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    A Conspicuous Medium - Poems
    A Conspicuous Medium - Poems
    A Conspicuous Medium - Poems
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    A Conspicuous Medium - Poems

    By David Sloma

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    Poetry on a wide variety of topics - from rock n' roll, to the stars, and affairs of the heart and soul. This is the second collection of poetry and lyrics by David Sloma, first published as a chapbook by The Necropolis Press in 1996. This is the second edition, expanded.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWeb of Life Solutions
    Release dateMar 30, 2016
    ISBN9781524293406
    A Conspicuous Medium - Poems
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    David Sloma

    A writer, artist, storyteller, renaissance man, and seeker.

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      A Conspicuous Medium - Poems - David Sloma

      A

      CONSPICUOUS

      MEDIUM

      poems

      By David Sloma

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      Copyright © David Sloma 1996-2011. All rights reserved.

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      Second Edition. March 2016 version.

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      Published by Web of Life Solutions.

      http://weboflifesolutions.com

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      License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return it and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Find any errors? Let me know and I'll send you a corrected copy. Have comments?

      Contact the author at: http://www.DavidSloma.com

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      Twitter: David_Sloma

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      Facebook: Dave Sloma

      DEDICATION

      For the English teachers who believed in me.

      ACKNOWLEDGMENT

      This is this second edition, expanded for 2011. The first edition was published by The Necropolis Press in 1996, by A.D. Westman, editor. Thanks to Don for seeing the early promise in my work and offering to help get my writing out there.

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      The Labyrinth Of Self

      Through the labyrinth of self she goes

      Into the confusion of a young soul

      Body changing before her gaze

      Into a form unknown

      By night she stands guardian to herself

      Lest by the morning she will be a thing new

      Each horrific growth of hormone

      Puts her farther from who she was

      Propelled into the changes of life

      Never asked to be so shattered

      Unknown form rising from the body

      Image changing daily

      The mirror of self reflection

      Now become deception

      When will this empty head fill

      Who will save this shallow soul

      Always the same in the morning light

      What was once familiar now unknown.

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      They’re Dropping The Bombs Again

      Trying, trying so hard

      And dying with each day

      I’ve got bones in my mind

      And above the jets fly

      They’re dropping the bombs again

      Where do we go?

      Where can we be safe?

      Is there anywhere we

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