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Taste

2010-03-20T13:22:21-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
General
English, Rated: T
General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 120, Reviews: 2, Complete

It's sad how rough girls have it, and how men want it rough.

The Stars in our Eyes

2010-03-20T13:19:14-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Politics
English, Rated: T
General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 125, Reviews: 2, Complete

I'm sorry, when I pulled the trigger, I couldn't see the difference between right and wrong because the stars were in my eyes.

OAO

2010-01-30T19:27:00-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Haiku
English, Rated: K+
Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 17, Reviews: 4, Complete

If we control or know what comes next, do we control or truly know time? If time runs us do we throw hope and thought out in the assumption that we technically can't change the future? Or are we over in understanding?

Drinks Are On Us

2010-01-11T15:54:02-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Life
English, Rated: K+
Humor/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 73, Reviews: 2, Complete

Yeah, they're on us, spilt all over in our laps as we argue over whether or not it's a problem. Some say the glass is half full, some say half empty; I'm fixin' to just drink it in for all it's worth.

Cruel World

2009-11-30T13:30:34-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
General
English, Rated: T
Angst/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 83, Reviews: 4, Complete

No matter how pristine the world and it's natural state seems to be, I can't look around without seeing horrible people and buildings.

The Spiders Dancing

2009-11-21T10:28:56-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
General
English, Rated: K+
Angst/Crime
Chapters: 1, Words: 103, Reviews: 0, Complete

Metalic fangs, addictive venom, the spiders dancing lithely underneath my skin; was the quick fix really worth the eternal sin?

Faces

2009-11-14T10:56:06-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Politics
English, Rated: T
Crime/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 57, Reviews: 2, Complete

I'm fed up with the people in control who put on different faces just to fool we the people. Shorty-short.

Snowflakes

2009-11-14T10:33:20-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Family
English, Rated: K+
Spiritual/Family
Chapters: 1, Words: 215, Reviews: 1, Complete

There is a certain beauty in being a snowflake, but we must realize that we are not beautiful for ourselves. We are beautiful and fun for the sake of our sons and daughters, and they deserve nothing less.

Alien Invaders

2009-10-19T14:05:40-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Politics
English, Rated: K+
Humor/Crime
Chapters: 1, Words: 106, Reviews: 2, Complete

My father was an illegal Mexican immigrant And my mother was white, so that makes me half Alien, ha! so I just though I'd try and look at immigrants from the perspective of those who hate them. I'm doing this mockingly of course.

I’ve Got the World’s Most Difficult

2009-10-19T13:59:25-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Life
English, Rated: M
Angst/Crime
Chapters: 1, Words: 565, Reviews: 1, Complete

It's true, it is THE single most difficult challange anyone could come up with, and I've got it! Care to try? Oh, and as a heads up, I was pretty mad when I wrote this, but the message, minus the F bombs, is still here.

War is Wrong, As is Diplomacy

2009-10-19T13:43:46-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Politics
English, Rated: K+
Crime/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 188, Reviews: 4, Complete

Sounds odd? Well, It's a new philosophy that's still in development in my brains; tell me if you agree or disagree.

WarMoreRed

2009-10-13T09:56:40-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
War
English, Rated: T
Poetry/Crime
Chapters: 1, Words: 192, Reviews: 2, Complete

This piece revolves around the idea that once we've started a war, the only true way to make it out peacfully is to just finish it; maybe even enjoy it along the way...

The Life That Outlasted Infinity

2009-09-24T14:57:22-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Life
English, Rated: K
Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 421, Reviews: 3, Complete

Take a moment and throw out everything but the sound of your breathing and the warmth of your loved ones. If you live life like this, you become infinite.

Beating Heart

2009-09-24T14:44:13-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
General
English, Rated: K+
Tragedy/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 86, Reviews: 5, Complete

My friend died in a fight, but hey, "boys will be boys"...

Take A Look Around

2009-09-24T14:26:36-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Nature
English, Rated: K
Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 157, Reviews: 3, Complete

Take a look around, but imagine the people aren't there...kinda peaceful huh?

Imperfections

2009-09-14T14:10:46-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Love
English, Rated: K+
Drama/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 27, Reviews: 2, Complete

It seemed like we were perfect for each other, but how many people does "we" include? Shorty-Short

Chuke

2009-09-14T14:00:49-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Humor
English, Rated: K+
Humor/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 200, Reviews: 3, Complete

Ok, so i'm at home, singin' random stuff like I usually do, when the phrase "I barfed myself" turns into a fantastical opera...that is now a fantastical poem!

Cannibal

2009-08-31T12:02:39-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Humor
English, Rated: M
Humor/Horror
Chapters: 1, Words: 19, Reviews: 2, Complete

It is said that omnivores--animals who eat both plants and meat--taste terrible. Humans are omnivores, and yet we taste just fine. Shorty-short.

It All Just Happenes to Be

2009-08-22T12:16:08-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Nature
English, Rated: K
Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 143, Reviews: 2, Complete

I was looking out the widnow the other day, trying to write about what I saw. I saw the beautiful world outside, just sitting there and being.

The Freak Show

2009-08-06T16:24:18-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Politics
English, Rated: T
Tragedy/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 275, Reviews: 1, Complete

“We circus Performers experience extreme bouts of egotistical Growth when our pseudo-Success finds a way around Security. Thus, World Order will be lost in a flash of confetti, money, and war balloons.”

When I Think About it

2009-07-07T14:58:33-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Life
English, Rated: T
Angst/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 23, Reviews: 3, Complete

I don't hate myself like this piece implies, but it's interesting to explore that feeing. Shorty-short.

Dirty Soil

2009-06-20T10:43:28-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Life
English, Rated: K
General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 29, Reviews: 1, Complete

Do we really want to hand this land down to our kids? Shorty-short.

Cataclysm

2009-06-18T07:22:59-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Life
English, Rated: K
Drama/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 13, Reviews: 1, Complete

We can say what we feel but it doesn't mean we alway's will. Shorty-short.

Minutes

2009-06-10T15:02:40-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Love
English, Rated: K+
Romance/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 22, Reviews: 1, Complete

There's only a few minutes to our dream left, so let's just sleep my love. Shorty-short.

She Didn't Want to Share

2009-06-08T17:14:05-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
General
English, Rated: T
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 20, Reviews: 2, Complete

I offered her everything I had and every thing I was, but she just couldn't share. Shorty-short.

Reflection

2009-06-08T17:11:32-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Life
English, Rated: K+
Angst/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 169, Reviews: 3, Complete

I took a look in the mirror today, only to discover I wasn't in it. At least, not the human being I'm used to seeing.

Koi

2009-06-02T14:00:51-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Life
English, Rated: K+
Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 72, Reviews: 1, Complete

I'm waiting for the truth to make itself known to the rest of the world, but i'm afraid it's playing coy with me. Isn't that how the truth always acts?

Casualties of Cause

2009-05-26T13:44:08-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
War
English, Rated: T
Angst/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 127, Reviews: 1, Complete

It is an ocean we can no longer drown in. Though we continue to swim, please know that in our hearts we are already dead.

There's a Fight in the Flock

2009-05-26T13:38:32-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Religion
English, Rated: T
Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 233, Reviews: 3, Complete

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart." Boy is there a wind a-blowin around me!

Proposal in a Shade of Blood

2009-05-26T13:29:56-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Love
English, Rated: T
Angst/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 100, Reviews: 0, Complete

Though this love literally kills me, i'm willing to solidify it.

Fears

2009-05-21T14:08:32-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
War
English, Rated: K+
Angst/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 113, Reviews: 4, Complete

A simple poem from the mind of a soldier who accepts his digusting trait, Fear

Simple Cycle

2009-04-27T14:25:09-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Religion
English, Rated: T
Spiritual/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 206, Reviews: 1, Complete

Are we saved by the Holy Bible and it's contents, or do WE save IT from becoming a story book?

GOD

2009-04-27T14:19:16-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Religion
English, Rated: T
Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 145, Reviews: 1, Complete

Redemption is a fickle thing. There is a hidden message in this poem--which, if you read it right, is pretty obvious--and is practically the backbone of this poem.

Pendulous

2009-04-27T14:08:37-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Life
English, Rated: T
Drama/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 99, Reviews: 1, Complete

Back and forth, we constantly metronome between life and death. When will we accept that reality that you can't have one without the other?

When Opposites Attract

2009-03-28T11:47:09-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Love
English, Rated: M
Angst/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 138, Reviews: 5, Complete

It's not so much about why they do attract, the real problem is the angry hate in it we call love.

MIA

2009-03-28T09:49:47-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Song
English, Rated: T
Humor/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 183, Reviews: 3, Complete

Why are you gonna go M.I.A?" He asks, and then I say "Because I can!"

Can You Blame Us?

2009-03-28T09:37:54-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Religion
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 168, Reviews: 3, Complete

We pray to and worship you, but get these metaphors of "Thanks" in return. We devote our whole lives in your name because you've supposedly done the same, which isn't hard when you always will BE, but what are WE to do? If we lose faith, can you blame us?

Eleanor

2009-03-26T14:36:55-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
General
English, Rated: M
Angst/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 398, Reviews: 2, Complete

Who is a person when their identity is sex, drugs, paranoia, and the internet? Is she really as alone as she makes herself?

No Music?

2009-03-19T17:05:56-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Humor
English, Rated: M
Humor/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 113, Reviews: 3, Complete

Music is the biggest thing in my life! There is NO genre of music I don't like, and now I hear their planning on cutting music programs from schools? What will we do without music? How can we rockers shake our heads retarded without moshpits?

Untitled, which is a lie, 'cause here it is

2009-03-17T16:35:30-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Humor
English, Rated: T
Humor/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 158, Reviews: 1, Complete

I was bored, and made this up on the fly, and then posted it...not a whole lot of anything special in it!

To Sleep in Winds

2009-03-16T15:57:28-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Nature
English, Rated: K+
Spiritual/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 199, Reviews: 1, Complete

Like my poem "Twisted Tender", this is an attempt at explaining the weird insperation I get from tornadoes. I still can't do such beautiful power justice, but I try.

BadaBing, Baby Boom

2009-03-16T15:52:33-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Humor
English, Rated: T
Humor/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 101, Reviews: 0, Complete

How in the hell can there be teenaged pregnancy when we teenaged bros are covered in zits and smell terrible and teenaged babes are bitchy and bleeding?

Time Staying

2009-03-14T13:12:38-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Humor
English, Rated: K
Humor/Sci-Fi
Chapters: 1, Words: 189, Reviews: 1, Complete

I was thinking the other day, and you know what? We'll never be able to time travel!

Slave Trade

2009-03-09T07:49:33-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Religion
English, Rated: K+
Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 114, Reviews: 4, Complete

I'm tired of being a slave to "God".

In a Nutshell

2009-03-03T07:52:57-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Haiku
English, Rated: K+
General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 17, Reviews: 8, Complete

Me, in a nutshell.

Ornamental Procession

2009-02-28T11:15:31-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Life
English, Rated: K+
Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 145, Reviews: 1, Complete

Sometimes we don't realize how delicate we are until we break.

Lithium Dream, Lithium Weapon, Lithium Drug

2009-02-28T10:52:53-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Politics
English, Rated: T
General/Crime
Chapters: 1, Words: 283, Reviews: 1, Complete

Gadgets and gismos and all the world's mechanical accomplishments are no excuse for a promise unkept, and a moral forgotten.

Twisted Tender

2009-02-27T14:36:05-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Nature
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 51, Reviews: 2, Complete

Tornadoes for some reason just take my breathe away, and are a strange and surreal source of inspiration. While this short poem is an attempt at giving respect to one of the world's most deadly natural disasters, it doesn't do their immense power justice.

My God

2009-02-25T15:47:12-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Religion
English, Rated: K+
Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 209, Reviews: 5, Complete

I will not follow a story book character, I will follow my God of choice.

It's not Rape if She's Willing

2009-02-25T07:52:30-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Song
English, Rated: M
Horror/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 294, Reviews: 3, Complete

WARNING: This song is graphic, and will only be appreciated by those who listen to death metal and such.

Keeping the Population under Check

2009-02-25T07:45:30-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
War
English, Rated: K+
General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 179, Reviews: 3, Complete

War, we can call it so many things, but most of the time it's just a way of making sure we don't over-populate.

My Burden

2009-02-21T09:45:27-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Life
English, Rated: K+
Angst/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 101, Reviews: 2, Complete

My burdens might not be as "bad" as yours, but dammit they're still mine.

Gotta Have Faith

2009-02-17T07:46:40-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Religion
English, Rated: K+
Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 337, Reviews: 3, Complete

Regardless of what God or lack-there-of you believe in, it's important to have your own faith

My Brother, My Angel, My Friend

2009-02-14T09:38:14-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Friendship
English, Rated: K+
Friendship/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 314, Reviews: 1, Complete

A good friend of mine died in an after-school fight, and while this happened a little over a year ago, I wanted to write about him, but I just couldn't find the words to do him justice. I thought about him yesterday, and felt it was time to write...

Love One Another

2009-02-14T09:24:07-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Love
English, Rated: K
Spiritual/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 91, Reviews: 0, Complete

Come on people, let just love and have peace. Can't we all just get along? Maybe, ha ha

No Man Left Behind

2009-02-09T14:18:38-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Friendship
English, Rated: K+
Drama/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 99, Reviews: 1, Complete

Don't let the title fool you, this IS about leaving someone behind. A friend of mine fell into some bad stuff online, and as much as I wanted to help, they wouldn't let me, and since they now hate me, sadly, I left them behind.

Pasifistic Masochist

2009-02-05T14:38:44-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Love
English, Rated: T
Drama/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 142, Reviews: 1, Complete

I've always found abusive relationships perplexing, and and still can't find reasons for staying other than fear. Know that i'm not unsensitive to the situation, I just don't fully understand...and yet I write a poem about it...just trying to understand!

Metaphoric Break Up

2009-01-27T13:54:41-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Love
English, Rated: K+
Romance/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 191, Reviews: 1, Complete

Well, I never intended it to be filled with so many cliche metaphors, but thats just kinda how it turned out. I like it anyway, so tell me if you do or don't as well.

Suppressive Fire

2009-01-26T14:15:04-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
War
English, Rated: T
General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 119, Reviews: 1, Complete

Mortars and rifles can't hold me down any more than the war itself.

The Ripper

2009-01-20T14:59:51-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
General
English, Rated: T
Crime/Parody
Chapters: 1, Words: 96, Reviews: 4, Complete

Well, I was singing "Jack be nimble, jack be quick" in the shower, thats right, shower singer, and the poem just kind of fell out of my mouth, I put it on the computer, and here it is! After all, the Jack in the rhyme is supposedly Jack The Ripper...

Heaven To We Masochistic

2009-01-14T07:53:45-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Politics
English, Rated: T
General/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 201, Reviews: 3, Complete

I've had these questions for my nation, America, for a while, and I wanna hear you the people's answers, whether or not you hate what I ask. Please know i'm not trying to start any fights, just start a thought.

The Castle

2009-01-12T15:16:01-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Haiku
English, Rated: K+
Spiritual/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 59, Reviews: 1, Complete

Four haikus about appreciating the little things in life. Simple enough.

Indecent Exposure

2009-01-12T15:06:27-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Love
English, Rated: M
Romance/Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 151, Reviews: 1, Complete

it's pretty cold tonight, why don't we try to light a little fire? Ha, i'm so lame.

Vicious Cycle

2008-11-18T08:01:35-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
War
English, Rated: T
Tragedy/Horror
Chapters: 1, Words: 251, Reviews: 2, Complete

As a heads up, i'm not a nazi. I've been studying Dr. Joseph Mengele, a nazi doctor of the death camp, Auschwitz, who preformed horrific experiments on twins. This is a poem inspired by Joseph, the Angel of Death.

Haiku for Peace

2007-11-26T17:39:34-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Haiku
English, Rated: K
Poetry/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 49, Reviews: 2, Complete

Not a very powerful Haiku, but it like it.

Death's kiss

2007-11-20T20:15:28-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 63, Reviews: 0, Complete

This is my view on death, simply put

The Broken Heart Express

2007-11-20T20:05:00-08:00

Author: Samurai-Soldier
Love
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 98, Reviews: 0, Complete

Based on event that happened to me, but I like it.