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"Deathfugue" (Paul Celan)
Black milk of daybreak we drink it at evening
we drink it at midday and morning we drink it at night
we drink and we drink
we shovel a grave in the air where you won’t lie too cramped
A man lives in the house he plays with his vipers he writes
he writes it and steps out of doors and the stars are all sparkling he whistles his hounds to stay close
he whistles his Jews into rows has them shovel a grave in the ground
he commands us play up for the dance
Black milk of daybreak we drink you at night
Mirror on the wall
Get away from me!
Stop staring at me!
I can’t stand you!
You make me so mad!
Annoying me everyday!
Wasting space!
Wasting time!
Stressing me out!
Can you hear me!
Are you deaf?
Do you see me?
Falling apart!
My friend!
I hate you!
I love you!
Can you feel me when I cut into you!
Vitamins
Bitter taste. Drab color.
Choked when I tried to eat you.
I swear you tried to kill me.
Or maybe I was making things up?
My ear heard you were good for me.
You tightly held on to my tongue.
Slowly melting yourself all in my mouth.
Water well he wasn’t strong enough.
He couldn’t break you off.
So I swigged milk.
He kicked you down my throa
Slippery my throat became.
Nothing to hold on to.
Quickly falling into my abdomen.
Slowly dissolve ling in a pool of acid.
THOUGHTS
They come and they go.
Faster than speeding light.
Lost in translation.
Lost within my brain.
Forever untold.
Forgotten by the guardian
Concealed behind my teeth.
Withheld in my eyes.
Peeking from my ears.
Wanting you to know.
Wanting you to hear.
Can’t surface my thoughts.
Choked by the ribbon.
Covering my mouth.
Thoughts remain within.
Thoughts are kept safe.
Thoughts you will never know.
THOUGHTS
Falling star
Falling star
By Alexander Duque
A bright star twinkles in heaven; its beauty will never end.
Dazzling, amazing, glorified and mesmerized.
A precious stone its light has no comparison.
Body was created by love and passion.
A star so bright it almost blinded my sight.
Happy as everybody be, showing what a star should be.
As the shows goes on, fulfilled my spirits free.
A star so bright suddenly flicker its light gets dimmer.
A star lost its light a star lost in a fight.
The Silent Misfit
Craved to be accepted
cramned into the corner
of unacceptence
hating the organizers
the inhuman perfectionist
cause they’re the ones
that gives the misfit
a world of hurt
the silent misfit
tears frozen
from coldness inside
disturbed looks
that pierces the harmful ones
so much to say
intimidated to speak a word
shut down with rejection
the silent misfit
SILK AND DELIVANCE
rain hisses on the hot breath of ashphalt
collects on my smooth tanned arms
LORI written on my wrist darkens
the red heart over the "i" turns a bright crimson
the trees are singing with each new gulp
the lawns dancing with every thirsty drop
last night i dreamt of you
naked in my ams in those clean sheets
and neon room
your scars were vived blemishs on your
white opal flesh
speaking pain your eyes wept with ache
and hurt
we dove beneath the cover of addiction
Ballad In A Graveyard
Behold my brother, MDG
Handsome, gifted, crazy
Living his days in drudgery
Thoughts unfocused, hazy
He takes his hat off in the rain
Looks down upon her grave
He sinks to earth in melting pain
Her life he could not save
He loved her then, still loves her now
Helpless as he sits here
She gave to him her lifelong vow
That he should never fear
Her going before him in death
He was the older one
He’d be first to draw the last breath
Miracle on a Beach (A Ballad)
He stands on the Florida shore
His heart is full with pain
He can not take it any more
Screams out in rage and shame
Down on his knees, he kneels in sand
Buries his face and cries
He hides himself behind his hands
Believing all the lies
Told him by the thousand voices
That supersede his own
A life of despairing choices
Is all he’s ever known
Blue-black the sky and bruised with clouds
Adrift on wings of wind