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			<title>SEASONS CHANGE </title>
			<description>About a dream...
         ...a vision....
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                  .....NIGHTMARE......</description>
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			<title>SAVE ME</title>
			<description>The question on her lips&amp;nbsp;posed of intellectual thoughtAs if purposefully froze&amp;nbsp;inside something I had forgotNo apology could quite come&amp;nbsp;to query her intentionsJust as faith had begun&amp;nbsp;to beseech the opaque inventionsFumbling through a paperless charade&amp;nbsp;A preset on some transl..</description>
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			<title>FOOL AS YOU ALL ARE HERE I STAND</title>
			<description>When you look at me in view of perceptionI can and will tell you of your own deception&amp;nbsp;I have seen your own fear take hold&amp;nbsp;Through this you and many others still standDenying the fool you all have become to be so&amp;nbsp;And even still when the wall continues to growAll of you still stand in ..</description>
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			<title>FAR TOO LATE</title>
			<description>FAR TOO LATEI saw her standing in the corner&amp;nbsp;when the lights dimmed.Red cheeks with a crooked smilespoke deadly temptation.She stood there and &amp;nbsp;danced&amp;nbsp;as the lights drifted through the shadows.I wanted to build up couragebut i know the time would be a waste.I had been far too late...</description>
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			<title>THESE LOVE WORDS</title>
			<description>THESE LOVE WORDSIt seems that I have slipped through the glass.These pills have fried my nerves,And the late night drinks are making me crashI want to forget all these love words.Were you ever really happy seeing my face.I never really wanted this to hurt,And now your eyes hold so much tired hate.I ..</description>
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			<title>OH, LAS VEGAS</title>
			<description>at night you leave me wandering aimless&amp;nbsp;stumbling, standing, falling on down the roadwith my guitar in hand in search for fools gold.oh, beautiful city of Las Vegasby sunrise you leave me searching, so lostthe carpet moving under my feet as i light a smokemy eyes wide at her painful words she l..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BrianLeeKraklau/1571418/</link>
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			<title>WASHED AWAY</title>
			<description>a song</description>
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			<title>A LOOK AT MYSELF</title>
			<description>Down the hall and to the left.I extended my arm towards the door.i could feel my fingers&amp;nbsp;Wrapping around the handle.The unveiling of the bathroom floorcame into placid ceramic view.Inside this solemn comfortof what there is to knowof reality and her children,my eyes caught with the gazeof their..</description>
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			<title>ALMOST TWENTY-FOUR YEARS</title>
			<description>ALMOSTTWENTY-FOUR YEARS&amp;nbsp;Almosttwenty-four years.Ihave been on this ship out at sea.Mybody, ever changing, Mymind, so filled up to the brim,Evenmy soul, more and more lost,Isthrown in every direction, Asthe waves come crashing in from all sides...</description>
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			<title>SWEET GOODBYES </title>
			<description>Everythingbegins as a fantastic obsessionAs acrazy fairytale like creationA leap oflove,NothingmoreA break downin the thoughtAs handsreach out from the floorWaitingfor the cookRestingby the bookAs hetook another lookInto youreyesInto your..</description>
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			<title>Beyond Measurement </title>
			<description>_Beyond measurement_Some dreams are worth keeping Locked in some dark cupboard Gleaming in its brilliant meaning Surrounded in quiet clutterBeyond all lively measureYeah, the roads may seem desolate Tough stones and buried treasure Sediment left by some other testament Heavy as..</description>
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			<title>ALL THERE WILL BE</title>
			<description>ThisisAllthere isFora few seconds&amp;nbsp;ThenOncethese hands moveInrestless gestures&amp;nbsp;TheskyWillturn&amp;nbsp;TostarsPassingon the goIn a matter&amp;nbsp;Of momentary content&amp;nbsp;Justas an ocean breeze&amp;nbsp;Whistles through&amp;nbsp;So will IHalftopic network companies&amp;nbsp;Anot..</description>
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			<title>BREAK</title>
			<description>BREAKIncompetentlittle childEyesto speak so mildYourworld is on fireButyou're already cashed outInk&amp;nbsp;FaintlyfiledTheseenlightened soulsTooblinded by foggy goals&amp;nbsp;Couldonly inspect by the yearsDaysSpent on dying coalsItsok to touchOk to seeBut life is not freeFoot on t..</description>
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			<title>BIONIC FUTURE</title>
			<description>Bionicfuture&amp;nbsp;TechnologicallyconstructedWelded&amp;nbsp;Patented&amp;nbsp;Andmass produced&amp;nbsp;Reflectiveon personal progresses&amp;nbsp;Measurementin self-worth&amp;nbsp;Leftin over run digressesWeall are guilty of suchMaterialism&amp;nbsp;Humanitarianculture&amp;nbsp;Lazy interestsEven this we be lef..</description>
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			<title>FIESTA BRAVA </title>
			<description>FIESTA BRAVA&amp;nbsp;Glaringin&amp;nbsp;fiery&amp;nbsp;strides&amp;nbsp;Peeringinto hellItdoesn't matter&amp;nbsp;Whosurvives&amp;nbsp;Thesered flags waveButwe never knewTheflowers we gaveWerea torment in pointless blood&amp;nbsp;Beyond a well budgetedpayment&amp;nbsp;Sits in sickening loveThe quiet thought ..</description>
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			<title>YOU AND ME, thats what i need</title>
			<description>YOUAND ME, thats what i needThedoor's unlocked baby,Comeon in and recline,I'llbe out of the shower in dear timeIsmell of the earthy grime.Eventhe air&amp;nbsp;Wouldbe drivenStraightout,Ina breezy hurry,But don't worry&amp;nbsp;I'll hasten my wash,&amp;nbsp;Andrush to see you smile,&amp;nbsp;Be..</description>
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			<title>STAR-STRUCK</title>
			<description>STAR-STRUCKOhMuseI'mon my kneesWon'tyou come pleaseAndwalkSideby sideHandin handThroughthe bullshitDownto The Valley LandAndsleep on silver sandMylove-struck friend&amp;nbsp;Mind twistedArms stretched&amp;nbsp;HandsblisteredThoughts over fetchedHair fire wireFair parchedmarchAir fill..</description>
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			<title>Hammer Down</title>
			<description>HammerDownThehammer came down in quiet sanction&amp;nbsp;Soget ready for their armored expansion&amp;nbsp;Leavingus knowing a fraction&amp;nbsp;Paintedwith acrylic resinIsometimes try to forget the compression&amp;nbsp;Loomingdown for its possession&amp;nbsp;Takingmore than just loving affection&amp;nbsp;Wh..</description>
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			<title>YOU AND ME, thats what i need</title>
			<description>The door's unlocked baby,Come on in and recline,I'll be out of the shower&amp;nbsp;in dear time.&amp;nbsp;I&amp;nbsp;smell&amp;nbsp;of the&amp;nbsp;earthy grime.Even the air Would be drivenStraight out,In&amp;nbsp;a&amp;nbsp;breezy hurry,But don't worry I'll hasten my wash, And rush to&amp;nbsp;see you smile, Before we fall into T..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BrianLeeKraklau/1263200/</link>
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			<title>IS EVERYBODY IN?</title>
			<description>3:30AM SATURDAY 3/30/2013 </description>
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			<title>ONE DAY</title>
			<description>june 14th,  2012 
11:42:56 pm</description>
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			<title>AN AFTERNOON QUARTET (friday, may 04, 2012 04:05 a.m.)</title>
			<description>circlingabove my head on a bright sunny dayfarabove the trees and the earth an occasion took placetheslight sound of wings and feathers circled above my headrustlingleaves sang as the danced progressed &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; flu..</description>
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			<title>A WOMAN ON MY MIND TONIGHT (12.31.11 12:37am)</title>
			<description>A WOMAN ON MYMIND TONIGHTohsuch soft cheeks of sweet roses I do misswhatrare and radiant lips too gentle for a kissshejust may be a Juliet in here beautydeadand lost in the seabutthere be no Romeo within me&amp;nbsp;ohgentle night to spy upon open shutters..</description>
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			<title>SONGS OF MY CHILDHOOD (12.25.11 12:14am)</title>
			<description>SONGS OF MYCHILDHOOD&amp;nbsp;Waitingat the station the wind blows of cold ice to my heartMybrain drowned too far into the tunes of old days long past Swirlingand twirling within my brain Theydanced and pranced to silent streetsDidyour night go well?Theclown in ..</description>
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			<title>NO LIMMITS TO THIS</title>
			<description>NO LIMMITS TOTHIStheroom is silent againyetthese ears still ring and whisperarecap of the stories of the day's whooping craneohsweet love don't let this river take your heartthesewings were never brokentheseeyes of blue skies have never been crispersuch..</description>
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			<title>I CONFESS TO IT</title>
			<description>I lay down at night swarmed by your image, I wake in the morning sighs of helpless contrite, crawling through the door by lunchI miss your touch, by the evening I wish for our song leading me back home, back to the place I belong, my heart so blue my heart..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BrianLeeKraklau/837818/</link>
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			<title>A LITTLE DRINK A LITTLE SMOKE, A LITTLE HOPE (Brian Kraklau 3:43am 12.12.11)</title>
			<description>one evening, glasses going round, hearts full of life, and souls shining bright, the voices around speak of new beginnings, speaking nearlyfull of hopes and dreams, I, myself, did not feel as such, I sat in my corner, I smiled, I spoke lightly, almos..</description>
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			<title>-WHAT HAPPENED TO FREEDOM</title>
			<description>when I look back at the times time wasted on little useless details, it makes me sick, to think that I let these details get in the way showing the truth of lies, simple corrections that people fail to understand deliberate performance of the human reaction,simply bri..</description>
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			<title>-TIME TO GROW UP</title>
			<description>as I stretch my fingers in this moment, too hooked for my brain to not reach out this ghost can't be real, oh what a time it is to be caught up in this split second, sitting, pondering, moving, doubting, when the smoke rises the fog lifts its head in retur..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BrianLeeKraklau/837049/</link>
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			<title>-THINKING OF YOU ON MY WAY HOME</title>
			<description>when the sun had finally risen on sleeping eyes asleep for long evenings, realizing these dreams that had lead me down with such a loving, such a deepness of dark warmth opening minds flying down this road a fact of great fictional truths not a single word the tru..</description>
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			<title>WITHOUT YOU</title>
			<description>twisted on the side-lines, you can't see, nor can I,crooked words, head down time's rocky road,bring us new lies, our livesbased on something constantly misunderstood, we lose it, you all flash your guns expecting me not to laugh, your primitive ways of ..</description>
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			<title>WHAT ARE THESE FACES I SEE?</title>
			<description>faces on the wall a progression of timeolder than my only bottle of winefaces that grimacethough with swift bumpthey would all fall away&amp;nbsp;looking into the mirror these faces all different peoplewhat they are to menothing except a slammed door&amp;nbs..</description>
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			<title>-ANY QUESTIONS (there are too many answers)</title>
			<description>in the sleepless night, between the thin edges of reality and dream, we still lack the direction and motivation to stand in the way of ourselves realize, we must close these eyes one way or another, we build the walls, here I am stuck in between your teeth, where ..</description>
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			<title>-FEED THE TROLL</title>
			<description>the air in the room is so still, the day has just begun, as the canvas in the sky fades from darkness a new light, perhaps this day will bring promising actions, where the taste of this bitter cigarette lingers on mywool jacket, like a locomotive streaming its steam in ..</description>
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			<title>-WHERE DREAMS TAKE PLACE</title>
			<description>alone, one tiny shadow in the distance, one black splotch on a grey canvas,the ship sits upon still waters, out in open seemingly landless terrain, full of a still wonder, perhaps the workers take a break from their long tasks onthese occasions, perhaps praying to s..</description>
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			<title>-SO MANY RULES &quot;?&quot;</title>
			<description>fire, such an amazing innovation, when the sun rises on each dayexpectations are completely rolled into a highlycompressed bundle, thrown into the dampness of the back of one's mind, on days like these nothing is expected, because even the wind sends chills down my neck..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BrianLeeKraklau/827539/</link>
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			<title>-F**K IT! (lets just go with this)</title>
			<description>it's cold out tonight, snowing, ice coming down on our heads, diamonds from the sky,we were such young children dancing in circles, laughing, smiling, why worry about anything when such moments as this occur, when there is nothing elseno one else in th..</description>
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			<title>-FAKE.......</title>
			<description>HA!you thought this was a poemto entice your lust for feelings that are all too humanwhy not feel these things yourself and let me write myviewsfor this is NOT a poem&amp;nbsp;HA!</description>
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			<title>-OH, QUEEN</title>
			<description>dancing on your toes, the wind between her knees, crawling up the ice-caps, silent eyes blazing in the night air, leaning in closer... &amp;nbsp;will you open your gates, oh queen? &amp;nbsp;when your bridge has been lowered, will you let me in?&amp;nbsp;like feat..</description>
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			<title>-SO SEXY!</title>
			<description>no there is nothing else to see, &amp;nbsp;you can already tell, &amp;nbsp;that deep within her eyes she knows, things will never be good enough, &amp;nbsp;she just doesn't give she won't feel what you have to give,so when you wake the next morning, sounds of the rust..</description>
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			<title>-MAKE WHERE</title>
			<description>with each day that passes onour ride, we may not see what may comealong our paths, if it be for better or worsedepending on our thoughts, ideas, this struggle may be only tosee what is left,when the years go by, possibly minutes, sometimes only seconds, th..</description>
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			<title>=STUCK ON REPEAT= </title>
			<description>blind grins, crazy grunts,munching on the runts,yes tomorrow will bring something newlost keys,bringing us to our kneescool stories made with diamonds.pensfingersrandom drugsbring the greatest painto an exploiting haltdust boiling under our feetbroken hands reach up f..</description>
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			<title>-THERE'S STILL NOBODY HOME</title>
			<description>life comes and goes just as the windows are tamed, &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; thebuildings go up, &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; labeled,..</description>
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			<title>-A FILM IN THE MIND ON AN EARLY MORNING</title>
			<description>within these few momentsI will tell you somethingclose your eyes and turn the knobthis is the time to take chances and let goto realize your full potentialyesthroughout the years you've been planning thiswhy hesitatechange is simpleharmlessand frightening..</description>
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			<title>-THIS STAGE IS WHERE LIVE, WHERE I BURN.</title>
			<description>this stage is where I live, where I burnperforming for the world.&amp;nbsp;Days have come and gonemoons set, stars visitedI've walked miles from homelived lies,broke tiesnights were young beautifully youngsmoked lungs,tied tonguesback on the road a..</description>
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			<title>-TO THE BAND</title>
			<description>in the hearts of men, our moments lived were one for the high, the oceans were driven in the winds of time, my dreams are here, my eyes are open, when will you be coming home babe, lets touch the sands of this day, divided in two now sewn together with time over a..</description>
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			<title>-GOODBYE, MY LOVE</title>
			<description>she woke up to me goneit was one cold Sundayanother cup of coffee gone staleanother ship set sailanother faded folk songI ought to let you know my duty calls me to gooh, babe, you must acceptthe tides all call me to exitthis we both must not forgetyears ag..</description>
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			<title>-THINKING OF YOU AGAIN</title>
			<description>the wind is blowing down from the northeast againwaves splashing up the side of this boatmy sails are up and pointing up to the starslaying here drifting farther and farther awaystorms have come and gone from this night skyI am here but my thoughts are farther from th..</description>
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			<title>A COLLECTION OF REVISED POETRY BY BRIAN LEE KRAKLAU</title>
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			<title>GOODBYE, MY LOVE</title>
			<description>for a woman that changed my world. a goodbye, i must chase my dreams.</description>
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