sides for quite a while. One thing that she seemingly wants me to be again is normal. But I know that if I asked her what she meant by it she would never be able to properly describe it. If I am so abnormal does that make her the ideal? Is she who I should strive to be? Or are we both wrong and the people I should turn to for guidance are those stick thin creatures on the covers of magazines that have been so well praised by society for being so beautiful and glamorous; they who seemingly have everything.

Or could it be that they just have everything we want and vice versus. Perhaps it was they, the glamorous ones who labeled us normal for having everything they gave up to become something beyond. While instead they ended up someplace in between Normal and Abnormality.

But again that doesn’t fully answer my question because the word normal or perhaps better phrased, the perception of what is normal, has been around for centuries. With examples stemming from the Puritanical era, where people were shunned and beaten for not sharing the same Godly beliefs or dressing as humbly as others would see fit. Or even further back, when people where judged by the color of their skin and how much money they made as opposed to the content of their character, ( to paraphrase Martin Luther King Jr.) which by the way, still goes on today.

I am so confused because all I’m searching for is the truth. Who is right? Or is there no right or wrong to my question and its just one big game planned out by the government. So that while we’re persecuting all of the “freaks” (gays, liberals, those who dress exceedingly in black etc) we won’t feel the noose that they have strung around our necks growing tighter and tighter.

2005-07-23T14:19:00.000-04:00

We could dance
So that I may sing
To you about what could never have been

Or shall we speak of what shall never see the light of day
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Am I again asked to explain?
The story of our own Adam and Eve
Tragedy has struck poor Juliet
Who as a fool continues to follow her Romeo

Down the tunnel they go
To romanticize under the cover of hells’ front door

Awaken the devil
And hear him say
“Drink from my cup and then we shall play”
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Skip we shall do
For London's bridge is falling down
And with it
Goes my sanity
That which I have come to doubt

Also, along goes my faith
Dissipating into thin air

We have come to think
Was it ever really there?
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The rabbit cries
Hark! Here comes the baby
The Holy child

Let us all bow and cheer for sweet salvations on its way near
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Am I to follow towards heavens door
Never knowing what could have been there before
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Of course I am crying out for help
Please beg me to stop
So that I may be

So that I can be

Anything
Be whole
Whole to be empty
Safe and warm

Cold
Old that is happy
Or perhaps sad
Something that is anything
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I want to be more

2005-07-16T11:55:00.000-04:00

its amazing how even on my birthday my mother still manages to make me feel like shit

Sweet

2005-07-10T14:18:00.000-04:00

his wings enraptured me
for i had always wanted to fly

his kisses
they trapped me

and now i wait patiently to die

he called me softly
and i answered back hard and cold

his warmth,
It clothed me
as inside I grow old

his eyes they watch me
from inside i feel his hate

as my plea's grow undaunted
he follows
sweetly with a kiss of murderous rage

And now
Again
The game begins

The Island

2005-07-06T20:19:00.000-04:00

Aging is forbidden
The ultimate sin
Hidden within their smiles

All worth nothing

But there are pennies in the sand
If you take my hand I will show you

Ignore their eyes
Or you will never see daylight again

Their watching you

Don’t mess this up
I asked you twice
Before the third time you walked away

And all I ever saw was your faded image
Glowing in the sun
As if to show me that you had moved on

But I know this
And that is why I weep
Together we should have been
Forever we still could be

Come stay with me and I will share with you my eternal youth
The crystal’s glare has nothing on the sunlight dancing
Like diamonds in your eyes

Marry me
Forget me not
Deny me all my faults and I will show you but one

Refusal to bleed
And be all I was destined never to be

Is it true?
Are we real
I have yet to see the proof
Or evidence that we are not

Fallen upon this earth
Or discovered like diamonds in the ruff
You choose
But I will say

None

2005-07-04T15:08:00.000-04:00

Whisper to me the secrets you keep
so I can save you from your fate
Turn to look at the unseen
don't hide
face your fears

chorus

Don't be the weak one
dont shy away
frightning imposter
I thought you said you were brave
you promised me forgiveness

Can You Hear Me Now

2005-07-02T10:06:00.000-04:00

Part 1

Do you think it selfish that I am not happy?
That I’ve built a wall around myself so tall
Meant to last and never tumble nor fall

Because the one before couldn’t stand against the test of time

Am I crazy for seeing some hope in your words?
Words meant to break my soul
Because the way I take it is that you see something in me
A spirit that you need to crush and let die before I realize
That I am more than just some bad part of you

Your excuseIs that I love the abuse
In your eyes it’s the only way that I can respond to you

Is this true

Part 2

I know that I am too many sizes to big and that I can be very unattractive
But I’ve spent so much time and effort
Trying to drown out your words and find some self-worth
Some R-E-S-P -E-C-T

I hate you for making me Ashamed to be

Part 3

When I ran home because other’s words would make me fall weak
I couldn’t let you see me cry because that would’ve ruined it all
You would’ve seen it as some sort of proof to your words
That I deserved no better no worse

Part 4

And I’m not asking for you to feel sorry
Because I know in your heart you don’t feel what you did was wrong
It was all in the way you were raised

See in your eyes to love is to hurt and the truth shall set you free
Isn’t it Ironic how it was your truth that restrained me
Into an unfelt position of being afraid to speak because you wouldn’t listen

Am I speaking clearly enough for you?
Do you understand?
Can you hear me now?

And So It begins

2005-07-02T10:03:00.000-04:00

Ignorance is blissful
Stupidity incorrigible

To gain favor with words is a delicate thing
Not easily trifled with
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Feelings
Though sometimes rash
Are not to be handled without the utmost care
For who would carry the prince to sleep
If you were not there to guide his feet

Read books of enjoyable nature
And pull the covers to hide from monsters
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Mothers
They are delicate things
But then again so are father

Wholly innocent of your comings and goings
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Don’t scream if you do not wish for me to hear
But call me softly and perhaps I might appear

Sing for me my angel of music

Call to meBeckoning on
The children of the night are here
Again
Once more

The Way

2005-06-12T10:47:00.000-04:00

Give me back my voice
The soul that was mine
I need to find the conscious within my freedom lost

Come back to me skill of prose
Words of unwritten melodic beauty
That’s inspired even the deepest of fools

It’s frightful how fast inspiration fades unto nothing
A nothing buried so deep inside
You’re lost to hide
Making the trip a journey of a lifetime

Dance for wickedness
Wicked ways are my path to the grave
Follow me little dreamers
Perhaps you will find the way

Or you will lose it to
Your words
The one place it will hit you worst

Painful Bliss

2005-05-31T19:10:00.000-04:00

were it true and i said i loved you
would you dispise me for that fault

you can't deny
while you eat your twisted lies
many illusions are fostered within your crying eyes

make me the grand deciever and i will show you my shame
never will you call upon me again

though in truth it was i who kissed your sorrowed lips and
licked your tears away

In shame
you cry because it hurts
but we both know you love the pain

look what shattered vices have spilt out your mouth
crimson red unlike your sorrowful words
promises of love desert

fall within yourself
while I painting pictures of your burnt hell
the music playing for my ears hear
But though i leave you bleeding
Its to me I hear you sing

The Truth About Reality(don't really like)

2005-05-29T22:12:00.000-04:00

i guess this ends our relationship
or whatever it is they call this kind-of thing now a days
it was fun
i enjoyed or little rendevous in the park
the sneaking around at midnight
hiding in closet from friends
but it wasn't enough for you i guess
you wanted something real
and i cant help but wonder why

what is so great about this reality you speak of
when you can live for a small time in the ultimate fantasy
hiding within yourself
only coming out in those nescessary moments
for a bit to eat and some fresh air

i was willing to share this all with you
perhaps i didn't want to hide alone anymore
and you seemed like me
in desprate need to escape
instead now i see your like them
a begger fiend
one who sees the truth as out of bounds
yet still hopes to claim the world for himself

but the way i see it is
if Moses can part the red sea
then the least you can do is find out the truth about reality
and then pass on its secrets on to me

Untitled

2005-05-29T22:05:00.000-04:00

dont be fake with me
dont i deserve some smidge of kindness
i use new words for you
so that you may feel special
you use unorignal excerpts from books you've read to berate me and bring me down

am i that worthles to you

is there anyone else out there
who would willing take my place and all the baggage that comes along with those smacks in the face
please tell me dear so that i may not wander unknown
brave but alone

was there ever a time even in its smallest moment that you loved me the way i loved you
if you want we can sit here and i'll explain exactly what it feels like to get your heart broken
and ribs to

C.S.

2005-05-18T16:27:00.000-04:00

not even sad
just empty

2005-05-15T17:33:00.000-04:00

I've had enough of promises
of life in general
he's pushing me closer to the edge
i don't want to fall

'In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.'

2005-05-15T17:32:00.000-04:00

2005-05-15T16:07:00.000-04:00

screw them all
damn the repricussions
i'll be dancing on your graves by morning

2005-05-15T15:04:00.000-04:00

feel free to reprimand me
for i have not been so good

over the years i have been through constant changes
all i wish is to live up to your expectations

call me foolish
but i can't help
longing for your approval will surely be my downfalling

cuz i'm falling for you
and you just don't have a clue

whatever shall i do
my longing still consumes

freedom is just out that door
but i can't leave
i still want more

aimez-moi ou adorez juste
(love me or just adore)

give me something
please just give me more

New Start/Great Change

2005-05-15T14:44:00.000-04:00

OK so maybe my life isn't everything i want it to be but from today on i'm going to make a serious effort to change my life.

Starting with:

THE LIST (of doom)

stop overeating ( its just not healthy and in all honesty plain annoying)
drop friends who take me for granted/make fun of me (not good for my self-steem)
stop crying over bully's (there asswholes and half of them will end up in jail anyway)
start exercising regurally (not once a month)
start living my life to the fullest (no more depression for me)
get back into singing ( need alot of practice)
start writing again (cuz i'm begining to suck)
work on screen play(who knew that by becoming a better writer I'd actually have to write)
stop living in books ( see bullet number 5)
drink more water( good for losing weight and your voice)
do homework ( after all these years of being a master procrastinator)
try and get published again( i like the feeling)
work with geometry tutor(nuff said)
stop blaming others for my problems (bad karma)
Control temper(again, bad karma)
take this list seriously ( not like all the others)

hopefully i will do everything on this list and more. Wish me luck

2005-05-15T11:17:00.000-04:00

do you regret to love him
the beautiful sinner

2005-05-15T11:15:00.001-04:00

fuck the illusion
it was all a dream

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist - that is all."-Oscar Wilde

2005-05-15T11:15:00.000-04:00

Telescope Eyes ( by eisley)-great song

2005-05-09T20:11:00.000-04:00

You humor me today
Calling me out to play
With your telescope eyes, metal teeth
I can’t be seen with you (you freak)

Go cry, go run away
Let your short legs carry you away
With your big dress and your dirty hair
Your pen’s waiting for you
Just get far, far away from me
I don’t want your disease

Please don’t make me cry,
Please don't make me cry,
I’m just like you, I know you know
I’m just like you so leave me alone

Dear Matthew, why can’t you see?
You’re just not near enough like me
With your telescope eyes, metal teeth
I can’t be seen with you (you freak)

Unrequited Lovepick or chose

2005-05-09T18:17:00.000-04:00

aw' someone's angry
how cute
should i get you a tissue so you can cry your eyes out
and then move on to the next body
who suits your fancy
come on you fickle fool
pick or chose
pick or chose

2005-05-09T18:14:00.000-04:00

i'm half-way there
don't fall apart
wait until you can fend for yourself

2005-05-08T18:28:00.000-04:00

if i were human i would fall
the earth could not hold my heart up high
though many men would die to try

2005-05-08T14:17:00.000-04:00

religion is a tough subject for me. When ever i get closer to believing something always pulls me back. Why though?

Adonis

2005-05-01T21:27:00.000-04:00

dont want to live on borrowed time
.................take back the light
sweet chariot arise from the sea of misdeeds
......................awake the souless few who ride on oathless wings
smart but can they feed the hungry emotionly starved universe of poetless bards
.................................call me when you know

2005-05-01T20:43:00.000-04:00

so long
farewell
until we meet again

Free

2005-05-01T19:26:00.000-04:00

mix me with coke and swallow me whole
i will choke you into oblivion

speak and listen
i will heed your calling
if you answer the phone

i will be your only ecape now
don't climb from my mountain of love
twisted and deep

into your poors
i will seek you out
but only cuz i want you
my friend and lover

this can't be the end of it
watch me as i fall
i will take you with me
lets jump together
and face the weather
all alone

together
me and you
no else but me and you

diabolic in its antidote
to cure my depresion
your love is my confession
i feel you in my only secret room of doom and hopefulessness
wrapped in honey filled coconuts
miss me
miss me

i want you to miss me
so i can hurt you
as you wish
as i wish
twist those limbs of thine own faithlfulness

can you help me
i want you to help me
cant you see i'm less
if only in your arms i am whole again
you are my only
my only one
until i cut you down

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2005-04-30T18:03:00.000-04:00

RE K

2005-04-30T16:52:00.000-04:00

We re living through street cracks of hope and fear

'Creature of the Wood'

2005-04-30T13:05:00.000-04:00

I am a creature of the wood, forsaken in my solitudeMy song is pleasure and is pain; My song could drive a man insaneSo come with me, my pipes are playedAnd we will dance ‘til the break of dayI shall be thy lover

BY: Heather Alexander - 'Creature of the Wood'

Running (by No Doubt)

2005-04-30T12:57:00.000-04:00

Run, Running all the time
Running to the future
With you right by my side

Me, I'm the one you chose
Out of all the people
You wanted me the most

And I'm so sorry that I've fallen
Help me up, let's keep on running
Don't let me fall out of love

Running Running as fast as we can
Do you think we'll make it(Do you think we'll make it)
Running, keep holding my hand
So we don't get separated

Be, Be the one I needBe the one I trust most
Don't stop inspiring me
Sometimes it's hard to keep on running
We work so hard to keep it going
Don't make me want to give up

Running Running as fast as we can
Do you think we'll make it(Do you think we'll make it)
Running, keep holding my hand
So we don't get separated

2005-04-30T12:46:00.000-04:00

i feel no rage nor anger
just a wave of calming nothing

Spooky (everything in this article is not mine)

2005-04-30T12:14:00.000-04:00

Spooky 12th Century Prophecy on Pope

The first thing we want to say upfront is that what you are about to read has been widely dismissed as a hoax by religious scholars. That said, the world may soon end. Judgment day approaches. The clue? Pope Benedict XVI's rise to the papacy.

According to a 12th century Catholic prophecy by the Irish archbishop St. Malachy, who was recognized for his ability to see into the future, Pope Benedict XVI fits his description of the second-to-the-last pope before the Last Judgment, report Reuters and WorldNetDaily. The Bible says the Last Judgment is when God will separate the wicked from the righteous. Legend has it that St. Malachy was traveling to Rome in the year 1139 when he had a vision concerning the next 112 popes. Benedict XVI is No. 111 on that list. St. Malachy described pope No. 111 as the "Glory of the Olive."

Here's where you may have to stretch your imagination a bit to connect Benedict to an olive, although the Internet doomsayers seem to have had an easy enough time of doing this.The-world-is-ending crowd points to this:1. The choice of the name "Benedict" is a reference to the Order of Saint Benedict. A branch of this order is known as...are you ready? The Olivetans.2. Benedict XVI chose his name in part to honor Pope Benedict XV, whom the new pope described as a "courageous prophet of peace." Get it? Olive branches have long been associated with peace.3. During Palm Sunday celebrations this past March, then Cardinal Ratzinger was photographed holding olive branches and not palms.

Reuters notes that scholars have long dismissed St. Malachy's prophecy as nothing more than a propaganda attempt to influence a 16th century conclave. But those who believe are not swayed by this. They insist that Pope John Paul II fits Malachy's description of pope No. 110, who was supposed to be "of the labor of the Sun." Turns out that Pope John Paul II was born on the day of a full solar eclipse and died on the same day as a partial eclipse.

And that brings us to the last pope in Malachy's vision, pope No. 112. He is supposed to be Peter the Roman, who will lead the Catholic church before "the formidable judge will judge his people." Since Pope Benedict XVI is 78 years old, it is presumed his reign will not be long. And then we will welcome the last pope and the Last Judgment. Did that give you goose bumps?

hOLY sHITE

2005-04-28T18:52:00.000-04:00

i M CRAZY SCREAMIN MAD HAPPY. I am officially a published author in a magazine. They published my poem Soon in Teen In Poetry Journal. I'm so happy.

in honor of that poem here it is:

kneel down before me
am i not your king
or are you content with your false icons of worship
when forced into reality
what will you do then
will you cry
will it all be to much to handle
hide
go and hide behind your brothers back
but remember it will not always be so
soon i will have you
soon there will be nowhere to go
i will be your only escape
soon

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.-Thomas Fuller

2005-04-23T19:23:00.000-04:00

“Faithful are the wounds of a friend.”-Proverbs 27:6

2005-04-11T19:24:00.000-04:00

2005-04-11T17:59:00.000-04:00

"The rapid progress of the sciences makes me sorry, at times, that I was born so soon. Imagine the power that man will have over matter, a few hundred years from now. We may learn how to remove gravity from large masses, and float them over great distances. Agriculture will double its produce with less labor. All diseases will surely be cured...even old age. If only the moral sciences could be improved as well. Perhaps men would cease to be wolves to one another...and human beings could learn to be human."

Benjamin Franklin

2005-04-10T00:43:00.000-04:00

I posted "For Shame" and "Unkind" at fictionpress. I'm a bit dissapointed though. They've only gotten 1 review each, both by the same person.

Anyway I've finished a couple songs and revisted a few of my old writting books. I found alot of songs that at want to re- work. I guess abscence does make the heart grow fonder. Lets hope i still like them tomorrow.

Until then
dark88poet
later dayz
be safe

Love's Philosophy (by Percy Bysshe Shelley)

2005-04-09T11:27:00.000-04:00

The fountains mingle with the River
And the Rivers with the Ocean,
The winds of Heaven mix for ever
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single,
All things by a law divine
In one spirit meet and mingle -
Why not I with thine?

See the mountains kiss high Heaven
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister-flower would be forgiven
If it disdained its brother;
And the sunlight clasps the earth,
And the moon beams kiss the sea -
What is all this sweet work worth
If thou kiss not me?

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.

2005-04-08T12:50:00.000-04:00

2005-04-06T18:16:00.000-04:00

If i were a penquin I'd be blue and red instead of black and white
why be different when we can stay the same
oh yeah, cuz i like the change
and the taste of salt on my lips
though at times it stings but that can be nice like ice
feeling alive is better than being trapped
and being cold is better than be worn and old
because when your worn and old people tend to take you for granted
as opposed to being young and versatile
where they still take andvantage but do it with a smile
but you must grin and bear it
even if they're patronizing you
though pitying stares are worse than the harshest of glares
still pull of your black coat and gloves
sit backand relax
recall the good times and perhaps a few of the bad
because in the end there is only the the begining
and the begining is the start to the end

For Shame!

2005-04-06T17:40:00.000-04:00

for shame
I think my heart might burst
for who has ever heard of a lonely prostitute
perhaps i might call myself that in the deepest part of my heart
but even then the term courtesan has been much preffered

it has a subtle elegance that seems to evade the word prostitute
a word which in itself is almost always synonomas with the words
dirty and tramp

but what say you
ferait aime aller vous être avec moi ce soir
(would you like to go to bed with me tonight)
or have i come on to stongly

if innocence is what you prefer i am sorry but we're all out
come back tommorow
perhaps we can pretend

for shame
I think my heart shall burst
for though i boast a hard facade and wish to deny
i am still 16 and afraid to cry

dark88poet

Unkind

2005-04-06T17:12:00.000-04:00

peace child
come quietly unto the fold
let not the vastness off the night push you into the arms of the light

hearted and those whom most dearly departed
free you mind from the shackles of time

make haste to speed lightning crossing
speak as though forbidden
but act as though you were encouraged

it is only in our hearts that restlessness lies
the truth is not the truth lest proven to be unkind

dark88poet

this is quite different than any poem I''ve ever written

'I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.'

2005-04-05T20:26:00.000-04:00

'For want of a nail the shoe is lost; for want of a shoe the horse is lost; for want of a horse the rider is lost.'

2005-04-04T21:03:00.000-04:00

2005-04-03T17:13:00.000-04:00

Everytime I think of you
I always catch my breath.
I hear your name in certain circles
and it always makes me smile.
I ain't missing you at all.
~John Waite

May the angels welcome you. Our prayers go with you as we shed tears of happiness for your reunion with God

2005-04-02T18:04:00.000-05:00

*On a trip to Damascus, Syria, in May 2001, he became the first pope to step into a mosque.

* Pope John Paul set off the sparks that helped bring down communism in Poland, from where a virtual revolution spread across the Soviet bloc.

* John Paul also championed better relations with Jews - Christianity's ``older brothers,'' as he put it - and the Vatican formally recognized Israel in 1993.

* In his native Poland, he appeared on a Nazi blacklist in 1944 for his activities in a Christian democratic underground. B'nai B'rith and other organizations testified that he helped Jews find refuge from the Nazis.

* During his visit to Jerusalem in March 2000, John Paul prayed at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest shrine. Copying a Jewish custom, he tucked a note between the stones in which he apologized to God for the behavior of those who made Jews suffer over the centuries.

*
The 264th pope also battled what he called a ``culture of death'' in modern society. It made him a hero to those who saw him as their rock in a degenerating world, and a foe to those who felt he was holding back social enlightenment.
``The church cannot be an association of freethinkers,'' Pope John Paul said.

* Asex abuse scandal among clergy plunged his church into moral crisis. He summoned U.S. cardinals to the Vatican and told them:
``The abuse which has caused this crisis is by every standard wrong and rightly considered a crime by society; it is also an appalling sin in the eyes of God.'' Critics accused the pope of not acting swiftly enough.

*
In its last medical statement Saturday, Navarro-Valls said John Paul was not in a coma and opened his eyes when spoken to. But he added: ``Since dawn this morning, there have been first signs that consciousness is being affected.''

``Sometimes it seems as if he were resting with his eyes closed, but when you speak to him he opens his eyes,'' Navarro-Valls said.

Navarro-Valls said the pope was still speaking late Friday but did not take part when Mass was celebrated in his presence Saturday morning.

He said aides had told the pope that thousands of young people were in St. Peter's Square on Friday evening. Navarro-Valls said the pope appeared to be referring to them when he seemed to say: ``'I have looked for you. Now you have come to me. And I thank you.''

5 ways to a flatter stomach (hahahahah)

2005-04-02T17:59:00.000-05:00

1. One of the first things people need to realize about flattening their belly is that when you begin eating smaller, more balanced portions of food you simply make a significant change on how the belly looks. One of the reasons most people do 100 sit-ups and can’t get a flat belly is because their gut is too full. By eating smaller portions you’re moving toward a flatter belly.

2. Overall body fat contributes to how lean the belly is. You can’t lose body fat on the belly. The body’s fat compartment is one system. Doing leg exercises actually burns five times more body fat than doing sit-ups. Exercising the whole body is the way to burn fat off the belly. The notion that doing sit-ups burns fat off the belly is a myth.

3. You don’t have to do sit-ups every day. Exercising the ab muscles twice a week is plenty. For example, perform your ab exercises every Monday and Thursday. Muscles become stronger and more firm through the process of adaptation. We stress the muscle and then it recovers and comes back stronger and better. The muscles need time to recover.

4. Oftentimes people don’t realize that one of the reasons that they’re tummy isn’t tighter is because of their posture. Their shoulders are falling and their posture is beginning to lean forward. Practice healthy posture with your shoulders up and back straight while walking, sitting at your desk and exercising. Doing this while exercising helps flatten the belly.

5. Two highly recommended ab exercises are crunches and leg lifts on the stability ball. These exercises work the most muscle fibers and get the best results the fastest. The stability ball causes you to activate virtually every muscle in the upper and lowers abs. The whole midsection core has to work to pull of the crunches and leg lifts.

Get ready to change your life, the Dresden Dolls have arrived(by me)

2005-03-31T11:25:00.003-05:00

Together Amy Palmer (Vocalist/Pianist) and Brian Viglione (drummer) makeup The Dresden Dolls. A self-proclaimed Brechtian Punk(punk cabaret) duo from Boston getting ready to change the face of music. Their new self titled album is filled with songs that paint pictures of loss, and self hatred dipped in sarcasm and irony. Although it may not sound pretty on paper it is amazing to listen to.

With a blend of jazz, caberet, punk, and angst rock,The Dolls Have created a genre all of their own. Their lyrics are complex yet easy to understand because most likely, you've been through the same thing. Understanding is made even easier by Palmer. Who screams when she's angry and whispers like Haley Joel Osment circa The sixth sense when she seems to be reliving memories that she never should have had in the first place.

Their standout song is Girl Anacronism, the second track off their album, and their most well known. Its a song that speaks of insanity, lies, neglect, rage, humor and anything else you can think of. But you wouldn't know by the sound of their music, that stays upbeat and energetic an off set to their lyrics

Formed in 2000 , the Dolls are a fairly new band but judging by their sold out concerts and cult status I'd say it won't be long until we're all hailing the new King and Queen of rOCK AND rOLL

Kin by Carl Sandburg

2005-03-30T12:33:00.000-05:00

BROTHER, I am fire
Surging under the ocean floor.
I shall never meet you, brother--
Not for years, anyhow;
Maybe thousands of years, brother.
Then I will warm you,
Hold you close, wrap you in circles,
Use you and change you--
Maybe thousands of years, brother.
Where the moon slants and wavers.

"A magician, like a prostitute, never reveals his tricks."

2005-03-29T20:21:00.000-05:00

"'Let there be light!' said God, and there was light. 'Let there be blood!' said man, and there's a sea." George Gordon, Lord Byron

2005-03-29T19:06:00.000-05:00

2005-03-25T14:08:00.000-05:00

"Damaged people are dangerous,
They know they can survive."
-Charles Evans Hughes

Young Woman at a Window by William Carrlos Williams

2005-03-19T15:07:00.000-05:00

She sits with
tears on

her cheek
her cheek on

her hand
the child

in her lap
his nose

pressed to
the glass

2005-03-15T21:02:00.000-05:00

my voice is really lacking, in otherwords , it sucks.
and ontop of everything, i've got a new cold. Just what i wanted.

Farewell

2005-03-14T21:39:00.000-05:00

I have decided to take a break from music and poetry. I don't know how long it will be. It could be a day, an hour, a year. I just feel real empty inside and its affecting my writing abilty's and on top of that my voice is shot. It could be the cold or just my body's last straw. Whatever it is, it sucks. I hope I return to normal soon. I really dont want to know what my life would be like if i couldn't write or sing. I'm just in a really unhappy place right now and i hope it gets better soon.

2005-03-06T10:44:00.000-05:00

the slow suduction of rhythem and dance has caught my eye
tonight i must fly

2005-03-05T22:51:00.000-05:00

A Flame who hides itself behind the Ice
Courage be damned

Tempt Me Softly

2005-03-05T22:29:00.000-05:00

the bittersweet berries from cursed leaves tempt me
sweet
forrbidden like the tree itself
cause of course that is what their really after
why hunt the offspring when you can capture the source
and drain the life from which bore the earth
as all things must die in order to live
forever in the kingdom of heaven or flourish in the brightness of hell
your damned if you do
and fucked if you dont
so you might as well eat the damn fruit and leave a bloody good corpse

2005-03-05T19:46:00.000-05:00

it hurts me to cry as it hurts me to write
for i fear that i have lost my touch
no song can i sing
no poem may i scribe
it seems i have lost all flight
i pray to the God's may their will be undone
so that i might have the power to live once more

Famous Sexual Quotes

2005-03-05T17:11:00.000-05:00

I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy." Tom Clancy.
"You know "that look" women get when they want sex? Me neither."
Steve Martin.
"Having sex is like playing bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand."
Woody Allen.
"Bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night."
Rodney Dangerfield."
There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among those is the Mercedes-Benz 500SL."
Lynn Lavner."
"Why she said she is a Angel for one mans SEX!! Took me awhite to figar out what man,and what Angel she was talking about having sex with."
Robert Way Brown.
"Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at thetaxidermist."
Matt Barry.
"Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope."
Camille Paglia.
"Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. The other eight are unimportant."
George Burns.
"Women might be able to fake orgasms but men can fake whole relationships."
Sharon Stone.
"My girlfriend always laughs during sex ~ no matter what she's reading."
Steve Jobs. (Founder, Apple Computers)
"I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with "Guess" on it; so I said "Thyroid problem?'"
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps."
Tiger Woods.
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch."
JackNicholson.
"Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks his car or where he lives, but he never forgets oral sex, no matter how bad it is."
Barbara Bush.(Former US First Lady, and you didn't think Barbara had a sense of humor !)
"Ah, yes, Divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet." Robin Williams .
"Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself."
Roseanne.
"Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place."
Billy Crystal.
"According to a new survey, women say they feel more comfortable undressing in front of men than they do undressing in front of other women. They say that women are too judgmental, where, of course, men are just grateful."
Robert De Niro.
"There's a new medical crisis. Doctors are reporting that many men are having allergic reactions to latex condoms. They say they cause severe swelling. So what's the problem?"
Dustin Hoffman.
"There's very little advice in men's magazines, because men think, 'I know what I'm doing. Just show me somebody naked.'"
Jerry Seinfeld.
"Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house."
Rod Stewart.
"See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time.
" Robin Williams.

2005-03-05T10:38:00.000-05:00

What does man love more than life?
Fear more than death or mortal strife?
What do the poor have, and the rich require?
What do contented men desire?
What does the miser spend and the spendthrift save?
What do all men carry to their graves?

Murphy’s law :anything that can go wrong –will

2005-02-26T19:20:00.000-05:00

Broken Baby Doll Boy

2005-02-21T10:19:00.000-05:00

please don't cut yourself broken baby doll boy
if you do the fairy's won't grant your wish
the purity is in the blood not spilt

dark88poet

do not give it away

2005-02-19T08:37:00.000-05:00

do not give it away
though my feelings are turned
scorned
masked by this winters next storm
replicate me
majestic in purple and green
imaginatory stance
inexplicable at first second last glance
touch me
soft and smooth
is that really me or some part of you
caring carresing as if to hold onto life's one last death
less painful if substantial
kisss kiss kiss
and be free
for if you do not see the chains
then you do not see me

I feel sad today.

2005-02-12T14:25:00.000-05:00

Wires

2005-02-09T13:19:00.000-05:00

wires are hooked towards every escape route
i am
i am
i am
sick and tired of being admired
then caught up in other peoples desires
fix the thoughts youve made mine and said things that arent fine
you suck
you suck
you suck

2005-01-29T16:38:00.000-05:00

“I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream.”“I know you, the gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam. But I know it's true that visions are seldom all they seem. But if I know you, I know what you'll do. You'll love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream.”°
"Sleeping Beauty"

Living is like licking honey off a thorn... sweet, but painful.

2005-01-26T17:59:00.000-05:00

Let the challenge of your ambitions, of your aspirations, rouse your slumbering and often unused powers into action.

2005-01-26T17:58:00.000-05:00

2005-01-24T15:15:00.000-05:00

Spend all your time waiting... for that second chance.. for a break that would make it okay… there’s always some reason… to feel not good enough… and it’s hard at the end of the day…

“I don’t drive, I’m driven.”

2005-01-24T14:53:00.000-05:00

2005-01-24T13:39:00.000-05:00

"Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly." - Dream, Neil Gaiman's The Sandman

2005-01-24T13:38:00.001-05:00

what's your cowboy bebop theme song?

2005-01-24T13:38:00.000-05:00

"He's gotta be the tragic figure standing in the rain, mourning the loss of his beloved. So down comes the rain, right on cue." - Mervyn Pumpkinhead, Neil Gaiman's The Sandman

2005-01-24T13:37:00.000-05:00

"Above all things I believe in love! Love is like oxygen, love is a many-splendored thing, love lifts us up where we belong, all you need is love!" - Christian, Moulin Rouge

2005-01-24T13:33:00.000-05:00

You are every goth-kids dream!

Which Ultimate Beautiful Woman are You?
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2005-01-24T13:28:00.000-05:00

Dragon Wings

What Kind of Wings are You?
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2005-01-24T13:24:00.000-05:00

Earth

The Force of Nature Quiz
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2005-01-24T13:19:00.000-05:00

Seer

The ULTIMATE personality test
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“You have entered the realm of the Lady of the Wood. You cannot go back. Come. She is waiting.”

2005-01-04T18:10:00.000-05:00

Letters (by me)

2005-01-02T20:42:00.000-05:00

Part I

In hoping that you would understand my situation
i have set myself up to fail
In seeing the constant wrongs in pictures you've painted for me
the patterns
in webs you've woven
i myself have come undone
no longer can i depend on you to lead my life
once i've seen the horrors you've created of your own
Now i must stand on my own

Part II

Though still frightened by shadows
I still manage to carry on
On some occasions i manage even a prayer for your restless soul
The mighty warrior brought down by his own misgivings
In a way that endears you to me
in seeing that you are only human
I can love you as such
And hate that which brings us closer

Part III

Closer
yes i can see the world at work
With mother nature forever a forgiver
I can not stay mad at you for long
not when she, Mother to us all, has seen so much more than i could ever comprehend
sweet mischievious child
mighty warrior
so many names i call you in my head
and yet when i see you i can manage not even a whisper
for that would be to loud
and i wish not to disrupt your calming silence

Part IV

Sing me to sleep
i wish to hear you speak
the images are not enough
i think my mind has wandered off
for when i reach to touch your ever fading image
I now have something to hold on to

Hoem (by me)

2005-01-02T20:30:00.000-05:00

crystal clear blue eyes stare at me from the frosted window
haunted
scared of all the outside world
a hesitant smile is all that I get for my time and trouble
who are you and what have you seen that makes you scared
come out
see the morning sun as we do
those on the other side of that window pane
if you look at it just right
It almost feels like home

2005-01-02T09:06:00.000-05:00

We think we've come so far. The torture of heretics, the burningof witches, it's all ancient history, then...Before you can blink an eye, it threatens to start all over again.
~Unknown

A Quote Sent To Me By A Friend

2005-01-01T22:26:00.000-05:00

A wretched soul, bruised with adversity,We bid be quiet when we hear it cry; But were we burdened with like weight of pain,As much or more we should ourselves complain.
William Shakespeare

-lovely isn't it-

Thank You John

2004-12-30T22:54:00.000-05:00

why does everything have to be so hard. Everywhere i turn i see a new obstacle. So many things are happining at once. i was fine with the way it was. Why does God hate me so much. I try to be a good person. I'm nice to others even after they continue to do me wrong. I am human and i know i am not without my faults but it does not help to be constantly reminded of them. It does not make my life any more worth living when a new problem i really do not need is shoved full fledged in my face. i seriously wish everyone would leave me alone. I'm tired of being the nice dependable dormat. Sometimes i just don't want to be. i'm so confused

Thankxxx

2004-12-30T14:07:00.000-05:00

Thanks John for saying what you did. Its nice to have someone believe in me. I hope you have happy New Year

Untitled

2004-12-27T02:18:00.000-05:00

Shattered girl
Battered Girl
What has he done to you
Fallin now all around
Can't stop starin at you
They say that you let him through
To do what he did to you

Just wanted to let you know

2004-12-26T18:08:00.000-05:00

Hello. Um, I just wanted to let everyone out there know of this great site for writers that I am published on. Its a place for people who enjoy writing original stories/music/poetry as well as those who enjoy reading the. I've got a bunch of stuff there and i hope you'll stop by, read and review.

its called fiction press.com and the link to my works is

http://www.fictionpress.com/~dark88poet

hope you'll stop by

Happy holidays

dark88poet

be safe

Push And Be Pushed

2004-12-26T15:21:00.000-05:00

Although i have seen alot
I know quite little
That to me is a scary combination.
I have been told that in the "real" world, it does not matter how many books you've read, or how many songs you've sung, it is all about survival.
And I ask, how is that any different from the life i live now.

In "my" world everywhere i turn someone spouting out lies and half truths, making a mockery of the life that they've been granted. but who am I to judge. I would be a hypocrite if i were to say that i am free from such limitations.

No matter where we go, no matter how hard we try to distance ourselves we are all the same. Ignorant to anyones feelings but our own and at times i wonder, is that so wrong. perhaps it is unkind of me to ask such a question, and if so, then i heartily apologize. But seriously how can we help others when we can barely stand on our own. Leaning on one another, hoping against hope that they will fall first so that we can be the victor in this on going game we call life. As i have said before, unfortunatly, we are all the same. And if you doubt me, look behind you and be ware, There's always someone looking to push you down.

That person who told me the real world is all about survival is right. And in order for us to survive we must push lest we be pushed first.

Be safe and Later Dayz
dark88poet

Qoute

-- "I'll stab your back if you'll stab mine..." -- unkown

Dark Poet's House of Ill Repute

FLUXBLOG: I'm Just In Love With Your Sound

Invisible

Every three seconds a child dies from extreme poverty and lack of proper medical care.

Other places you can find me

From Grace, I Fell

Are You Normal

More

Sweet

The Island

Can You Hear Me Now

And So It begins

The Way

Painful Bliss

The Truth About Reality(don't really like)

Untitled

C.S.

'In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.'

More

New Start/Great Change

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist - that is all."-Oscar Wilde

Telescope Eyes ( by eisley)-great song

Unrequited Lovepick or chose

Adonis

Free

http://www.erva666.blogger.com.br/1068917410

RE K

'Creature of the Wood'

Running (by No Doubt)

Spooky (everything in this article is not mine)

hOLY sHITE

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.-Thomas Fuller

“Faithful are the wounds of a friend.”-Proverbs 27:6

Love's Philosophy (by Percy Bysshe Shelley)

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.

For Shame!

Unkind

'I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.'

'For want of a nail the shoe is lost; for want of a shoe the horse is lost; for want of a horse the rider is lost.'

May the angels welcome you. Our prayers go with you as we shed tears of happiness for your reunion with God

5 ways to a flatter stomach (hahahahah)

Get ready to change your life, the Dresden Dolls have arrived(by me)

Kin by Carl Sandburg

"A magician, like a prostitute, never reveals his tricks."

"'Let there be light!' said God, and there was light. 'Let there be blood!' said man, and there's a sea." George Gordon, Lord Byron

Young Woman at a Window by William Carrlos Williams

Farewell

Tempt Me Softly

Famous Sexual Quotes

Murphy’s law :anything that can go wrong –will

Broken Baby Doll Boy

do not give it away

I feel sad today.

Wires

Living is like licking honey off a thorn... sweet, but painful.

Let the challenge of your ambitions, of your aspirations, rouse your slumbering and often unused powers into action.

“I don’t drive, I’m driven.”

“You have entered the realm of the Lady of the Wood. You cannot go back. Come. She is waiting.”

Letters (by me)

Hoem (by me)

A Quote Sent To Me By A Friend

Thankxxx

Untitled

Just wanted to let you know

Push And Be Pushed