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105912HEARTBEAST
105912HEARTBEAST
the sick thumpthump of subsonics.

in the dead-orange light of
those fires to the far horizon
i crushed my skull and

my eyes adjusted to the non-light
to reveal the truths
of my miscalculations

thus i closed those doors
in the stormshallow morning
of hydrochloric rain as

at six a.m. was a dead sun rising
in the secrecy of
those cloud heavens

and i dragged my remains
across a meadow to the rivers
around hades, where i reached in

to wash my hands of all the lies
with a hint of regret,
or so i imagined

and i knew from all sides
did they close in around me
with the lilt and ebb of

subsonic moans
and the
105907SKIN-EATER
105907SKIN-EATER
the incisions were small and shallow.

as i slept that night i was
revisited by the demon council
in a small room and

i wish they'd been more specific
regarding my fate
days later

as to the plains of nihil
those shouts to their master ophilim
who firmly placed my head

in his jaws and shut those doors
with a hint of mercy,
or so i imagined

then i touched the aching moons
in my non-sleep as the mountains
tore open the sky

and peeling back its flesh
revealed the stars
as they wept

and i ate of the fruit of
the apocalypse heavens
with the chew and stretch of

salty world-skin in my
teeth, and tiny cuts
THE EVENT HORIZON
Some nights you will find me in bed with my eyes wide open, completely unmoving except a faint heartbeat and shallow breathing.  At times, I will have the clarity of mind to turn the lights on, and then I can nearly sleep again.

I can't fully explain what it did to me, let alone tell you what I saw.  You know this about me; I never could boast a solid understanding of human psychology.  It makes sense somewhere in the back of my mind, but it escapes words, any coherent rationalization.  Then again, what if I could tell you?  Somehow bring you to the same understanding that I have?

What if I could?

For the most part, the spectators that ass
THE THIRD DOOR
My father built the split-level farmhouse over the course of three years.  We lived in it from the time the newly shingled roof was able to repel rain, even before the interior walls, so we'd become acquainted with every element of its construction.  We wrote our names in the cement on the bottom level.  There were no secrets.  It had two sturdy outside doors.

I was seventeen years old the summer I found the third door.

I had been reminded to check the locks before bed, as usual.  I was always awake later than anyone else, reading or writing by the lamplight in my room on the ground floor.  That night had been strange for me with that uncan

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Michael's dreams are difficult for most robots to understand.
But Bear listens intently.
:)
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!SunkHeart Jul 19, 2008
sometimes i feel like i want to favourite your whole gallery or at least one half.

or sometimes when i'm really sad i go through it - it gives me some consolation, like a silent listener, echoing only serene thoughts.
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`frail Jul 19, 2008  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
that makes everything worthwhile, thank you
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!SunkHeart Jul 22, 2008
actually,



I thank you, really.
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`frail Jul 24, 2008  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
maybe we're even :frail:
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~Akuwizard Dec 17, 2006
^^ Beautiful.
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~sakeofmercy Sep 21, 2006
sometimes michael listens to bear
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~sakeofmercy Jun 1, 2006
mine's name is sebastian.
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`frail Jun 2, 2006  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
in real life, mine is called "ted"
he was stitched together in or around the year 1950
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~sakeofmercy Jun 2, 2006
sebastian belonged to my dad. 56-03.

ted is older, but i still think they might have a good conversation.


:nod:
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~DRod21 Feb 28, 2006
i think i'm going to buy all your michael and bear prints and put them all over my room. yes..i think i am.
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