O.K.

When he felt the rope tighten
And all his breath left him
In that split second
                             he knew
That everything would be OK
From that point on

To You

Lies
All you ever gave me
Pain
All you've left me with
Hate
Seems to overload me
Rage
All I want to give
                          To you

"Son"

"Son"
         you call me
"Son"
         you keep calling me
Stop it
You lost that right
                           a long time ago
Where were you
                          in my formative years
Where were you
                          when I needed you most
Getting drunk      most likely
That's all you've ever really cared about
The alcohol
It's hold is strong
                          too strong
No way for me to compete

Goddess: A Trilogy

Eyes that sparkle as a lake at sunrise
Teeth as white as the purest ivory
Hair like the finest silk
A goddess amongst us
                                  that you are
And oh, so much more
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I see her smile
                      a goddess' smile
It lifts me up
                   and strengthens me
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The goddess is a myth
The whore, reality

Miscellania

City after dark
Watch the swarm of lights dance across
                      the skyline
As you steel yourself for the night's adventure
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The smooth, fluid lines of her shape beckon to me
And draw me in as a sailor to a Siren's call

The female form
God's greatest creation
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Kaleidoscope
In my brain
Perpetual freefall in a land of colors
Going nowhere
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I look into the mirror and see
An empty shell
Where a man used to be
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The angel becomes the devil
When the lights are all turned out

In The Darkness

Darkness
In my mind
Thick and heavy
Like stormclouds
In the darkness
All my pain
All my rage
All my hate
Are you sure you want me to share it with you
I don't think you can handle it
It's a hard enough job for me

Random Thoughts

I read today that Simon Cowell is going to launch yet another TV show. Hasn't this colossal douchebag (my opinion) done enough to destroy popular culture already?
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Whether Newt Gingrich actually "worked with" Ronald Reagan to do anything isn't really the point. The point is that, record-wise, Newt is far more conservative than the Republican Establishment's pick (Romney), and is at least as conservative as Santorum. And Ron Paul is still an anti-Semitic lunatic (again, my opinion).
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I am looking forward to the "Avengers" movie, almost as much as I am looking forward to "The Dark Knight Rises." Don't screw it up, Whedon.
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After almost seven years, I finally watched the "Sin City" movie. I can't help but think that if Frank Miller had had a co-director like Robert Rodriguez on "The Spirit," it might have done a little better at the box office. Some advance press actually introducing the character to those who may not have heard of him wouldn't have hurt, either ("Sin City" is great, by the way).
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The rumor is going around that KISS and Motley Crue will tour together in the Fall. If true, this could be the biggest tour of the year. On a related note, I personally feel that the current KISS lineup (Gene, Paul, Tommy Thayer, and Eric Singer) is the strongest one since the late '80s lineup of Gene, Paul, Bruce Kulick, and the late, great Eric Carr.
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If you're a Shakespeare fan and have not seen Akira Kurosawa's various adaptations (particularly "Throne of Blood," his version of Macbeth), you really owe it to yourself to check them out. "Ran" is a pretty good version of King Lear. I have yet to see "The Bad Sleep Well (Hamlet)," but have read some good things about it.