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college student. (english literature, dance, education)
quite fond of: friends and family (and where the lines blur) poetry the bay area dance (for life and always) eating constantly party time (excellent!) retail therapy olympic level procrastination wandering in libraries sleeping at odd hours emotional masochism Youtube Last.fm
Poetry Excerpts from "Sound Off" chapbook. Poetry Workshop I, Mills College, August-November 2009. Copyright 2009, all rights reserved. "Progression"
As a
repeated chest pelting
supposition
early onset dementia
bewildered iris
mission statement
as
Horizon line
Testament not old not new
Ampersand
Technology etching That’s enough for today.
"unscheduled" tight
"strangers"
this glass was blown and cut and formed
"Chicken Chow Mein" Nothing is delivered without cost.
[ cohesion and concreteness
Ideals are minimal. Intangible. Disintegrating.
Your fortune: Only you can change your life. No one can do it for you.
It is quite the reasonable goal,
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Friday, July 20, 2007
cousin sarah and uncle warren are in town! and they're basically amazing people! which kicks ass. some family can be annoying. we've been basically showing them the yay (SF, Berkeley, the local stops etc). we may joyride down to LA and come back for my birthday. i wish i could invite more people. i love laura and sade and elizabeth but i don't know if there's room. boo. i am feeling music right now. pj harvey is love. so is bat for lashes and bitter:sweet for sure. my head and stomach hurt. i don't wanna take a shower. you know how sometimes you wake up all dirty and then it feels incredible to take a shower cause then you're not so dirty? ...yeah. i like that feeling. life is just random moments strung together by hours. "I've been trying to show you over and over Look at these my child-bearing hips Look at these my ruby red ruby lips Look at these my work strong arms and You've got to see my bottle full of charm I lay it all at your feet You turn around and say back to me He said Sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig You exhibitionist Sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig You exhibitionist Gonna wash that man right out of my hair Just like the first time, said he didn't care Gonna wash that man right out of my hair Heard it before, no more Gonna wash that man right out of my hair Turn the corner, another one there Gonna wash that man right out of my hair Heard it before He said Sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig You exhibitionist Sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig You exhibitionist Put money in your idle hole Put money in your idle hole Gonna wash that man right out of my hair Just like the first time, said he didn't care Gonna wash that man right out of my hair Heard it before, no more Gonna take my hips to a man who cares Turn the corner, another one there Gonna take my hips to a man who cares Heard it before He said Sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig You exhibitionist Sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig You exhibitionist Put money in your idle hole Put money in your idle hole He said "wash your breasts, I don't want to be unclean" He said "please take those dirty pillows away from me" He said "wash your breasts, I don't want to be unclean" He said "please take those dirty pillows away from me" He said "wash your breasts, I don't want to be unclean" He said "please take those dirty pillows away from me" He said "wash your breasts, I don't want to be unclean" He said "please take those dirty pillows away from me"" |
