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The Sound Of A Tear by M Q Walters - [76 words]
Heather Dream 4,836 by Branson Storm Another tease from the ghost of my soulmate. [131 words]
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The Sky Above by Ralph R Martinez A poem I wrote for a friend, but never gave it to her... bummer. I should have. [85 words]
Sickness Of The Young, Poems by Mila Strictzer A collection of Poems. [2,758 words]
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My Angel Online Friendship by Ralph R Martinez This poem I wrote for a girl I met via the net she loved it! She'll always be specia... [153 words]
Love Joy Agony And Hatred by K P William Cheng - [214 words]
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Hunter For Her Feel by Roberto J Moreno Its about envisioning rather than seeing. [110 words]
Hello, Am I Your Son? by Roberto J Moreno It was a rainy day. [181 words]
Growing by Hope - [124 words]
Drive by Wolfa A poem. Yes. Yes it is. [88 words]
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Who You Gonna Call? by David Soriano A poem about seances. [104 words]
What Is Life? by David Soriano What is....life? [126 words]
Unreachable by Clarmila Orpeza A basic human quandary -- Why do we want the one we can't have? [99 words]
Through The Valley by Branson Storm A walk through the valley of darkness. [891 words]
Three Dimensional Vision by David Soriano A poem on thoughtfulness. [53 words]
Things I'd Like To Say by David Soriano A poem for a man of few words. [47 words]
The Tired And Poor by David Soriano Cheap Labor. [108 words]
The Second Effort by David Soriano The 1970 Kansas City Chiefs- up and over! [56 words]
The Land Of Green by David Soriano A humourous poem about an Irish Farmer's day in the field. [130 words]
The Irish Healer by David Soriano A poem based on an Irish legend about a healer. [73 words]
The Eye Of Evil by David Soriano A brief poem about the evil eye. [45 words]
Teleportation by David Soriano A poem about ghosts. [49 words]
Surf's Up by David Soriano Unusual poem about surfing. [81 words]
Study Guides And Solution Manuals by David Soriano A poem about academia and psychology. [33 words]
Spiritual Hunger by David Soriano A poem about spiritual differences. [97 words]
Slugfest And Sureshot by David Soriano A poem about a pinball machine. [82 words]
Sense Of Self-Worth by David Soriano A poem about one's self. [67 words]
Security Blanket by David Soriano A poem about the Shroud. [58 words]
Science And Religion by David Soriano A poem about... science and religion. [73 words]
Runaway by Jennifer Mendez - [119 words]
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Rapture by David Soriano A mysterious poem .... [110 words]
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Outrun The River by Sue (Sooz) Simpson The snow was melting fast and he owed it to himself and his seld of dogs to make it to safety. [145 words]
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Mixed Emotions by David Soriano A humourous poem about a... piggy bank. [104 words]
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Megalithic Ruins by David Soriano A poem about Stonehenge. [55 words]
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Leaving On by Branson Storm Words to family and friends prior to departing for a life of solitude. [208 words]
Inward And Outward by David Soriano A thoughtful poem on fellow man and life elsewhere in the universe. [66 words]
Intellectual Kelvinism by David Soriano A poem focusing on academic snobbery. [111 words]
Inner Demons by Alberto Pupo How insecurity kills... [65 words]
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Hearts Clock by Ashley Negrete - [67 words]
Halloween by David Soriano A tale written for a Halloween night. [76 words]
Find Eternal Rest by David Soriano Restless spirits. [148 words]
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TITLE (EDIT)
Straying From The Path |
DESCRIPTION
A Poem, once more. Ahh, my memories of a certain delightful time in high school... and the birth of my disillusionment with this whole diseased capitalist society and its ideals.
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TITLE KEYWORD
Mind |
AUTHOR
Wolfa |
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Yes, I am "frollygumpaloo".
[April 2004] |
AUTHOR'S E-MAIL ADDRESS
tasertag@email.com |
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (17)
A Really Very Gothic Poem (Poetry) This is so very depressingly gothic that you will scream with fury and tear your hair out in despair. Or maybe not. (As you may have guessed I am not over-fond of gothic poetry.) [107 words] [Humor]
Dogfish (Short Stories) An owner tells the story of a neurotic, once-abused dog. [1,352 words] [Animal]
Drive (Poetry) A poem. Yes. Yes it is. [88 words]
Hunting The Ghost Lion (Short Stories) An African poacher stalks a trophy lion through the savannah and encounters a strange and ancient creature. [2,146 words] [Fantasy]
I Thought We Were Perfect (Poetry) A poem. Wrote it awhile ago about someone I loved. Who died. [93 words]
Labrador Waltz (Poetry) Dark dreams. [158 words]
Saturday Night (Short Stories) A woman living in a post-apocalyptic future in an empty city. I wrote this several months ago, but as "28 Days Later" just came out, I feel the timing for submitting this is appropriate. [1,484 words] [Science Fiction]
She Had Her Dog With Her (Short Stories) Fiction/vaguely fantasy short story about someone obsessed with a woman. [2,617 words] [Fantasy]
Solef (Short Stories) Genetically modified monster escapes onto the surface of a harsh alien planet. More sci-fi. Wee. Considering expansion on this. Feels to me more like a treatment than any sort of masterpiece.:) [1,684 words] [Science Fiction]
Terrarium Life (Short Stories) Surrealistic dystopia. More sci-fi. Needs improvement, of course, but I decided to post so you'll know I'm not dead. Yay. [1,684 words] [Science Fiction]
The Perfect Snow Angel (Short Stories) - [1,754 words] [Mind]
Where Chaos Reigns (Page Uno) (Short Stories) Page one of a sci fi/fantasy/urban fantasy story (formerly called "e") I am working on for submission to a magazine. I absolutely refuse to say which magazine. [386 words] [Science Fiction]
Winston (Part 1) (Short Stories) A brutal, viciously intelligent pit bull -- a champ pitfighter -- makes his way from the dogfighting world to a vast puppy mill. **Adapted from a screenplay** [3,013 words] [Horror]
Winston (Part 2) (Short Stories) The pitbull, Ripper, plots his escape, and a strange young woman is introduced. [3,397 words] [Horror]
Winston (Part 3) (Short Stories) The escaped pitbull forges a partnership with a bum. Meanwhile, the woman Dana believes she has finally found happiness, and the young dog Spot begins his training. [2,671 words] [Horror]
Winston (Part 4) (Short Stories) Continuing story about a pitbull and a crazy woman... I don't really see the need to describe what happens in this installment...probably no-one's going to read it anyways. Oh well. [3,116 words] [Horror]
Wolf In Janie's Shadow (Short Stories) Of a girl who fell through the cracks in the world. [2,103 words]
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Straying From The Path
Wolfa
Sitting in the class
Observing their actions
Their petty taunts and dreams
Absorbing the formula for success
Pouring from the mouths of mentors
Seeing life now as a formula
Procedures and outcomes defined
Disillusionment eats my dreams
Others who feel this sickness of society fall
Suicide seems a recurrent theme
Walking between classes
Catching the hot bright scent of the city
Slipping now quietly through the halls
Through the door
Through the parking lot and beyond
Content for always in the embrace of the city
Living quickly in the sun
I read in the bookstore by the highway
Neutrinos and quarks and the Schwarzchild Radius
Back in class, they repeat their faded lines
Old and worn-out dialogues replayed
Some of them take drugs and fall that way
Others refuse and turn away
But all of them are stuck in rigid roles
And all of them end up…empty….
I wander to the outdoor mall coffee shop
And I talk to the barista
I sit in the sun outside the café and sketch
The occasional tourist walking by
A stray dog in the scenic section is my friend
I name her Rocky Road
And feed her chicken from Hooters
That someone left lying on an outside table
When it rains I laugh and dance beneath the cold dark skies
To the glad music of keening wind and roaring thunder
I go to Miami International
I doze in the lobby and watch the people
Silver planes flash through the air
I read about aviation
Outside the duty-free gift shop
I sleep through the mornings
Stretched out across two seats
On the Metrorail
Flying through my sun-scented city
I go to the huge flea market in the warehouse district
Then downtown
I sit beside the narrow street with the Spanish music blaring
I drink fizzy fruit-flavored soda and a pitbull puppy dozes on my boots
A homeless man gave him to me
Later I'll name him Taft and find him a home
I could return to the school
But I am tired
A weary actor playing through my lines
We learn nothing slowly and forget quick
I do not want this faltering play to continue
I do not want to forget that it is an act
And to believe that life is a formula
I do not want this world anymore
I slip out of the door each day now
And into the sun-bright streets
I wander the tourist traps and malls and lazy ways
I perch outside a thousand outdoor cafés
I sketch the beauty of the city and the life that stretches on
I write the songs the city whispers to me
I read of astrophysics, aviation, literary techniques, zoology
The people in the bookstores know me now
There is a homeless man who sits here every day and reads
He is my brother though we never speak
I bask in this silent communion that we who have fallen share
Maybe later I'll go sit by the fountain in the artsy district
Underneath the overhang;
Concrete molded with fanciful bas-reliefs
With pen in hand
And a stray dog curled at my feet
Maybe I'll remember my dreams again
I'll look out at the cobblestone square
With the little kiosks selling trinkets
And wait for this rain to stop.
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
© 2002 Wolfa |
STORYMANIA PUBLICATION DATE
June 2002 |
NUMBER OF TIMES TITLE VIEWED
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