Re: a comment on midnight feast by pollywolly	pollywolly 82.41.136.155	30-Jan-06/8:00 AM
yes i understand what you are saying. that was the idea to allow the reader to form their own ideas on what would happen next. i myself would say that this is a finished piece which could certainly stretch to a few more verses but i would be reluctant as i think it could spoil the effect by concluding it?
Re: Moving from home by Caducus	Ranger 62.252.32.15	30-Jan-06/4:37 AM
Absolutely beautiful, sad yet sweet.
Re: a comment on angst of the saints by calliope	ALChemy 24.74.100.11	30-Jan-06/2:04 AM
Not lame at all. He helped make Socrates into an almost holy icon and he is probably in the top 3 most widely read philosophers of all time. Pupil of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle. How's that for a resume? I got his book from a yard sale too.
Re: a comment on Racial Hate by Glasseyez	ALChemy 24.74.100.11	30-Jan-06/1:53 AM
You know, there's a scientific theory that kinda agrees with you. It's called the string theory. I'm really in no possition to preach to you about racism while you're stuck in another country with millions of people who hate you for nothing but racist reasons. I just wanted you to know that it's OK and natural to feel or have racist thoughts as long as you don't act on them or let them effect your logic too much. Just like it's OK for you to think Tom Cruise is sexy as long as you don't cheat on your husband or become obsessed with the movie star.
Re: a comment on Racial Hate by Glasseyez	ALChemy 24.74.100.11	30-Jan-06/1:42 AM
All you can really do is identify a racist thought and then find a mature way to squelch it.
Re: a comment on Our Marriage by amanda_dcosta	ALChemy 24.74.100.11	30-Jan-06/1:34 AM
"Come-on-knock-on-our-door We've-been-waitin'-for-you..."
Re: a comment on Us Sinners by BrandonW	ALChemy 24.74.100.11	30-Jan-06/1:26 AM
I have no beef with atheists. But if you gonna be something be true to it. An atheist should believe that he's just here to do his thing and die. No higher purposes, no immortal legacy, no miracle pill to make you live forever, just here today gone tomorrow. Same thing with Christians. If your gonna do it, do it completely. Otherwise don't bog yourself down with such labels. I actually think Zodiac isn't completely an atheist. I don't think you are either. I think it's possible to change both your minds as it is with Amanda also but I think it's highly unlikely to happen in all three cases. Most people say they have strong beliefs in something but eventually show their true wishy washiness. The difference with me is that I already admit I'm wishy washy.
Re: a comment on The world's shortest poem by ALChemy	ALChemy 24.74.100.11	30-Jan-06/12:46 AM
Thanks Ranger. While in Art school me and my friends often imagined starting a T-shirt line(cheesy, I know). This was one of my ideas. Another idea of mine was "We endorse censorshit!"
Re: a comment on Penny Loafer Blues by ALChemy	ALChemy 24.74.100.11	30-Jan-06/12:35 AM
Yeah, I realize now that my spelling in this is embarrassing. Thanks Ranger. By the way it's good to see you posting again. Welcome back.
Re: a comment on Penny Loafer Blues by ALChemy	ALChemy 24.74.100.11	30-Jan-06/12:29 AM
Thanks E. Good points. I typed it on Word and basically only used its spell check so my laziness and bad spelling bit me in the ass. Your right, I probably could have come up with something better than the Santa line. The dream wife lines? Well, my father tends to think ahead of himself sometimes and it causes his sentences to be only obscurely connected. I couldn't resist mirroring this in the poem a little. This is what I meant: "Run to your dream wife(the wife I imagined I'd have) who’s face as light glows through closed lids like stained glass, illuminating blood capillaries the color of fresh lava(while staring into the slightly translucent inside of my eyelids) and if you concentrate appears into your frontal lobe as vapor apparition.(Her face appears like a ghostly illusion projected by my mind while my eyes are closed). So it's connected but there's a lot of descriptive stuff stuffed between the connections. I do the same thing when I interupt my father's line “Are you sure you want mine, their so - old and used" with a memory of my childhood. Soul mate was just a play on Soles (which I misspelled the first time). So I screwed that one up for sure. "Prophet shoes" is because of the omen at the beginning where the shoes don't quite fit. You've got an eye like an editor E. Thankya
Re: a comment on Racial Hate by Glasseyez	Glasseyez 204.49.132.46	30-Jan-06/12:20 AM
Racial identity is a nessesary factor in identifying ones cultural compatibility, yes, because lets say you were white and you were in a situation where you had to choose between a group of caucasians and a group of inner city black people. Of course you would choose the group of caucasians because it is a group that you can visibly relate to. That isn't the issue. Racism though is the ignorance of the fact that you are both of the same species, you both have feelings, and you both have compassion for others. Some people do lack compassion and those are generally bad people, but by condemning an entire group of people because you saw one muslim blow himself up, or another gang shooting on the news is very easy but it is not right. It is up to everyone to stop classifying people as good or bad and just try and relate to the things that we do share. It might be more than you think.
Re: a comment on Penny Loafer Blues by ALChemy	ALChemy 24.74.100.11	29-Jan-06/11:45 PM
That's always a good thing. Means you really thought about it. Yeah I didn't do nearly enough proofreading before I posted it.
Re: a comment on angst of the saints by calliope	calliope 70.225.164.221	29-Jan-06/11:11 PM
the last thing i read was some plato. how lame is that? apparently he had good publishers because his shit's still around in yard sales.
Re: a comment on Racial Hate by Glasseyez	amanda_dcosta 203.145.159.44	29-Jan-06/9:38 PM
Glasseyez, you have no comment on what's going on? Sitting back and enjoying the debate, aren't you? :-) Enjoy!
Re: a comment on For such is a child’s heart by amanda_dcosta	amanda_dcosta 203.145.159.44	29-Jan-06/9:24 PM
Thanks Ranger. I did write this about three to four times, revising the paras till what its turned out. But have to admit, didn't change the first line. Didn't give that a second thought. Probably that was because that was what gave me the rest of the poem. About it being too bulky, is it, really? Didn't think so. Anyhow, shall give it another thought, though I might not post it here. Thanks.
Re: a comment on For such is a child’s heart by amanda_dcosta	amanda_dcosta 203.145.159.44	29-Jan-06/9:19 PM
And then you'd give me a -10-? ha ha ..Just kidding! Thanks Alchemy.
Re: a comment on Our Marriage by amanda_dcosta	amanda_dcosta 203.145.159.37	29-Jan-06/7:26 PM
You've got it Niphredil. It is indeed a threesome. Marriage just aint about two people, you take the third out and your marriage is bound to hit the rocks. Have you ever wondered why there's so much make-break arrangements in marriage these days?Think about this. It might not click now, but only time will tell.
Re: a comment on Prozac by Glasseyez	Glasseyez 204.49.132.31	29-Jan-06/7:14 PM
I wrote this while working with CARE in Pakistan aiding the Earthquake victims, it all got rather depressing. When you see stuff like that it is best to feel numb cause it tears you up. Just got back during Christmas. What would you suggest to put in place instead of I?
Re: a comment on My testament to free speech by Glasseyez	Glasseyez 204.49.132.31	29-Jan-06/6:54 PM
"Shit and lies", diamonds are rare and so is the truth anymore, People these days are more focused on making money and sitting on their ass than they are making a difference. Girls are told to starve themselves to look pretty, one night stands and promiscuity are a way of life. People always look for cheap comfort for themselves but never care to think about what is important in life or at what cost. This is a statement straight from my mouth, touching it up would defeat my purpose which is to expose the "modern" world we live in for what it is. Pop culture, whatever, but all it is, is shit and lies.
Re: a comment on Us Sinners by BrandonW	ecargo 172.138.52.137	29-Jan-06/6:04 PM
What's with you and the atheists? I have no intention of "just" dying. I plan to stick around terrorizing hypocritical, "judgy" Christ cultists (starting with nutflakes like Pat Robertson and any number of Republican politicians) until the flesh melts off my bones and my bones fall to dust and I'm reabsorbed into the earth, thus becoming immortal. Oh, the weight that this little haiku had to bear. Funny, really.