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You took my hand and led me to the brink, the edge of it all you made me look down at the puny things below wandering about in their myopic existences caring nothing about the rest of humanity wending their ways along set paths unheeding, unfeeling you took me then to the window implored me to look ...

Wandering up the coast highway filled with despair and regret asking myself why I go on An old Russian fort looms ahead and I make a small side trip out to the edge of the cliff overlooking the sea I stand looking out over the water tears rolling down my cheeks exhaustion consuming my mind making it...

O! What dark and brooding demon
Doest thou yet perceive?
Lying abed amidst the down and lace
Eye flitting to the aperture.
'Tis but a shadow of thine own self
Gazing back with baleful eye!

well 'I' didn't have this one Lisa did ... it was her turn [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] 'Rena's five and busy enough for two ... [img]images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]

her name is Lisa and she's doing well ... Sarah is just over two months old now so we are quite busy ... 'Rena loves having a little sister ... i agree that revisions take a lot away from the original idea/concept/emotional impact of a poem ... i think there has only been one poem i really revised ....

lol thank you both ... just goes to show what you can do with 30 minutes and a keyboard ... [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

From yonder mountains he did come within his hand, a sword blood red. Unto the plains he spread his wrath, before his face vast armies fled. To ocean's shores with willful stride, unheeding of the damage wraught, to fight the final battle, lo! for victory, or come to naught! From sea's darkest depth...

[ 04-23-2002: Message edited by: The Ravyn ]</p> looks like i deleted it all on april 23rd 2002 huh? has it really been almost two years???? I suppose I should start this off with a strong warning about subject matter and content. This is a story of childhood sexual abuse, rape, drugs, prostitution,...

Instead of the word drink, maybe you could use the actual drink? Like a sloe gin fizz or a pina colada or something? I think its a good story to christen the new forum with anyway. Nice job!

It seems we have something in common. I'm also a runaway, lived in Oregon for a time, and am now making a better life for myself. My writings are as you say yours are, from times of turmoil, and in times of turmoil I write. I used to post here last year, but the kind of thing that happened to Heinzs...