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A Simple MomentMy heart
Is skipping beats
And I can't stand
The anticipation.
A laugh here,
A smile there?
Am I reeling you in
Just yet?
I'll admit,
I've a goal
To capture,
But my smile's genuine.
Take the chance.
I don't care
If it's a fleeting moment,
A surreal sort of dance,
But I'm willing to jump
If you'll jump with me.

Lament of SilenceI want
To scream.
Somehow
I'm alone
Even surrounded
By fantastic people.
I stare into space,
Daring the agony
To spill forth.
Nothing comes.
Nothing ever comes.
I've stopped up,
Dried up.
Devoid of all emotion,
Yet raging inside.
They're wrong, you know.
Crying
Never helped anyone,
That's what they say.
But they don't know
The bliss of tears
Spilled over aching lids,
Tracks of salty water
Through carefully applied masks.
Oh, the sweetness of it,
To breathe
In breaths ragged and true,
To bare the jagged edges
Of a heart torn asunder
To the empty room.
The silence a banshee,
Never ceasing her call.
Better to run

Eye of the StormIt's the calm of the storm
The eye of the hurricane
Where the quiet is loudest,
The reality most real.

I'm not ready to give in,
To let it fly.
The touch of steal,
The broken explosion.
I don't want
The pain.

I'll never know
If I'm lying or
Telling the truth.
My heart and my head
Have always been
One and the same.

And as the days pass,
I'm finding
My villainy lies
Within my fingertips,
My rash words,
My broken soul.

It's the silence
That makes me See
I don't want to be
What you See.
I'm just me.

Clear, strong, undeniably.
Contradiction, inhibition, chaos.
I don't want
Empty promises,
Half-hearted words,
The way

Only WordsI'm rather tired
Of trying.
I don't want
To be
A friend,
A lover,
A daughter.
I want
To write--
To watch the words
Form themselves
Across pages and pages,
Marking the passions
Of desire and fear.
I don't care
What you say,
What I've lied for.
I only want
To live beyond--
A world all my own.
What need have I
For reality?
Stability?
Go away.
Leave me be.
I don't want
To deal.
So why, why
Am I still holding on?

Break AwayI thought
I wanted this,
I needed this.
But
It's all wrong.
There's a strangeness now,
A peculiar air
And I thought
I needed you.
Oh, but I was wrong.
Yes, it hurts.
The pain.
The loneliness.
But I can find
The beauty, you see,
In everything.
And those precious things,
My art, my love,
They're all I need.
I'm estranged, yes,
But I don't need
You
To hang my hopes upon.
I'm not delicate,
I'm breaking, yes,
But I'm lasting.
I'll be here
Thousands of years,
My name painted
Among the stars
And you,
You'll fade away,
A distant, clouded memory.
I don't need
Your cynics,
I've my own.
I don't need
You half-hearted

A Call to ArmsSometimes,
Oh sometimes,
People need to be reminded,
Authority must remember,
Power is only
As good
As it is given.
I'd sing
A love song
For my Country,
My heart of hearts,
But it'll never stop me
From shouting out,
Protesting,
Demonstrating,
Enforcing
Our OWN Power.
That's the beautiful thing--
Living in Democracy--
Their "Power"
Is only as strong
As we let them be.
Do more than make a call,
Do more than write a letter--
Remind them
Who really holds the Lighter.
Read Up,
Shout Out,
Practice the Rights
You forgot we HAVE.
If you speak out,
Advocate,
They'll not stand a chance.
Oh...
That Tea-Party,
They were

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Because, yes, I AM a nerd and why shouldn't I be proud? Say it loud, say it proud.

=Sevslover6195 May 19, 2012 Writer

nerds of a feather Spock together!

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~TheArtfulPolitician May 19, 2012 Student Writer

Oh yes!

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=Sevslover6195 May 19, 2012 Writer

I'm tempted to put that on a shirt but it's too late now

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~TheArtfulPolitician May 19, 2012 Student Writer

You could still do it just for kicks. Or sell it.

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=Sevslover6195 May 19, 2012 Writer

I wish I knew a site where I could sell them, I've got a few shirts already and I'm almost certain they aren't in with the semifinalists

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~TheArtfulPolitician May 19, 2012 Student Writer

You nev2er know! But you can probably find a site pretty easily if you just look for it.

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=Sevslover6195 May 19, 2012 Writer

I probably could...*goes to look for one*

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~TheArtfulPolitician May 19, 2012 Student Writer

Good luck!

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*Dickywebster May 5, 2012

Dammit i need one of those

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~TheArtfulPolitician May 5, 2012 Student Writer

^^ Vote for it and you just might get it!

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