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Some of it's brilliant, some of it's junk but here's a collection of my poetry. Much of it goes back to my Jr. High days and I have to say it's more emotional record-keeping than literary achievement. Still I love them each and every one. They're listed alphabetically by title with the first line just for reference. Enjoy.

A Day at the Fair
The school went to the fair again, once again this year...
Afterschool Special
I've watched too much television...
Afterglow
I long to live in the afterglow...
All I Am
I want to be your savior...
All I Write
I want to write a something...
All Roads Lead to Here
All roads lead to here...
Angry Lemons
Late last night...
As Thyme Goes Bye
Lakes of cool sweet cherry cider...
Bad Days
Are you the sort to sulk and pout...
Box Girl
There's a girl inside this box I hold...
Celeste
Once upon a time in a distant land...
Child's Play
I remember it well, when our kingdoms met...
Choose Them
Choose them, abuse them, but know you're going to lose them...
Chrome Cassette Serenade
I'm looking for the perfect words...
Cold of my Eyes
You look in my eyes, say they're crystal, they're lakes...
Colors
I don't want to see the colors anymore...
Complicated
I looked at you with longing...
Crying in the Rain
I refuse to walk like this again, crying in the rain...
Dance
psychedelic dreams...
Deaf Child
I would have been a deaf child, had I any choice...
Deep
I keep looking for grand magicians...
Depression
Tears don't fall in the springtime...
Don't Let Me
Don't let me break...
Eighteen
This is eighteen years-old...
Elspeth Izabeau Eliza Crumb
Elspeth Izabeau Eliza Crumb...
Eternity
Time lingers on...
Ferris Wheel High
Dancing louder than the music...
For My Daughter
As a child I never knew...
free spirit
free spirit, my heart is my home...
Freedom
Neon stars and barbed wire stripes...
Friendship
What nourishes the roots of friendship...
Front Page
Turn the music a little louder...
Give
I'd give you my mind...
Goodbye Kiss
I keep running for the phone...
Greeting Card
This poem is not a greeting card...
Happy to be Angry
I thought that I'd apologize...
Her Game
Hello, how is she...
Hippie Hill
If you've ever wanted to fly away...
I Always Look the Wrong Way
So I'm out with the girls...
I Could Not Die
I remember depression...
I Don't Know
sometimes i don't know...
I Love...
I love the blue of your eyes...
I Told Myself
I told myself today would be the day...
I'll Tell You
I'll tell you I don't want you...
I'm the One
I'm the one in the corner...
If I Could Sleep
If I could sleep I could never see...
If This Were Really Happening
If this were really happening...
In Other Words
He spoke to me in Rumi...
Insomnia
Everything's alright...
Into One
The moon still has your smile...
Kissing the Hobby Horse*
With spin-the-bottle premeditation...
Last Call
Shh... there's nothing left to say...
Like Seventh Grade
It feels like seventh grade...
Live at Five
I dreamt I was pronounced dead on arrival...
Locked Doors
"Welcome home" beeps the burglar alarm...
Looking
I'm looking for a role model...
Never the Same
You showed me that love could be right...
Nightlife
In forbidden holes of forgotten gold...
Not Quite Crazy
Not quite crazy...
Not Your Destination
I am not your destination...
Now I Too am Old
Once upon a time...
Of Roses Red and White
Once upon a time, two lovers both quite young...
Old-fashioned
Like an old-fashioned love song playing in the dark...
On the Radio
She's not that easily satisfied...
Paint Me Perfect
You said you want to draw my face...
Pixie Dust
I'm the sort who loves to easy...
Prelude
The kiss that didn't happen...
Promiscuous
There's still something exciting...
Security
Sometimes I wish you were cruel to me...
Selkie
Set me free from my wild ways...
She
She blames the world for her dreams...
She Always Knew it First
It isn't easy to be the popular girl...
Someday
Waiting for sunrise to come tuck me in...
Sometimes
Sometimes I look at you...
Steal the Moment
Steal the moment while it's within your reach...
The Sun is Shining Rain
Why do I always cry when I see the jester?...
Surrender
Sometimes you forget who I am...
Take it Back
Take your moans out of my ears...
Tattoo
I'm remembering the warmth of your skin...
That is Love
Western man...
There's Something
I can't wait to get on, I don't know where I'll go...
This House is Cursed
This house is cursed...
Train
If the clouds deign to blot the sun...
Truth
The truth remains the same...
Turn Away
We were together on that bridge...
Two Half-Empties
Two half-empties went walking one day...
Until Yesterday
What do you want of me? Somehow I'll give it...
Wall of Glass
Behind a wall of glass...
Wealthy Eccentric
And such a day has it been...
Wealthy Eccentric Revisited
The wealthy eccentric and I are flying again...
When I Grow Up
When I grow up...
When Words Were Mine
Back in the days when words were mine...
When You and I Meant Us
The sun still sets at the end of the day...
Who Does She Think She Is?
Who does she think she is...
Whores Dream
I had a dream that I went to you...
Wife
I am healer, I am mender...
Wish You Were Here
The mint is swarmed with butterflies...
Yeah, You Were Right
I promised you my flights of fancy...
Yesterday
Yesterday blew away on an April breeze...
You Can't Wash Away
The water runs down her back...

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