Remove My Love (Spoken Word)

I see no love
But arrangements
In disguise
Are they blind
Or are they wise?

Do they feel
The passion in my soul?
The thunder that rumbles
My body whole?

Remove my love
And I shall
Go insane
For without it
I am nothing
But a blood red stain
In a world
Shrouded in black rain
They will try to bleach me
Down the drain

A hollow shell
I shall become
My tears well
But will not succumb
No longer do I dwell
In this lifeless form
And sorrow cell

For without my love
I am but a spirit in the night
Howling a haunting tune
All dressed in white
Searching for my
Brave, strong knight
While the folks
The kinfolk
Lock their doors in fright

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James Allen

I have loved you

From the start

Your beginning

Stole my heart

Nine hours I laboured

Under your spell

Moments I savoured

Before in my arms

I knew you well

My face you mirror

Can't you tell?

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Saucer Round

Deer in headlights

Eyes saucer round

It's fight or flight

Or hit the ground

I don't know why

Sand buried head

We all deny

The news we've read

It's been written

And it's been said

The truth hidden

No, it's been shed

Future will be

No beaut to see

Time running out

Heading for drought

Wars and chaos

Distract the eye

From the reason

Why children die

For this season

Emotions high

They'll hit the sky

While heads are turned

Our greens are burned

Corrupted

The corrupt

No hope for mankind

While they bluster

In suits made by design

We paddle in water

Knee high going blind

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Livin' Large

For the love of all

Holy mackerel

I can't believe

My eyes

One in four

One in four!

Are livin' large

I read today

In a newspaper

While I sat

Highlighter

Hair wrapped

In cellophane

One in four

One in four!

Are livin' large

Who's to blame?

Society and its

Standards of living?

The industry that

Promotes chub

A tub tub?

Awww...

Isn't she cute

With all that flub

Can we handle

The excessive rise

Of glucose

In the rivers of blood?

Or the hyper mania

As pressures rise

Rise, rise, rise

While we're downing fries?

Surrounded by

Evidence

We can't deny

We murder each

Other, by the

Examples we teach

One in four

One in four!

Are livin' large

Livin' large

As large as a barge

In a country

Of poverty

How did we

Get so fat?

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Ink

A beautiful array

Of impressive artistry;

Black and gray,

Watercolors, Asian,

Schools, old and new

Some with a long history

Some are a recent brew

I just don't know

Which is for me

Having a time

Too difficult to see

I close my eyes

Meditate a few

Hours, days

Collect morning dew

Weeks, months

One that I won't rue

Years, years, years

Wolfie needs me

To reign in my fears

The eagle too

For over a decade

There's resentment there

Carrying a banner

For which I

No longer care

Which to choose

Which is me

I close my eyes

To meditate

For another three

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My Umbrella

Walking the city streets

The stuttering whisper

Of spirits past

Feel heavenly

In the smothering heat

Humanity and its refuse

Reach my senses

Crinkling my nose

As I continue on

My journey

The children

Used to ask me

For money

But I'm now

Part of the scenery

They no longer see

The foreigner

But a moving feature

In the landscape

"Good morning mum."

A vendor walks by

Carrying metal containers

Swinging on bamboo

Over his shoulder

What they contain

I have no clue

Steamed corn,

Roasted peanuts...

Maybe

I pass the church

I can hear the prayers

Of a hundred sinners

I wave to the security guard

Standing sentinel

Who offered me a chair

One hot day

Not too long ago

Now comes the most

Perilous part of my walk

The roundabout

Cars coming from

Every direction

On this day

My umbrella

Is my hero

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Wool Gabardine

"Ah man!

It's my birthday

And I'm dancing

With a fat girl!"

Pretentious ass

Loudly whispered

Fake lousy friends

Sneered and snickered

I can't deny

That he was a

Good looking guy

Strutting around

Like a peacock

Dressed in his best

Wool gabardine

Why did he have

To be so mean?

Well, this guy just

Picked the wrong day

To have something

Nasty to say

The stricken look

On her sweet face

Made me tremble

And my blood raced

She pretended

She did not hear

I saw the drop

Salt laden tear

So I pulled out

My laser disc

Yes you heard right

My laser disc

And yes!  Blew him

To smithereens!!!

What a waste of

Finely tailored

Wool gabardine

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I Laughed Myself Blind

On musical notes

I danced today

The cha-cha, salsa

And merengue

I laughed myself blind

As I twisted and turned

All thoughts flew from my mind

I extended my arm

The beat declared its charm

Sparks flew from fingertips

With the resounding boom of my hips

Round and round they went

Snake arms and fingers flit

Popped, locked and posed

My lips I continually bit

To keep my screams

From escaping

These euphoric dreams

I am dreaming

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Thousands and One

I've travelled

To distant lands

Seen by thousands

And one

Met people

With great minds

And many more with none

Thoughts so deep

To drown in their words

And some so shallow

Flapping wings of a bird

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For Thee

I have dabbled a decade

Gambled a nickel three

 Muddled a lifetime

Until I found thee

Sentenced to cascades

Of always fretful me

Living in pastimes

Until I met thee

Hiding in black shades

The sun I could not see

Stacked more than four dimes

And then there was thee

My yesteryears I bade

Goodbye for we are we

Challenging the paradigm

For there

Stood thee

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Contented Silence

On the moor

We stood

That cold day

Two souls

Searching

For the truth

To shine our way

You pointed

To the ground

Your expression sincere

"In the bog

Faces can be found."

My heart raced in fear

Skipped an erratic beat

As I searched frantically

Near my feet

In all seriousness

You say

"Better watch your step

Or they will pull you down

And take you away."

I glanced

To my right

His profile

In my sight

Strong and sure

Eyes steady and pure

A mischievous grin

Playing above

His solid chin

I smiled

As I turned away

In contented silence

I had nothing to say

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Earthbound Purgatory

I'm still here

In my earthbound purgatory

Dancing the tango

To limbo number nine

Ready to do a tap set

Of dizzying proportions

Tap, tap, tap the avarice

And I'm enduring fine

For my solo act

I pas de Boureé, trois

Before my pirouette

Into my leap to empyrean

Behold, the gardens

They are splendidly divine

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Lost Key

Once upon a time

In a land faraway

Where little children

Did come out to play

There was a little girl

Who had lost her key

A very important key

You see

This key taught her

How she is supposed to be

Who she is to become

Without it she was free

And no one wanted to be free

You see

Everyone had a key

They all knew

Who they were going to be

Given to them

Before the age of three

As she grew older

She grew bolder

Bit by bit

She lost her key at five

She was lucky to still be alive

And she knew it

She hid from them all

Her parents too afraid

To make the call

To lose a daughter

And her key?

That was a huge offense

With no defense

You see

Because everyone

Must have a key

Without it

Who will you be?

The little girl knew

She just wanted to be

A soul who would always be free

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She Slept

For a time she slept

After the heavens wept

No longer did the rains flow

All that was left was darkness

And the cawing of the crow

Blackest black of night

Mares like a dream in flight

And on she slept

Even knowing

That this wasn't right

Midnight tresses glowed

Raven silk laid

Upon the pillow

Lashes fluttered in fright

Lips murmured

Though held tight

For fear of saying the name

That brought on the rain

And caused so much pain

Velvety tongue encircled

The soundless blight

Sour and rancid

Scrunched her

Pixie nose

As she slept on

Bathed in moonlight

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Hydras

Devil may care

But not I

I stew over

Quiet reflections

Shimmering

Scattering light

Across a sea

Of masquerades

Soft ripples

Tease the eye

A thousand mirrors

Resonate

A thousand plagues

Beneath calm

Glistening waters

Shadows hide

A tempestuous

Disorganized parade

Of worrisome hydras

Out of my depth or aid

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