<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021</id><updated>2024-10-24T10:19:27.060-05:00</updated><category term="Jeremy"/><category term="my son(Malachi)"/><title type='text'>Poetic Challenge (Life Situations)</title><subtitle type='html'>The words that i speak some may listen but others may not care to because they may see it&#39;s wrong or hurtful or there be jeopardized for it. Look i am not trying to hurt anyone just trying to make my voice be heard, if you care to listen then read all you can and leave me a comment or even questions. I won&#39;t be afraid to answer them all.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>63</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-2707976208416191067</id><published>2012-06-17T22:42:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-06-17T22:47:15.087-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jeremy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="my son(Malachi)"/><title type='text'>Father&amp;#39;s Day</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The joy of your&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp; your first&lt;br&gt;
The joy of holding&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp; something&lt;br&gt;
The joy of holding&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp; your first child&lt;br&gt;
Happy father&#39;s day to&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp; all those out there&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp; who have someone to&lt;br&gt;
&amp;nbsp; hold&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src=&#39;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGr6wLsCwwm_uz_zdvJbg6343OBcBr464aXVOPa2FsiEQvNM7WYc0e90DiGQZ9EJb-GvOZITDkAv7o3ynCKotOEFzfG4tpPdJcfe5x2fUCTi1XP-hBI1M7FT0h1S1S25Y0-m208kckw0c/&#39; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/2707976208416191067/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/2707976208416191067' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/2707976208416191067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/2707976208416191067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/06/father-day.html' title='Father&amp;#39;s Day'/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGr6wLsCwwm_uz_zdvJbg6343OBcBr464aXVOPa2FsiEQvNM7WYc0e90DiGQZ9EJb-GvOZITDkAv7o3ynCKotOEFzfG4tpPdJcfe5x2fUCTi1XP-hBI1M7FT0h1S1S25Y0-m208kckw0c/s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>The Orchard Apartment Homes, Austin</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.476725 -97.68228</georss:point></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-6333338747878585915</id><published>2012-04-28T16:03:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-28T16:03:43.301-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;color: #999999;&quot;&gt;White fog, black mist&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #999999;&quot;&gt;What hides behind it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #999999;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; all?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #999999;&quot;&gt;Tears of heartbreak?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #999999;&quot;&gt;Tears of disgrace?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #999999;&quot;&gt;Black clouds, gray mist&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #999999;&quot;&gt;Heart&#39;s already broken, so&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #999999;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; nothing matters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #999999;&quot;&gt;No more sunny days&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #999999;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; since you&#39;ve gone away&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #999999;&quot;&gt;I wish I could&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #999999;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; say more, but my&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #999999;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; words are left unsaid.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #999999;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/6333338747878585915/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/6333338747878585915' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/6333338747878585915'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/6333338747878585915'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/white-fog-black-mist-what-hides-behind.html' title=''/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-5504195479472048858</id><published>2012-04-28T16:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-28T16:00:01.503-05:00</updated><title type='text'>(Day 11)  Lampshade</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f1c232;&quot;&gt;Lampshade just lying there&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f1c232;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; on the chair&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f1c232;&quot;&gt;It was use as&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f1c232;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; a weapon against my&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f1c232;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; face&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f1c232;&quot;&gt;Lampshade, lampshade, I can&#39;t&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f1c232;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; take another&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f1c232;&quot;&gt;Lampshade, lampshade, look what&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f1c232;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; you did to my&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f1c232;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; mother&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f1c232;&quot;&gt;You made her a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f1c232;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; monster&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f1c232;&quot;&gt;Poor little lampshade, I&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f1c232;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; can&#39;t look at another.&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/5504195479472048858/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/5504195479472048858' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/5504195479472048858'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/5504195479472048858'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/day-11-lampshade.html' title='(Day 11)  Lampshade'/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-6746311532791477353</id><published>2012-04-25T20:07:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-25T20:07:32.871-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Have you ever felt confused....like you don&amp;#39;t really understand what to do....Go this way,Go that way,Do this,Do that.......</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/6746311532791477353/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/6746311532791477353' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/6746311532791477353'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/6746311532791477353'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/have-you-ever-felt-confused.html' title=''/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-4899237742041013394</id><published>2012-04-24T12:04:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-24T12:04:25.403-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>I keep convincing myself&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; it wasn&#39;t real&lt;br /&gt;
I keep convincing myself&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; it didn&#39;t happen&lt;br /&gt;
Won&#39;t you say it&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; didn&#39;t happen?&lt;br /&gt;
Won&#39;t you say it&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; wasn&#39;t real?&lt;br /&gt;
I keep convincing myself&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;it&#39;s not worth my &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;tears&lt;br /&gt;
I can keep convincing&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; myself it wasn&#39;t real,&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; but deep down I &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; know it was.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/4899237742041013394/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/4899237742041013394' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/4899237742041013394'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/4899237742041013394'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/i-keep-convincing-myself-it-wasnt-real.html' title=''/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-222734809323551608</id><published>2012-04-24T12:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-24T12:01:12.952-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Bruise</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394;&quot;&gt;Black, blue, purple too&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394;&quot;&gt;Pains that won&#39;t go&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;away&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394;&quot;&gt;One on my right&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; leg, one on my &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; left&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394;&quot;&gt;There&#39;s a bruise here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; and there&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394;&quot;&gt;Don&#39;t you see dear,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0b5394;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; they won&#39;t disappear.&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/222734809323551608/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/222734809323551608' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/222734809323551608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/222734809323551608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/bruise.html' title='Bruise'/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-295382735197295533</id><published>2012-04-24T11:58:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-24T11:58:21.925-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Every time I try to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; forget, it comes back&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Over and over again,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; like a melody in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; my head&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Why won&#39;t you go&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; away?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Why won&#39;t you forget&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; me?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Don&#39;t come back&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;Don&#39;t ever call me &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; again&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;I want to forget&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;I want you to forget&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;The worst mistake I&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; ever made was you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0c343d;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; in my life.&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/295382735197295533/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/295382735197295533' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/295382735197295533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/295382735197295533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/every-time-i-try-to-forget-it-comes.html' title=''/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-5810168088480009759</id><published>2012-04-24T11:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-24T11:43:23.109-05:00</updated><title type='text'>SEX</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;Pleasure, passion, lust&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;Is it right?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;Does it feel good?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;Baby one minute, pushing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; the next&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;Diseases spread, now your&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; dead&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;Is it worth the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; pleasure now?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;Is it worth the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; lust now?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;Is it worth the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; passion now?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;Sex is not worth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; it, if it&#39;s not&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f4cccc;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; love.&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/5810168088480009759/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/5810168088480009759' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/5810168088480009759'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/5810168088480009759'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/sex.html' title='SEX'/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>201 N Pacific St, Conroe, TX 77301, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>29.440739400000002 -96.71947870000001 31.1830144 -94.1926237</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-3373966550725513662</id><published>2012-04-24T11:37:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-24T11:37:57.588-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Mistakes</title><content type='html'>There&#39;s some mistakes I&#39;ve &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; made that can&#39;t be &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; forgiven&lt;br /&gt;
There&#39;s secrets in my&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; closet, you won&#39;t understand&lt;br /&gt;
Those mistakes are my&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; secrets, won&#39;t you understand&lt;br /&gt;
My mistakes are worst&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; then yours &lt;br /&gt;
My mistakes are locked &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; in a dark closet&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; and that&#39;s where they&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; must stay.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/3373966550725513662/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/3373966550725513662' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/3373966550725513662'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/3373966550725513662'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/mistakes.html' title='Mistakes'/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-7435926148193510741</id><published>2012-04-24T11:33:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-24T11:33:30.668-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m broken, I&#39;m shattered&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Find my pieces, glue&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; them back together&lt;br /&gt;
Make me feel like&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; a mother&lt;br /&gt;
Make me feel like&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; a lover&lt;br /&gt;
Make me feel like&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; a friend&lt;br /&gt;
I&#39;m broken, I&#39;m shattered,&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; make me whole again.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/7435926148193510741/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/7435926148193510741' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/7435926148193510741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/7435926148193510741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/im-broken-im-shattered-find-my-pieces.html' title=''/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-327485728635345333</id><published>2012-04-24T11:29:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-24T11:30:16.574-05:00</updated><title type='text'>(Day 10)</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Money, flashy cars, is&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; it all really worth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; having?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Loud music, having sex,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; catching diseases, is it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; worth dying?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Selling drugs, living on&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; the streets, going to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; prison&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Is that a life &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; worth living?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Gold in your mouth,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; wow really that ain&#39;t&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; cool&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Make a change for&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; it&#39;s too late.&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/327485728635345333/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/327485728635345333' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/327485728635345333'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/327485728635345333'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/money-flashy-cars-is-it-all-really.html' title='(Day 10)'/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-9056626384444222935</id><published>2012-04-21T18:50:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-21T18:50:10.462-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Is it better to be loved, then not be love at all?</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/9056626384444222935/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/9056626384444222935' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/9056626384444222935'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/9056626384444222935'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/is-it-better-to-be-loved-then-not-be.html' title=''/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-3209662799347968938</id><published>2012-04-20T11:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-20T11:13:10.983-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Have you ever really wonder where life would take you or where you would end up in the future? Have you thought about who you may want to spend your life with or if you want to spend it alone?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Have you really thought about the things around? Like really took a breathe, sat down underneathe a tree and looked out at the world ahead of you? Have you pictured life without yourself in it sometimes? Have you dreamed that this may not be your life to live after all?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Is anyone out there who understands where I am coming from? Is there anyone out there who feels the same way? Is there anyone out there who just truly just think about life as it passes by day after day, week after week, month after month? If so, can you feel it? If so, do you let it frighten you at times? If so, your not alone just listen to me.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/3209662799347968938/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/3209662799347968938' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/3209662799347968938'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/3209662799347968938'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/have-you-ever-really-wonder-where-life.html' title=''/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-1209091051193118049</id><published>2012-04-20T11:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-20T11:06:01.318-05:00</updated><title type='text'>(Day 9) Lost</title><content type='html'>I can&#39;t find my&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; way&lt;br /&gt;
Do I go left?&lt;br /&gt;
Do I go right?&lt;br /&gt;
Am I real?&lt;br /&gt;
Am I fake?&lt;br /&gt;
I feel so lost&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; in this body&lt;br /&gt;
In my body?&lt;br /&gt;
Do you know me?&lt;br /&gt;
Can you help me &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; find my way out?&lt;br /&gt;
I feel so lost.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/1209091051193118049/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/1209091051193118049' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/1209091051193118049'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/1209091051193118049'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/day-9-lost.html' title='(Day 9) Lost'/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-8575910848423299038</id><published>2012-04-19T21:31:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-19T21:31:21.431-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Tell me something if love hurts so bad why do we fall in love then? Do we need someone that bad? Do you really love them like you say? So many questions?????</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/8575910848423299038/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/8575910848423299038' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/8575910848423299038'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/8575910848423299038'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/tell-me-something-if-love-hurts-so-bad.html' title=''/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-885325188220861483</id><published>2012-04-19T16:59:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-19T16:59:15.291-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Falling, falling, i try to grab hold of the objects around me but i can&amp;#39;t seem to reach so yet i still fall with nothing left to catch.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/885325188220861483/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/885325188220861483' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/885325188220861483'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/885325188220861483'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/falling-falling-i-try-to-grab-hold-of.html' title=''/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-4419742508132094627</id><published>2012-04-17T12:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-17T12:27:14.501-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Death</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m screaming&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;Is this my body?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;Why does it feel &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; so cold?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;Why do I look &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; so pale?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;What&#39;s going on?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;Am i dead?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;I can&#39;t be &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;I see myself, I&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; see you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;I need a hug&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;Can you hear me?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;I think I&#39;m dead&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;I can&#39;t be dead,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; but yet that&#39;s my&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; body lying there from&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; one drink&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;My death, your loss,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #660000;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; my body, my cold.&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/4419742508132094627/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/4419742508132094627' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/4419742508132094627'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/4419742508132094627'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/death.html' title='Death'/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-1129864041313534655</id><published>2012-04-17T12:21:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-17T12:21:30.307-05:00</updated><title type='text'>My Choice</title><content type='html'>You say it takes&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; one drink to make&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; you hooked&lt;br /&gt;
But your wrong&lt;br /&gt;
My first drink will&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; always be my last&lt;br /&gt;
One drink can kill&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; you&lt;br /&gt;
So stop while you&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; still can&lt;br /&gt;
My choice is to &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; never to pick up&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; a drink again&lt;br /&gt;
What&#39;s yours?&lt;br /&gt;
Figure it out before&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; it&#39;s too late.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/1129864041313534655/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/1129864041313534655' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/1129864041313534655'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/1129864041313534655'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/my-choice.html' title='My Choice'/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-1917962340059763741</id><published>2012-04-17T12:07:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-17T12:07:50.763-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;I sit, I wonder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &quot;what&#39;s down there&quot;?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;Are there people like&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; me?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m stuck in a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; room, I want to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; be free&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;Someone rescue me?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; anyone please?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;Waiting for my prince&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;Save me, take me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; away&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;I want to live,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; I want to see,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; I want to have&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; fun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;Can you save me?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;Can anyone please save&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; me?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m stuck in a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; room, awaiting my handsome&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: lime;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; prince, is it you?&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/1917962340059763741/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/1917962340059763741' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/1917962340059763741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/1917962340059763741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/i-sit-i-wonder-whats-down-there-are.html' title=''/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-9195657955389366443</id><published>2012-04-17T11:56:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-17T11:56:42.218-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Such a beautiful thing &lt;br /&gt;
Why must people turn&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; away?&lt;br /&gt;
It&#39;s so delicate, so&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; fragile&lt;br /&gt;
Why must people turn&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; away?&lt;br /&gt;
Why must people groan&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; in disgust?&lt;br /&gt;
Do they not see&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; the beauty I do?&lt;br /&gt;
I guess not&lt;br /&gt;
It&#39;s so beautiful, so&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; precious&lt;br /&gt;
Why must I be&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; the only one to&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; see this?</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/9195657955389366443/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/9195657955389366443' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/9195657955389366443'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/9195657955389366443'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/such-beautiful-thing-why-must-people.html' title=''/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-2272105541372125693</id><published>2012-04-17T11:53:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-17T11:53:10.524-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Love</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;What is love?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Funny, sweet, passionate, tears&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;What is love?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;My love is sweet,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; passionate, unforgettable, heartaches, tears,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; but that&#39;s love&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;How would you know&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; what love is truly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; if you never fight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Love is never perfect&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;I can&#39;t tell you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; what love is, you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; have to discover the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; joy for yourself&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;My love is truly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; sweet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;How is yours?&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/2272105541372125693/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/2272105541372125693' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/2272105541372125693'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/2272105541372125693'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/love.html' title='Love'/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-994540893875590486</id><published>2012-04-17T11:48:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-17T11:48:53.600-05:00</updated><title type='text'>(Day 8)</title><content type='html'>New places, new faces,&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; new people, new homes&lt;br /&gt;
Do they want me?&lt;br /&gt;
Do they love me&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; like their own?&lt;br /&gt;
Why must I move&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; again?&lt;br /&gt;
Did I do something&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; wrong?&lt;br /&gt;
I didn&#39;t mean to&lt;br /&gt;
I want a real &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; family&lt;br /&gt;
Someone to hold me when &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; I get scared&lt;br /&gt;
Someone to kiss me&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; goodnight&lt;br /&gt;
Packing again&lt;br /&gt;
Leaving behind friends, people,&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; schools&lt;br /&gt;
Will I ever succeed?&lt;br /&gt;
Will someone at least&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; keep me long enough&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; to care?&lt;br /&gt;
New homes, new friends,&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; new faces, new places&lt;br /&gt;
I cry out, will&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; it stop?&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/994540893875590486/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/994540893875590486' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/994540893875590486'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/994540893875590486'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/day-8.html' title='(Day 8)'/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-8195009488477348037</id><published>2012-04-15T13:24:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-15T13:24:42.991-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Life sucks sometimes you know.... Never know which way the world will point you... You just hoping it&amp;#39;s the right direction though,don&amp;#39;t you ever feel like that</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/8195009488477348037/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/8195009488477348037' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/8195009488477348037'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/8195009488477348037'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/life-sucks-sometimes-you-know.html' title=''/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-5287601745528024150</id><published>2012-04-14T14:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-14T12:03:14.764-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Greatest Fear</title><content type='html'>Have you ever feared&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; of being alone?&lt;br /&gt;
I have&lt;br /&gt;
To be alone in &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; the world, where no &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; one cares is my &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; greatest fear&lt;br /&gt;
What&#39;s yours?</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/5287601745528024150/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/5287601745528024150' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/5287601745528024150'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/5287601745528024150'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/greatest-fear.html' title='Greatest Fear'/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4310268823342265021.post-7738097702715794699</id><published>2012-04-14T13:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-14T11:46:10.674-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Alone</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;Have you ever felt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; left behind?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;Have you ever felt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; abandon by the one&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; you love?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;Have you ever felt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; scared, alone, neglected?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;I have&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;Ever since he left&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; I felt so alone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;Can you take my&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; hand?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;Can someone, anyone take&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; my hand?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;I feel so alone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; without you here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;I just feel so&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; neglected like the hallways&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; in school&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;So neglected, so abandon,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; so alone like me.&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/feeds/7738097702715794699/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/4310268823342265021/7738097702715794699' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/7738097702715794699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4310268823342265021/posts/default/7738097702715794699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poeticchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/alone.html' title='Alone'/><author><name>Demarris Laird</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10606166441906954105</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>Conroe, TX, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>30.3118769 -95.4560512</georss:point><georss:box>30.2022149 -95.6139797 30.4215389 -95.298122700000008</georss:box></entry></feed>