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I'm a 37 year old poet and writer.

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: On love: 477 of 1267
They say that to look in a mirror is vane a false deceiver. But, if I look at her and see beauty I know that I could not know it if there was not beauty in me. If she touches my hand I know not feel it if there was not warmth in me. If she says to me, "I love you" If know she could not show it if I did not love me too. They ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Self-awareness: 90 of 235
Like the weather, Like the heather, Life keeps rolling by. Like the stars, Like the cars, Life keeps wheeling by. Storms don't last. Everything that was is past, Yet life keeps passing by. I choose to sing and dance, to take the chance To be the life that's coming by. More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Divorce: 37 of 93
My marriage ended without Damns or curses or hurled plates but I tell you true that I would rather feed my hand to a meat slicer than go though it again. At Christmas we met at her house for gift exchange with my daughter and the family. She said to me, "Before we start, would you like to go clean up the basement?" Being now... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: September 11, 2001 and beyond: 22 of 55
Katie, I thought you might be fritzing pretty hard over the World Trade Center so I thought I'd drop you a line. There's no undoing a horror once it has happened and today's will be remembered not hundreds but thousands of years from now. They seem to come from no where. One minute we are logging in to our computers and begi... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Resolve: 4 of 10
What Ever Happened to Summerville Chapter 3 - "The Gunslinger" Sammy had always assumed it would be aliens. When they played out on the playground Matt Smith and Kyle Knutson always made Sammy play the alien. He'd go to the bushes beside the fence, come sneaking up behind the jungle gym, imaginary ray gun in hand, and then g... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Meaning of life: 4 of 10
Ricky stood on the lip of a broad ravine and licked his lips. He had taken his shirt off and the morning sun was a hot hand pushing against the dark, brown skin of his back. His young face was scratched and dusty as he considered the void before him. It was a yellow gash in the soil where Tucker Creek wound along the edge of... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Feelings: 330 of 818
Turn on me, Turn me in, Turn me out, Take a turn on me. I am the gull. I am the border. I am beyond. I am the reach. Stand alone, Stand like stone, Stand firm, Take a stand on me. I am the gull. I am the border. I am beyond. I am the reach. Breathe in, Breathe a whisper, Breathe, Take my breath away. More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Technology: 17 of 42
When I was a secretary, it fell to me to clean the old fashioned fax machine whenever it got dirty and streaks started showing up on the print outs. To do this, you had to open the clam shell, flip the top back and wipe of the glass over the little eyes. I hated this job because the machine would be hot, and full of ink powd... More..
Health & Fitness > Weight Issues Obesity: Is being fat a disease or a choice: 15 of 37
Can Viruses Makes You Fat There's a lot of media coverage right now about some research being done at Louisiana Sate University that suggest Viruses may actually make some people fat. Is it true? How does it work? Yes, it's true. Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar of the Pennington Bimedical Research Center at LSU has shown that Adenovir... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Mummification explained: 5 of 12
There are a ton of different ways to become a mummy! Simply put, a mummy is any human or animal remains that is substantially intact and is more than a skeleton. The mummies that most people think of are Egyptian mummies. These guys, Pharaohs, queens, royal servants and the like were mostly preserved in Natron, a salty stuff... More..