i want to see you tonight
beer pong or a rolled tobacco cigarette
i would have drawn to you
whatever it may be
i have a secret, selfishly i admit
i fed off the energy you radiated
warm glow of enlightened strength
eyes reflecting brilliant logic
like you held a piece of the sun in your eyes

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cubes of ice drip drip
splash my toes
fire flares out of my chest
fury resides in my best
drape sheets with care
blanket to suffocate the fire feeding air
drip and plop
the ice melts, fires stop
don't slip in this puddle
though very subtle
don't slip cause you'll fall
heart, spirit, and all

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The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
"Eureka!" (I found it!) but, "That's funny ..."
-- Isaac Asimov

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