F U C K E D  U P  C O L L E G E  K I D S
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	"Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first 
	person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened 
	by human behavior. You're  by no means alone on that score, 
	you'll be excited and stimulated to know.  Many, many men 
	have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you 
	are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their 
	troubles. You'll  learn from them--if you want to. Just as 
	someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn 
	something from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. 
	And it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry."

	-J. D.	Salinger,
	Catcher in the Rye 

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	God

	If God is the word,
	and a poet is a wordsmith,
	Is a poet the creator of God,
	or just the shaper of his tale?

	If the word is good,
	But the Delivery isn't,
	Is the word still good?

	If God IS the Word,
	and a poet is a wordsmith,
	Who then, truly is the clergy.

	I am NOT a man of the cloth,
	I am a man of the pen,
	Or Pencil, or keyboard.
	Or the microphone that gives amplification
	To my word... The word.

	Remember the Word is God,
	and the Word is Good,
	and I must deliver these words good,
	Or I will make all that was said a lie.
	(and at present I don't feel sleepy)

	IF God is THE word,
	What if I speak more than one?
	If God is ALL words,
	Then is he also cursewords,
	or even, dare I say... Lies?
	Again I am NOT sleepy.

	Maybe what was meant was that God,
	is the Good words,
	and if my words are good,
	Then God is good.
	maybe
	Let me stop,
	because this is quickly getting over my head.
	Into the realm of heaven.
	And I speak of things I do not know,
	and I don' want to lie...
	Because I am NOT sleepy.

	The Mo-Man



	Detecting time
	By a moving sun, 
	Scorching life
	like an exasperated run.

	Heading people
	by touch and feel,
	stopping the deed
	due to mental seal.

	A grabbing hand
	searching hope,
	stopping sudden
	by a lost scope.

	Fishziblu



	Solstice

	Familiar.
	Those feelings, the darker ones.
	Scattered throughout my head,
	clouding my conscious.

	Looking for that ray of sunshine.
	Something to clear my mind,
	a little brighter at least.

	Endless nights, colder days,
	it all seems to add to the mess.
	Winter, is synonomous with death.

	But soon approaches the end,
	the day when the nights begin to receed.
	Our tilted little planet realigns itself,
	help keep the populace hopeful of another day,
	... or maybe just to cook more evenly.

	Waiting for the heat.
	Something to warm my soul,
	a little more passionate.

	Sweaty days, wild nights,
	clean my heart.
	Love, deep, with each hot breath.

	Rev. Reep



	At Times
	
	The time has come and gone,
	the moment has passed,
	the sun has set.

	To have told you,
	would have meant nothing.
	Or it could have meant
	everything.

	Not to have said anything,
	as I did, just meant
	you never will know.
	Or maybe you did anyhow.

	What is it to you?
	Why does it bother me?
	You and I are no less,
	for having done it.

	Sharing something together,
	experiencing each other.
	Why not just let it pass?

	At night, I look up,
	I still see the moon.
	During the day, the sun
	still shines above the clouds.

	For some reason it naws away,
	crackling pieces of me,
	until someday I will finally break.
	Or maybe it's just today.

	Today a day, when it gets to me.
	When you are not around,
	and I know you are not to be found.
	Sometimes, it's just the time.

	- Kamira
	September 5, 2000 - Tuesday



	reason

	comfort leads to the path of love
	some sort of mirror reflecting essence
	illogical thought forming a bond
	we brand it with an 'L' word and don't care beyond
	simple satisfaction and shreds of happiness
	pursuit of a better mental state
	looking for more good than bad
	even that is reason
	almost logic of sorts

	mea_culpa



	As i sit alone in the dark
	awaiting my life to disembark
	i feel the water turning red
	as life drains, it feels kinda weird
	can't feel my body as if in a dream
	floating above, thats what it seems
	peice all around, all feeling gone
	please tell me... why is it so wrong?

	blaise


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