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    On The Verge of Life, Love, and Lyrics
    On The Verge of Life, Love, and Lyrics
    On The Verge of Life, Love, and Lyrics
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    On The Verge of Life, Love, and Lyrics

    By Kristopher Ivie

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    This book contains poetry (lyrics) about life and love. I have broken it into 2 sections with 15 poems related to life and 15 poems related to love. I did put in a lot of background for my poems in my notes, but every poem can, and often should, mean something different depending on the reader. It was not my intention to state an absolute meaning for a poem but to simply provide some background as to what inspired me to write.
    Some people look for the method in the madness. I like to think that there is some madness in my methods. Instead of the traditional “About the Author” section at the end you will find out more about me in my notes if you’re willing to read them (you may miss a few things if you don’t).

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKristopher Ivie
    Release dateJun 22, 2012
    ISBN9781476463186
    On The Verge of Life, Love, and Lyrics
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    Kristopher Ivie

    Awphul poetry is the epitome of bad poetry. It often has meter, it often has rhyme, and it usually isn’t too abstract; it is almost everything that modern poets truly hate. The lines and stanzas almost never end mid-sentence, or with a preposition or conjugation. At times it can be musical or humorous which will make most poetry lovers cringe with an intense, searing disgust. It’s like washing down a mouthful of needles with a glass of vinegar, only less stimulating / inspiring. At least something truly awful will leave an impression, but awphul poetry is apparently so incredibly bad that it simply kills off your brain cells leaving no memory of the traumatic experience. So one must wonder why anyone would bother to consume this toxic mental concoction? One must also wonder why anyone would continue to write such unwanted garbage knowing full well that almost no one will ever want to read it? Then again, poetry has always been a way of sharing one’s pain with the world. If you’re going to suffer through a book of poetry, why not try something awphul?

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      On The Verge of Life, Love, and Lyrics - Kristopher Ivie

      On The Verge of Life, Love, and Lyrics

      By Kristopher Ivie

      Copyright 2012 Kristopher Ivie

      Smashwords Edition

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      Table of Contents:

      About This eBook

      Life:

      On The Verge

      Mediocre Master

      Taking a Chance

      To Be a Champion

      Fifteen Minutes

      The Average Life

      A Simple Life

      A War of the Soul

      In the Attic

      Balance

      Nobody is Normal Anyways

      Reaching Out

      In the Service of Nothing

      The Meaning of Nothing

      The Meaning of Everything

      Love:

      Victims of Circumstance

      Minnow

      The Perfect Woman

      Love is a Gamble

      The Accident

      The Devil is a Blonde

      The Typical Woman

      Moving

      Door Mat

      Lasting Impressions

      Abstinence

      Consolation

      Under Her Spell

      Something to Hold On To

      A Long Goodbye

      Extras

      About the cover

      Other Works and In the Works

      Author’s Notes

      About this book:

      This book contains poetry (lyrics) about life and love. I have broken it into 2 sections with 15 poems related to life and 15 poems related to love. I did put in a lot of background for my poems in my notes, but every poem can, and often should, mean something different depending on the reader. It was not my intention to state an absolute meaning for a poem but to simply provide some background as to what inspired me to write.

      Some people look for the method in the madness. I like to think that there is some madness in my methods. Instead of the traditional About the Author section at the end you will find out more about me in my notes if you’re willing to read them (you may miss a few things if you don’t).

      I will warn you that I do not stick to a single poetic form. Just like everyone else I get bored of the same pattern repeated over and over again. People march to the beat of their own drummers and so should poetry.

      You will find that I have coupled some poems together. I have also linked my notes to both the beginning and the end of most, but in some instances where reading the poem(s) first is recommended, I only provide a link at the end. This was intentional and not an editing error.

      Some of my poems are also more than they appear. The ability to link to these notes gives ebooks a distinct advantage

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