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14. Procrastination. If you had more time, you’d be able to put it off longer. What do you put off to the last moment? Why? Tell a story about how you just barely got something done in time – or didn’t.
Alternate: Splat! Use that word in a story or a poem.

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I

I am the center of the spiral
I am the death directly following the revival
I am iron, I am sand
I am robot, I am man
I am everything
I am nothing
I am the in-between and the unseen
I am a, e, o, and u
But not I, for I can not be chronicled with these words of men
Choking Zen
Bottomless pendulum pit,
The very thought of it elicits a ten-stage epileptic fit
A reverse gravitational black hole
Conjunctively connecting your mind, body, spirit, and soul
I is the ambivalent contradiction
The collective consciousness of a nation
I is the ultimate infinity, I is the consummate singularity
I is the epitome of all that could ever be
I is I
And I is me.

drummergirl's picture

This has such power. I was

Submitted by drummergirl on November 21, 2008 - 15:50.

This has such power. I was drawn by the simplicity of the title and I was instantly captivated as I read it. The rhyming was intriguing and meritorious. An absolutely ingenious piece of work.
~Drummergirl

"If they give you ruled paper, write the other way." (Juan Ramon Jimenez)

civilized's picture

It reminds me of the Tao Te

Submitted by civilized on November 21, 2008 - 16:19.

It reminds me of the Tao Te Ching.
I agree with drummergirl though. Very powerful, and simple. I love it.
*Civ*

drummergirl's picture

Tao Te Ching? ~Drummergirl

Submitted by drummergirl on November 21, 2008 - 16:27.

Tao Te Ching?
~Drummergirl

"If they give you ruled paper, write the other way." (Juan Ramon Jimenez)

civilized's picture

It's a Taoist book. Much

Submitted by civilized on November 21, 2008 - 16:33.

It's a Taoist book. Much wisdom, and quite interesting. I suggest you read it.
It's like the best wisdom in poem form in one book. AMAZING.
*Civ*

drummergirl's picture

hmmm, will do. Have you ever

Submitted by drummergirl on November 21, 2008 - 16:36.

hmmm, will do. Have you ever read the Tao of Pooh? Very interesting.
~Drummergirl

"If they give you ruled paper, write the other way." (Juan Ramon Jimenez)

civilized's picture

I have not. I must... Look

Submitted by civilized on November 21, 2008 - 16:40.

I have not. I must... Look for it...
*Civ*

drummergirl's picture

I can lend it to you, no

Submitted by drummergirl on November 22, 2008 - 09:44.

I can lend it to you, no problemo.
~Drummergirl

"If they give you ruled paper, write the other way." (Juan Ramon Jimenez)

civilized's picture

Bring it on... whatever

Submitted by civilized on November 22, 2008 - 10:57.

Bring it on... whatever Monday it is that we all come back to school.:)
*Civ*

drummergirl's picture

sounds loverly. Remind me

Submitted by drummergirl on November 22, 2008 - 18:41.

sounds loverly. Remind me though, I'll forget.
~Drummergirl

"If they give you ruled paper, write the other way." (Juan Ramon Jimenez)

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