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I	A
Poetry is the womb from which I was	B
born Life the muse from which my	A
words are torn	C
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II	A
Poetry doesn't cost you anything to	D
write except your soul	E
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III	A
Writers are a product of their	F
imagination	G
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IV	-
Great Poetry is able to make its own	H
music	I
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V	-
I want to ABSORB CARESS TASTE and	J
BREATHE in the whole Universe so I can	K
spit it forth in my own tongue	L
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VI	-
You can't kill a Philosopher because	M
they're born dead	N
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VII	-
The only way you can hurt a book is	O
by not reading it	P
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VIII	-
It's true that words are cheap but	Q
it can be very costly sometimes if	-
they're not heeded	R
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IX	O
The pen may be mightier than the sword but the	S
blind ignorance of politics is more potent than	K
any poison known to man	K
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X	O
Tonight I dance the Dance of Death	T
and bow to my Soul as it departs me	-
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During the Final Battle what counts	O
the most is which Soul is saved by the	S
Holy Ghost	U
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XI	-
Living just for the present will	V
eventually make you fear tomorrow	W
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XII	-
Everyone deserves their day in the	S
Sun Just don't stay out too long or	X
you'll get burned	Y
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XIII	-
If you judge others without their	F
defense prepare to be judged without	Z
yours	-
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XIV	-
Insecurity of the corrupt will be the	S
destruction of the innocent	A2
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XV	-
It's true that no man is an island	J
but it sure doesn't take very long to	D
surround yourself with water	B2
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XVI	-
You've got to make your own Heaven	G
when you're in Hell	C2
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XVII	-
The Common laborer as opposed to	D
the dreamer innovator	B2
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We are either the manufacturer of	-
someone else's dream or the dream's	-
issuer awaiting skilled yet indifferent	A2
maybe even jealous hands to shape our	B2
thoughts to form a Capitalistic reality	-
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XIII	-
I saw Truth once It cornered me in	D2
a dark alleyway when I was without mask	E2
and my soul bare	F
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Without light to chase it away I was illuminated	R
never again to live as this World commanded	R
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IX	-
Philosophy is a lot like Russian	G
Roulette You come closer and closer to	D
the truth of things and smile because	-
you've caught glimpses of it without	Z
serious repercussions Then the Truth	F2
hits you full force and you're blown	H
away	G2
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XX	-
How can you call me a rebel I only	-
did what I really felt at the time If	-
anything I administered the Truth to	D
closed minds	-
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XXI	-
Your only true enemies are those you	D
create then choose to keep when	H2
someone or some thing shadows you with	I2
fear or oppression	G
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XXII	-
Everything is permissible if your	X
mind allows it to take form Keeping	J2
this in mind nothing is illegal until	V
you get caught by someone whose moral	K2
and ethical boundaries are limited	R
compared to yours	-
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XXIII	-
What is it about Death that we fear	L2
Is it not the truth of our very existence through the	S
eyes of an omnipotent judge	M2
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XXIV	-
On the stage of Life it seems that	N2
most of what we say or do is really	-
just a mask that hides the real you	D
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XXV	-
Love is a tear of truth shed for	X
someone with needs far greater than your	X
own	H
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XXVI	-
Life can get pretty rough on that	N2
matter there's no denial So every	-
now and then what's wrong with	I2
partaking of some form of escape to	D
alleviate your pains for awhile	O2
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It seems that Life is made tolerable	K2
only by submerging yourself in many	-
vices appearing in various forms and	J
functions	-
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XXVII	-
In order to perfectly see through the	S
atomized portion of a person's psyche	-
one must first be able to swallow	W
knowledge whole digest the Truth then	H2
vomit forth all the lies meant to poison	G
the Soul	E
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XXVIII	-
It's true I am a dreamer a flame	P2
cast out by the sun And although I may	G2
lose a few battles every now and then	H2
and paradoxically get burned I've still	V
gained a lot more than others have from	Q2
the victories I have won	G
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XXIX	-
Life is but a bad dream that I will	V
wake from only when the light of	-
Eternity's flame uncloses my weeping	J2
eyes	-
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XXX	-
That which Society considers to be	-
insane is usually just the truth	F2
presented in comical form	R2
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XXXI	-
When you finally realize that which	S2
was never meant to be known prepare to	D
die	-
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XXXII	-
When you become larger than life	-
Life gets jealous then swallows you	D
whole digesting your power and growing	J2
in size	-
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XXXIII	-
It seems that Love and Death are	T2
brothers of the same passion When you	D
can't find the first you eventually	-
seek out the other and He is more than	K
willing to accommodate your request	U2
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XXXIV	-
Usually one only begins to realize	-
their mortality when they are but a few	-
breaths away from Immortality's Gate	V2
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XXXV	-
Vice makes mice of us all without our	B2
realization Morals and beliefs	-
deteriorate and soon we find ourselves	-
scampering about in the dark filth of	-
self deception	G
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We hide for so long	W2
that soon we become strangers to	-
ourselves and when that happens we	-
cease to live	-
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XXXVI	-
Freedom knows not defeat	X2
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XXXVII	-
We know nothing of love without	Z
loving We know nothing of life	-
without living We know nothing of	-
repentance without sinning We know	W
nothing of humor without grinning	J2
Let's face it WE KNOW NOTHING	J2
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XXXVIII	-
Isn't it ironic that most	U
hallucinogenic and escapist drugs are	T2
banned by the same society which drives	-
you to use them It's because we LIVE	-
in a World which won't allow you to	-
realize the primordial and basic truths	-
of our very existence without chemical	K2
assistance	-
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The sad part is that we must employ their	F
help at all to reach such states	-
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XXXIX	-
Objects possess not colors when	H2
absent of light nor does your soul	E
possess life when absent of God's	-
eternal gift of salvation	G
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XXXX	-
In the midst of separation I have	-
become whole and in the death of flesh	Y2
and fantasy I have found my true soul	E
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XXXXI	-
Awake Sleep not for the night is on fire	B2
Why drown your dreary day in dreams	-
Embrace the shadows only visualized	Z2
by the dark side of your mind	A3
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Out of obscurity and into the light	B3
I come forth to haunt you and bring	J2
eternal night	B3
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Dark is the night that moves like a	S
shroud over the day's dead	N
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XXXXII	-
From the depths of insanity's well	C2
unpure come demons waiting to entice	-
those who wish to escape reality with	I2
their oblivious lure	C3
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XXXXIII	-
All you see before your eyes will do	-
nothing more than hypnotize	-
	-
Words speak not from mouth nor tongue	L
nor do they speak to those who care not	D3
if the soul grows into physical heights of	-
truth Come forth and gain knowledge	M2
	-
I will grant thee experience and time to	-
perfect thy craft of enticing the	S
willing	J2
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XXXXIV	-
After your death I held my breath	T
As vain an attempt to restore you	-
Although I realize that we are born to	-
die found to be lost and try only to	-
fail I still refuse to sing the blues	-
	-
I know my true voice has already been	D2
used	E3
	-
The secrets of Death will never be	-
known until you first embrace Life's	-
gifts and knowledge to the fullest	F3
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XXXXVI	-
It's not truly wings that let that	N2
newborn bird fly It's the belief that	N2
he can soar through the air with the	S
greatest of ease racing through space	-
climbing so high	-
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XXXXVII	-
That which we choose to call Life is	-
usually just the complete opposite out	Z
to destroy the real article	K2
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XXXXVIII	-
When you tell someone they can't do	-
something you wake from their inner consciousness	-
the demon's Curiosity and Rebellion	G
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XXXXIX	-
Music is the most powerful religion	G
in the world today We construct alters	-
to convey the message that we wish to	-
caress our soul if only for the moment	A2
then sacrifice all that we are for that	N2
feeling over and over again It's a	S
very personal experience	-
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L	C2
O Lord let me salvage the last	G3
sunset of my youth to guide my future	B2
beyond the limits set before me by	-
previous men	H2
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LI	-
O sweet Life let me savor thy	-
powerful music through the ill sounds	-
that Humanity produces in an attempt to	-
drown out your caressing chords of	-
Truth	F2
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LII	-
Wouldn't it be great if we could stop	H3
living and actually become a part of	-
LIFE the eternal process	-
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LIII	-
I don't think we realize just how	I3
wondrous each moment of Life really is	-
	-
Behold the birds they sing praises to	-
God for His gift of Life at Dawn live	-
that day to the fullest then usher in	D2
the night with their song of thanks	-
	-
And what do we do Curse the Sun for	X
waking us from a dream of wishful	-
life drudge through the day seeking	J2
its end feel a sense of relief that the	S
day is done	G
	-
Yet that lasts only for a brief second	J
until we visualize the whole pitiful process	-
that endless cycle called existence that will begin	D2
the next day when that damn bright star	T2
and alarm clock slaps us from the only	-
peace most of us will ever know dreams	-
and sub conscious thoughts of what we	-
wish could some day be	-
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LIV	-
I shall continue to write until the	S
Passionate Pen of Power is plucked from	Q2
my cold dying hand	J3