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Jason Cruz, Sr.

A Waterways Project

Publication

Richard Spiegel Barbara Fisher Thomas Perry

Paul Takis site teacher

Frank Brickler, Principal Youth Options Unlimited

Stephen E. Phillips, Superintendent, Alternative High Schools & Programs

©1994 Ten Penny Players with funding support from

the NY State Council on the Arts & Can Edison

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As A Man Thinketh

Life is a bowl of cherries so the saying goes,

But my bowl is filled with rocks, little do you know, Life goes on and on, no matter who lives or dies,

After the person is mourned, people go on with their lives, Life is priceless. It shouldn't go to waste,

Life should be as good as when you ejaculate, Why do people live? We may never know,

A race to be defunct. Is that our goal? Luscious is your life, as you live it well,

Enticed by money and women, Satan will see you in hell! So continue to live wealthy, live your wretched life,

But you won't find true love in your so-called husband or wife, Every dog has its day. Soon your day will come,

Because at your wake and funeral,

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You'll probably be the only one,

Life has been good to me, so 1111 take a stand, And clap for myself now that I'm a man,

] finally found happiness in my troubled life,

Because] now behold a gorgeous son and a beautiful wife, Life hasn't been good at this time,

Through great pain and lamentation of

Billions of people, not only mine.

Sometimes, life, I have tried to take my own,

Misery loves company, so I guess I'm not alone,

Patience is a virtue and my time I just do,

The reason 11m in here is because I'll do anything for you, My life has just begun, as if that's something big,

I bet my life on this: this is one lifetime no one wants to live, This life's not right for you, this life's not right for me,

My life I wouldn't wish upon my worst enemy,

After my good times, bad times roll back in,

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Hope I have reinforcements 'cause this battle I need to win, If I'm in great peril, I do not wish to yield,

Use knowledge as my sword and love as my shield. Life sometimes gives you no time to think,

Today your boat will float, tomorrow your boat will sink, Life to me has nothing to offer,

When you Ire dying of thirst no one shares their water, So, If 11m in great sorrow,

Am, released tomorrow,

PH be pleased just to win the lottery, Get married and live with my family, Finish high school, go to college, Make the best of all my knowledge, have my heart severely broken,

Have a good dream and be awakened,

See my art in an art gallery, now that I would like, But if I die tomorrow, then I guess that's just life .... 4

Treasure

Strong dedication in this exotic exhibition, Something so powerful that drove to this island,

Across seas and lands which lead the weak to their deaths, My trails known very well on this island,

Which now holds beauty after its age,

Trees of amber,

Leaves of emeralds,

Waters that run crystal-clear like diamonds, Volcanic eruptions with ruby red lava that Emerge from this astonishing land.

Did she feel me caress her shores,

Explore her forests?

Did this make her explode? Leave this island?

Never!

Not now, not while I possess her exotic treasure.

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No More Tears

Sometimes I wonder about my life

What will happen tomorrow? Will I live or die? Is this all in my mind? I just don't know,

The bad things I did that make me feel low, .

Those things I did, to my punishment I must be devout Patience is a virtue, but my time goes slow,

Why is life hard? I sit and wonder why,

My problems so complicated, I can only cry

Last week I cried, today I cried, I hope not tomorrow So many facts of my life, maybe JIll write a novel! Things I cried for, so many, it's a shame,

Tears of happiness, sorrow; problems. They're all the same Family, life, and love are some things to cry for. I feci this is true, The love of my life, my family, I'll cry for, if I lose my son or you. You're everything I need, everything that means,

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All that I love and the most I have seen.

You must know this, and I mean know this is true,

If I would cry for you, then you know I would die for you, All my fears I would like to overcome

I need someone with answers. You must be the one

From the beginning of time, it's always been the same, Without answers to my problems my troubles will remain, I wonder if you think about me when I think about you, Laugh when I laugh, cry when I do.

If so, then I know that we arc one,

At the same time our pain, at the same time our fun, I just wish we were ncar to dry each other's tears, Chase away each other's fears,

Brighten each other's path to show the way, But until that day,

In future years,

Please no more tears?

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Sex Appeal

A mystical dream filled with wonders of gratified joy! Indulging in the sensual pleasures of this particular boy, Attracted by your structure,

Distinguished by beauty,

Exploring each other's sexual appetite, both majoring in sexology, Expressing feelings of intimacy between two lovers,

Our illicit sexual relation brings us closer

The act of arousing each other to our peaks of eli max, Engaging in sexual intercourse at our tryst

A strong passionate affection of what seems real

As our affinity comes alive in my dreaming of sex appea\.

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Imagination Running Wild

A long barefoot stroll along the beach

In my dreams being with you is what my mind seeks Holding hands, drinking champagne over a candle lit dinner We're both sexually active, neither one of us a beginner Keeping each other warm when it's cold in the winter, Making love in the dark places of a movie theater,

Nibbling and whispering sweet nothings in your car, Fulfilling our fantasies in Puerto Rico,in waters crystal elear, Writing love letters when only a bedroom away,

Coming to your rescue like a knight in shining armor without delay, Chasing you stark naked in the midst of a forest scene,

Cleansing your body in a lake and hand washing your feet,

Deep passionate love in the rain beneath thunder and lightning, Our love is electrifying as well as exciting,

These romantic thoughts in my mind; my love file, nut to people it's my imagination running wild.

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It Seems ...

OUf love seems distant without a physical touch, Nothing will StOP me from reaching my Destination: You, the one I love so much,

In bed I toss and turn like we used to when making love, Yet, when I sleep, it seems our spirits escape

And make love in the heavens above,

Enchanted day dreams real they might seem,

Searching my deepest feelings, [0 see what they mean, Enlightened by love, my soul flees obsessed,

Lurking in shadows, finding you nevertheless,

When [his love escapade is over, it returns,

I awaken having emotions of sadness; It seems I'll never learn, So asleep once more, and looking forward to dreams,

OUf spirits making the best for us, so real it seems.

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Love Everlasting

Love everlasting is when you never cheat on your spouse, I've done it, don't try it, you'll feel small, like a mouse Love everlasting is my show of love for you,

I love you, I'll die for you, this is very mueh true, Love everlasting is our love continued, all one body, One soul, one mind,

Our love is inseparable, impossible to part, I'll never leave you, but if you leave me, I'll die of a broken heart!

Our love is everlasting even when we perish, To be joined in Heaven, will be my final wish,

Love everlasting is when we're together until our last breath, Nothing will come between us,

not family, not weather, not torture, not death,

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Love everlasting is love that keeps growing,

Similar to the energizer battery, it keeps going and going Whenever feeling down, just to hear you say, "I love you"

makes J11C feel better, Whether over the phone, in person or letter,

I'll kill myself if you leave me, and I'm not bluffing

You can tell by reading this poem, my love for you is everlasting

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Death of a Broken Heart

The candle within me burns as every tear drop falls, Perplexed by emotions and still there's more in store

Great distress in my heart which caused an acute discomfort Gloomy days that lead me to a melancholy

Train of thought that tears me apart

In a sudden state of depression

Mixed emotions which limit my freedom and my life is threatened The death of my heart had put my soul in great turmoil,

As my somatic essence shuffles off this mortal coil.

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The Game

To engage in this game of chance for value, For the glamorous things you want,

What are you willing to do?

Venture into fortune, if you dare? Jeopardizing who you love for money,

You can't compare.

You're now in the lion's den, You've lost it all.

What's your wager?

Money, the house, the car? Nothing's left,

But your life to offer. Now the stakes are high, What now?

Do I live or die?

I leave you with this one question. Are you worth it for all your wants? 14

In Your Eyes

As my eyes make contact with yours in the essence of the moment, My central, essential part becomes somnambulant,

Falling deeper into your hypnotic love spell,

I am altered into a radically different man who's tranquil. With every command of you r wish I am your servant,

11m your dominion;

Over me you have ownership.

I f we part, my love will lay bleeding in my hand, Pain inflicted on my heart,

I know 11m now condemned.

So when this time comes, it will be no surprise, Because I saw my destiny within your eyes.

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Paradise

My body becomes one with my mind,

As my inner realm of immortality I wish to find. The promisedland, peace within,

My soul in limbo maundering.

As angels uplift me with the righteous in heaven, United with my family, my son, wife,

What great blessings.

We ask ourselves, "Where do we go when we die?" I already know.

Here lam in paradise.

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