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Item 747
Blank Page so I must fill it
In one sentence: Tom's poem 'Blank Page So I Must Fill It' ('The truth, some one must spill it'), in dark ink with crossings-out and a margin insert, about 2001-2008.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten full poem BLANK PAGE SO I MUST FILL IT ("The truth, some one must spill it"), in dark ink on lined notebook paper with crossings-out and a line inserted in the margin, published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten full poem Blank Page So I Must Fill It (The truth, some one must spill it), with crossings-out and a line added in the margin, 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 ; Songwriting ; Truth
- 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 23 to 29late in its letter of Tom's yellow binder index (line S59) - after the first 481 poems (5 April 2002) and before Poems by Tom (December 2007)
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2004
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Blank Page so I must fill it
The truth, some one must spill it
And I don't really believe in anyone I hear on the radio
Someone must carry the torch
That can't be bought by money or taken by force
Someone must tell the story that we all know
Why should I be one to speak for my generation?
Because we need all the help we can get when it's our turn to rule the nation
It's a scary thought
From where I sit
We still got twenty years
Until we come to it
Can't blunder it
We've got to find something to believe in
Something greater than ourselves
The truth, some one must spill it
And I don't really believe in anyone I hear on the radio
Someone must carry the torch
That can't be bought by money or taken by force
Someone must tell the story that we all know
Why should I be one to speak for my generation?
Because we need all the help we can get when it's our turn to rule the nation
It's a scary thought
From where I sit
We still got twenty years
Until we come to it
Can't blunder it
We've got to find something to believe in
Something greater than ourselves
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Item 758
I just got laid off and now I'm pretty pissed off
In one sentence: Tom's never-published lyric about just getting laid off, in faint blue ink with scribbles on a worn, lightly stained notebook sheet, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten, never-published lyric I JUST GOT LAID OFF AND NOW I'M PRETTY PISSED OFF, in faint blue ink with scribbles on a worn, lightly stained sheet of lined notebook paper.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten lyric I Just Got Laid Off And Now I'm Pretty Pissed Off, never published, in faint blue ink with scribbles on a worn sheet.
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Work ; Anger ; Society
- Published in
- PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHEDSearched against the 34 albums, every book and Poems By Tom - found in none of them
- Age when written
- written at about age 18 to 33 - an estimateWords probably in the 2011 Laima anthology (2011-09-18) - a weaker text match (a few shared phrases), not certain. Probably written by 33. Not proved.
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2004
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I just got laid off and now I'm pretty
pissed off-you better run away.
Workin here for twelveyears bustin my
but [crossed out] I got nothin to say
Except for [crossed out: good bye] "hello, and
good bye"
I got nothin now and I got nothin to
lose.
With me holdin you hostage you don't
have many options to chose
you can try to run, try to hide.
But I'm already here inside.
With six bullets left and seven
of you
Not really sure what I'll do.
There's George, he's my boss
The one who fired me but I guess it's his loss.
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I just got laid off and now I'm pretty
pissed off-you better run away.
Workin here for twelve years bustin my
but [crossed out: dead] again and I got nothin to say.
Except for [crossed out: good bye] "hello", and
good bye
I got nothin now and I got nothin to
lose.
with me holdin you hostage you dont
have many options to chose
you can try to run, try to hide.
But I'm already here inside.
with six bullets left and seven
of you
Not really sure what I'll do.
there's George, hes my boss
The one who fired me but I guess it's his loss.
pissed off-you better run away.
Workin here for twelveyears bustin my
but [crossed out] I got nothin to say
Except for [crossed out: good bye] "hello, and
good bye"
I got nothin now and I got nothin to
lose.
With me holdin you hostage you don't
have many options to chose
you can try to run, try to hide.
But I'm already here inside.
With six bullets left and seven
of you
Not really sure what I'll do.
There's George, he's my boss
The one who fired me but I guess it's his loss.
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I just got laid off and now I'm pretty
pissed off-you better run away.
Workin here for twelve years bustin my
but [crossed out: dead] again and I got nothin to say.
Except for [crossed out: good bye] "hello", and
good bye
I got nothin now and I got nothin to
lose.
with me holdin you hostage you dont
have many options to chose
you can try to run, try to hide.
But I'm already here inside.
with six bullets left and seven
of you
Not really sure what I'll do.
there's George, hes my boss
The one who fired me but I guess it's his loss.
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Item 772
AUG 14
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten, never-published birthday poem for a friend, headed AUG 14 ("Today's the big day / We all brought you a present"), on a sheet of lined loose-leaf.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten birthday poem headed Aug 14 (Today's the big day / We all brought you a present), never published, written for a friend - Tom writing verse for the people around him.
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Holidays and occasions ; Friendship
- Published in
- PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHEDSearched against the 34 albums, every book and Poems By Tom - found in none of them
- Age when written
- written on August 14, about 1999 or 2000 (age 21 or 22)likely: it was written for a birthday at the D.U.I.L. program, which Tom wrote he attended in the summer he was twenty-one
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 1999
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AUG 14
Happy Birthday Jay
Today's the big day
We all brought you a present...
A big, blue chair
So you'll remember all of us
When we're not there
It's our pleasure to meet you
Even if its here at D.U.I.L.
But we better not see you here again
So you better keep your cool
You're a good kid
Who's just trying to get on track
But we're all paddling the same boat
So we'll cut you some slack
One last little piece of advice
To the man wearing the tag that
reads James
The next time you get in a fight
Don't give him a right
Give him a pile driver
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday Jay
Today's the big day
We all brought you a present...
A big, blue chair
So you'll remember all of us
When we're not there
It's our pleasure to meet you
Even if its here at D.U.I.L.
But we better not see you here again
So you better keep your cool
You're a good kid
Who's just trying to get on track
But we're all paddling the same boat
So we'll cut you some slack
One last little piece of advice
To the man wearing the tag that
reads James
The next time you get in a fight
Don't give him a right
Give him a pile driver
Happy Birthday
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Item 780
The smoke from the fire soon disapaited, with the love and desire I anticipated
In one sentence: Tom's five-line poem 'The smoke from the fire soon dissipated, with the love and desire I anticipated,' in black ink on three-hole paper, about 2001-2008.
Item type
POEM · IN TOM'S ANTHOLOGY (SEPTEMBER 2011) · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten five-line poem THE SMOKE FROM THE FIRE SOON DISSIPATED, WITH THE LOVE AND DESIRE I ANTICIPATED, in black ink on three-hole lined notebook paper, published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten five-line poem The Smoke From The Fire Soon Dissipated, With The Love And Desire I Anticipated, 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 ; Love ; Heartbreak
- 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 23 to 29late in its letter of Tom's yellow binder index (line O16) - after the first 481 poems (5 April 2002) and before Poems by Tom (December 2007)
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2004
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The smoke from the fire soon disapaited
With the love and desire I anticipated
Deep down inside I know we could have made it.
I could have made you feel alive if only you waited
If only you waited
With the love and desire I anticipated
Deep down inside I know we could have made it.
I could have made you feel alive if only you waited
If only you waited
Item 818
Come and see me some time
In one sentence: Tom's never-published short poem 'Come And See Me Some Time' ('We've been playin' it by the books for so long'), on a small cream notepad sheet, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten, never-published short poem COME AND SEE ME SOME TIME ("We've been playin' it by the books for so long"), on a small sheet of lined cream-colored notepad paper.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem Come And See Me Some Time (We've been playin' it by the books for so long), never published, on a small cream notepad sheet.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Love ; Relationshipsdraft - 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 about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 817 and item 819), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2004
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Come and see me some time
We've been playin' it by
the books for so long
Feeling lonely tonight
all alone I sing my song
Missing you is what I do
To pass the time away
We've been playin' it by
the books for so long
Feeling lonely tonight
all alone I sing my song
Missing you is what I do
To pass the time away
Item 826
I Got Some Money
In one sentence: Tom's short lyric 'I Got Some Money' ('Maybe I'll spend it on you, I still got some love left'), in ink on a small top-spiral notepad sheet, about 2001-2008.
Item type
POEM · IN TOM'S ANTHOLOGY (SEPTEMBER 2011) · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short lyric I GOT SOME MONEY ("Maybe I'll SPEND IT on you / I still got some love left"), in ink on a small top-spiral notepad sheet, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short lyric I Got Some Money (Maybe I'll SPEND IT on you / I still got some love left), on a small notepad sheet, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Love ; Money
- Published in
- IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 - Age when written
- written at age 23 to 29best guess - not yet proved: the binder title is only the sheet's 4th line, and the window is a reading of its letter, not the binder's own (proved either way: its first four lines are in Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011, inside MELTING SNOW - so by age 33 at the latest): late in its letter of Tom's yellow binder index (line E9) - after the first 481 poems (5 April 2002) and before Poems by Tom (December 2007)
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2004
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I Got Some Money
Maybe I'll SPEND IT on you
I still got some love left
Hopefully enough to get us through
I WAS GROWING tired
What else could I do?
Maybe I'll SPEND IT on you
I still got some love left
Hopefully enough to get us through
I WAS GROWING tired
What else could I do?
Item 827
every body's been talking about
In one sentence: Tom's never-published short poem 'Everybody's Been Talking About' ('That crooked mile'), written in pen on a torn piece of printed brown corrugated cardboard, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten, never-published short poem EVERYBODY'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT ("The way that I've been walking about... That crooked mile"), written in pen on a torn piece of brown corrugated cardboard with printing on the back.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem Everybody's Been Talking About (The way that I've been walking about... That crooked mile), never published, in pen on a torn piece of corrugated cardboard - he wrote on whatever was at hand.
- Type
- Handwritten (on the back of printed cardboard)
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Written on cardboard ; Society ; Be Different
- Published in
- PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHEDSearched against the 34 albums, every book and Poems By Tom - found in none of them
- Age when written
- written at about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 826 and item 828), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2004
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every body's been talking about
The way that I've been walking about
And they look pretty offended
When I tell them I simply have
my own style
of WALKING. That crooked mile
The way that I've been walking about
And they look pretty offended
When I tell them I simply have
my own style
of WALKING. That crooked mile
Item 829
I've got a new method
In one sentence: Tom's never-published short poem 'I've Got A New Method' ('to my madness'), on a small stained scrap of side-spiral notepad paper, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten, never-published short poem I'VE GOT A NEW METHOD ("to my madness"), on a small stained scrap of side-spiral notepad paper.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem I've Got A New Method (to my madness), on a small stained notepad scrap - the same idea as his lyric I've Got A Brand New Method To My Madness, whose words became part of the song OVERRATED (song list 4, track 6) in his 34 Albums, like item 285.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Fragments ; Inspiring ; Motivationaldraft - 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 about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 828 and item 830), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2004
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I've got a new method
to my madness
And simply stated
I've decided my life's
to complicated
to my madness
And simply stated
I've decided my life's
to complicated
Item 835
A man wearing a yellow
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished short poem 'A man wearing a yellow shirt,' about a concert-goer arrested and beaten by police, in black ink on torn notebook paper, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem beginning "A man wearing a yellow shirt," about a concert-goer arrested and beaten by police, in black ink on a torn sheet of lined notebook paper; previously unpublished.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem A man wearing a yellow shirt, about a concert-goer arrested and beaten by police, never published.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Society ; Injustice ; Music and concertsdraft - 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 about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 834 and item 837), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2004
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A man wearing a yellow
shirt
He should have known better
Rain clouds over his parade
Be careful of the weather
Paid money to see the who
Trip cost a ticket to you know
who
Cops didn't ask
Questions
when he was arrested
Punched in the ribs
Wishing he was wearing a vest
Beaten to the ground
Now the state's guest
shirt
He should have known better
Rain clouds over his parade
Be careful of the weather
Paid money to see the who
Trip cost a ticket to you know
who
Cops didn't ask
Questions
when he was arrested
Punched in the ribs
Wishing he was wearing a vest
Beaten to the ground
Now the state's guest
Item 836
HALF WAY HOME
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished short poem 'Half Way Home' ('Standing all alone'), with an outlined title, in ink on a torn piece of rough, textured tan paper, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem HALF WAY HOME, with its outlined title and the line "Standing all alone," in ink on a torn piece of rough, textured tan paper; previously unpublished.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem HALF WAY HOME (Standing all alone), with its outlined title, on a torn piece of rough tan paper, never published.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Loneliness ; Life journeydraft - 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 about age 18 to 33 - an estimateWords probably in the 2011 Laima anthology (2011-09-18) - a weaker text match (a few shared phrases), not certain. Probably written by 33. Not proved.
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2004
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HALF WAY HOME
Standing all alone
Half way between
The begining and the end
Standing all alone
Standing all alone
Half way between
The begining and the end
Standing all alone
Item 838
If you're ignorant you're right
In one sentence: Tom's one-line poem 'If you're ignorant you're right,' handwritten on a torn, stained strip of lined notebook paper, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten one-line poem "If you're ignorant you're right," on a torn, stained strip of lined notebook paper.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten one-line poem If you're ignorant you're right, on a torn, stained strip of notebook paper, not found in his books.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; One-liners ; Societydraft - not yet proved
- Age when written
- written at about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 837 and item 840), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2004
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Item 878
I spy a coast line with no houses...
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished short poem 'I spy a coast line with no houses... only trees,' in cursive on a torn sheet of lined notebook paper, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem "I spy a coast line with no houses... only trees / I've found a town seventy-five percent underground," in cursive on a torn sheet of lined notebook paper; previously unpublished.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem I spy a coast line with no houses... only trees / I've found a town seventy-five percent underground, in cursive, never published.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Nature ; Placesdraft - 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 about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 877 and item 879), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2004
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I spy a coast line with no houses...
only trees
I've found a town seventy-five percent
underground - still noone leaves.
only trees
I've found a town seventy-five percent
underground - still noone leaves.
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Item 912
There's just so many damn people
In one sentence: Tom's pencil poem 'There's just so many damn people in this world who just don't have a clue,' on a worn, stained notebook sheet with a folded corner, about 2001-2008.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten poem "There's just so many damn people / In this world who just don't have a clue," about a girl who moved on, with rhyme letters down the margin, in pencil on a worn, stained sheet of lined notebook paper with a folded corner; published in Shorter Lyrics (2013) and Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten pencil poem There's just so many damn people / In this world who just don't have a clue, about a girl who moved on, with rhyme letters down the margin, published in Shorter Lyrics (2013), Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) and the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Yellow binder poems ; Heartbreak ; Society
- 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 23 to 29late in its letter of Tom's yellow binder index (line N23) - after the first 481 poems (5 April 2002) and before Poems by Tom (December 2007)
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2004
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There's just so many damn people
In this world who just don't have a clue
This girl I met last week
Told me I was kinda cute
So I came back tonight to see her
But now, I'm in the rear view mirror
And I'm wishing I was some place else
'Cause [crossed out word] she's two booths away
And she's sitting with someone else
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B
A
C
C
C
There's just so many damn people
In this world who just don't have a clue
This girl I met last week
Told me I was kinda cute
So I came back tonight to see her
But now, I'm in the rear view mirror
And I'm wishing I was some place else
'Cause [crossed out word] she's two booths away
And she's sitting with someone else
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Item 913
Some people's presence is not a gift
In one sentence: Tom's one-line poem 'Some people's presence is not a gift,' handwritten on a torn-edged sheet of lined spiral notebook paper, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten one-line poem "Some people's presence is not a gift," on a torn-edged sheet of lined spiral notebook paper.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten one-line poem Some people's presence is not a gift, on spiral notebook paper, not found in his books.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; One-liners ; Societydraft - not yet proved
- Age when written
- written at about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 912 and item 914), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2004
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Item 937
Punching the clock is like getting punched in
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished short poem 'Punching the clock is like getting punched in the face,' about a day wasted at work, in blue ink on a legal sheet, about 1996-2013.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem "Punching the clock is like getting punched in the face," about wasting a day at work, in blue ink on a lined legal sheet; previously unpublished.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem Punching the clock is like getting punched in the face, about wasting a day at work, never published.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Work ; Humordraft - 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 about age 18 to 34 - an estimateWords probably in Shorter Lyrics (2013-04-13) - a weaker text match (a few shared phrases), not certain. Probably written by 34. Not proved.
- On the site
- Tom's Story: 2004
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Punching the clock is like getting punched in
the face
Slaving away wasting a day today
Can't sugar coat it
My gun is loaded
the face
Slaving away wasting a day today
Can't sugar coat it
My gun is loaded
Item 944
MY SOUL DISAGREES
In one sentence: Tom's handwritten line 'MY SOUL DISAGREES' with a squiggle drawing, on a torn sheet of yellow lined legal paper, about 1996-2013.
Item type
POEM · IN 180 GOOD POEMS FOR SONGS (2012) · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten line "MY SOUL DISAGREES" with a squiggle drawing, on a torn sheet of yellow lined legal paper.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten line MY SOUL DISAGREES, with a squiggle drawing, on torn yellow legal paper, not found in his books.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; One-liners ; Sheets with drawings ; Faith ; Internal Struggledraft - not yet proved
- Age when written
- written at about age 18 to 34 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 942 and item 945), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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MY SOUL DISAGREES
Item 960
It's open mic night down at Dodge
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished poem 'It's open mic night down at Dodge, someone's playing but there's no one listening,' in black ink on notebook paper, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem "It's open mic night down at Dodge / Someone's playing but there's no one listening," in black ink written across a sheet of lined notebook paper, with computer page-setup notes on the back; previously unpublished.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem It's open mic night down at Dodge / Someone's playing but there's no one listening - the songwriter on playing to an empty room at an open mic - never published.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Music ; Open mic nights ; Lonelinessdraft - 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 about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 959 and item 962), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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It's open mic night down at Dodge
Someone's playing but there's no one listening
But when he's finished there's no applause
He sounds a little outta tune but his sweat it glistens
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Someone's playing but there's no one listening
But when he's finished there's no applause
He sounds a little outta tune but his sweat it glistens
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Item 963
Something or Something
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished two-line piece 'Something or Something,' a wry couplet about a married woman, handwritten on a sheet of lined paper, about 1996-2012.
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POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten two-line piece "Something or Something / either making love to her husband or plain getting paid," on a sheet of lined paper; previously unpublished.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten two-line piece Something or Something / either making love to her husband or plain getting paid, never published.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Love ; Humordraft - 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 about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 962 and item 967), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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Something or Something
either making love to her husband or plain getting paid
either making love to her husband or plain getting paid
Item 968
You already know the reason why
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished kiss-off poem 'You already know the reason why I left you high and dry,' in cursive on lined notebook paper, about 1996-2013.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten kiss-off poem "You already know the reason why / Why I left you high and dry," ending "someone whom I wish I never met," in cursive on a sheet of lined notebook paper; previously unpublished.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten kiss-off poem You already know the reason why / Why I left you high and dry, in cursive, never published.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Heartbreakdraft - 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 about age 18 to 34 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 967 and item 969), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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You already know the reason why
Why I left you high and dry
Or should I say I left you low and wet
That's okay because you get what you give
and you got what you get
It's just the price you have to pay
So why are you so upset?
Now I ask you to go away
Because you're someone whom
I wish I never met.
Why I left you high and dry
Or should I say I left you low and wet
That's okay because you get what you give
and you got what you get
It's just the price you have to pay
So why are you so upset?
Now I ask you to go away
Because you're someone whom
I wish I never met.
Item 972
ANOTHER SONG
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished lyric 'Another Song' ('I want to introduce you to the left side of my brain'), in black ink on plain white paper, about 1996-2013.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten lyric ANOTHER SONG, "I want to introduce you to the left side of my brain - the part that is controlling every time that I go strolling down memory lane," in black ink on a plain white sheet; previously unpublished.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten lyric ANOTHER SONG (I want to introduce you to the left side of my brain - the part that is controlling every time that I go strolling down memory lane), never published.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished lyrics ; Song drafts ; Memory ; The Minddraft - not yet provedthe old category list says: LOVE NOT MEANT TO BE (not checked by Tom)
- Published in
- PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHEDSearched against the 34 albums, every book and Poems By Tom - found in none of them
- Age when written
- written at about age 18 to 34 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 970 and item 973), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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ANOTHER SONG -
I want introduce
you to the Left side of
my brain - the part that
is controlling everytime
that I go strolling down
memory lane
I want introduce
you to the Left side of
my brain - the part that
is controlling everytime
that I go strolling down
memory lane
Item 974
Who is to say
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished poem 'Who Is To Say,' a warning not to point the blame his way since roses have thorns, with a long bracket down the margin, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem WHO IS TO SAY, never before published, on a sheet of lined notebook paper with a long bracket line drawn down the margin - a warning not to point the blame his way, since roses have thorns and you should have planted a tree.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem Who Is To Say, with a long bracket drawn down the margin - a warning not to point the blame his way, since roses have thorns; never published.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Heartbreak ; Relationshipsdraft - 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 about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 973 and item 975), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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Who is to say
It wasn't me, so don't put fault my way
Don't point your scorn at me
You know roses have thorns
You should have planted a tree
It wasn't me, so don't put fault my way
Don't point your scorn at me
You know roses have thorns
You should have planted a tree
Item 976
I knew I must be someone special
In one sentence: Tom's short poem 'I Knew I Must Be Someone Special,' in curving blue lines on a round paper plate, about the night he started writing poems on plates, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's short poem I KNEW I MUST BE SOMEONE SPECIAL, handwritten in blue ink in curving lines on a round paper plate - a poem about the night he started writing poems on plates.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original short poem I Knew I Must Be Someone Special, written in curving lines on a round paper plate - a poem about the night he started writing poems on plates, so it records how this habit of his began; Tom also wrote these words out on the separate sheet numbered 679.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Poems written on paper plates ; Writing about writing ; Inspiringdraft - 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 about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 975 and item 977), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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I knew I must be someone special
The night I started writing poems on plates.
The first time I knew I was special
Was the time my paper arrived late
The night I started writing poems on plates.
The first time I knew I was special
Was the time my paper arrived late
Item 985
I don't even know why I called you today
In one sentence: Tom's opening couplet 'I don't even know why I called you today, I knew I'd be hurt by all the words you would say,' atop a blank sheet, about 2001-2008.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICSbest guess - not yet proved
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORTbest guess - not yet proved
Tom's handwritten opening couplet I don't even know why I called you today / I knew I'd be hurt by all the words you would say - two lines at the top of an otherwise blank sheet of lined paper.
- Why it matters
- Tom's handwritten opening two lines of I Don't Even Know Why I Called You Today - the start of the poem published in 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013) and Only The Best (2018), written when he was 23 to 29.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- 200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013) ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Only The Best (2018) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Yellow binder poems ; Miscellaneous ; Heartbreak ; Lovedraft - not yet provedthe old category list says: MISCELLANEOUS (not checked by Tom)
- Published in
- IN A BOOK200 Poems Waiting For Music (2013)
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
Only The Best (2018)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) - Age when written
- written at age 23 to 29late in its letter of Tom's yellow binder index (line D26) - after the first 481 poems (5 April 2002) and before Poems by Tom (December 2007)
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I don't even know why I called you today
I knew I'd be hurt by all the words you would say
I knew I'd be hurt by all the words you would say
Item 988
our fore fathers believed in three things
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished short poem 'Our forefathers believed in three things,' a joke about sex, drugs and rock and roll, on torn-top notebook paper, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem OUR FORE FATHERS BELIEVED IN THREE THINGS in black ink on a torn-top sheet of lined notebook paper, a joke about sex, drugs and rock and roll and his dad saying one out of three ain't bad, with a small dated box note at the bottom; never before published.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem Our Fore Fathers Believed In Three Things, a joke about sex, drugs and rock and roll and his dad saying one out of three ain't bad; never published.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Humor ; Family ; Societydraft - 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 about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 986 and item 993), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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our fore fathers believed in three things
sex, drugs and rock & role
when I asked my dad
he said one out of three ain't bad
Dec. 21
C.G.
sex, drugs and rock & role
when I asked my dad
he said one out of three ain't bad
Dec. 21
C.G.
Item 989
And I say:
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished short poem 'And I Say:', pairing cold lonely nights with sleeping in late in Denmark in December, in blue and black ink, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's never-before-published short poem AND I SAY:, handwritten in blue and black ink on lined notebook paper with corrections and a long bracket down the margin, pairing cold lonely nights with a verse about sleeping in late in Denmark in December.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem And I Say:, in blue and black ink with corrections, pairing cold lonely nights with a verse about sleeping in late in Denmark in December; never published.draft - not yet provedon file: muse DENMARK
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Muse: Denmark ; Places ; Lonelinessdraft - 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 about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 986 and item 993), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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And I say:
the nights were cold
{struck: And As I was alone} Yet I wasn't alone
{struck: But} I had you to hold
WAKING UP TO THE SUN
I WISH I COULD REMEMBER
You learn to sleep in late
In Denmark during December
the nights were cold
{struck: And As I was alone} Yet I wasn't alone
{struck: But} I had you to hold
WAKING UP TO THE SUN
I WISH I COULD REMEMBER
You learn to sleep in late
In Denmark during December
Item 990
There is no use in pretending
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished four-line poem 'There Is No Use In Pretending,' about love ending once two people stopped listening, on lined notebook paper, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten four-line poem THERE IS NO USE IN PRETENDING on a single sheet of lined notebook paper, about a relationship ending once two people stopped listening to each other; never before published.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten four-line poem There Is No Use In Pretending, about a relationship ending once two people stopped listening to each other; never published.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Heartbreak ; Relationshipsdraft - 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 about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 986 and item 993), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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There is no use in pretending
that our time hasn't come to an end
For we both knew once we stopped lending
An ear to each other
that our time hasn't come to an end
For we both knew once we stopped lending
An ear to each other
HALF
Item 991
They won once
In one sentence: Tom's pencil working draft 'They Won Once,' heavy with crossings-out and a sideways FLY doodle, about still believing he can fly, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's pencil working draft of the poem THEY WON ONCE on a half sheet of lined paper, heavy with crossings-out and a sideways FLY doodle in the margin, about beating them twice, nearly drowning himself, and still believing he can fly; never before published.
- Why it matters
- Tom's pencil working draft of the poem They Won Once, heavy with crossings-out and a FLY doodle, about nearly drowning himself and still believing he can fly; never published.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Half lyrics ; Working drafts ; Inspiring ; 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 about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 986 and item 993), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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They won once
[crossed out: Do] I'll have to beat 'em twice
[crossed out: You] can't [crossed out: let them] control me
[crossed out: This is] [crossed out: the] [crossed out: way] [crossed out: I] [crossed out: have] [crossed out: to] [crossed out: live] On rule my life :
Long [crossed out: ago] ago I thought I found myself
[crossed out: and] ended up nearly [crossed out: of] drowning myself
And still I don't know why
Once I used to climb high trees
[crossed out: But] [crossed out: I'm] now free of [crossed out: the] this disease
Yet I still believe ...
That I can Fly !!!
[upside down: FLY] [upside down: I]
[crossed out: Do] I'll have to beat 'em twice
[crossed out: You] can't [crossed out: let them] control me
[crossed out: This is] [crossed out: the] [crossed out: way] [crossed out: I] [crossed out: have] [crossed out: to] [crossed out: live] On rule my life :
Long [crossed out: ago] ago I thought I found myself
[crossed out: and] ended up nearly [crossed out: of] drowning myself
And still I don't know why
Once I used to climb high trees
[crossed out: But] [crossed out: I'm] now free of [crossed out: the] this disease
Yet I still believe ...
That I can Fly !!!
[upside down: FLY] [upside down: I]
SHORT
Item 1000
Screaming Like a Demon
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished short poem 'Screaming Like A Demon,' in black ink on a plain white sheet with scribbled-out words, about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem SCREAMING LIKE A DEMON in black ink on a plain white sheet, with scribbled-out words; never before published.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten short poem Screaming Like A Demon, howling like the wind, with scribbled-out words; never published.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Relationshipsdraft - 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 about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 999 and item 1002), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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Screaming Like a Demon
Howling like the wind
EVERYTHING in between [crossed out]
[crossed out] And I'm surprised she lived
Howling like the wind
EVERYTHING in between [crossed out]
[crossed out] And I'm surprised she lived
FULL
Item 1001
Whenever I get lonely, whenever my mind starts
In one sentence: A handwritten love poem, 'Whenever I Get Lonely', about missing someone through a week apart, on aged lined paper with Tom's pen drawing alongside, written about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten love poem WHENEVER I GET LONELY, WHENEVER MY MIND STARTS TO ROAM on aged three-hole lined paper, about missing someone during a week apart, together with a sheet bearing his pen drawing of a big-nosed figure with teeth and arms; never before published.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten love poem Whenever I Get Lonely, Whenever My Mind Starts To Roam, about missing someone during a week apart, kept with a sheet carrying his own pen drawing; never published.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Full poems ; Love ; Loneliness ; Drawingsdraft - 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 about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 999 and item 1002), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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Whenever I get lonely, whenever my mind starts
to roam
I think of how much I love you, and when you're
coming home
This past week without at you has been so bad,
The next time I gaze my eyes upon you I'll be so glad.
Because when I feel so weak you make me strong,
No matter how bad it gets, with you, I know I'll get along.
Right now I'm just goin outta my mind
When you get here I know I'll be fine.
to roam
I think of how much I love you, and when you're
coming home
This past week without at you has been so bad,
The next time I gaze my eyes upon you I'll be so glad.
Because when I feel so weak you make me strong,
No matter how bad it gets, with you, I know I'll get along.
Right now I'm just goin outta my mind
When you get here I know I'll be fine.
SHORT
Item 1007
Perhaps If this world expands and contracts
In one sentence: A four-line handwritten poem, 'Perhaps If This World Expands And Contracts', on lined notebook paper, musing on reincarnation and a next life, written about 1996-2012.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten four-line poem PERHAPS IF THIS WORLD EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS on lined notebook paper, musing on reincarnation and a next life; never before published.
- Why it matters
- Tom's original handwritten four-line poem Perhaps If This World Expands And Contracts, musing on reincarnation and a next life; never published.draft - not yet proved
- Type
- Handwritten sheet
- Collection
- Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Faith ; Philosophydraft - not yet proved
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- PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHEDSearched against the 34 albums, every book and Poems By Tom - found in none of them
- Age when written
- written at about age 18 to 33 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the piece numbered next to it (item 1006), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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Perhaps If this world expands and contracts
Then in my next life I could be him
Perhaps if resurrection and reincarnation do exist
In my next life I could whip him
Then in my next life I could be him
Perhaps if resurrection and reincarnation do exist
In my next life I could whip him