-It is us men who are strong,

who build the castles that

Adorn your skylines

-And it is us women who are strongest

who support ...

Eating people... well, they make me hungry.

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You know, like when you didn't even know you wanted to ea...

Even Now,

Why can’t you see how lucky you are?

How we can discover each other,

Find a light we never dreamed existed

Why ...

A woman who embraces and delights in her own sexuality is made powerful by it.  Those same qualities which make her imposing and irresistible in her femininity also make her a formidable th...

They told her she was out of tune; she thought of herself as an independent voice.

Broken hearts that obscure the sun and drain the colors from the sky and its yearning leaves disenfranchised; melt into the ground that sprouts me.

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HABIA UNA VEZ...

TRUZ.

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My dad used to tell my sister and I this "story" to make us laugh when we were upset for whatever little kid reason....

It's one of those foreign wonder foods one associates with miraculous aminothings and energizing amagiggoxidants; it's even credited with giving underdog Colombian cyclists a magical edge over m...

When the silence crackled with pain

untold

I struck the question, afraid-

forlorn:

"If peace lives in the eye of 

Old man (with Russian accent)- Excuse me, hello, what is that you're eating there?

Me- It's sushi

Old man- Sushi...? ok... hmmm, and what is that on the bottom of it?

Light rests on the pond

Serene brilliance until wind,

Capricious, wakes it.

Just when I begin to put life down as pointless, it gets up and jabs me harder than ever.  Then I have to acknowledge that life definitely has a point.

 ...

She loved him more than life so she always made sure to smoke as many cigarettes as he; that way they would both die at the same time.

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A small truth:

It's important to bring home the bacon but, 

most importantly,

bacon brings people home.

-Are you sure Grandma? are you really, really sure?

-(with a big, knowing smile) But of course I'm sure! do you think these wrinkles are for decoration?

There are many beautiful myths and legends associated with my land; sultry and luscious like the rich earth that bore them, these tales have been passed down from generation to generation and re...

- He's almost perfect; there is only one thing wrong with him.

- What's wrong with him?

- His eyes.

- What's wrong with his eyes?

- They are only ...

The tree grew, and grew, and grew and grew      restless.

RAIN

It’s already been two minutes since I decided to start writing.  Just opening the word processor and moving my fingers has taken two minutes out of...

If it's erect, you can be sure he's very happy to see you.

...

Yes, a cat's tail is a powerful tool of communication.

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They gathered together with a fetid intention,

To decompose the myth that

They belonged in human alimentation.

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