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Community News The Pathetic Book of Poetry - 04/08/2014 by V. Blake Our very own Jody Pratt was cool enough to put together a book of poetry using submissions from Pathetic members. Read more about it in the forums--you can even just click this link if you're feeling lazy, so no excuses. Thanks go out to Jody for his efforts and to everyone who submitted their work to make it possible. Go get yourself a copy! New Server - 08/03/2013 by Gavin M Roy The site has been moved to a new server which should address the ongoing login issues for the past week or so. Stop, Collaborate, and Listen Contest Results - 09/20/2011 by V. Blake Well, the extended contest is over, and we have our results! Congratulations to our winners, and a sincere thanks to all the participants! WINNER: Scarecrow by Frankie Sanchez and Steven Kenworthy RUNNERS-UP: Everyone else! (Sorry. The submissions were too few to warrant runner-up selections!) There wasn't a huge pool of submissions this time around, but all the ones we got were awesome. Thanks again everybody. Stop, Collaborate, and Listen Contest - 08/28/2011 by V. Blake Well, the initial closing of the contest was to take place last night, but as we've only had two submissions so far, I have decided to extend the date by a couple of weeks to give everyone some more time. I understand collaborations don't always get done in a neat schedule, so I am hoping this will allow for a bit more competition. Older News

Poem of the Day for 06/23/17 a whisper, afire by Corey Lockaby i'm sick and sad my mouth and throat taste like coffee all the time i lose sleep over all this but really i'm just in my bed she's gone to my head what else can i do i have another cup i watch tv or put on a vinyl i play but mostly it's to shut up my head screaming a melody so i don't just scream at night it starts getting spooky now i've got a responsibility i'm not sure if she would understand maybe i'm sure she closes her eyes at night about the time that mine are staring wide i've got the fire my fingers are burning my head is sparking i don't know what's right i'm a man yeah, yeah i am but the moon still looks like a cloud like it could blow away it's not romantic, it's just scary this town sort of moans at night too i hear the train coming and i'm paralyzed what am i waiting for i could burn this ocean down tonight it'll wash the world in steam every time i try to connect the dots that aren't there every time i see that thing (everybody's going to heaven i wrap all my dreams in the foam of the sea i'm calm everybody's going to hell i sleep and i sleep and i sleep i sleep 'cause i'm gone how can you see with eyes bigger than your head you wrap all your dreams in the land of the dead there's nothing to do with my can't-get-lost blues i'm still here) yeah, just give me a sign i need help so i don't whisper. 08/10/2008 Visit Corey Lockaby's Library a whisper, afire Copyright © 2017

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