December 2009
1 post
A really old poem (8th grade) : Confirmation
A whole new world received her,
As she opened up her eyes,
She found her courage and her strength,
And quickly realized; Her childhood had abandoned her,
Like the dead skin of a snake,
And she saw what lay ahead of her,
As her shadow surfed her wake.
She took a step with an eager will,
And greeted a beautiful day,
Her heart leapt off the window sill,
And she followed it away.
The...
November 2009
9 posts
The Great Dictator →
PUSSY
Sophie Wedd
English 101-30
Prof. Heshimu
09.29.09
The History and Current Connotations of the Word Pussy
The word pussy does not have a definitive, known origin. The word is comparable however, to the Old English word pusa which translates to bag, or the Old Saxon word pûse meaning vulva, or even the Old Norse word pûss meaning pocket. The French word of medieval times; ‘pucelle,’ refers to a...
October 2009
5 posts
Sick Artist - Anthony Goicolea →
At the end of Earth, Life and a Weary, Old Man
Withered, leathery bark
Loosely holding on to brittle bones,
Sift gray soil through bony knuckles,
From all the turmoil cracked, dry.
And memories drift through
Rusty passages,
Or across opaque eyes.
Some fire blazes,
Some memory lights an emotion,
Now gone as quick as love did,
And the world as well,
Leaves a cold, vague feeling of hope.
Bare feet, gnarled like old tree roots,
...
September 2009
1 post
