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November 7, 2013
Now in the the breath of morning, now in the heat of day; now wrestling with a thousand demons crawling o’er my way; Now in the […]
February 16, 2013
I’ve called this series—a selection of three poems written for music—”Lamentations of Love.” Essentially, it’s three love stories, each with a different emotional angle. The first […]
August 14, 2012
If ever the regurgitation of divine love was important, it is now. Not because the world is ending; not because life is being wrenched away; not […]
August 8, 2012
God loves you. That’s the end of it. And yet, it’s hard to swallow the Christian pill sometimes. Think of it: a faith that tells you […]
January 22, 2012
Now reckless Nature, She Upholds the fearsome war; While we in tune, and by our race, and mad Collude in certain strife before! Not once and […]
December 22, 2011
Hello, everyone. My name is Jeff. I am a gayaholic. Like Jonathan Ames, my life is a kipple-specked hodgepodge of Days-of-Our-Lives relationships; likes Ames, it borders […]