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The Child
Child of sorrow Sorrow is back again Again, she hides hides under the bed Bed she had made Made of tears Tears of pity Pity, thought she was gone Gone from my sight Sight of her quaking Quaking in fear Fear has gotten hold Hold on child Child of mine.
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insomnia
I see you in those early hours. Been Asleep—for a little while Knowing your face, seeing nothing. As I chase your runaway cadaver Through fields of broken glass. Your shapeless sunken eyes Sadden me. Mausoleum door is closed, Yet We seem so alive. Running from memories, Let me rest for a moment. Breathing in sweet orange gases You are numb, …
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Escape Artist
Seen my escapes, per chance?  My per formances occur ritually. Every few years, per haps you read about it in per renial issues of Famous Magical Acts? Don’t take it per sonally. I am just a fucked up per son. I am not easily per suaded. My record has been per fect, so far. …
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Tripping in the Dark
The dark triad in psychology refers to the (considered negative) traits of Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism. Skillful writing has a bit of narcissism and a tiny amount of Machiavellianism, not psychopathy. I was reading Barthe’s Death of the Author while considering Nietzsche’s theory on lying when I wrote Death of Strauss. The struggle of an author to release a piece of work into…
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Trolls: Interest
Trolls are everywhere. We are inundated with serious trolling daily. The concept of the troll began long ago, but we were unaware of what it was until the advent of video games then we began to understand the awesomeness and aggravation that trolling has become in the modern world. In any video game widely distributed, the troll takes on the…
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Style: The Way of The Rat
He wakes at the precise moment every day fearful of breaking routine. Puts the right sock on first, and his right leg through his underwear, and then proceeds on the left side in the same methodical manner for all his thirty plus years on earth. “Disaster most assuredly follows the…
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I am the dog that hides
kicked dog, abusive relationships,
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Lisa-Mckee.com
I am a working-class citizen who writes.