between jan and dec

December 26th, 2008

thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you GOD you gave me this two thousand eight.

the eagle - light this city

November 12th, 2008

he clasps the crag with crooked hands

deformed from gripping the rock so tight

close to the sun in lonely lands

but the wax never melts from his wings

ringed with the azure world he stands

emperor of the sky, lord of the ocean

the very image of a king

his outstretched feathers overwhelming  the sky

and his innate pride to lead

suggest power, not modesty

but he never kills without consuming

and though he is always watchful of his surroundings

as he skims the surface,

i suspect he doesn’t realize the panic

his shadow induces

in the hearts of the creatures underneath

the overflowing surge of relief

they feel as he revisits

his distinguished position on the cliff

an immense wall of stone

taking the place of a diamond covered throne

a shining ocean instead of a glittering palace

to signify his status

the wrinkled sea beneath him crawles

tiptoeing past the sentient, piercing eyes

he watches from his mountain walls

his mind once again boundless in flight

and like a thunderbolt, he falls

racing heart, never a doubt

or glance behind

guided by instinct, his conscience remains unburdened

never having to reflect within,

he focuses relentlessly on the outside world

he manifests the answer to the oldest mystery

the meaning of life

nothing more than just

to live

caught inside the circle - aerial

October 6th, 2008

I’m on the trapeze of everyday. seven o’clock came early with no sunrise. and to my surprise, i think i realized it was all of my own device. the flight was oh so long, and i’m still hanging on, to the arm of someone i don’t even know. the feeble grind will slay the mind. how did i get this far off the ground? and to my surprise, i think i realized this is not the life that i need. and i’m caught inside the circle and you’re caught inside the circle and it’s moving on, it’s on, it’s life inside the circle. it’s that time of year again. remember when we used to try to get out of this town? displaced burden girl, you know what it’s like to wake up in the middle of the night.

spiderman vs muhammad ali

September 14th, 2008

the first round goes, we go to blows.

i’m the spiderman.

nobody knows.

but the spider conceals the truth.

the spectums raise your ringside days.

i’ve been in love with you for a million days.

but the fighter conceals his wounds.

i’m in love with you but i fight the urge.

muhammad ali makes a third round surge.

and the audience can see the truth.

his punches land i can hardly stand.

i’ve got the power of the spider but a heart of a man.

but the power is in the truth.

honesty can kill the spider.

muhammad ali feels the same.

the audience can give you power.

and I hear them call my name : “here comes the spiderman!”

hear them call my name : “does whatever a spider can.”

i hear them call my name : “here comes the spiderman!”

hear them call my name : “does whatever a spider can.”

at the seventh round you make a sound.

muhammad ali only knocks me down.

he whispered to tell the truth.

i say, “i’m in love with you” at the knock out count.

the audience cheers as the champ wins out.

but now you know the truth.

honesty can kill the fighter.

muhammad ali knows the same.

honestly the truth is power.

and I hear you call my name : “here comes the spiderman!”

hear you call my name : “does whatever a spider can.”

i hear you call my name : “here comes the spiderman!”

hear you call my name : “does whatever a spider can.”

i hear you call my name.

i hear you call my name.