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by raynichols

Drake the Gold Dragon

previously published on journalspace...
posted Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:06:18 -0800
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He was a gold dragon
a shape shifter
Drake was his name
he could raise the temperature
and generate heat
and cause things to burst into flames
he was born a dragon
but as everyone knows
the gold ones
can look like us
he used his gifts
to protect the weak
he didnt have to
he felt he must

one day, he was walking
thru town
and in the alley
he heard a scream
3 low-life thugs
were robbing some girl
and harming people
was their thing
without hesitation
the dragon went in shooting flames
at the three jerks
they were not getting away
from him, cause justice was his work

2 creeps ran for cover
and tried to shoot Drake
from over there
but the heat that he was generating
dissolved their bullets in mid-air
on the other side of the alley
the meanest thug had his victim and a blade
"get out of here and let us go, or this bitch will die"
he said
well, that was a really stupid move
it just pissed Drake off
and suddenly, the thug dropped the knife
cause it was so burning hot
in a split second,
a stream of light
knocked the villain outta the way
then a wall of heat surrounded him and
took the oxygen away
then all 3 hoods passed out and fell to the street
when the cops arrived and found them,
they had a tan that could not be beat.

the crime rate started dropping then
and i wouldnt call it braggin'
to say that the city owed a lot of thanks
to Drake, the gold dragon

Red Cheerwine

Red Cheerwine
its up to you
nothing can quench this thirst
nothing i know
Red Cheerwine
your cherry taste i crave
makes me feel good inside
it quenches my soul
this thirst must go

i'd have sworn
other kinds
of drinks could satisfy
i was wrong
now i find
there's no other taste for i

===Wed, 15 Aug 2007

days that end in why

I only think of you
 on days that end in y
 sometimes i have to stop
 and wipe the tears from my eyes
you were my little girl
 no one can replace
 i like to think that we
 will meet again some day
 your smile lit up the room
 youre always in my heart
 and as long as i have your memory
 we are never far apart

JULIAR

Juliar
July TO ME When IT Suits YOU 
When YOU Want Something 
YOU Dont Need 
July TO ME When YOU Think 
I AM TOO Dumb TO Know 
July TO ME AND Dont Care 
HOW Much IT Hurts 
July TO ME Because YOU Dont Care 
Then July TO ME AND SAY JU LUV ME 

EMERALD CAT AWARD WINNER

WINNER OF THE COVETED EMERALD CAT AWARD AT ALLPOETRY.COM.
okay technically it wasnt an award. they just give you a special name at each new level. Level 2 is EMERALD CAT and i got the emerald cat moniker at level 2, but i dont ever get awards... hardly ever... so i made it myself. painted the emerald cat seen here and put it in the blog and made it an award. i guess you could call it a self made award or a NOT AWARD. but you see i never technically won a trophy there and they make it almost impossible so i did my own thing. i mean you have one shot at a trophy per contest and i dont get into a lot of contest because life gets in the way.

so yeah i made it up and awarded it to me. big deal.

i did get some neat badges at poetry.com tho...

ALSO, PAINTER OF THE EMERALD CAT SEEN BELOW...

ART BY RAY NICHOLS.

You can Run but you cant Hide

You can run but you cannot hide

I am eternal and i will find you
Time is on my side
Run where you wish
I will be right behind
I will find you and
When i do
Your soul is mine

Grim

grimthedarkreaper.blogspot.com

A Mid Night's Dream

I looked through all the prompts
Then I glanced at the door
From a tree outside the window
I saw a bird I had seen before

In the quiet I heard scraping
on the window and the floor
I looked about then looked outside
A cold wind chilled me to the core.

In my half awake state writing
Crimson ink stains on my wrist
The crimson ink smears the paper
As my mind drifts in sleepy bliss

Suddenly, there comes a tapping
Tapping and scratching at the door
The door creaks open slightly
A stiff breeze goes across the floor

Beneath the floor there's scratching
Something trying to get in
In the distance I hear howling
As the moon shines bright again

As the door swings open swiftly
Pushed by wind or ghostly hand
Entereth a raven
Then it turns into a man

I recognize him swiftly
The one before me that I know
I have read him in the twilight's light
This poet they call Poe  

He points to the closet
I hear scratching at the closet door
I ask him "Are they coming for me?"
He disappears this poet of lore

As the door starts to open slowly
In the distance I hear the lone wolf cry
And something invisible strokes my spine
And says, "Wake up, its time"

The alarm clock is blaring
As I open up my eyes
I roll out of bed and get myself dressed
And head for my ride

True it was all just a dream
I shake it off and lock the door
But in the moon's glow
On the old dead tree
Sits a raven as before

The Killer WebRing

Her long black hair hangs down
Covering her face
Her little blue dress is torn and tattered
Her soul? There is no trace
She watches from the shadows
Everywhere you go
Leaving a trail of water
On the carpets and the floors

The first time that you see her
It is already too late
Once you are chosen by her
Death has sealed your fate

She watches you from the shadows
You hear her footsteps down the hall
She only speaks to echo you
When you're in her darkened thrall

She watches you for just a week
And then your soul is hers    
In the dark of night
When you're all alone
She will come to make things worse.

You made a deal with the devil
When you clicked on "I agree"
Although nobody warned you of the horrors
You would see  

But somewhere in the fine print  
You signed your life away
Another victim of the website
That takes your soul in seven days

Drunken Poet

Sing a song of sixpence
A Catcher in the Rye
If Moe gets in your face you just
Poke him in the eye
When the bar was opened
Coyotes danced and sang
Two and a Half Men
Followed by the Big Bang

Emerald Cat

Emerald Cat with a Cheshire style
In the deepest shadows
I see only your smile
You disappear
Whenever you please
You laugh at us and
Shout and tease
Emerald Cat with eyes of green
You are the greenest thing
I have ever seen.
Why are you made of gemstone?
How can you speak to me ?
Where did you come from?
Cat of Emerald Green???

RAIN MAN

Tune into the flow
and let your thoughts grow
let me rant through your voice
pretend you have a choice
you invited me in
now i will write thru your pen
you now run on my juice
you have set the music loose

I am the real Prometheus
who helped you before he sius
i existed before man
now bow to me again
i am and always have been
i was Lilith's best friend
you will find out in the end
that I am the savior of men

I gave knowledge to the masses
and got them off their asses
i taught them how to live
and not be a slave to him
now before the night is through
i will shine a light for you
they ask me who am i
i am the one who will not die
i will teach you if i can
you may call me i am

I am the World's Master
cast out of the sky
the lord of all nations
and i can never die
i was there when Zeus
was nailed to a cross
he could have but asked me
and i would have taken him off

I am the asp of Eden
i will drive you insane
humans cannot handle
all my power and my fame
i will give you what you want
if you ask me to come in
you must give your soul to me
and your body in the end

THE DANSE MACABRE

The Raven sits on the old dead tree
Watching over the cemetery
As if waiting for someone to rise
And lead them to the other side

The sun creeps down and off to bed
From dusk til dawn in hues of red
As the moon rises into the sky
To lead the dark parade into the night

The children of the night arise
And look up high into the sky
The Danse Macabre has now begun
And lasts until the rising sun.

UNWANTED EMBRACE

I just stopped by for a drink
like a dozen times before
i guess i was more thirsty than i thought
once i got her on the floor
as i quenched my insatiable thirst
i came to realize
this girl that i was preying on
was just about to die
as i came to my senses
i saw her in my arms
this vessel i called friend
a victim of my charms
and soon she would be gone
because of my mistake
and the Prince would have my head
did i deserve this fate?
i could not let her die
the regrets would never stop
and so i bit my lip
and let her taste a few drops
and soon she arose again
and walked the night with me
and tho we are no longer friends
she arose you see
and now she is Kindred
a creature of the night
forever in the dark
and running from the light
we walk the world of darkness
the dark childe and i
tho years come and go
the damned can never die