<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868</id><updated>2008-10-31T18:46:02.396-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Writings</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/writings.html'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/atom.xml?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/atom.xml'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>43</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-1007998730504852045</id><published>2008-10-21T09:18:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-22T13:59:51.618-05:00</updated><title type='text'>i do</title><summary type='text'>that first moment
of surprise
when i looked
into your eyes
and you revealed
your very truth
to me
your words said

i do

while your heart
burst out full
of love
and joy
complete
i took your hand in mine
looked deeply
into your eyes
and knew
that my future
was
with you</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/1007998730504852045'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/1007998730504852045'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/10/i-do.html' title='i do'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-5919638234488932768</id><published>2008-09-29T20:06:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-29T20:13:26.208-05:00</updated><title type='text'>...the soft</title><summary type='text'>i feel the soft
against my lips
and linger
for a moment
savoring the taste
of your sweet...
love
until i have to breathe
gasping for air
i rise
standing taller
i straighten
my back
against the invisible wall
of your love
and i know
that this
is
meant
to be

sept 08
(c) 2008 Martine Locke/Passionfruit Produce - No reprint without permission</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/5919638234488932768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/5919638234488932768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/09/soft.html' title='...the soft'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-3691987847938019092</id><published>2008-09-29T19:38:00.013-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-30T23:43:32.138-05:00</updated><title type='text'>what you chose --- redux</title><summary type='text'>fuck you....
that's it
that's all i got to say
over and over again
until you get it
until it stretches
through your veins
you don't deserve it any kinder
you wont get it from me
you had your only chance
and you pissed it up a tree
one old nasty lie
you took and turned anew
rehashed your old self
fully aware of where you spewed
i am sure i could not despise
who you chose to be
more than what i </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/3691987847938019092'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/3691987847938019092'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/07/work-in-progress.html' title='what you chose --- redux'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-4993275201682154971</id><published>2008-09-17T10:18:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-17T13:23:32.610-05:00</updated><title type='text'>swell</title><summary type='text'>next to her
everything else pales
into a dirty shade of grey
reflected in her smile
all past regrets
.....can.....
......go.....
......to.....
.....hell....
(where they belong)
when i hold
just for
a moment
and look into
her eyes
my heart swells
blood flows
into my........
thighs
and
nothing
else
matters
in this
whole
wide
beautiful
world

sept 08
(c)2008 Martine Locke/Passionfruit Produce - No </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/4993275201682154971'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/4993275201682154971'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/09/swell.html' title='swell'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-5099998860007879320</id><published>2008-09-16T11:44:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-16T20:59:14.930-05:00</updated><title type='text'>dripped....</title><summary type='text'>she dripped her lies
into my mouth
and stole my breath
away
i cut the chain
that held me there
and pushed her
on her way
she leapt
upon my bed
and carried what
she could
both hands
filled with souls
of conquests
by and large
another notch
upon a heart
to no applause
a curtain falls
the actress takes
her final bow


aug 08
(c)2008 Martine Locke/Passionfruit Produce - No reprint without permission</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/5099998860007879320'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/5099998860007879320'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/09/dripped.html' title='dripped....'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-5886209971406756974</id><published>2008-08-28T13:47:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-16T12:00:49.958-05:00</updated><title type='text'>breath...</title><summary type='text'>i breathe
another breath
a breath of life
and not of death
i take
a sign of life
and trust it's truth
take a bite
i turn
my head away
from the dark
into the light
say a prayer
for my past
and start again
as loves will lasts

(c)2008 Martine Locke/Passionfruit Produce - No reprint without permission</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/5886209971406756974'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/5886209971406756974'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/08/breath.html' title='breath...'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-5207892908397467765</id><published>2008-08-18T19:20:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-20T00:42:53.265-05:00</updated><title type='text'>a glimpse</title><summary type='text'>i caught
a glimpse
of her
from across
the
room
and
everything
and
everyone
around me
lost its color
lost its taste
lost its shimmer
i whispered
into her ear
....who are you
....where have you been
....why did it take so long
for you
to come
and
sweep
my heart
away
i held her kiss
against my lips
my soul caught up
my body race ahead
into a place
i had never been
but
knew
I wanted
to
visit
.......</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/5207892908397467765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/5207892908397467765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/08/glimpse.html' title='a glimpse'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-262161948659121970</id><published>2008-08-04T13:29:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-04T17:02:26.296-05:00</updated><title type='text'>captured....</title><summary type='text'>captured
in a moment
of time
the sweetness
of you
like honey
on my lips
salve to my soul
a whisper
to my wound
surprised
welcoming
you
into my fold
you
take
my
breath
away
then leave
the light on
for me
to find
my way
home
again...


(c)2008 Martine Locke/Passionfruit Produce - No reprint without permission</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/262161948659121970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/262161948659121970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/08/captured.html' title='captured....'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-109974436269480562</id><published>2008-07-31T09:21:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-04T16:11:24.519-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>anticipating you
makes me
smile
and then...




(c)2008 Martine Locke/Passionfruit Produce - No reprint without permission</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/109974436269480562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/109974436269480562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/07/anticipating-you-makes-me-smile.html' title=''/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-2434088275652993308</id><published>2008-07-28T20:24:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-04T16:11:41.652-05:00</updated><title type='text'>here...</title><summary type='text'>standing here
bare
with a wound
across
my heart
reaching out
palms face up
towards the sun
soul turned
towards the sky
looking gently
into my eyes
seeing what is
knowing....
what has been
speaking truth
along the way
one foot
in front
of the other
........slowly
moving towards
me
a beautiful smile
on her face
a glisten
in her eyes
a knowing
in her heart
for she carries
a scar
that looks
</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/2434088275652993308'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/2434088275652993308'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/07/standing-here-with-scar-across-my-heart.html' title='here...'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-3223494753122539455</id><published>2008-07-24T19:34:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-18T19:36:34.481-05:00</updated><title type='text'>the end...</title><summary type='text'>this is the end of you
as i know it
this marks the finale
of you
and all the nasty
you brought
into my world
never again
will i look for you
never again
will i want you
never again
will you reach out
across the world
and touch
me

you
and
all
your
lies
are
dead
to
me

be
gone</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/3223494753122539455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/3223494753122539455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/07/end.html' title='the end...'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-2691560108790064797</id><published>2008-07-23T22:27:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-04T16:12:02.340-05:00</updated><title type='text'>scratch</title><summary type='text'>take a knife
scratch her
off my skin
plug the hole
where she slipped in
tip the scales
from whence she came
turn the hands
back again
burn this bridge
catch my fall
forget her name
forget it all
keep her lies
at a distance
learn her name
from their witness
catch a cheat
curse her ground
a cowards bed
she has found
covered by
her own shame
done it once
will do again
codependent
to the core
</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/2691560108790064797'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/2691560108790064797'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/07/number-of-beast.html' title='scratch'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-8197610395267922929</id><published>2008-07-17T16:07:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-17T17:33:57.576-05:00</updated><title type='text'>...the truth</title><summary type='text'>i held you there
as you cried that day
tears flowing down
as you carefully chose which words to say

and not once
not even twice
did you choose to say

the truth

lied through your tears
as you kissed mine away
and before the night was done
you had taken my heart to another place

and not once
not even twice
did you choose to say

the truth

you fucked me hard
while those church bells rang
then </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/8197610395267922929'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/8197610395267922929'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/07/truth.html' title='...the truth'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-1531078508992822091</id><published>2008-07-14T00:41:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-16T11:59:37.682-05:00</updated><title type='text'>if.....</title><summary type='text'>if i died tonight
of a broken heart
they would crack me open
and find your name
upon
my
soul
and that
would probably
make you
feel proud





(c)2008 Martine Locke/Passionfruit Produce - No reprint without permission</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/1531078508992822091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/1531078508992822091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/07/if.html' title='if.....'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-589682656377817512</id><published>2008-07-09T08:43:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-15T21:12:58.482-05:00</updated><title type='text'>the FUCK YOU...in me - Redux....</title><summary type='text'>you bring out the FUCK YOU in me
you bring out things i've rarely seen
you cause me to want to rant and then to rave
like some crazy person in the middle of a meth'd up fuckin rage
7 kinds of real nasty in this world
all packaged up behind the face of a cute lookin girl
but who do you see when you are lookin at that face
do you find you and who you knew are gone without a trace
locked up in the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/589682656377817512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/589682656377817512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/07/fuck-youin-me.html' title='the FUCK YOU...in me - Redux....'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-3350046880181837053</id><published>2008-07-09T07:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-09T10:09:01.175-05:00</updated><title type='text'>the bystander - redux</title><summary type='text'>she is dead to you
i heard her say
and watched carefully
as the words
fell from her lips
not quite sure of what to say
....i looked away
a bystander to my own self
i watched
with my head cocked to side
as the tears fell from my eyes
and the truth fell from my brain
because at that very moment
i knew......

she was right</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/3350046880181837053'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/3350046880181837053'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/06/bystander.html' title='the bystander - redux'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-4028382683432050751</id><published>2008-07-09T02:42:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-15T21:13:16.226-05:00</updated><title type='text'>like pearls - the redux</title><summary type='text'>like pearls before swine
i laid myself bare
you oohed and you ahhhed
prodded and stared
then you took a big bite
and swallowed me whole
chewed until full
then spat out my soul
you then picked up
where it turns out
you never actually left
safely ensconced
in your spiders nest
spinning and twirling
the web of deceit
telling all who listen
how you were deceived
but you know and i know
(oh, and they </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/4028382683432050751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/4028382683432050751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/04/like-pearls.html' title='like pearls - the redux'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-5110289507682652413</id><published>2008-07-03T21:41:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-15T21:13:38.360-05:00</updated><title type='text'>brilliance.....</title><summary type='text'>in a flash of brilliance
there was light
invading the darkness
and bringing healing to the soul
with no words to quite explain
the lifting of the shame
and the spread of warmth
from my feet up to my brain                 but i felt it in my chest
the call for healing at its best
that came with each crack
on the 3rd
'is it over' she asked?
'its truely started' was the word
and each breath came
</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/5110289507682652413'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/5110289507682652413'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/07/brilliance.html' title='brilliance.....'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-1655693925370897811</id><published>2008-07-02T09:32:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-16T11:44:37.430-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>i hate you
is what i want to say
but every time i form those words
my self speaks to my self
and i get in my way
but i feel the burning in my heart
like last nights dinner taking part
in a dance upon my soul

for all the havoc
i let you seep into my veins
for all the lies
i let you speak into my brain
for all the parts of my heart
i am yet still to reclaim
for the part i played
in this fucked up </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/1655693925370897811'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/1655693925370897811'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/07/i-hate-you-is-what-i-want-to-say-but.html' title=''/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-912042895596745954</id><published>2008-07-01T06:31:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-18T18:44:23.380-05:00</updated><title type='text'>medusa</title><summary type='text'>be gone
i said
and then...

she was

afraid that i would forget her face
i tied a ribbon around my heart
and held my breath
until her memory
was etched on my skin
carved from my soul
as a reminder
for all that choose to enter her

faced with medusas eyes
drawn
to a young
and untimely death
on the sword of her
unfetted desire
because
she
has never met
an advance
she could
deny



(c)2008 Martine </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/912042895596745954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/912042895596745954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/07/medusa.html' title='medusa'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-6120428700979706048</id><published>2008-06-26T01:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-02T08:28:26.870-05:00</updated><title type='text'>my love....</title><summary type='text'>sleep tight
in the bed
you choose
my love
for you
are gone
safely left
your heart
my love
these choices
are yours
to make
but
leave me
here
and now
my love
be gone
from
this place
either hold
to what
you choose
my love
or find me
as you shake
i loved you
then
i love you
now
my heart
was yours
to take
but on that
winters day
my love
this heart
you chose
to break</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/6120428700979706048'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/6120428700979706048'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/06/my-love.html' title='my love....'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-1470613638157240521</id><published>2008-06-22T20:50:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-18T18:44:51.332-05:00</updated><title type='text'>e@e</title><summary type='text'>i opened them up
one by one
saw her face
her eyes
her lips
read them all
slowly
until i heard a noise
and realised
it was the sound
of my
own
voice...
screaming



(c)2008 Martine Locke/Passionfruit Produce - No reprint without permission</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/1470613638157240521'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/1470613638157240521'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/06/ee.html' title='e@e'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-8046825833735118607</id><published>2008-06-18T15:55:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-18T15:55:30.181-05:00</updated><title type='text'>if i stand</title><summary type='text'>if i stand alone
she asked
who will i be
what will i believe
and what will you see
when you look on me
but rather than wait
on herself
for the answer to come
she took a shallow breath
and blithley jumped
on in
lost in the thoughts
of someone elses mind
no other way out
 she said
and was convinced
it was right
every sad morning
and every bitter night
she looked for an answer
that she failed
to </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/8046825833735118607'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/8046825833735118607'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/06/if-i-stand.html' title='if i stand'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-6667717537253773922</id><published>2008-06-18T15:53:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-18T15:53:57.419-05:00</updated><title type='text'>grace</title><summary type='text'>grace....grace
          i cry for grace
          when in truth
          all i feel
          i can't ignore
perpetrated
a crime
against myself
          and now i hold me
          safely in my arms
and promise protection
and promise no harm
where harm was given
where I received
closed my eyes
forgot to breathe
took a chance
a chance on me
a chance i lost
and me, I grieve</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/6667717537253773922'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/6667717537253773922'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/06/grace.html' title='grace'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205293357570427868.post-4245558515523897129</id><published>2008-06-17T01:53:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-15T21:20:12.969-05:00</updated><title type='text'>ode to the shi, fli, mo</title><summary type='text'>an ode to the shit flinging monkey
lets say his name is barry
he'll pull you in every time
and then ask you to carry
the burden of his quest
his raptuous desire
chew you up, spit you out
and then wonder why there's fire         with a mouthful of psycho babble
      and no remorse of which to speak
      tuck you in with monkey hands
      and lull you into sleep
      while your head is safely </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/4245558515523897129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4205293357570427868/posts/default/4245558515523897129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.martinelocke.com/writing/2008/06/ode-to-shi-fli-mo.html' title='ode to the shi, fli, mo'/><author><name>Martine Locke</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06535991577179580699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry></feed>