Sunday Sep 05
Vol 1 | Spring, 2007
The Poet
Little Helper
Little Helper
Selling the soul once more to the devilish little grinning green monster,
On your forehead, a little mark of deceit and lies,
I’ll see you soon said Lucifer’s little helper,
I’ll
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Restrictive Prelusions
Restrictive Prelusions

Resting upon this widowed craft with no sail, no triumph
I see no confirmed prelusions
Only an unchained melody
Singing my lows in its glory.

I can’t discriminate the unseen hours
H
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Paradox of Pain
Paradox of Pain

 

The fire in your eyes

illuminating the night

I see you darling

You burn brighter than the stars tonight

Flaming anger, rage, might

 

Black ashes of your soul scatter

dissipated by the wind

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Price Tag
Price Tag

Dark hair framing a seemingly innocent face

Perfectly curved body dancing on the stage

Pouty lips spread in a beguiling smile

Satin-smooth skin a creamy white

Displayed for the Vultures to feast t

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The Writer
Her
Her

A delicate hand traces a thin line around a paper. The curve hasn't come out quite as well as it was intended to. The page is patiently flipped for a fresh expanse of virgin white as she adjusts h

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Obstructed View
Obstructed View

A barely lit room. A man in his thirties. Attractive, in that unshaved, bohemian way. He seems to have noticed something in the darker corner of the room and he moves closer, as if to try and touch wh

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Wild Horses
Wild Horses
I believe that there is a force that breathes beneath the surface of each and every one of us. It longs to be set free, but civilisation and breeding require that it be contained. Society demands that
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Garbage Cans & Flowerchildren
Garbage Cans & Flower Children
I have been walking around in a turquoise and amber mist, a surreal tryst at best. To find myself trudging through clouds with a needle and thread in my hand striving to sew my person in a canvas alre
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Captain Leymoon
Captain Leymoon!!

This is a tale of bravery, valor and honor: the story of one brave lemon and courage under fire!

But first, a brief background to this story! This epic was born from a plate of salad of one seriously

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Lifelines
Lifelines
It was her face that was different, more so than anything else about her.
It was a painting and a symphony all at once. An array of sounds and a palette of hues danced across her cheeks and that was w
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Window
From the Window

From the window the road, the grey-silver roofs of houses, the sky. A pale sun struggling after the rain, forcing the wet greys to glisten. A small protective sky. Looking down, not ahead but up the r

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Regret
Regret

It was almost like an overnight change of heart. I am still recovering from the shock of the day’s events, and the one too many changes that it brought in my life in a matter of a couple of minutes.

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Sell By Date
Sell By Date

The shop is located in what is considered the ‘up market’. Only those with the heaviest of wallets and the lightest of concerns for the pricing come here to shop. Here you are known and tr

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Holy Earthworm Batman
Holy Earthworm Batman
I do hereby declare that I am well aware of the consequences of the words following, such as they may or may not occur. But the fact does remain – I just cannot help myself. Therefore without fu

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Last Act
Last Act

She slips into the seat next to his.

His eyes remain fixed on the movements on stage, senses aware of those on his left.

They both watch silently and he allows himself to wonder if she will lean over an...


Home
Home

‘I likes you.’ 

‘Thanks. I like you, too.’ 

‘Sss.’ 

‘Ess?' 

‘Likes.’ 

‘What about it?’&nbs

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Ramblings from 34K In the Air
Ramblings from 34k In The Air

I look at Lahore below me and finally it hits me. I'm leaving. And I'm not sure when I'll return. I think of my grandfather's eyes welling up as he plants a kiss on my forehead. What i

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