Some Random Poetry

[LAMECH]

Wow! Great stuff. I like that line "The crickets along the shore". I'm not sure why. I just like to say it aloud and I like the way it sounds.

[Branflakes]

I may have posted some of this before, but here are few poems....

Drinks And Feelings Flow 7/18/94

One's too many on an empty stomach,
And I don't really like her much.
One too many are asking to dance,
And I'm afraid to take that chance.
Amid this swirl of music I despise,
I've tried to convince you with my lies.
Don't you know that all I want,
Is just the surrounding gesture
Of you and love's court jester.
Under the glow of the moon,
May this evening end soon.
So no mistake is made,
Before my love begins to fade.
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Night Of The Moon 2/4/96

It matters not to me
Those who cannot see
What stands above so beautifully.
The moon stands in her
Utmost glory. Creating
The brilliance of light,
That forever in my mind burns bright.
While the sun always shines
The same intent all the time,
It is the moon that changes it's mood
For everyday that our feeble minds brood.
It is this rare night and circle of light,
That encases in its grasp, the sight,
From my eyes that bore upon the heavens.
May I be blessed to some day be given
Another chance to see the gates of Heaven

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Peace 3/11/00

The wind tosses me lightly in the hammock,
Kissing my skin, running it?s fingers through my hair.
I hear the music of the lake.
The crickets along the shore, distant boaters headed in
For the night, and the rumbling of the thunderstorm, fast approaching.
My eyes close in peace, my soul soothed for one night.

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Cluttered Corners 4/8/94

To the right, straight
Ahead, sits the newspaper.
Late again, to be thrown
Away. To the left, turn
Your head, sits the
Magazines. Some to save,
Others to follow the paper.
In the middle, clear and
Free. Nothing, just space.
An attempt at order. The
Corners tell the truth.

[Branflakes]

Thanks, Lamech. I'll post more when I get home, if I find the time tonight.

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Branflakes, the ninja lesbian milk getter.
The one Necro calls "brain".
Call me what you want, just don't call me Blue Falcon. Wait! Nevermind! Just call me!
Your smell floats in my memory, long after you've gone.
"You don't go for that male stuff, do you, Butch?"

[jones]

i like the middle two best. "peace" reminds me of "autumn comes to martins ferry, ohio" by james wright (one of my favorite poems ever).

take care

---jones

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[Branflakes]

Thanks for the compliments. Jones, that peace poem is a poem version of an essay I once wrote. In case you cared.

More stuff folks:

Later 04/01/00

Your smell floats in my memory, long after you?ve gone.
I look for more memories of you to soothe my new reality
Of life with you missing, off to new adventure.
No clues reside, my eyes falling on nothing new,
My ears hearing dull sounds of ordinary.
I cling to that smell, hope springing eternal
That someday, you?ll refresh my senses in vivid reality.

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After Effect 5/24/94

The step has been taken.
No chance to change things.
Don't want to. What lies
Down the unknown road? Anger,
Fear, hate. Redemption afterwards;
Maybe. The price one pays to
Start life. Why do we have to
Hurt others in order to grow?
The one I love the most, I now
Fear the most. Can't change what I am.
Can I change what she feels? If
Our love is to survive,
Something must.

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Beyond Me 2/28/96

Who do you think of
When you don't think of me?
Where does your mind wander
When it walks away from me?
Why would you want to be
Where I can not be?
Who else can care for you
When I'm not around?
I suppose what I really want
To know, is what I'm to do
Now that you no longer think of me.

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Getting Through It 7/4/93

A smile plays on my face
Whenever I think of you.
Laughter wafts through
My memories, smells of
Your cooking touch my nose,
And advice springs up in
My ears once more. "Dago"
Nose reappears after a long
Absence. Memories of you are
So strong, nearly as strong
As you've been your whole life.
I don't want to lose the teasing,
The hugs, and daily smiles.
I have no choice, though.
The memories will give me
The strength to make it without
You. Forever will they play
In my mind, and never will I
Lose the love of you.

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I Cry 04/08/00

I cry for you because I can?t hold you.
I cry for you because someone has to
Feel your fears and release your pain.
I cry so you can sustain
Within your world of demon reign.
I cry because I care.
And don?t you dare
Try to excuse my pain
Of seeing you within this vein.
I cry because you won?t release it all.
And if you don?t I?ll roll into a ball
And cry until the demon?s gone.

[This message has been edited by Branflakes (edited April 08, 2000).]

[This message has been edited by Branflakes (edited April 08, 2000).]

[Branflakes]

Somw more stuff.

Every Girl 11/2/92

I stand watching as
The wind blows around
Her.
I want to be
The wind,
I want to caress her skin,
Run through her hair,
And surround her with
All of me.

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Patient Desires 7/24-8/8/96

I remember the feel of your
breast against my fingers.
I remember the touch of your
stomach under my hand.
I remember the sound of your
breath in time with mine.
We were only sleeping in that
bed together, but how I wished for
so much more.

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The Crush of Love 12/1/95

I watch from afar. Her
Hair envelopes my eyes.
The rest of her envelopes
My soul. Her eyes are
Hidden behind the glass.
Secrets they yet won't
Reveal. A shell is shown,
But I only view the cracks.
I used to be in there. I can
Pull her out. My thoughts dance
With what I could do with her.
Let me give her freedom supreme.
Her feigned attempts have worn
Me thin. I'll give her the dance
Of light, and the meaning of true
Laughter. She can find herself.
We'll search together.

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The Knowing Friend 1/10/93

Most of all, I miss you.
You knew the truth about
Yourself before I knew mine.
Perhaps you knew mine.
I've always wondered.
I want to find you. I
Think I need to. If
Only I'd known, and
Told you. Did we start
To grow apart? A fear filled
Me in the end, A lack in
Confidence of what kind of
Friend I was, or could've been.
Fear of what might have happened
Between us if only I'd known,
God, I miss you. Will you
Ever know? I need you to.

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Reflection of What I Was 12/10/95

I look in your eyes
And see the mirror of
My past self. I know you
Watch me. I sense the
Distance to your soul.
You're vulnerable, but
Won't let the walls show
It.

[Branflakes]

Another........


My Faithful Stand 4/11/00

I try not to cry
As I hear you say goodbye.
I want to ease your pain
That within your mind has reigned.
This journey you must partake
Is one only you alone can take.
Please know I?ll stand here and wait
Until the time you come back to me like fate.


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Branflakes, the ninja lesbian milk getter.
The one Necro calls "brain".
Call me what you want, just don't call me Blue Falcon. Wait! Nevermind! Just call me!
Until the time you come back to me like fate.
"See that star...the one shining brighter than all the others? I know the girl who hung it there."

[Branflakes]

After Cloud Nine 10/10/1997


I knew what the water was
Like when I jumped in.
I just told myself it
Would feel different this time.
What?s amusing to me, is
That you were afraid I
Would be saying to you,
The painful words you
Are now saying to me.
How naive you were
To think you wouldn?t
Feel this way. How
Naive I was, to think
You wouldn?t feel this way.
I suppose I?ll always wonder
How much the night
Before affected the morning
After.

[Branflakes]

Decisions 04/16/00

I look at your sorrow
And wonder about tomorrow.
Shall I dance away your tears?
Or help you put away your fears?
You let me know
So together we can grow.

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Branflakes, the ninja lesbian hair gel and milk getter.
The one Necro calls "brain".
Call me what you want, just don't call me Blue Falcon or Branni.
Until the time you come back to me like fate.
"See that star...the one shining brighter than all the others? I know the girl who hung it there."

[Branflakes]

Rough draft.....

I Wait 4/22/00

I watch you walking down your path
While I stand in the snow,
Wondering if Spring will ever
Reappear and show me if my path follows yours.


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Branflakes. The Ninja Lesbian. The Milk Getter. The Hair Gel Getter. I get it all!
The one Necro calls "brain".
Call me what you want, just don't call me Blue Falcon or Branni.
I walk the path, trying not get pulled into the weeds.
"See that star...the one shining brighter than all the others? I know the girl who hung it there."