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Item 707
Blood stains the ground as I look around
In one sentence: Tom's short lyric 'Blood Stains The Ground As I Look Around,' in black cursive on a single sheet of lined paper, from his early yellow binder, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short lyric BLOOD STAINS THE GROUND AS I LOOK AROUND, in black cursive on a single sheet of lined paper, from his early yellow binder years (ages 18 to 23) and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short lyric Blood Stains The Ground As I Look Around, in black cursive, from his early yellow binder years and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; War ; Societydraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN A BOOKShorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line M8) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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Blood stains the ground as I look around
My heart is bleeding yet my heart beat pounds
Surprised to see it
Surprised to hear it
Thought it was nipped away
Surprised to see her
Surprised to hear her
Thought she'd gone a way
Once there was love so pure and True
She told me she loves med and I told her I love you
My heart is bleeding yet my heart beat pounds
Surprised to see it
Surprised to hear it
Thought it was nipped away
Surprised to see her
Surprised to hear her
Thought she'd gone a way
Once there was love so pure and True
She told me she loves med and I told her I love you
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Item 709
When you're feelin' confused and you gotta get away
In one sentence: Tom's blue-ink poem 'When You're Feelin' Confused And You Gotta Get Away,' on three-hole lined notebook paper, from his early yellow binder, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten full poem WHEN YOU'RE FEELIN' CONFUSED AND YOU GOTTA GET AWAY, in blue ink on three-hole lined notebook paper, from his early yellow binder years (ages 18 to 23).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten full poem When You're Feelin' Confused And You Gotta Get Away, in blue ink on three-hole lined paper, from his early yellow binder years and published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Inspiring ; Internal Struggledraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- The first piece, When you're feelin' confused and you gotta get away: written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line T12) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23. This binder line dates the first piece only; the other pieces on this card: I wandered into the bar following a sign that said Beer (its own card 907: written at about age 18 to 39 - an estimate)
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- Tom's Story: 2001
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When you're feelin' confused and you gotta get away,
Just remember me and the words I'm gonna say.
Things'll get better but they might get worse,
Just be happy that you're not in a hurst,
You'll never know when the tides gonna change,
You'll never know when your life'll rearange
Take a cold shower when you cant stand the heat,
Play with your drums if you wanna find the beat,
When you can't find your way know it gets dark at night,
You can't win a battle if you don't put up a fight,
"I can't take it!
I'm not gonna make it!
You thought I tried but I faked it!"
When your weak I'll make you strong,
When you're sad I'll sing a [smeared/crossed out word] song,
When you cry i'll dry your tears,
When your afraid i'll quiet your fears.
Just remember me and the words I'm gonna say.
Things'll get better but they might get worse,
Just be happy that you're not in a hurst,
You'll never know when the tides gonna change,
You'll never know when your life'll rearange
Take a cold shower when you cant stand the heat,
Play with your drums if you wanna find the beat,
When you can't find your way know it gets dark at night,
You can't win a battle if you don't put up a fight,
"I can't take it!
I'm not gonna make it!
You thought I tried but I faked it!"
When your weak I'll make you strong,
When you're sad I'll sing a [smeared/crossed out word] song,
When you cry i'll dry your tears,
When your afraid i'll quiet your fears.
Item 710
I got work to do but I'll put it off again.
In one sentence: Tom's poem 'I Got Work To Do But I'll Put It Off Again,' about a room with many doors, in black ink with the opening line struck through, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten full poem I GOT WORK TO DO BUT I'LL PUT IT OFF AGAIN, about being trapped in a room with many doors, in black ink on three-hole lined paper with the opening line struck through, published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten full poem I Got Work To Do But I'll Put It Off Again, with that opening line struck through, about being trapped in a room with many doors, from his early yellow binder years and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Internal Struggle
- Published in
- IN A BOOKShorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line B7) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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I got work to do but i'll put it off again,
How can i be trapped in a room with many doors,
Maybe If i just picked myself up off the floor.
Can't open the window must be locked from outside,
In my empty room there's just no place to hide.
On a shattered pane is a painted pretty scene,
Though it seems sorta dull, my senses aren't to keen.
They finally came true, my deepest, darkest fears,
i've been locked in here for so many, many years.
I often here people laughing and people crying too,
They don't know i'm in here, haven't got a clue.
I scream out loud and bang on the door,
Tap on the window and stomp on the floor.
It'll probably go on like this till the day I die,
They never seem to here me, please tell me why.
How can i be trapped in a room with many doors,
Maybe If i just picked myself up off the floor.
Can't open the window must be locked from outside,
In my empty room there's just no place to hide.
On a shattered pane is a painted pretty scene,
Though it seems sorta dull, my senses aren't to keen.
They finally came true, my deepest, darkest fears,
i've been locked in here for so many, many years.
I often here people laughing and people crying too,
They don't know i'm in here, haven't got a clue.
I scream out loud and bang on the door,
Tap on the window and stomp on the floor.
It'll probably go on like this till the day I die,
They never seem to here me, please tell me why.
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Item 711
Drug Dog... sniff, sniff... bark, bark...
In one sentence: Tom's never-published short poem 'Drug Dog... Sniff, Sniff... Bark, Bark...', in black ink on lined notebook paper, from his early yellow binder, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten, never-published short poem DRUG DOG... SNIFF, SNIFF... BARK, BARK..., in black ink on a sheet of lined notebook paper, from his early yellow binder years (ages 18 to 23).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem Drug Dog... Sniff, Sniff... Bark, Bark..., never published, from his early yellow binder years.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Addiction ; Funny ; Law and justicedraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHEDSearched against the 34 albums, every book and Poems By Tom - found in none of them
- Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line D11) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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Drug Dog...
Drug Dog... sniff, sniff, bark, bark...
search, search... run, run... hide,
hide... laugh, laugh... cry, cry...
flash light, flash light... handcuffs,
hand cuffs... read rights, read rights...
take ride, take ride...
Drug Dog... sniff, sniff, bark, bark...
search, search... run, run... hide,
hide... laugh, laugh... cry, cry...
flash light, flash light... handcuffs,
hand cuffs... read rights, read rights...
take ride, take ride...
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Item 721
Well I don't view the world through rose-tinted Specticals
In one sentence: Tom's twelve-line blue cursive poem 'Well I don't view the world through rose-tinted spectacles,' on a plain white sheet, from his early yellow binder, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten poem WELL I DON'T VIEW THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE-TINTED SPECTACLES, twelve lines in blue cursive on a plain white sheet ending with "calling a truce", from his early yellow binder years (ages 18 to 23).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten twelve-line poem Well I Don't View The World Through Rose-Tinted Spectacles, in blue cursive, ending with calling a truce, from his early yellow binder years and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Society ; State Of The Worlddraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
Shorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line H13) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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Well I don't view the world through rose-tinted Specticals,
you got pulled over for not using your directionals
They attached you 'cause you're so succeptable
i've seen what you done and you ain't so respectable
If you don't get it today you'll get it tommorow
When I tried to lend you wouldn't borrow
you better take it easy
When the going gets tough
you better take it easy
Learn enough's enough
After awhile you'll see that fightings no use
your safest option is calling a truce
you got pulled over for not using your directionals
They attached you 'cause you're so succeptable
i've seen what you done and you ain't so respectable
If you don't get it today you'll get it tommorow
When I tried to lend you wouldn't borrow
you better take it easy
When the going gets tough
you better take it easy
Learn enough's enough
After awhile you'll see that fightings no use
your safest option is calling a truce
Item 722
If you keep on talking
In one sentence: Tom's fourteen-line poem 'If you keep on talking, then I'll just keep on walking,' in black ink on a sheet torn from a spiral pad, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · IN TOM'S ANTHOLOGY (SEPTEMBER 2011) · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten poem IF YOU KEEP ON TALKING ("Then I'll just keep on walking"), fourteen lines in black ink on a sheet torn from a spiral pad, from his early yellow binder years (ages 18 to 23).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten fourteen-line poem If You Keep On Talking (Then I'll just keep on walking), on a sheet torn from a spiral pad, from his early yellow binder years.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Heartbreak ; Relationshipsdraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN A BOOKTom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line H13) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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If you keep on talking
Then I'll just keep on walking
I've told a million stories myself
You know I don't listen to anyone else
In my life through the ups and downs
I walked with my notebook
I've written it all down
And through everything
There's only one thing that I've found
History repeats itself
Staying in the same old places
Staring at the same old faces
And you're expecting something new
Well you just haven't got a clue
Then I'll just keep on walking
I've told a million stories myself
You know I don't listen to anyone else
In my life through the ups and downs
I walked with my notebook
I've written it all down
And through everything
There's only one thing that I've found
History repeats itself
Staying in the same old places
Staring at the same old faces
And you're expecting something new
Well you just haven't got a clue
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Item 723
Seems like the darkest time of my life
In one sentence: Tom's poem 'Seems Like The Darkest Time Of My Life,' on frayed notebook paper, a word crossed out and 'most peaceful' written in above, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten full poem SEEMS LIKE THE DARKEST TIME OF MY LIFE on a sheet of lined notebook paper with a torn, frayed edge, showing his reworking of the opening line with a word crossed out and "most peaceful" written in.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten full poem Seems Like The Darkest Time Of My Life, showing him rework the opening line with a word crossed out and most peaceful written in, from his early yellow binder years and published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Depressing ; Internal Struggle
- Published in
- IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line O12) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- Same words
- also written out as number 327matched on the words by machine - Tom confirms
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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Seems like the most peaceful time of my life
Is when I'm lying alone in bed
My mind is not my own
The voice I hear is softer
As it echoes through my head
Lasting words flash like pictures
Swimming in my memory
I want to capture them forever
Never forgetting all you've done for me
Putting my body and soul in harmony
A flash light in the wilderness
A warm touch of tenderness
Inspiration to do my best
Leave to Him all the rest
God up in Heaven
Sends his Angels down to earth
Yet very few eyes can measure
How much they're really worth
I have never been known to be advicetess
My tip to you is priceless
Is when I'm lying alone in bed
My mind is not my own
The voice I hear is softer
As it echoes through my head
Lasting words flash like pictures
Swimming in my memory
I want to capture them forever
Never forgetting all you've done for me
Putting my body and soul in harmony
A flash light in the wilderness
A warm touch of tenderness
Inspiration to do my best
Leave to Him all the rest
God up in Heaven
Sends his Angels down to earth
Yet very few eyes can measure
How much they're really worth
I have never been known to be advicetess
My tip to you is priceless
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Item 724
WASTED TIME
In one sentence: Tom's ten-line poem 'Wasted Time,' about feeling life has passed you by, in dark ink under a block-letter title on perforated notebook paper, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten poem WASTED TIME, ten lines about depression and feeling life has passed you by, in dark ink under a block-letter title on a sheet of lined notebook paper with a perforated edge, published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten poem Wasted Time, headed Rehab - day 2, ten lines about depression and feeling life has passed you by, published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Addiction ; Recovery ; Depressing
- Published in
- IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Shorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line H13) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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Rehab - day 2
WASTED TIME
When you feel that life has passed you by
Depression closes your eyes like sleeping
The thoughts of wasted time makes you cry
So you begin your weeping
Bury your face deep down inside
The tears you spilled are seeping
Down below the earth
There is no sense in keeping
The pain built up inside
Off the bridge of sorrow you go leaping
WASTED TIME
When you feel that life has passed you by
Depression closes your eyes like sleeping
The thoughts of wasted time makes you cry
So you begin your weeping
Bury your face deep down inside
The tears you spilled are seeping
Down below the earth
There is no sense in keeping
The pain built up inside
Off the bridge of sorrow you go leaping
Item 725
HIT THE ROAD
In one sentence: Tom's pencil poem 'Hit The Road' ('You've heard about who I'm talking about'), on a sheet of white paper, from his early yellow binder, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · IN TOM'S ANTHOLOGY (SEPTEMBER 2011) · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten pencil poem HIT THE ROAD ("You've heard about who I'm talking about"), on a sheet of white paper, from his early yellow binder years (ages 18 to 23) and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten pencil poem Hit The Road, beginning You've heard about who I'm talking about, from his early yellow binder years and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Societydraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN A BOOKShorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line H14) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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HIT THE ROAD
You've heard about who I'm talking about
The type of people who the clouds follow around
No warnings of thunder and lightening
Trouble comes in a flash and doesn't make a sound
It's calm before the storm is what they say
Hey hit the road so I can hit the hay
I don't need you anymore
It's time to pay up
It's time to even the score
You've heard about who I'm talking about
The type of people who the clouds follow around
No warnings of thunder and lightening
Trouble comes in a flash and doesn't make a sound
It's calm before the storm is what they say
Hey hit the road so I can hit the hay
I don't need you anymore
It's time to pay up
It's time to even the score
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Item 731
Something there was going on
In one sentence: Tom's poem 'Something There Was Going On' ('But you missed it by a mile'), on an aged, stained notebook sheet with health notes on the back, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · IN TOM'S ANTHOLOGY (SEPTEMBER 2011) · FULL POEM
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten full poem SOMETHING THERE WAS GOING ON ("But you missed it by a mile") on an aged, stained sheet of ruled notebook paper, with his pencil notes on daily protein and vitamin C on the other side, published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten full poem Something There Was Going On (But you missed it by a mile), on an aged stained sheet with his pencil notes on daily protein and vitamin C on the other side, published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Relationshipsdraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN A BOOKShorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line W31) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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Something there was going on
But you missed it by a mile
I was there with a buddy of mine
And all we did was smile
Didn't need to worry
About impressing any fools
Didn't go looking for nothing
So we didn't have to keep our cool
My buddy got shut off by the owner
And he only had two beers
I even argued that he was Twenty nine
And that he was wise beyond his years
I danced with a thirty five year old
Who french kissed me on the floor
I ended up slipping her my number
But only god knows what's in store
Someone said Wasabi
And everybody bowed
We went to a bar
Where almost anything's allowed
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PROTEIN: Daily Required 63g
a) chicken breast
b) turkey & salmon
VITAMIN C: 90 mg [?]
But you missed it by a mile
I was there with a buddy of mine
And all we did was smile
Didn't need to worry
About impressing any fools
Didn't go looking for nothing
So we didn't have to keep our cool
My buddy got shut off by the owner
And he only had two beers
I even argued that he was Twenty nine
And that he was wise beyond his years
I danced with a thirty five year old
Who french kissed me on the floor
I ended up slipping her my number
But only god knows what's in store
Someone said Wasabi
And everybody bowed
We went to a bar
Where almost anything's allowed
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PROTEIN: Daily Required 63g
a) chicken breast
b) turkey & salmon
VITAMIN C: 90 mg [?]
Item 736
COLORS
In one sentence: Tom's never-published poem 'Colors' ('It's black and white that you're black and blue'), under a multicolored bubble-letter title, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten, never-published full poem COLORS ("It's black and white / That you're black and blue"), under a multicolored bubble-letter title on a sheet of lined notebook paper with a faint coffee stain, from his early yellow binder years (ages 18 to 23).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten full poem Colors (It's black and white / That you're black and blue), never published, under a multicolored bubble-letter title, from his early yellow binder years.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Society ; Abusedraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHEDSearched against the 34 albums, every book and Poems By Tom - found in none of them
- Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line C17) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- Same words
- also written out as number 637matched on the words by machine - Tom confirms
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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COLORS
It's black and white
That you're black and blue
It's simply amazing
What some people do
Painters in red
What we all dread
You only see darkness
When they leave you half-dead
You'll see the rainbow
When you're hit of the head
With a pot of gold
To hell with
The little green leprechauns
You'll need a bed
'Cause you're about ready to fold
It's black and white
That you're black and blue
It's simply amazing
What some people do
Painters in red
What we all dread
You only see darkness
When they leave you half-dead
You'll see the rainbow
When you're hit of the head
With a pot of gold
To hell with
The little green leprechauns
You'll need a bed
'Cause you're about ready to fold
Item 737
ALL OR NOTHING
In one sentence: Tom's never-published pencil lyric 'All Or Nothing' ('Well I just turned another corner'), on lined notebook paper, from his early yellow binder, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten, never-published lyric ALL OR NOTHING ("Well I just turned another corner"), in pencil on a single sheet of lined notebook paper, from his early yellow binder years (ages 18 to 23).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten pencil lyric All Or Nothing (Well I just turned another corner), never published, from his early yellow binder years.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Motivational ; Internal Struggledraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHEDSearched against the 34 albums, every book and Poems By Tom - found in none of them
- Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line A14) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- Same words
- also written out as number 141matched on the words by machine - Tom confirms
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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Well I just turned another corner
I just saw another sign
Everyone's got something they want to sell me
I only want what's mine
Something with such a cost
That few would ever pay
They just keep on searching
Hoping they'll find it someday
No, No I never get no rest
No, No I never settle for second best
It is all or nothing
And so far zero
One for the villain
None for the hero
Even Superman gets tired
Now he rides his horse
I'm setting out for my journey
Right now I'm just plotting my course
Not moving from East to west
Ain't no cheating on this here test
I've given up goin' from town to town
Doing my best not to go from up to down
I just saw another sign
Everyone's got something they want to sell me
I only want what's mine
Something with such a cost
That few would ever pay
They just keep on searching
Hoping they'll find it someday
No, No I never get no rest
No, No I never settle for second best
It is all or nothing
And so far zero
One for the villain
None for the hero
Even Superman gets tired
Now he rides his horse
I'm setting out for my journey
Right now I'm just plotting my course
Not moving from East to west
Ain't no cheating on this here test
I've given up goin' from town to town
Doing my best not to go from up to down
SHORT
Item 739
I just melted in your eyes
In one sentence: Tom's short love lyric 'I just melted in your eyes, found something pure from the sickness of lies,' in small black writing on lined paper, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · IN TOM'S ANTHOLOGY (SEPTEMBER 2011) · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short love lyric I JUST MELTED IN YOUR EYES ("Found something pure / From the sickness of lies"), in small black writing on lined paper, published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short love lyric I Just Melted In Your Eyes (Found something pure / From the sickness of lies), from his early yellow binder years and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Love
- Published in
- IN A BOOKShorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line F17) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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I just melted in your eyes
Found something pure
From the sickness of lies
I have found a cure
Grounded on my knees
Head between my thighs
Free from this disease
I just melted in your eyes
Found something pure
From the sickness of lies
I have found a cure
Grounded on my knees
Head between my thighs
Free from this disease
I just melted in your eyes
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Item 741
Second rate, Second best
In one sentence: Tom's love lyric 'Second Rate, Second Best' ('None's ever passed the test until I studied you'), on one sheet of lined notebook paper, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten love lyric SECOND RATE, SECOND BEST ("None's ever passed the test / Until I studied you"), on a single sheet of lined notebook paper, published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten love lyric Second Rate, Second Best (None's ever passed the test / Until I studied you), from his early yellow binder years and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Love
- Published in
- IN A BOOKShorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line T21) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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Second rate, Second best
None's ever passed the test
Until I studied you
And you taught me
A lesson in love
Called chemistry
Talk about extra credit
I never would have believed it
Find myself asking if I really said it
Never before did I conceive it
I've been waiting for so long
[crossed out: I was] too young to settle for second best
I began to wonder if I was wrong
I am too idealistic I will confess
None's ever passed the test
Until I studied you
And you taught me
A lesson in love
Called chemistry
Talk about extra credit
I never would have believed it
Find myself asking if I really said it
Never before did I conceive it
I've been waiting for so long
[crossed out: I was] too young to settle for second best
I began to wonder if I was wrong
I am too idealistic I will confess
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Item 743
Well, you've been climbing the ladder
In one sentence: Tom's poem 'Well, You've Been Climbing The Ladder,' in ink cursive on a sheet of lined notebook paper yellowed along the right edge, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten full poem WELL, YOU'VE BEEN CLIMBING THE LADDER, in ink cursive on a sheet of lined notebook paper yellowed along the right edge, published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten full poem Well, You've Been Climbing The Ladder, in ink cursive on a yellowed sheet, published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Society ; Work ; Successdraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line S45) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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Well, you've been climbing the ladder
You've caught sight of the top wrung
Seen scowling faces and tongues that flatter
Not sure where one ends and the other's begun
On the very tip of your toes
Starting to lose all feeling
Ever wonder where it goes?
Figured it wasn't even worth stealing
But you find your guess incorrect
Looking around and everyone you suspect
Just who would have the will to mame?
To take something lost with out even a gain
A desperate act with no motivation
Like taking food from a sufferer of starvation
You've caught sight of the top wrung
Seen scowling faces and tongues that flatter
Not sure where one ends and the other's begun
On the very tip of your toes
Starting to lose all feeling
Ever wonder where it goes?
Figured it wasn't even worth stealing
But you find your guess incorrect
Looking around and everyone you suspect
Just who would have the will to mame?
To take something lost with out even a gain
A desperate act with no motivation
Like taking food from a sufferer of starvation
Item 744
COVERINGS
In one sentence: Tom's never-published pencil poem 'Coverings' ('I have many hats, a fisherman's hat yet I don't fish'), under an outlined title, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten, never-published poem COVERINGS ("I have many hats / A fisherman's hat yet I don't fish"), in pencil under an outlined title on lined paper torn from a spiral notebook, from his early yellow binder years (ages 18 to 23).best guess - not yet proved
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten poem Coverings (I have many hats / A fisherman's hat yet I don't fish), never published, in pencil print under an outlined title, from his early yellow binder years; item 752 is his separate cursive sheet of the same poem.best guess - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Identity ; Funny
- Published in
- PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHEDSearched against the 34 albums, every book and Poems By Tom - found in none of them
- Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line C30) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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COVERINGS
I have many hats
A fisher man's hat yet I don't fish
Even a birthday hat
Yet I have yet to make a wish
I own a base ball cap
And upon it my favorite team
As well as a straw hat
Reminding me of a pretty nature scene
A stocking hat upon my ears
Though Strange not upon my feet
Of course I own a narrow blue visor
Which exposes my scalp to warm summer's heat
But since meeting you I have traded all my coverings
Varying in all shapes and sizes
I now wear Always an invisable crown of happiness
And each coming day its height rises
I have many hats
A fisher man's hat yet I don't fish
Even a birthday hat
Yet I have yet to make a wish
I own a base ball cap
And upon it my favorite team
As well as a straw hat
Reminding me of a pretty nature scene
A stocking hat upon my ears
Though Strange not upon my feet
Of course I own a narrow blue visor
Which exposes my scalp to warm summer's heat
But since meeting you I have traded all my coverings
Varying in all shapes and sizes
I now wear Always an invisable crown of happiness
And each coming day its height rises
HALF
Item 746
I threw a pie at bill gates during the convention
In one sentence: Tom's comic poem 'I Threw A Pie At Bill Gates During The Convention,' on loose-leaf marked 21 at the top, from his early yellow binder, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · IN TOM'S ANTHOLOGY (SEPTEMBER 2011) · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten comic poem I THREW A PIE AT BILL GATES DURING THE CONVENTION, on lined loose-leaf paper marked 21 at the top right, from his early yellow binder years (ages 18 to 23) and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten comic poem I Threw A Pie At Bill Gates During The Convention, on loose-leaf marked 21, from his early yellow binder years and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Funny ; Society
- Published in
- IN A BOOKShorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line T10) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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21
I threw a pie at bill gates during the convention,
whip cream on the face, cherry off the head was my intention
But I missed and hit the Queen
Then she started getting mean
I, the joker, remained unseen
Therefore my hands were clean
I felt a hand grasping upon my shoulder
My brow began to sweat, temperature getting colder
Either an officer or a gentleman
I threw a pie at bill gates during the convention,
whip cream on the face, cherry off the head was my intention
But I missed and hit the Queen
Then she started getting mean
I, the joker, remained unseen
Therefore my hands were clean
I felt a hand grasping upon my shoulder
My brow began to sweat, temperature getting colder
Either an officer or a gentleman
Item 749
When you feel safe here there's no need to ask of your last residence
In one sentence: Tom's pencil poem 'When You Feel Safe Here, There's No Need To Ask Of Your Last Residence,' on a torn and worn notebook sheet, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten pencil poem WHEN YOU FEEL SAFE HERE, THERE'S NO NEED TO ASK OF YOUR LAST RESIDENCE, on a torn and worn sheet of lined notebook paper with scribbles, published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten pencil poem When You Feel Safe Here There's No Need To Ask Of Your Last Residence, on a torn and worn sheet, from his early yellow binder years and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Home ; Societydraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN A BOOKShorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line F21) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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When you feel safe here
There's no need to ask of your last residence
From quicksand to mud
Anything need to be known is evident
Waking up in morning
Pray it all fades away
Wake up in the evening
Pray it all fades away
Wake up in the afternoon
In the bed you lay
Wake up in the morning
And face another day
There's no need to ask of your last residence
From quicksand to mud
Anything need to be known is evident
Waking up in morning
Pray it all fades away
Wake up in the evening
Pray it all fades away
Wake up in the afternoon
In the bed you lay
Wake up in the morning
And face another day
FULL
Item 752
COVERINGS
In one sentence: A cursive version of Tom's never-published poem 'Coverings' ('I have many hats'), with vowels and consonants across the top and an outlined title, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten cursive version of his never-published poem COVERINGS ("I have many hats"), on a ragged-edged sheet of lined notebook paper with the vowels and consonants written across the top and an outlined title.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten cursive sheet of his poem Coverings (I have many hats), never published, with the vowels and consonants written across the top and an outlined title, from his early yellow binder years; item 744 is his separate printed sheet of the same poem.
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Identity ; Funny
- Published in
- PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHEDSearched against the 34 albums, every book and Poems By Tom - found in none of them
- Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line C30) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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A E I O U
B C D F G H J K L M N P Q R S T V W X Y Z
COVERINGS
I have many hats
I own a fisherman's hat yet I don't fish
Also a birthday hat
Yet I have yet to make a wish
I have a baseball cap
And on it my favorite team
As well as a straw hat
Reminding me of pretty nature scene
A stocking hat upon my ears
I find it strange not upon my feet
And of course a narrow blue visor
Exposing my scalp to summer's warm heat
which
Since meeting you I have traded all my coverings
Varying in all shapes and sizes
I now wear proudly a crown of happiness
As each coming day its height rises
B C D F G H J K L M N P Q R S T V W X Y Z
COVERINGS
I have many hats
I own a fisherman's hat yet I don't fish
Also a birthday hat
Yet I have yet to make a wish
I have a baseball cap
And on it my favorite team
As well as a straw hat
Reminding me of pretty nature scene
A stocking hat upon my ears
I find it strange not upon my feet
And of course a narrow blue visor
Exposing my scalp to summer's warm heat
which
Since meeting you I have traded all my coverings
Varying in all shapes and sizes
I now wear proudly a crown of happiness
As each coming day its height rises
Item 753
Welcome to my new life
In one sentence: Tom's poem 'Welcome To My New Life' ('I'll give you the guided tour'), one verse in blue and one in dark ink on a stained notebook sheet, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten full poem WELCOME TO MY NEW LIFE ("I'll give you the guided tour"), a first verse in blue ink and a second in dark ink on a stained sheet of lined notebook paper, published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten full poem Welcome To My New Life (I'll give you the guided tour), a first verse in blue ink and a second in dark ink, from his early yellow binder years and published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; New beginnings ; Inspiring
- Published in
- IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line S45) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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Welcome to my new life
I'll give you the guided tour
Show you all the things that hurt me
And tell you why i'm not there no more
I once rode the roller coaster
Up, down and around it went
Then one day when I lost my ticket
I'd found all my money spent
The roller still whirled me around
Shook out my faith and dignity
I never will try my might on the town
Pretended that it never effected me
What I saw was of someone else
So I never doubted my self
Because of course nothing ever bothered me
I'll give you the guided tour
Show you all the things that hurt me
And tell you why i'm not there no more
I once rode the roller coaster
Up, down and around it went
Then one day when I lost my ticket
I'd found all my money spent
The roller still whirled me around
Shook out my faith and dignity
I never will try my might on the town
Pretended that it never effected me
What I saw was of someone else
So I never doubted my self
Because of course nothing ever bothered me
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Item 756
My Senses Are Sharp As A Tack
In one sentence: Tom's lyric 'My Senses Are Sharp As A Tack,' on the back of a torn pink Spanish-language flyer, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten lyric MY SENSES ARE SHARP AS A TACK, written on the back of a torn pink Spanish-language flyer about tobacco.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten lyric My Senses Are Sharp As A Tack, written on the back of a torn pink Spanish-language tobacco flyer.
- Type
- Handwritten sheet (on the back of a printed flyer)
- Collection
- Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Be Different ; Funny
- Published in
- IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
Shorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line I10) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- Same words
- also written out as number 657
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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My senses are sharp as a tack
For so long the five points on my star were so dull
I gathered my horse and my wagon
And I got back on track
Freed myself from that living hell
Every hoofprint and footstep leads me farther away
After the mountains I've climbed it's all down hill
Passing ghost towns full of crumbling decay
When your only defense is your iron will
You cannot listen to what others say
Just me and my horse
And the miles ahead
Setting my own course
So sick of being lead
Heading towards the north
Yes that's what I said
---
INFORMACION SOBRE EL TABACO
Vidas perdidas:
Mas de 3 Milliones de personas mueren cada año por el uso de tabaco. Eso significa que uno afuera de cada sinco personas que usted conoce que usan tabaco van a morir de el.
Cáncer y el Tabaco:
Hay por lo menos 12 ingredientes en el tabaco que causan cáncer. Muchos de los otros ingredientes pueden causar cáncer despues de bastante uso. Algunos de los cánceres que causa el tabaco son el cáncer de los pulmones, cerebro, boca, senos, garganta, esófago, hígado, faringe, páncreas, labios, laringe, y de la vejiga.
Un Paquete de Enfermedades:
Un paquete de cigarillos no solamente trae cáncer, enfisema, y enfermedades al corazón, pero también causa cosas como úlceras, caries, bronquitis, neumonía etc...
Nicotina es una droga que adicta la gente.
Tarboro
Funando y su Familia:
Personas que viven con alguien que fuma tienen el mismo riesgo para recibir las enfermedades que vienen por causa de fumando. Niños que tienen padres que fuman pueden contajiar asma, infecciones del oido, y infecciones de los pulmones. Una persona casada con alguien que fuma aumenta su oportunidad de contajiar cáncer de los pulmones por 40%.
For so long the five points on my star were so dull
I gathered my horse and my wagon
And I got back on track
Freed myself from that living hell
Every hoofprint and footstep leads me farther away
After the mountains I've climbed it's all down hill
Passing ghost towns full of crumbling decay
When your only defense is your iron will
You cannot listen to what others say
Just me and my horse
And the miles ahead
Setting my own course
So sick of being lead
Heading towards the north
Yes that's what I said
---
INFORMACION SOBRE EL TABACO
Vidas perdidas:
Mas de 3 Milliones de personas mueren cada año por el uso de tabaco. Eso significa que uno afuera de cada sinco personas que usted conoce que usan tabaco van a morir de el.
Cáncer y el Tabaco:
Hay por lo menos 12 ingredientes en el tabaco que causan cáncer. Muchos de los otros ingredientes pueden causar cáncer despues de bastante uso. Algunos de los cánceres que causa el tabaco son el cáncer de los pulmones, cerebro, boca, senos, garganta, esófago, hígado, faringe, páncreas, labios, laringe, y de la vejiga.
Un Paquete de Enfermedades:
Un paquete de cigarillos no solamente trae cáncer, enfisema, y enfermedades al corazón, pero también causa cosas como úlceras, caries, bronquitis, neumonía etc...
Nicotina es una droga que adicta la gente.
Tarboro
Funando y su Familia:
Personas que viven con alguien que fuma tienen el mismo riesgo para recibir las enfermedades que vienen por causa de fumando. Niños que tienen padres que fuman pueden contajiar asma, infecciones del oido, y infecciones de los pulmones. Una persona casada con alguien que fuma aumenta su oportunidad de contajiar cáncer de los pulmones por 40%.
Item 762
This is the house of the Lord, please walk in
In one sentence: Tom's blue-ink lyric 'This is the house of the Lord, please walk in,' under an alphabet across the top of a loose-leaf sheet, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten blue-ink lyric beginning "This is the house of the Lord, please walk in", under a full alphabet written across the top of a sheet of lined loose-leaf with a note jotted sideways in the margin, published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten blue-ink lyric This Is The House Of The Lord, Please Walk In, under a full alphabet line, from his early yellow binder years and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Faith
- Published in
- IN A BOOKShorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line H10) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
This is the house of the Lord, please walk in
This is the basket of the Lord, please put your money in
These are the eyes of the Lord, he's seen what you've
done and where you've been
This is the basket of the Lord, please put your
money in
This wine is the blood of the Lord and shall free you
from sin
This is the basket of the Lord, Wine isn't free,
please put your money in
Joe [number removed]
This is the house of the Lord, please walk in
This is the basket of the Lord, please put your money in
These are the eyes of the Lord, he's seen what you've
done and where you've been
This is the basket of the Lord, please put your
money in
This wine is the blood of the Lord and shall free you
from sin
This is the basket of the Lord, Wine isn't free,
please put your money in
Joe [number removed]
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Item 763
You don't know what it's like
In one sentence: Tom's red-ink poem 'You Don't Know What It's Like' ('To work for a living'), on lined paper, from his early yellow binder, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · IN TOM'S ANTHOLOGY (SEPTEMBER 2011) · FULL POEM
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten full poem YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE ("To work for a living"), in red ink on a sheet of lined paper, from his early yellow binder years (ages 18 to 23).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten full poem You Don't Know What It's Like (To work for a living), in red ink, from his early yellow binder years and published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Work ; Society
- Published in
- IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line T17) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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You don't know what it's like
To work for a living
Every day to you
Is Happy Thanksgiving
While your friends work
their hands to the bone
You just call daddy dearest
up on the phone
And you tell him all about
How you got it so rough
Then you start crying
That your allowance just isn't enough
To work for a living
Every day to you
Is Happy Thanksgiving
While your friends work
their hands to the bone
You just call daddy dearest
up on the phone
And you tell him all about
How you got it so rough
Then you start crying
That your allowance just isn't enough
SHORT
Item 764
Legs spread wide open muscle contractions
In one sentence: Tom's short poem telling a birth from the newborn's side, in small black writing on lined notebook paper, later in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · IN TOM'S ANTHOLOGY (SEPTEMBER 2011) · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem LEGS SPREAD WIDE OPEN MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS, a birth told from the newborn's side, in small black writing on lined notebook paper, published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem Legs Spread Wide Open Muscle Contractions, a birth told from the newborn's side, from his early yellow binder years and published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Family ; Life and death
- Published in
- IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line R7) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- Same words
- also written out as number 521matched on the words by machine - Tom confirms
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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Legs spread wide open muscle contractions
push me right out the door
Soaking wet into a cold world ready
to start a new tour
Groggy and crying my eyes start to open with my
Senses begin to soar
push me right out the door
Soaking wet into a cold world ready
to start a new tour
Groggy and crying my eyes start to open with my
Senses begin to soar
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Item 765
The Gambler
In one sentence: Tom's poem 'The Gambler' ('All the cards fell off the table'), under a bubble-letter title on loose-leaf, from his early yellow binder, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten full poem THE GAMBLER ("All the cards fell off the table"), under a bubble-letter title on a sheet of lined loose-leaf, from his early yellow binder years (ages 18 to 23).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten full poem The Gambler (All the cards fell off the table), under a bubble-letter title, from his early yellow binder years and published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Gambling ; Addictiondraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line F12) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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The Gambler
All the cards fell off the table.
When the dealer asked for a hit
He'll gamble until he's broken
You know he'll never quit
Whether a royal flush
Or just another bust
He's mining for diamonds
With his spade
While he's getting clubbed
Hoping with all his heart
That someday he'll have it made
All the cards fell off the table.
When the dealer asked for a hit
He'll gamble until he's broken
You know he'll never quit
Whether a royal flush
Or just another bust
He's mining for diamonds
With his spade
While he's getting clubbed
Hoping with all his heart
That someday he'll have it made
SHORT
Item 767
Padded Room
In one sentence: Tom's handwritten short poem 'Padded Room' ('the only thing I look forward to is smoking'), under a bubble-letter title on lined notebook paper, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · IN TOM'S ANTHOLOGY (SEPTEMBER 2011) · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem PADDED ROOM ("In here, the only thing I look forward to is smoking"), written under a bubble-letter title on lined notebook paper, published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem Padded Room (In here, the only thing I look forward to is smoking), written under a bubble-letter title, from his early yellow binder years and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Addiction ; Recovery ; Internal Struggledraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN A BOOKShorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line P14) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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Padded Room
In here, the only thing I look forward to
is smoking
That's the only time we get to go outside
Though it may sound like I'm joking
sitting in a padded room really hurts my
pride
In here, the only thing I look forward to
is smoking
That's the only time we get to go outside
Though it may sound like I'm joking
sitting in a padded room really hurts my
pride
Item 768
The Middle isn't forming
In one sentence: Tom's short lyric 'The Middle Isn't Forming' ('Anything that isn't habit forming is just a waste of time'), under a decorated title band, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short lyric THE MIDDLE ISN'T FORMING ("Anything that isn't habit forming is just a waste of time"), in black ink under a decorated title band on a torn-edge sheet of lined notebook paper, published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short lyric The Middle Isn't Forming (Anything that isn't habit forming is just a waste of time), under a decorated title band, from his early yellow binder years and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Addiction ; Funnydraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN A BOOKShorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line M15) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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The Middle isn't forming
Anything that isn't habit forming is just awaste of time
Not everything deals with money, no nickels, no quarters, no dimes
There are somethings that control you, others that you control
Like when your mind sees colors - From green to white from white to gold
Anything that isn't habit forming is just awaste of time
Not everything deals with money, no nickels, no quarters, no dimes
There are somethings that control you, others that you control
Like when your mind sees colors - From green to white from white to gold
Item 770
RAIN FALLING
In one sentence: Tom's short poem 'Rain Falling' ('Don't let it bring you down'), under a bubble-letter title on lined notebook paper, from his early yellow binder, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem RAIN FALLING ("Don't let it bring you down"), under a bubble-letter title on a single sheet of lined notebook paper, from his early yellow binder years (ages 18 to 23).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem Rain Falling (Don't let it bring you down), under a bubble-letter title, from his early yellow binder years and published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Nature ; Inspiring
- Published in
- IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line R14) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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RAIN FALLING
The rain that's falling down
Don't let it bring you down
Stop and take a look around
See what you have found
Everyone is gone who's saddened you
Everyone is gone who hurt you
Everyone is gone who maddened you
Everyone is gone who burnt you
The rain that's falling down
Don't let it bring you down
Stop and take a look around
See what you have found
Everyone is gone who's saddened you
Everyone is gone who hurt you
Everyone is gone who maddened you
Everyone is gone who burnt you
Item 771
ESCAPING THE DEMONS
In one sentence: Tom's short poem 'Escaping The Demons' ('Right is Left / Left is right'), in black ink under an outline-letter title on notebook paper, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem ESCAPING THE DEMONS ("Right is Left / Left is right"), in black ink under an outline-letter title on lined notebook paper, published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem Escaping The Demons (Right is Left / Left is right), under an outline-letter title, from his early yellow binder years and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Internal Struggle
- Published in
- IN A BOOKShorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line E7) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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Right is Left
Left is right
Down is up
Up is down
I used to see ya
Now you're never around
Hallelujah
But you know I can't spell it
Something in the air
You know I can smell it
Lungs now clean
Breath fresh air
Escaped the demons
They're no longer there
Left is right
Down is up
Up is down
I used to see ya
Now you're never around
Hallelujah
But you know I can't spell it
Something in the air
You know I can smell it
Lungs now clean
Breath fresh air
Escaped the demons
They're no longer there
Item 775
A DAY AT A TIME
In one sentence: Tom's short lyric 'A Day At A Time' ('I lose my mind a day at a time'), title in pencil and words in purple ink on loose-leaf, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short lyric A DAY AT A TIME ("I lose my mind / A day at a time"), with the title in pencil and the words in purple ink on a sheet of lined loose-leaf with a folded corner.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short lyric A Day At A Time (I lose my mind / A day at a time), title in pencil and words in purple ink, from his early yellow binder years, in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Internal Struggle ; Recoverydraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line D16) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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A DAY AT A TIME
I lose my mind
A day at a time
I don't go to meetings
Look at me i'm doing fine
I stopped writing letters
Only one letter left
Goodbye A A
Say hello to
Me, Myself and I
I lose my mind
A day at a time
I don't go to meetings
Look at me i'm doing fine
I stopped writing letters
Only one letter left
Goodbye A A
Say hello to
Me, Myself and I
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Item 776
I do what I do / But at least I do it well
In one sentence: Tom's poem 'I Do What I Do, But At Least I Do It Well' ('And that's a fact'), on yellow legal pad paper, from his early yellow binder, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten full poem I DO WHAT I DO / BUT AT LEAST I DO IT WELL ("And that's a fact") on yellow legal pad paper, published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten full poem I Do What I Do / But At Least I Do It Well (And that's a fact), on yellow legal paper kept with a printed page of his school study questions on Shakespeare's As You Like It - the student and the poet on the same pile, from his early yellow binder years.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; College writings ; Be Different ; Motivationaldraft - not yet proved
- Published in
- IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line E6) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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AS YOU LIKE IT questions by Tom Jensen
1. In AS YOU LIKE IT do you think that Shakespeare included Touchstone in this play considering that he isn't essential to the main plot? Do you think it might have anything to do with Silvius and Phebe?
2. Are there any characters or sets of characters in AS YOU LIKE IT that are either opposites or very similar to each other? If there is then what issues do you think Shakespeare was drawing attention to?
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I do what I do
But at least I do it well
Will it get the better of me
Well only time will tell
Extreme in nature
No moderation
Trade your future
For a new sensation
Hoping you don't go
On a permanent vacation
But in this world
Both life and death are cause for celebration
With the waves gettin higher
There's no place to dock the ship
You're starting to look tired
Let me give you a tip
If anyone waving a flag
Or any one holding a badge
Comes your way
Listen to what I say
And run away
Don't look back
Grab your bags and pack
And that's a fact
1. In AS YOU LIKE IT do you think that Shakespeare included Touchstone in this play considering that he isn't essential to the main plot? Do you think it might have anything to do with Silvius and Phebe?
2. Are there any characters or sets of characters in AS YOU LIKE IT that are either opposites or very similar to each other? If there is then what issues do you think Shakespeare was drawing attention to?
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I do what I do
But at least I do it well
Will it get the better of me
Well only time will tell
Extreme in nature
No moderation
Trade your future
For a new sensation
Hoping you don't go
On a permanent vacation
But in this world
Both life and death are cause for celebration
With the waves gettin higher
There's no place to dock the ship
You're starting to look tired
Let me give you a tip
If anyone waving a flag
Or any one holding a badge
Comes your way
Listen to what I say
And run away
Don't look back
Grab your bags and pack
And that's a fact
HALF
Item 777
The Weight Has Been Lifted
In one sentence: Tom's lyric 'The Weight Has Been Lifted' ('That comes with being gifted'), on notebook paper with a large piece torn away and a sideways margin note, about 2000-2002.
Item type
POEM · IN TOM'S ANTHOLOGY (SEPTEMBER 2011) · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten lyric THE WEIGHT HAS BEEN LIFTED ("That comes with being gifted"), in black ink on lined notebook paper with a large piece torn away, and a sideways margin note reading "You can see a million miles tonight but you can't get very far".
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten lyric The Weight Has Been Lifted (That comes with being gifted), on a torn sheet with his sideways margin line You can see a million miles tonight but you can't get very far, from his early yellow binder years and published in Shorter Lyrics (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems (ages 18 to 23) ; Inspiring ; Songwriting
- Published in
- IN A BOOKShorter Lyrics (2013)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 18 to 23from its place in Tom's yellow binder index (line T15) - the binder held 481 poems by 5 April 2002, when Tom was 23
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2001
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(You can see a million miles tonight
but you cant get very far)
The weight has been lifted
That comes with being gifted
The plates have just shifted
feel the weight being lifted
Tomorrows another day
School books been thrown away
Homework tonight is planning on how
much to drink
Raise your glasses, you dont have to
think
Summers around the corner
spring now fills the air
The weight has been lifted
Teacher's gone he is not there
but you cant get very far)
The weight has been lifted
That comes with being gifted
The plates have just shifted
feel the weight being lifted
Tomorrows another day
School books been thrown away
Homework tonight is planning on how
much to drink
Raise your glasses, you dont have to
think
Summers around the corner
spring now fills the air
The weight has been lifted
Teacher's gone he is not there