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his words touching her spread upon her eager skin held in her own hands • Donovan Baldwin

Just read an aphorism on another site: "If you want something you never had, you must do something you've never done." Short, pithy, and like many aphorisms, subject to debate, with plenty of examples to prove that it's not true all the time. Even so, it holds truth. If you want to be a doctor, or lawyer, you have to give up some "fun" time and do some hard work over a period of years, and, if you are successful, and there is NO guarantee you will be, you will be a doctor, lawyer, or whatever your dream is. If you want more money than you are making now, you need to work harder, work longer, or change jobs. If all the jobs you are qualified for require skills you do not have, get them. If you don't know how to get them, start asking those who have those skills how they got them. Just sitting on your couch complaining that you don't have anything, or will never be a success, will always be a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you want something you never had, you will have to do something you've never done. In the society around me, I see people of all races, religions, and stations in life complaining that "somebody" or "something" is keeping them from succeeding. At the same time, I see people from all races, religions, and stations in life achieving dreams and reaching heights the others only talk about someday reaching. The difference? In general, and there are exceptions, the "successful" ones decided to do more, work harder, learn more, and, yes, give up at least some of the part of themselves that wanted to party and feel good. Based on my experience, even if you don't achieve the pinnacle of success, you will feel even better when you have proven to yourself, that you can "have" more than you ever have had, because you were willing to do something you had never done before. • Donovan Baldwin

blessing and curse the words cannot be turned off we die together • Donovan Baldwin

somewhere between stars past limitless horizons... love stretches onward • Donovan Baldwin

love which we express through our united bodies carnal and divine • Donovan Baldwin

feel my mind touching places only words can reach far beyond mere flesh • Donovan Baldwin

The smoke hung low In the Union Pool Room, While the girls Racked 'em up In the hotel rooms above, As old Booker, Mumbling to himself, Cigarette dangling from his lip, Racked the balls For a quarter a game. I, sometimes hustler, Sometimes hustled, Willie Mosconi cue in hand Eyes squinted, Bent low over the table, Eight ball corner pocket, Sucker... Sinking memories. • Donovan Baldwin

Sunset. Star crossed lovers, Sitting on seawalls, Separated By more than oceans, Miles and hemispheres, And opportunities, And doubts, Yet... Lovers still, Sitting on seawalls, Separated, But... Together at sunset. • Donovan Baldwin

slave girl she was born captive in so many ways now in marble bound • Donovan Baldwin The Greek Slave, 1858, by Hiram Powers, Cincinnati Art Museum. Photograph by Donovan Baldwin

she hiding nothing comes stepping proudly forward dares me to meet her • Donovan Baldwin

Dancing lights upon a tree Foretelling a wonder That’ll change the hearts Of men Prepare ye the way Cleaning, baking and Making gifts Happy advent

this is where i live reality's within these words all else but a dream • Donovan Baldwin