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Sometimes I relive the unlivable

us

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i remember my old books
books that held my secrets
pressed between sheets of paper
thinner than my precious young skin
tales of sorrow and sin
who do i keep or who to unfriend

they PROMISED to protect us
this community
mired in distrust, lust and lies

they PROMISED to lift us 
but elevation wasn't even a shadow
in those rooms

and i still feel betrayed 
and i still feel hurt

us
 

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When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

Crush’s Poems (64)

Title Comments
Title Comments
my fragile city 3
nervous 1
us 0
the wedding ghost 2
famous 1
angel face 1
carried off by owls 2
Santa Claus Is Coming Around 1
skin 2
the midnight girl 1
hold 1
here 0
the other 1
flashback 1
violent pretty 1
the people in the attic 1
the ride 1
my nightmares are awake 1
no bugs 6
waiting 3
welcome 5
a fetus in a clear bowling ball 6
crows feet 7
rats 5
the mobster 4
perfect 6
jumper 5
lady godiva 3
malaise 3
pirate 4
flight on time 3
fear of falling 4
unfinished crow ? 5
chemocallouse
s
3
elephant 5
cancer 8
skyline 5
st. saviour 2
satellites 4
were you waiting for me ? 10
snapshot 5
fists 12
lauren 17
insomnia 18
ceremony 12
mother 14
ash 27
the june bug 15
low 19
thorns 10
paralyzed 9
mr. sparkle 15
dresses 15
glass 13
cemetaries 18
throe 18
if i fell in love 27
pills 22
off black 20
mannequin 22
umbrage 12
sick boy 12
kelly has a big head 21
unfairly fairy 26