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not a suicide note

A Poem by sL

I don’t know what to say I want to drive around corners going 90 f**k I want to drive around corners going straight And I can&rsq..

Free Form

A Poem by sL

Of the teacher,the secretary saidin good nature,You're the oneI'd have guessedwould have usedthe free form optionto draft a seating chartThe teacher l..

In a Park

A Poem by sL

I depend upon my sense of spaceAs I writein the absence of lightBeneath the starsMarijuana fills the airAnd glow-sticks guide my thoughtsfrom pen to p..

poetry for us

A Poem by sL

I have to write my poetry all in one stanza--often struggling to enter a new lineand I have to connect all of my lines with these conjunctionsso that ..

I'm not giving up today

A Poem by sL

I can't writeI can't paintRight now, I can barely f*****g think straightA dense rubbery gristle like ballis lodged in that space between my lungs and ..

Your life is your own

A Poem by sL

I want to say to you That your life is all and only yours If not yours than whose? Those ghosts you speak of, They're not separate from you They ..

growing through the motions

A Poem by sL

We used to beone night stands and f*****g in the fitting roomdrinking too much andstumbling around on the dance floormaking sushi and cevichepoached t..

Fighter Pilot

A Poem by sL

I've always been a risk-takerI've always been strongI'm always fightingI'm always hanging onApilot in an aircraft man made,I have a missionI'm just a ..

Laughing Alongside the Train

A Poem by sL

Huddled together in the cold hard rain he holds my shelter-- just off the train. Without him I’d be a mess Hair frozen-- clinging to my n..

Maybe Later

A Poem by sL

It is not the right timeright nowmaybe laterI still have timeIt's too much responsibilityI strive to let sensibility overrule desireIt would never fee..