mr. sparkle

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    mr. sparkle, is a departure from my other poems in that it is darker and has more of an infusion of a life out of control and a deeper melancholia.

    mr. sparkle



    i am an errant ambulance
    sirens screaming, tires reaching for the road
    speeding through your deepest dreams

    i am a walking nightmare
    stumbling through your backyard
    bloodied and burst at the seams

    don't bring a kite to a knife fight
    advice from the fated, befallen
    sin howls from the hills on this night
    when him come callin'

    i step out under a street lamp
    and i feel like a headliner
    i am mr. sparkle
    singin' my city blues
    teary-eyed and soaked with booze

    and i've been fighting again

    friday night is for guitars
    vodka shots and new scars

    there are girls in the boy's room
    pills and pain
    excuses exhumed
    deceit and perfume

    be careful where you leap
    all is not true or exposed
    and death is still surprisingly cheap

    i have always been bad
    i have always been a mess
    mom said,"stay away from the wrong crowd"
    but look at how i'm dressed

    saturday is filled with apologies
    and screeched speeches
    and i want to pull out my own eyes

    on sunday while you pray
    i will be on the wrong doorstep
    screaming into a busted cell phone
    with my own understanding
    that sticks and stones
    will someday kill me


    been fighting again



    mr. sparkle 





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    Kingwebstar commented on mr. sparkle

    10-10-2012

    This post is the bomb bro .Excellent job. Love Da KinG
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    Crush

    10/16/2012

    Thank you so much, king. Always a pleasure to read your remarks and even better to visit your very very unique mind.

    lisaner commented on mr. sparkle

    10-10-2012

    What a powerful poem!! This evokes my memories of being an O.R. nurse on call for emergency surgery in Elizabeth, NJ. Friday night was ruefully referred to as the meeting of "The Knife and Gun Club" in the O.R. Your poem tells the bleak story behind it all. Wow!- strong, scary- wonderful write.
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    Crush

    10/16/2012

    Thank you, Lisa ! Like someone said earlier. "It's an unforgiving role."

    simoneaugustus commented on mr. sparkle

    06-01-2010

    You have crafted a compelling tale of sordid bleakness and managed to do so in the most stunning way! I love your use of imagery and metaphors here. Extremely well done!
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    Crush

    06/01/2010

    wow, thank you so much. i really appreciate your time. i do love this poem .

    frog commented on mr. sparkle

    01-11-2010

    I love the depth and perception behind this write. Powerful stuff.
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    dragonfly1023 commented on mr. sparkle

    11-16-2009

    Your gift of raw clarity is rare Crush. Observe then dissect. Your pen is your scalpel and life is on the table.
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    Crush

    10/09/2012

    thank u so much. belated

    Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.

    Plato (BC 427-BC 347) Greek philosopher.

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