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feeds@yuku.com (Luyster44) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:45:57 GMT

A person's heart should be so hidden in Christ
that a another person should have to seek Him first to in order find them."
When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'."
I'm whispering "I was lost, Now I'm found and forgiven."
When I say.. "I am a Christian" I don't speak of...

Burn In/Side.

feeds@yuku.com (CrazySoSane) — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:25:06 GMT
Oh God. And the room gets heavier/my knees get weaker.
There's a filling and a flame which screams into my chest,
It or He takes my heart in His hand and makes it beat.
In surrender here there is all or none defeat; there is rest.

"Please forgive, please renew, and I will bow the knee to You."
"I'm so damned wicked that I'll never earn this by what I do."
"If You'll take the bullet I will fall before Your resurrected...

Instructions Pending.

feeds@yuku.com (CrazySoSane) — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:41:37 GMT
…and if you stay, I will lay my life down.
No, I mean it-please get off the overpass.
And if you'll just believe, we'll make it last.
But today, the blacksmith left a twisted frown.

Here it is, we're all suspicion and empty deceit.
This heart always struggles in its' own unbelief.
And if we read our own instructions, they would read:
"Wash. Rinse. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. Repeat…"

…can you feel the weight of...

Under My Skin

feeds@yuku.com (BlueRubberDucky) — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:50:44 GMT
Under my skin
I am a child
Lost
Alone
Afraid
And helpless
Terrified of the world
She only pretends to belong in
And so she hides
Where none can see
To protect her oft-broken heart
Of gold
She built a wall
To keep out pain
And found herself alone
She painted a mask
Of stone and steel
And pretended to be strong,
Untouchable
And wound up lost in it,
Afraid of what she'd made
With her own sweet hands
She held her head high
To...

Got a new story...

feeds@yuku.com (Luyster44) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:30:52 GMT
However it is not mine. It is a friend of mine from Africa's story. His name is Moses, and I have invited him to join the board. He is saved and (I think) make a good edition to the Edge family....

Here is the story. Please dont mind the grammatical errors,
Thanks,
Tyler

once upon a time in a village called Kandiga lived a very pretty girl called queen Aisha,her father was the king of the village and s he was really admired by the people in the village because she was...

"Hamlet" Poems

feeds@yuku.com (BlueRubberDucky) — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:31:24 GMT
So we had to do this English assignment/final project on Hamlet, and I opted to write a series of poems (surprise, surprise) on the character and themes, and figured I'd share 'em with the you guys too.
And yes, I did get a really good mark on this. lol

Ophelia to Hamlet

My world is spinning
Out of control
No one to turn to,
Nowhere to go
Dizzying highs,
Sickening lows
So lost, confused
And...

Indoor Barbecue

feeds@yuku.com (CrazySoSane) — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:48:23 GMT

Ive never claimed to be the brightest,
I never claimed to make good decisions,
Ive never claimed to be the brightest,
I never want to hear the word ignition.

How else do you barbecue in winter?

Now, lets not be judgmental.
Not even mom said anything when she found out.
Or for several days afterward (at least her room didnt get burned).
Anyhow, back to what the storys about...

I thought it...

The ever contraversial Gay Essay

feeds@yuku.com (Luyster44) — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:20:18 GMT
So my peeps over here at OTE can read, I brought the Gay Essay (Satire) over from SY. Hope You enjoy....

This is an essay that I had to write for my English class. Please dont think that I like this.

The Five-Step Plan

The issue that is making news all around the globe- Homosexuality is making news again. Most people think that it is wrong. Churches condemn it. But gay people think that it is O.K. It doesnt matter to them that God destroyed two cities over the...

Love's Pain

feeds@yuku.com (BlueRubberDucky) — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:38:25 GMT
Such bitter pain, and love so sweet
Surely ne'er were meant to meet,
To mingle, to flow
Through a single heart
O sweet, pure heart!
Famed for vows undying
Favourite of the writers,
The bards, the poet
But O the pain a lover knows
When denied heart's true passion
And a heart so full of love
That must remain a friend
Will thus only remain broken
For a heart was made to love
And that which cannot, or must not,
Cannot either truly live
For what is...

Sonnet 43 Parody

feeds@yuku.com (BlueRubberDucky) — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:27:52 GMT
So in English class we were supposed to write a parody (an imitation) describing a less-than-ideal relationship on a sonnet written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Just so you know what I'm talking about, here's her poem, entitled Sonnet 43

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by...

Psalm

feeds@yuku.com (CrazySoSane) — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:36:21 GMT
God, some days I feel discouraged.
I sometimes wish to rend my skin in two.
Maybe somewhere beyond the Cross, I
Will see the life You blessed and christened "new."

I don't belong here, but I'm present just the same:
Tempted by the harder drugs of money, lust, & fame.
Withdrawel...

She With The Amethyst Eyes

feeds@yuku.com (BlueRubberDucky) — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:03:06 GMT
Down by a crystalline lake in the dawn
Down in the hollow of an ancient tree
Of marble and stone and precious gems
She rests, though forever draws near
As time goes on

Flawless is she, her beauty unmatched
And perfect and lovely will she remain
Though time brings down the king
And ages the crofter's daughter, yet she
Will be forever unchanged

With amethyst eyes and rose-quartz smile,
Marble teeth and ebon-dark gown;
With long, gold, sunlit hair...

Live

feeds@yuku.com (BlueRubberDucky) — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:57:05 GMT
Yay! A happy poem! Well, actually, it's more hopeful than really happy... but either way, it's a good thing

Where is the life you were born to live,
the world you always dreamt of?
Did the plans you had
for your daughter's future
die with her?
Are all your great hopes gone
like the summer wind
that played with your hair?

But you are not dead
not yet

Breathe, for the air is still fresh
Laugh, for the world still holds joy
Look up
Look...

Let's Play Pretend

feeds@yuku.com (BlueRubberDucky) — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:44:55 GMT
Remember when we were kids, playing games
Pretending this, pretending that
Imagining we were princesses and knights,
Or a mother and father and babe
Making a box into a castle
Or a doll into a living child

Remember when we grew up, and cast aside
All those things we used to play
Instead, we pretended to be somebody else,
Maybe without even knowing it
We tried so desperately to fit in
And fooled ourselves into thinking
That we were too old to play...

World Ignorance

feeds@yuku.com (CrazySoSane) — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:54:06 GMT
World Ignorance

Were all down here, trying
But stuck in the dirt, mud on our shirts
Hoping to solve it by buying

Were misunderstood, and lying
Disguising our faces, behind neat little phrases
Hoping they wont hear us crying

So the West sits back, hypocrisy.
This isnt bitter, but maybe this can be honesty.
Ear...

Captive Audience

feeds@yuku.com (CrazySoSane) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:49:26 GMT
Captive Audience

Ill be the first to say Im a poet,
Oh, captive audience, dont you know it?
Recycle the cheese from so many clichs,
Breathing in all those pretentious plays,
Im so sick of writing, but I have to say
One more thing, and another, this is shame.

Because were all messed up
And were drinking some
Form...

Untitled Song

feeds@yuku.com (BlueRubberDucky) — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:47:01 GMT
I have no idea what to entitle this song, and if you're wondering, yes, it's kind of Avril Lavigne-inspired, and no, I haven't put it to music. But if you have any ideas for a title, feel free to tell me.

Broken-hearted I wait here,
Waiting for you,
But you never came
All alone I stand here
Waiting for someone
To take me away
You told me you loved me
You lied through your teeth
Did you think you could do this?
Take all this from me?

I'm not gonna...

Broken

feeds@yuku.com (BlueRubberDucky) — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:39:00 GMT
Any ideas for a title for this one would be appreciated as well.

Wrapped in pain,
my heart lies broken
here I stand
filled with regret
I say to myself, like they always do
"I wish I knew then
what I know now about you"
I wish I could turn back the wheels of time
skip over the pain,
stupid mistakes,
you
I wish life was still alright
I wish I still thought I was good,
sweet, innocent, naive,
childlike
of God
I want to...

Moments

feeds@yuku.com (BlueRubberDucky) — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:26:52 GMT
A fleeting instant
The wink of an eye
A child's yawn
The time it takes to decide
And the second in which you say yes
To the young man kneeling before you
Sometimes that second takes forever
Sometimes gone before you draw breath
Flying with the wind
Or riding with the snail
The moments pass
Those precious moments, left behind
To lay forever by the road you lead
Never to be retrieved.

I wrote this poem a couple years back now, I think, so it's...

Beneath the Mask

feeds@yuku.com (BlueRubberDucky) — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:11:51 GMT
See my flawless mask
and look upon the smile there
Bright-lit eyes that show
no fear, reveal no pain
Watch me stand strong
and see my healed heart

Catch a glimpse beneath the mask,
see the sparkle of a tear
Perhaps see the cracks
In my facade
The smile fades
And eyes show dim
Only for a moment,
a fleeting revelation

But beneath it all, underneath my mask
is pain and tears and broken heart
Shattered dreams lie at my feet
but my...