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"Life is too much with us." I often lament that I don't have time to pursue all my various passions. So much of me is used up in dealing with the everyday pressures of this life. Here, find not the pressures of life; find instead the pressures of passions. The gallery features several art pieces birthed from the mind and computer of Noel Bebee. Let his art provoke your mind into a poetic response. If you like the site, join the No-Spam Invitation List so we can let you know when the next one arrives. We're always accepting new work. See our Submission Guidelines for info. Now, kick off your shoes and enjoy our featured poems and stories. POEMS [] STORIES [] GALLERY [] GAMES [] THE ODDS

P O E M S Absolution In Black by Lloyd Michael Lohr remnant echoes of the revolt, still sting the obsidian skin of the fallen, caustic soulfire, M O R E Birth of Evil by Duane Locke Night puts Its voluptuous arms Around my house's shoulders. M O R E Miss De Milo's Fat Shoulders by J. Kevin Wolfe My acrophobic heart fell but somehow leapt the crevasse of my throat M O R E suicidal trees by Chris Wanten I'm afraid of you afraid M O R E Through Your Eyes by Lydia D. Hart I walked at water's edge this morning as if in a trance, aware of my surroundings only by the familiarity of the exercise. M O R E The Curious People by J. Kevin Wolfe Life is a brilliant red in Beijing. It is communism It is blood M O R E my soul i shield... by Leonardo R Martínez my soul i shield behind too many thorns, from the pangs of perfect love lost and the M O R E MOON SOUNDS by M.T.Eldridge In the coarse of a fall night dusk to dawn. The full moon shimmers with an echo and a sound. M O R E with me by anthony pampinella he is strong he has bad knees i am him but so is he M O R E ? by Write Eye I feel it as I walk as I talk as I breath, This uncontrollable feature which lies deep within me. M O R E You Can Never Go Back by Trisha Hanudel wasting away in my crumpled bed a bed that's seen better nights a face that's seen better fights M O R E Oblivious by Lisa Marie Cole Waves of depressed thoughts Drown and kill my past joy. Oblivious, he is to my recent state. M O R E your love by Amanda McGown if there was such a thing as you and i id sour the earth and touch sky... M O R E		G A L L E R Y "Always Take Off Into The Wind" "In Daddy's Lap" "Can't Let Go" "Looking For Some Touch"
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S T O R I E S A Funny Thing Happened on my Way to the Insane Asylum by Daniel William Gonzales Melissa Dirk sat in the corner clicking a pen, the melodic monotony of the act began to infect her---the repetition of it reminded her of her life, of everyone's lives out there in the so-called real world but it was just an illusion. A terrible lie, a- "Miss Dirk, how are you feeling today?" "Oh wonderful, wonderful-yourself? Delightful, good to hear it, how's cat and dog? Oh, great, wonderful, dandy-" "No need to be sarcastic, Miss Dirk, it's a simple question," said Dr. Maltez. M O R E Raven & Tyreese by Marina Medved It all began on a cold November night. The brutal wind harshly hit the windows and the rain started to pour out of the sky. The lights in the house were off, except for the fickle candle up in her room. It was after midnight and she sat on her bed leaning against the wall with the phone in her hand. The TV was on, playing the tape of Romeo and Juliet. The smile did not leave her face and she giggled once in a while. At that moment she felt as if her life was so simple. If only she had known how it was about to change. If only she had an idea about the surprises that were in store for her. M O R E

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