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POEMS NOT YET RELEASED - PAGE 17 OF 19

39 pieces on this page · every one an original · every photograph, nothing hidden · dashed lines are yours to fill
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Item 478
A heartbeat ceases every New York minute
In one sentence: A working draft, 'A heartbeat ceases every New York minute,' with a boxed alternate verse and an arrow marking the choice, on a lined notebook sheet, written by 2014.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten working draft A heartbeat ceases every New York minute, with a boxed alternate verse and an arrow marking the choice, on a lined notebook sheet, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten working draft A heartbeat ceases every New York minute, with a boxed alternate verse and an arrow marking his choice - a look at how he picks between lines - published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Unreleased poems ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Society ; Death
Published in
IN A BOOKBrian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
Age when written
written by age 36 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
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Item 478 — A heartbeat ceases every New York minute, picture 1 of 1
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The words on this page
A heartbeat ceases every New York minute
Can't stop and talk [crossed out: about]
'Cause I got caught
And now i'm stuck up in it
or
Have to watch the clock
Not even T.V.
Look at this face
What this has done to me...
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Item 479
Now There's an Outrageous Thought
In one sentence: Tom's poem 'Now there's an outrageous thought... thinking you can contain this lot,' handwritten on a torn lined sheet, written by 2014.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten poem Now there's an outrageous thought... thinking you can contain this lot, on a torn lined sheet, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten poem Now there's an outrageous thought ('thinking you can contain this lot'), on a torn lined sheet, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).draft - not yet proved
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Unreleased poems ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Societydraft - not yet proved
Published in
IN A BOOKBrian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
Age when written
written by age 36 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
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Item 479 — Now There's an Outrageous Thought, picture 1 of 1
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The words on this page
Now there's an outrageous thought...
Thinking you can contain this lot...
Oh, it sure ain't the safest of bets
I don't know what you got going on in your
You just [crossed out] ain't got the numbers
You're only one...
We are the ninety-nine
that keep buried our guns
But we know where to find 'em
If that day ever comes...
When that day comes
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Item 480
You Thought You Gave In
In one sentence: Tom's poem 'You thought you gave in when you felt like giving up,' written as numbered stanzas 1 to 7 on a full lined sheet, written by 2014.
Item type
POEM · IN POETRY IS NOT DEAD YET (2014) · FULL POEM
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten poem you thought you gave in when you felt like giving up, written as numbered stanzas 1 to 7 on a full lined sheet, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten poem you thought you gave in when you felt like giving up, written as numbered stanzas 1 to 7 on a full sheet, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Unreleased poems ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Inspiring ; Internal Struggle
Published in
IN A BOOKBrian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
Age when written
written by age 36 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
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Item 480 — You Thought You Gave In, picture 1 of 1
The only picture of this piece
The words on this page
(1) (6)
you thought you gave in
When you felt like giving up...
Guess you shouldn't think about love
When you're stuck down in a rut...

(2)
Yet that seems to be the time
When it's hardest to escape...
As tricks are played on your mind
Leaving you in such rough shape...

(3)
Is this really to be your fate?
Did ya miss the boat?
Is it too late?
Yeah, you watched it leave the bay...
Which means You weren't on it
Left the diamond ring still in your coat pocket
Forgotten and lost when you went to pawn it...

(4)
Oh, what a crying shame
But don't let it ruin your day...

(5)
Gotta void inside eating you alive
You gotta feed it !!!
Nobody can tell you what you should
To fill it, to Kill it,
Embrace it or defeat it ???
(back to First stanza)

Last Verse
('bout such stuff)
I think
sometimes
(7) we think
too much
[The end]
Item 507
I got white washed and covered in snow
In one sentence: Tom's pencil poem 'I got white washed and covered in snow by the neighbor bully, right outside my home,' on a lined notebook sheet, written by 2014.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten pencil poem I got white washed and covered in snow by the neighbor bully, right outside my home, on a lined notebook sheet.
Why it matters
Tom's handwritten pencil poem I got white washed and covered in snow by the neighbor bully, right outside my home - a childhood memory put into verse.draft - not yet proved
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Previously unpublished ; Unreleased poems ; Childhood ; Familydraft - not yet proved
Age when written
written by age 35 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
Same words
also written out as numbers 705, 1025
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Item 507 — I got white washed and covered in snow, picture 1 of 3
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Item 507 — I got white washed and covered in snow, picture 2 of 3
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Item 507 — I got white washed and covered in snow, picture 3 of 3
Picture 3 of 3
The words on this page
pushed down,
I got white washed and covered in snow
By the neighbor bully and I was right outside my home
Seems like there's no escape when you don't feel safe
I guess that's just the price I pay for walking all alone

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BRIDGE
The invisible gap between sons and Fathers
Often seems like the Grand Canyon long
But the truth of why lies hidden
Beneath each others eyes
As we forget so conveniently
It is because of these men that we are born

Why do they seem so far away
with each breath we taky and
more and more every day that we live
Divided like the night and day
No one's ever crossed the bridge

Is the way too narrow
The Ropes too weak
Are the distance of a potential fall
Far too high to the bottom of the creek?

Is the fear of failure
Why so few have tried to get across
But in never knowing of the other side
So much is lost
SHORT
Item 657
Right Now... Is the time
In one sentence: Tom's pencil lyric 'Right Now... Is The Time,' a call to rejoin the human race, on plain white paper, later in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead, written by 2014.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short lyric RIGHT NOW... IS THE TIME, in pencil on plain white paper, a call to rejoin the human race because being human ain't a bad thing to be, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten pencil lyric Right Now... Is The Time, a call to rejoin the human race because being human ain't a bad thing to be, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) and Shorter Lyrics (2013).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Shorter Lyrics (2013) ; Inspiring ; Society
Published in
IN A BOOKBrian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
Shorter Lyrics (2013)
Age when written
written by age 34 at the latestproved: its words are in Shorter Lyrics (April 13, 2013), as SOUL BAY - the sheet itself may be older
Same words
also written out as number 756matched on the words by machine - Tom confirms
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Item 657 — Right Now... Is the time, picture 1 of 1
The only picture of this piece
The words on this page
Right Now... is the time
Right Here... is the place
Left out... is not where to be
Time to rejoin... the human race

Being human - it ain't a
bad thing to be, no.
So long as you accept the fact that
they [crossed out: put] just put a price
on your life
Then
And E-BAYED [crossed out: your] your
Soul
Item 822
They say lightening never strikes in the same place twice
In one sentence: Tom's short poem 'They say lightning never strikes in the same place twice,' written on a torn index card, later part of 'Lazy Afternoon', written by 2014.
Item type
POEM · IN POETRY IS NOT DEAD YET (2014) · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem THEY SAY LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES IN THE SAME PLACE TWICE, written in pen on a torn lined index card; these lines are part of the poem LAZY AFTERNOON in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten short poem They Say Lightning Never Strikes In The Same Place Twice, written on a torn lined index card; the couplet went into the poem LAZY AFTERNOON in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Nature ; Love
Published in
IN A BOOKBrian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) (the couplet is part of the poem LAZY AFTERNOON)
Age when written
written by age 36 at the latestits words are in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014), dated August 13, 2014, inside the poem LAZY AFTERNOON - the sheet itself may be older
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Item 822 — They say lightening never strikes in the same place twice, picture 1 of 2
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Item 822 — They say lightening never strikes in the same place twice, picture 2 of 2
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The words on this page
They say lightening
never strikes [struck: twice]
in the same place twice
& say we all
deserve a second
chance in this
game called life
I've heard all about
Item 841
LOSING SIGHT
In one sentence: Tom's cursive poem 'Losing Sight' ('I've been losing sight of the light'), on a folded notebook sheet, written by 2014.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem LOSING SIGHT ("I've been losing sight of the light"), in cursive on a folded sheet of lined notebook paper; it appears in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten poem LOSING SIGHT (I've been losing sight of the light), which is in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Faith ; Internal Struggle
Published in
IN A BOOKBrian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
Age when written
written by age 36 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
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Item 841 — LOSING SIGHT, picture 1 of 2
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Item 841 — LOSING SIGHT, picture 2 of 2
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Moved here from item 452 - no number blocks in this photo - both photo readers matched it to this piece
The words on this page
LOSING SIGHT
I've been losing sight of the light
And losing my will to fight

It's this seemingly endless monotony
that lately has been killing me
This is easily the longest day I've ever had
Item 854
I got the Moo Moo Blues
In one sentence: Tom's short poem 'I got the Moo Moo Blues,' a country scene of cows, horses under a tree and cloudless dreams, on a stained notebook sheet, written by 2014.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem "I got the Moo Moo Blues," a country scene of cows, horses under a tree, a stream and cloudless dreams, with "All these" in the margin, on a stained sheet of lined notebook paper; published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten short poem I got the Moo Moo Blues, a country scene of cows, horses under a tree and a stream, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Nature ; Country life ; Humor
Published in
IN A BOOKBrian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
Age when written
written by age 36 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
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Item 854 — I got the Moo Moo Blues, picture 1 of 2
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Item 854 — I got the Moo Moo Blues, picture 2 of 2
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The words on this page
I got the Moo Moo Blues
All these Big eyes staring at me
I got horses lying down
'neath the shade of a Tree
Got the Ripples
Got the stream
Got the sun
and cloudless dreams
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Item 923
Time for another game
In one sentence: Tom's eleven-line poem 'Time for another game on another plane,' a topsy-turvy world where triangles are square, with crossings-out on torn paper, written by 2014.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten poem "Time for another game / on another plane," a topsy-turvy world where triangles are square and day is night, eleven lines with his crossings-out on a torn sheet of lined notebook paper; published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten poem Time for another game / on another plane, a topsy-turvy world where triangles are square and day is night, eleven lines with his crossings-out, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Humor ; Imagination
Published in
IN A BOOKBrian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
Age when written
written by age 36 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
Same words
also written out as number 329
On the site
Tom's Story: 2014
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Item 923 — Time for another game, picture 1 of 1
The only picture of this piece
The words on this page
Time for another game
on another plane
Where all the pieces of the puzzle
Have again been rearranged
Down side UP
[crossed out: upside down] a is now [crossed out: right side] left
Right is center, [crossed out: and] parallel is
perpendicular, Day is dawn and dawn
is night
Triangles are square and squares
are [crossed out: an] oblong and circular
SHORT
Item 924
When I got lost inside
In one sentence: Tom's short poem 'When I got lost inside a mall with so many floors and stores,' swearing never to go back, on torn notebook paper, written by 2014.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem "When I got lost inside A MALL / WITH so many FLOORS and STORES," swearing never to go back, with crossed-out and inserted words on a torn sheet of lined notebook paper; published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten short poem When I got lost inside A MALL / WITH so many FLOORS and STORES, swearing never to go back, with crossed-out and inserted words, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Humor ; Society
Published in
IN A BOOKBrian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
Age when written
written by age 36 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
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Item 924 — When I got lost inside, picture 1 of 1
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The words on this page
When I got lost inside
A MALL
WITH so many FLOORS and
STORES
I had to take their bus to find my car
That's when I so swore I wouldn't go back there
was sure
anymore
And I never did...
Item 927
I'm not sure if her first instinct is to be fantastic
In one sentence: Tom's one-line poem 'I'm not sure if her first instinct is to be fantastic,' in purple cursive on a three-hole-punched notebook sheet, written by 2014.
Item type
POEM · IN POETRY IS NOT DEAD YET (2014) · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten one-line poem "I'm not sure if her first instinct is to be fantastic," in purple cursive on a three-hole-punched sheet of lined notebook paper; published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten one-line poem I'm not sure if her first instinct is to be fantastic, in purple cursive, published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; One-liners ; Women ; Love
Published in
IN A BOOKBrian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
Age when written
written by age 36 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
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Item 927 — I'm not sure if her first instinct is to be fantastic, picture 1 of 2
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The words on this page
I'm not sure if her first instinct is to be fantastic
Item 939
I am the rules
In one sentence: A lined sheet of Tom's working notes, including '(to go in) I am the rules' and 'We do business as business is being done,' written by 2014.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED
Tom's handwritten lined sheet of working notes, including "(to go in) I am the rules" and "We do business as business is being done."
Why it matters
Tom's handwritten working notes with the lines (to go in) I am the rules and We do business as business is being done - lyric pieces marked to go into a song, lines that went into the lyric I am the rules, published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) and Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).draft - not yet proved
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Working notes ; Song drafts ; Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Business ; Societydraft - not yet proved
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 by age 36 at the latestproved: its words are in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Is Not Dead Yet (August 13, 2014) - the sheet itself may be older
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Item 939 — I am the rules, picture 1 of 3
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Item 939 — I am the rules, picture 2 of 3
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Item 939 — I am the rules, picture 3 of 3
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The words on this page
(to go in)
I am the rules

We do business as business is being done
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Item 1095
Candy Rapper Superstar
In one sentence: A comic rap poem, 'Candy Rapper Superstar', on bound typed pages with Tom's handwritten ink notes and a lined handwritten sheet, under his pen name, written by 2014.
Item type
POEM · IN POETRY IS NOT DEAD YET (2014) · FULL POEM
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's comic rap poem CANDY RAPPER SUPERSTAR, written under his pen name Brian Rainstorm, on bound typed pages with his handwritten ink notes and a separate handwritten lined sheet; published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Why it matters
Tom's comic rap poem Candy Rapper Superstar under his pen name Brian Rainstorm, typed and bound with his handwritten ink notes and a handwritten sheet; published in Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014).
Type
Typed lyric sheet
Collection
Brian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014) ; Brian Rainstorm (pen name) ; Full poems ; Humor ; Music
Published in
IN A BOOKBrian Rainstorm: Poetry Not Dead (2014)
Age when written
written by age 36 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
On the site
Tom's Story: 2014
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No photograph on file yet
This piece is real - its picture has not been found
These words are a machine reading of the photograph, not a clean transcription. Read the picture.
The words below may belong to another sheet - the first line does not match the picture. Read the picture.
The words on this page
Multiple pages of typed text on white paper bound together, with handwritten notes in ink and a separate lined paper sheet with handwritten text.

Posted 401

CANDY RAPPER SUPERSTAR
By Brian Rainstorm
-first toast to
This jam
Gonna spit it out of my mouth
As fast as I can
Like tries a peanut Eminem
Or L.M.N.O.P.
Hope you can understand
And comprehend clearly...
Them yelling:

"Watch your spelling and auto-
correcting!"
Or next under sex they'll be
questioning...
Over-messaging-and-texting and messaging
Did n't I try a guy like a faggot?

I'll reply:

Hey, I see something shinny
So I go and grab it
'Cause I just gotta have it
I know it's a bad habbit

Since I look like I lie
Like a Persian rug,
Judas and a priest
All rolled into one

But at least...
Wait, freeze, go back...
Did that 'but' have a crack? I mean...
One or two t's?
Oh boy!

Since my train of thought
Is fried, a win pot
If it didn't have tracks
I'd get lost a lot

Then I'd have forgot
Where I parked...
Oh yeah, over there
In the parking lot
Here's where I get off
(Haha)

Then I'd say:
"Hey, have a nice day"
(and wave..." that same fake smile on
my face)

As I'd drive away
In a big, bright white car
With out-of-state plates
With black lights
That at night read:
"Candy Rapper Superstar"
(ha ha ha!)

John Lennon was right...
And right you are!

Deep down you knew it
Anyone can do it...
Be a candy rapper superstar

Um... triple dipple
my nipples..
double
Lingle
Let's mingle!
That was the end
Right before the um...

IMOUT

Another collection
have to trace it
back 100 pages maybe?
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Item 462
Style and Noise
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished cursive lyric 'Style And Noise' ('Pretending you got something when you really got nothing'), handwritten in ink on a lined sheet, about 2013-2017.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's previously unpublished handwritten cursive lyric Style and Noise (Pretending you got something when you really got nothing), on a lined sheet marked with yellow highlighter and ink circles.
Why it matters
Tom's previously unpublished handwritten lyric Style and Noise ('Pretending you got something when you really got nothing'), marked up with highlighter and ink circles - found in none of his books or albums.
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Previously unpublished ; Unreleased poems ; Society
Published in
PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHEDSearched against the 34 albums, every book and Poems By Tom - found in none of them
Age when written
about 2013-2017 (age 34 to 39)best guess - not yet proved: dated from this piece's own photos and words and the dated books
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Item 462 — Style and Noise, picture 1 of 1
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The words on this page
Style and Noise
Style and Noise
Pretending you got something
When you really got nothing
(What do you got now?)
Style and Noise
Style and Noise
(Whatcha got now?)
How 'bout these clothes that I wear
(What'eda say?)
with so many surrounding sounds
It'gotten hard to hear
Seems the words are unclear
Style and Noise...
Style and Noise...

---

No, not all the good things have been taken
We're still here...
Things everything around us is breaking
But from what I hear
+ Exceptional (p.6) your
+ In the warmth of her eyes (p.7)
There is something special
I now realize...
+ box sets
Oh, yes I could let you be...
If that is what you asked of me...
Item 648
Sit back and relax and grab some snacks
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished pencil lyric draft 'Sit Back And Relax And Grab Some Snacks,' with the couplet 'Don't marry opinions, marry facts,' about 2012-2019.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's previously unpublished handwritten lyric draft SIT BACK AND RELAX AND GRAB SOME SNACKS, in pencil on a torn-out page of lined notebook paper with several lines crossed out, including the couplet 'Don't marry opinions, marry facts / That's what Jill said to Jack'.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten pencil lyric draft Sit Back And Relax And Grab Some Snacks, never published, with lines crossed out and the couplet 'Don't marry opinions, marry facts / That's what Jill said to Jack'.
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Previously unpublished poems ; Song drafts ; Funny ; Society
Published in
PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHEDSearched against the 34 albums, every book and Poems By Tom - found in none of them
Same words
also written out as number 846matched on the words by machine - Tom confirms
Age when written
written at about age 34 to 40 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 647 and item 649), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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Item 648 — Sit back and relax and grab some snacks, picture 1 of 1
The only picture of this piece
The words on this page
Sit back and relax and grab some snacks
[crossed out: Shit getting [?] I'm eating in]
No risk it No Biscuit
[?] means you don't wanna miss it
life is coming at you fast
And its trying to kick your ass
You can hide inside your room
But without the sun you wont bloom
Stand up and face facts see what you lack
What is needed to [?] complete it?
And Did you plant your seeds yet?
The only questions that matter are the ones you
ask yourself
SHORT
Item 682
No, not all the good things have been taken
In one sentence: Tom's short lyric 'No, Not All The Good Things Have Been Taken,' its first lines in red ink with black working notes below, on a single notebook sheet, about 2013-2017.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short lyric NO, NOT ALL THE GOOD THINGS HAVE BEEN TAKEN, its first lines in red ink and working notes below in black on a single sheet of lined notebook paper, about still being here while everything breaks; the black notes point to three short lyrics on pages 6 and 7 of Shorter Lyrics (2013) to be worked into it. The sheet's own lines are not printed in that book.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten short lyric No, Not All The Good Things Have Been Taken, its first lines in red ink with his working notes below in black, about still being here while everything breaks; a working plan for a longer piece that combines EXCEPTIONAL, IN THE WARMTH OF HER EYES and BOX SETS from Shorter Lyrics (2013). Not itself printed in a book.
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Unreleased poems ; Inspiring ; Internal Struggle
Published in
PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHEDSearched against the 34 albums and every dated book text - found in none of them
Age when written
not dated yetno book holds the words and the sheet has no date; it cites pages 6 and 7 of Shorter Lyrics (April 2013), so it was made when those pages existed - a floor only
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Item 682 — No, not all the good things have been taken, picture 1 of 2
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Item 682 — No, not all the good things have been taken, picture 2 of 2
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Moved here from item 452 - no number blocks in this photo - both photo readers matched it to this piece
The words on this page
No, not all the good things have been taken
We're still here...
Though everything around us is breaking
But from what I hear
+ Exceptional (P.6)
+ In the warmth of your eyes (P.7)
There is something special
I now realize...
+ box sets
Oh, yes I could let you be...
If that is what you asked of me...
Item 901
She said I'm just a piece of meat
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished short poem 'She said I'm just a piece of meat,' about being sent back out on the street, in cursive on torn-edged notebook paper, about 2012-2018.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem "She said I'm just a piece of meat / And she better leave me where she found me - back out on the street," in cursive on a torn-edged sheet of lined notebook paper; previously unpublished.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten short poem She said I'm just a piece of meat / And she better leave me where she found me - back out on the street, in cursive, never published.draft - not yet proved
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Heartbreak ; Lovedraft - 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 34 to 39 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the piece numbered next to it (item 902), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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Item 901 — She said I'm just a piece of meat, picture 1 of 2
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The words on this page
She said I'm just a piece of meat
And she better leave me where she found me -
back out on the street
She said I'm just a piece of meat
Item 947
Music has no winter
In one sentence: Tom's unfinished pencil lines 'Music has no winter, just like,' on a torn-edged sheet of lined notebook paper, about 2012-2019.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten unfinished lines "Music has no winter / Just like," in pencil on a torn-edged sheet of lined notebook paper.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten unfinished lines Music has no winter / Just like, in pencil - a lyric about music caught mid-thought.draft - not yet proved
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Previously unpublished lyrics ; Song drafts ; Unfinished lines ; Music ; Seasonsdraft - not yet proved
Age when written
written at about age 34 to 40 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 946 and item 952), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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Item 947 — Music has no winter, picture 1 of 2
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The words on this page
Music has no winter
Just like
Item 948
Out on a limb once
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished short lines 'Out on a limb once... and breathed it in,' on a plain white sheet with a clipped corner, about 2012-2019.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short lines "Out on a limb once... / And breathed it in" and "nothing that I can pretend for," on a plain white sheet with a clipped corner; previously unpublished.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten short lines Out on a limb once... / And breathed it in and nothing that I can pretend for, on a plain white sheet with a clipped corner, never published.draft - not yet proved
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Song drafts ; Riskdraft - 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 34 to 40 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 946 and item 952), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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Item 948 — Out on a limb once, picture 1 of 2
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Out on a limb once...
And breathed it in (4)
nothing that I can pretend for
HALF
Item 590
I go outside it's fucking freezing
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished pencil lyric draft, a satirical rant about being sent to prison on trumped-up charges of treason, on spiral-notebook paper, about 2012-2020.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's previously unpublished handwritten lyric draft I GO OUTSIDE IT'S FUCKING FREEZING, in pencil on a sheet of spiral-notebook paper, a satirical rant about being sent to prison on trumped-up charges of treason.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten pencil lyric draft I Go Outside It's Fucking Freezing, never published, a satirical rant about being sent to prison on trumped-up charges of treason.
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Previously unpublished poems ; Song drafts ; Politics ; Society ; 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 about age 34 to 41 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 589 and item 592), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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Item 590 — I go outside it's fucking freezing, picture 1 of 1
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The words on this page
I go outside it's fucking freezing
They're sending me to prison
Trumped up charges of treason
You see the Donald don't need a reason
Now for me it's hunting season
But it's the other end of the gun
The one that's less fun
First your feet and then your blood runs
You see defeat and then the ambulance comes
First to the hospital second trip the morgue

No one ever says they want to live long
enough to see all their friends die...
but they do
No one ever [crossed out text] admits
sometimes it's easier to live in a lie
but it's true

They gave me twenty pounds in a ten
pound bag
When I said thats more than I can handle
They said "Too bad!"
FULL
Item 594
SERVED
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished poem 'Served', in blue ink across two sheets of notebook paper, opening with being handed twenty pounds in a ten pound bag, about 2012-2020.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's previously unpublished handwritten poem SERVED by Tom Jensen, in blue ink across two sheets of lined notebook paper with 'Second' noted in the margin, opening with being handed twenty pounds in a ten pound bag.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten poem Served, signed by Tom Jensen across two sheets with 'Second' in the margin, never published, opening with being handed twenty pounds in a ten pound bag.
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Previously unpublished poems ; Margin-numbered sheets First (595), Second (594), Third (593) ; Society ; Law and justice
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 34 to 41 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 593 and item 595), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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Item 594 — SERVED, picture 1 of 2
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Item 594 — SERVED, picture 2 of 2
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The words on this page
[in the margin: SECOND]
SERVED by Tom Jensen
They gave me twenty pounds in a ten pound bag
When I said that was more than I can handle they
said "Too bad!"
I go outside it's fucking freezing
They're sending me to prison
Trumped up charges of treason
You see the donald don't need a reason
They're targeting me this hunting season
No one ever says they wanna live long enough
to see all their friends die...
But they do
No one likes to admit [crossed out word] sometimes it's
easier to live inside a lie...
But it's true
After you've won every battle
And still yet lost the war
Is when you see the tragedy
Wondering what all that fighting was for
After winning every argument
All conversation was lost
You were left [?] standing all by yourself
But still you got your point across
You lost your head
And your body followed
Everything you said
The words ring hollow
---
Like a dethroned King
You sure struck a nerve
As the peasants cried:
"He got what her deserved!"

When you treat the world like your servant
Is when you wind up getting served!
SHORT
Item 844
Connect, control and kill
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished two-line poem 'Connect, control and kill, the virus is spreading still,' on a full sheet of lined notebook paper, about 2012-2020.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten two-line poem "Connect, control and kill / The virus is spreading still," on a full sheet of lined notebook paper; previously unpublished.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten two-line poem Connect, control and kill / The virus is spreading still, on a full sheet of lined notebook paper, never published.draft - not yet proved
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; 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 34 to 41 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 843 and item 847), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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Item 844 — Connect, control and kill, picture 1 of 1
The only picture of this piece
The words on this page
Connect, control and kill
The virus is spreading still
Item 845
Arrogent yet insecure I choose victimhood over failure
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished short poem 'Arrogant yet insecure I choose victimhood over failure,' about becoming self-aware, on spiral-torn paper, about 2012-2020.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem beginning "Arrogant yet insecure I choose victimhood over failure," about becoming self-aware, with his crossings-out, on a sheet of lined notebook paper torn from a spiral; previously unpublished.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten short poem Arrogant yet insecure I choose victimhood over failure, about becoming self-aware, with his crossings-out, never published.draft - not yet proved
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Self-awareness ; 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 34 to 41 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 843 and item 847), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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Item 845 — Arrogent yet insecure I choose victimhood over failure, picture 1 of 1
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The words on this page
Arrogent yet insecure I choose victimhood over failure
for so long it was ignored and then somebody tells y a
It's now up to you what to do with this new
information
Become Self-aware or remain scared when you couldn't bare
salvation
Item 846
don't marry opinions marry facts
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished short poem 'Don't marry opinions, marry facts, that's what Jill said to Jack,' on notebook paper with a torn top edge, about 2012-2020.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short poem "don't marry opinions marry facts / That's what Jill said to Jack," on a sheet of lined notebook paper with a torn top edge; previously unpublished.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten short poem don't marry opinions marry facts (That's what Jill said to Jack), never published; Tom also wrote these words out on the separate sheet numbered 648.draft - not yet proved
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Previously unpublished poems ; Shorter lyrics ; Society ; Wisdomdraft - not yet proved
Published in
PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHEDSearched against the 34 albums, every book and Poems By Tom - found in none of them
Same words
also written out as number 648
Age when written
written at about age 34 to 41 - an estimatenothing on this piece itself dates it; estimated from the pieces numbered next to it (item 843 and item 847), since Tom's pieces are bunched together by date - not proved
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Item 846 — don't marry opinions marry facts, picture 1 of 1
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The words on this page
don't marry opinions marry facts
That's what Jill said to Jack
Jack just smiled and widely grinned
When one thing ends another begins
FULL
Item 1604
TANGLED AFFAIR
In one sentence: Tom's printed poem 'Tangled Affair', written as Brian Rainstorm on May 27, 2017, clipped with his other summer 2017 poems and Collabtunes business cards, from 2017.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's poem TANGLED AFFAIR, printed under his pen name Brian Rainstorm and dated May 27, 2017, opening with a chicken dance in the middle of the road, paper-clipped with his poem T MINUS from July 4, 2017, and kept with four more of his printed Brian Rainstorm sheets from 2017: ONE O'CLOCK WOMAN (July 7, 2017), LESBIAN ANTHYM (July 4, 2017), ADVICE FROM A STRANGER AND A POEM (Maine, June 5, 2017) and DOM-VIO, his parody of Van Morrison's Domino; never before published. On the same number: twelve printed COLLABORHYTHM COLLABTUNES business cards (music, Tom Jensen lyrics, We create original songs live with audience participation, collabtunes.com, Salem, Ma & Portland, Me), one with a paper slip reading Currently seeking a venue!
Why it matters
Tom's printed poem Tangled Affair, written as Brian Rainstorm on May 27, 2017, clipped with his other poems from that summer - T Minus, One O'Clock Woman, Lesbian Anthym, Advice From A Stranger and Dom-Vio, a parody of Van Morrison's Domino; never published - kept with twelve of his printed Collaborhythm Collabtunes business cards, one tagged Currently seeking a venue!, the songwriter looking for a stage.
Type
Typed lyric sheet
Collection
Previously unpublished poems ; Brian Rainstorm (pen name) ; Typed lyric sheets ; 2017 poems ; Love ; Funny ; Parodies ; Collabtunes plans and pitches ; Music businessdraft - 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
age 38 or 39 (sheet dated 5/27/2017)
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Moved here from item 1602 - the number blocks in this photo read 1604
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The words on this page
Page 1 of 2
new articles

TANGLED AFFAIR By Brian Rainstorm (5/27/2017)

I did my chicken dance
In the middle of the road
I thought I'd take a chance
I said, "Here we go..."

I finally crossed the street
And I made it on my feet
No gettin' squashed like a toad
I got as high as deep fried
In the sky I'd float...

Oh, but coming down
It's such a turn around
When tied wings can't fly
It hurts to hit the ground
That makes is hard to cope...

Like a ball of yarn and a kitten
With a grandma knittin' mittens
Quickly it becomes a tangled affair

You know you were doing something
Then suddenly all of time disappeared...

Nah, now you can't say you really miss it
Since your blown baby batter
Has grown to become a biscuit...

So now what else matters?
If you think it's only what you own...
The point is this:
You'll never even know you missed it

Don't want on my deathbed
To show sorrow
Once they've taken away
My last tomorrow

As the final drop of blood
Removed from the last vessel
Body's just another piece of trash
Tossed in God's trash receptacle...
Item 597
The toxicity of publicity has begun rubbing off on me
In one sentence: Tom's song lyric 'The Toxicity Of Publicity Has Begun Rubbing Off On Me,' about fame as delicious as it is vicious, on a spiral-torn sheet, written by 2018.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten song lyric THE TOXICITY OF PUBLICITY HAS BEGUN RUBBING OFF ON ME, in black ink on a sheet torn from a spiral notebook, about fame being as delicious as it is vicious, published in Only The Best (2018).
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten lyric The Toxicity Of Publicity Has Begun Rubbing Off On Me, about fame being as delicious as it is vicious, published in Only The Best (2018).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Only The Best (2018) ; Fame ; Society
Published in
IN A BOOKOnly The Best (2018)
Age when written
written by age 39 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
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Item 597 — The toxicity of publicity has begun rubbing off on me, picture 1 of 1
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The words on this page
The toxicity of publicity has begun rubbing off on me
I'm complicit I'm right up in it,
It's just as delicious as it is vicious
some grow suspicious still they solicit
Gotta scratch that itch every time they visit
Oh how they miss it -
Oh how they miss it

The camaraderie between authority can't be good for "me"
The [crossed out word] banner used to protect and serve
Now suddenly → we're the enemy getting what we [crossed out word] deserve

Don't be black at night
or piss poor and white
And fuck every Muslim
Sunni and Shiite (shite!)
He cracked a smile
Baton was raised
Trickle of blood
runs down your face
That's [crossed out word] when you see a democracy
Take control and call you free
Item 612
I can do better than I'm doin' now
In one sentence: Tom's pencil song lyric 'I Can Do Better Than I'm Doin' Now,' about pulling himself out of a spiral of doubt, on one loose-leaf sheet, written by 2018.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten song lyric I CAN DO BETTER THAN I'M DOIN' NOW, in pencil on a single sheet of lined loose-leaf, about pulling himself up out of a spiral of doubt, published in Only The Best (2018).
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten pencil lyric I Can Do Better Than I'm Doin' Now, about pulling himself up out of a spiral of doubt, published in Only The Best (2018).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Only The Best (2018) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Inspiring ; Motivational
Published in
IN A BOOKOnly The Best (2018)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Age when written
written by age 39 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
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Item 612 — I can do better than I'm doin' now, picture 1 of 1
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The words on this page
I can do better than I'm doin' now
I can pull myself up some way, some how
The circle is spiraling out of control
I'm deep in doubt of everything that I know

with my past as my compass
I left and now I've returned
The scorched earth and bridge burned
nothing ventured nothing learned...
And now I'm running out of places to go
There's not many people left to call
friend or foe
And I'm running out of directions
left to face
Even inside my soul no longer seems
like such a safe place

Running out of answers, excuses and
people to blame
I'm hiding under the covers whenever
I hear my own name
I'm starting to think I'm never gonna go
back to the way I was again
seems my song lacks a chorus and
I wish I could change this refrain
SHORT
Item 633
Best place for a lie is between two truths
In one sentence: Tom's short lyric 'Best Place For A Lie Is Between Two Truths,' in pencil and ballpoint with a boxed, crossed-out middle, a draft of his poem 'Change', written by 2018.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short lyric BEST PLACE FOR A LIE IS BETWEEN TWO TRUTHS, in pencil and ballpoint on lined notebook paper with a middle block boxed and crossed out, a draft of his poem CHANGE (Only The Best, 2018), not on the 34 albums.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten short lyric Best Place For A Lie Is Between Two Truths, in pencil and ballpoint with a middle block boxed and crossed out, an early draft of his poem CHANGE (Only The Best, 2018), not on the 34 albums; the same title line also turns up in his poem I Don't Hide Who I Am (card 635) and in H2OH (A Lifetime Of Rhyme, 2020).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Only The Best (2018) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Society ; Truth and lies
Published in
IN A BOOKOnly The Best (2018) (an earlier draft of the poem CHANGE)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) (an earlier draft of the poem CHANGE; the first line is also a line in H2OH)
Age when written
written by age 39 at the latesta draft of the poem CHANGE, whose words are in Only The Best (June 28, 2018) - the sheet itself may be older - best guess
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Item 633 — Best place for a lie is between two truths, picture 1 of 1
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The words on this page
Best place for a lie is between two truths
Time and the lack of proximity
I'm woker not broken
I was [crossed out] tokin'
I was to Joe Rogan
Listening how long until he calls me
[crossed out] to come [crossed out] on his show so
I gotta get noticed
But nobody knows this!
If they see [crossed out] and [crossed out]
[crossed out] and what I do
They lose their focus
If there's a lesson to learn here it's don't do
stupid shit
Like Hocus Pocus
Five fingers slowly closing
to form a closed fist
Can I resist?
Item 902
A long day but a good day
In one sentence: Three lines, 'A long day but a good day, it's the middle of April but feels like more May,' written by 2018.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICSbest guess - not yet proved
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORTbest guess - not yet proved
Tom's handwritten lines "A long day but a good day / It's the middle of April but feels like more May / Got everything I want today," three lines at the top of an otherwise blank sheet of spiral-torn lined notebook paper.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten lines A long day but a good day / It's the middle of April but feels like more May, published in Only The Best (2018) and A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Only The Best (2018) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019) ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; Memory ; Seasons
Published in
IN A BOOKThe November 2024 Collection (2024)
Only The Best (2018)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Tom Jensen Lyrics (2019)NOT SURE: this book list was copied from item 613 - the words "middle of April" were found in none of the typed books
Age when written
written by age 39 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
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Item 902 — A long day but a good day, picture 1 of 1
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The words on this page
A long day but a good day
It's the middle of April but feels like more May
Got everything I want today
Item 906
ROCK STAR DREAMS
In one sentence: Tom's handwritten lines 'Goodnight... Say hello to the sun for me' and more, on a white sheet of paper, written by 2018.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten lines "Throw enough shit and what sticks" and "Goodnight... Say hello to the sun for me" on a white sheet of paper, published in Only The Best (2018).
Why it matters
Tom's handwritten lines Throw enough shit and what sticks and Goodnight... Say hello to the sun for me, published in Only The Best (2018).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Only The Best (2018) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; The November 2024 Collection (2024) ; Music ; Fame
Published in
IN A BOOKThe November 2024 Collection (2024)
Only The Best (2018)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Age when written
written by age 39 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
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The words on this page
Throw enough shit and what sticks
Goodnight... Say hello to the sun for me
FULL
Item 592
TEN PERCENT ONE OUTTA TEN
In one sentence: Tom's lyric 'One Outta Ten', first titled 'Ten Percent', about ten percent of the people having ninety percent of the fun, on lined loose-leaf, written by 2020.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten song lyric ONE OUTTA TEN, in black ink on lined loose-leaf with the first title TEN PERCENT crossed out, about ten percent of the people having ninety percent of the fun, published in A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020).
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten lyric One Outta Ten, with his first title Ten Percent crossed out, about ten percent of the people having ninety percent of the fun, published in A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Society ; Funny
Published in
IN A BOOKA Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Age when written
written by age 41 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
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Item 592 — TEN PERCENT ONE OUTTA TEN, picture 1 of 1
The only picture of this piece
The words on this page
{struck: TEN PERCENT} ONE OUTTA TEN

Ten percent of the people
have ninety percent of the fun
And what's left for the rest
Ain't enough for everyone

Uh uh...
So you know how it goes
You bottle [crossed out] it all up
And wait to see when its gonna explode
Best to keep a safe distance
For there will be blood
When this thing blows
Unless it's too late,
And we're already living
In a comatose state
If that's the Case
Then why should we wait?
Let us [crossed out] not hesitate
Just [crossed out] end all of this debate
OPEN UP THE FLOOD GATES
[crossed out]
PURGE AND CLENSE THE EARTH
LET THE WATER FLOW
Drowning out all the hate!
Item 593
H2OH
In one sentence: Tom's lyric 'H2OH', on two lined legal sheets, about letting the water drown out the hate, written by 2020.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten lyric H2OH by Tom Jensen, in black ink on two lined legal sheets with 'Third' noted in the margin, about not hiding who he is and letting the water drown out the hate.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten lyric H2OH, signed by Tom Jensen on two legal sheets with 'Third' in the margin, about not hiding who he is and letting the water drown out the hate.
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Margin-numbered sheets First (595), Second (594), Third (593) ; Miscellaneous ; State Of The World ; Be Differentthe old category list says: MISCELLANEOUS ; STATE OF THE WORLD (not checked by Tom)
Published in
IN A BOOKA Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Age when written
written by age 41 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
On the site
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Item 593 — H2OH, picture 1 of 2
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Item 593 — H2OH, picture 2 of 2
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The words on this page
[in the margin: Third]
H2OH by Tom Jensen

I don't hide who I am
I'm not that kinda man... anymore
On what I don't know
I don't speak and think slow... for sure
The best place for a lie is in between two truths
Sometimes pretty eyes can blind you
And disguise what otherwise would suffice as proof

When one's identity
Seems to be seeded in the imitation of mediocrity
[crossed out text]
To be superior
To the inferior
which Just make me avarage at best
And Most often even less

Ten percent of the people
Have ninety percent of the fun
And what's left for the rest
Ain't enough for everyone

Uh Uh...
So you know how it goes
You keep it all bottled up
Wait and see when it's gonna explode

Best to keep a safe distance
For they'll be blood when this thing goes
Unless it's too late
And we're already living in a comatose state
---
If That's the case
Then why should we wait?
Let us not hesitate
End all of this debate
Open up the flood gates
Purge and clense the Earth
Let the H2O flow
Drowning out all the hate
Item 595
SMACK DAB
In one sentence: Tom's poem 'Smack Dab', on strips of loose-leaf taped together, about landing smack dab in the middle of rehab, later printed in A Lifetime Of Rhyme, written by 2020.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten poem SMACK DAB by Tom Jensen, on strips of lined loose-leaf taped together with 'First' noted in the margin, about getting lost in an idiot coma and landing smack dab in the middle of rehab, published in A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020).
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten poem Smack Dab, signed by Tom Jensen on strips of loose-leaf taped together with 'First' in the margin, about getting lost in an idiot coma and landing smack dab in the middle of rehab, published in A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Margin-numbered sheets First (595), Second (594), Third (593) ; Addiction ; Recovery ; Funny
Published in
IN A BOOKA Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Age when written
written by age 41 at the latestdated from the earliest book it appears in - the sheet itself may be older
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Tom's Story: 2020
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FIRST

I got lost in an idiot coma
Tangled in [?] weed, my ego and greed, my soma
Dumbed down to such a degree
Nobody recognized me
When I was lacking form
Oh how the flies did swarm
And other creatures meaning to do me harm
I see what's bad for my health
Worst of all for me was myself!

SMACK DAB
by Tom Jensen

I landed smackdab in the middle of rehab
"Lucky for me it was only weed" reads the hashtag
But it's [?] getting the munchies and [?] a little worse than being paranoid
Looking back at me I see a junkee
who keeps Trying to fill the void
I dropped the Sauce and kicked the blow
what seeme like two life times ago
When I was outta breath, I [?] gave up cigarettes
I got just onething to do that I havent done yet..

I've never not had something to help take off the edge
I've forgotten what's it like to live inside my own damn head

I've taken too many hits from the bong
That's usually how I get along
All my life now I'm not saying it's wrong
But my mind's been reminding me
it's time to move [?] on
---
I've been with too many bitches and whores
I Don't want my heart broken any more
[? written over: broken] glass and blood on the floor
Funny Honey I'm the one [? written over: with] my back to the door

I'm still bleeding
Are we even?
I've said it before
This time I'm leaving

Yeah, Time and a lack of proximity
Allows for one to turn friends into enemies
Or [? written over: change] an old enemy into a new ally
Maybe even cut the cord and finally say goodbye
Item 618
Thirst
In one sentence: Tom's poem 'Thirst' ('I had the worst kinda thirst'), on a torn off-white loose-leaf sheet with a note that more lyrics are on the computer, written by 2020.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · FULL POEM
PUBLISHED · POEM · FULL
Tom's handwritten poem THIRST by Tom Jensen, on a torn sheet of lined off-white loose-leaf with a note that more lyrics are on the computer, opening 'I had the worst kinda thirst', published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten poem Thirst, signed by Tom Jensen, with his note that more lyrics are on the computer, opening 'I had the worst kinda thirst', published in the Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013).
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Tom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013) ; A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020) ; Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012 ; Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011 ; Temptation ; Drugs & Alcoholthe old category list says: TEMPTATION ; DRUGS & ALCOHOL (not checked by Tom)
Published in
IN A BOOKTom Jensen Poem Anthology (2013)
A Lifetime Of Rhyme (2020)
Tom's Anthology, July 25, 2012
Tom's Anthology, September 18, 2011
Age when written
written by age 41 at the latestproved: its words are in A Lifetime of Rhyme (February 5, 2020), as THIRST - the sheet itself may be older
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Tom's Story: 2020
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Thirst by Tom Jensen
I had the worst kinda thirst
So after work I popped the cork
Nah, I don't even need a primer
Since I'm barely a part-timer
More like an abstainer
Keeping the plane inside the hanger
Because I don't trust the pilot
Whither I never [?] so quiet
Shut's up [?] [?] [?] just damn
It appears this wine has a spirit
Seems this drink thinks on its own
The car's in the [?] yard lights are on
But no one's home

Yeah I'm two glasses deep in
And not very good at keeping secrets...
I just poured a third
But it wasn't for thirst
If the second one was better
Then the next one can't be worse
Now I'm way past buzzing
Getting close to kissing cousins
Blowing kisses by the dozens
We all need a little lovin'

(more lyrics on comp.)
SHORT
Item 650
Well today when they lie
In one sentence: Tom's blue-ink poem 'Well today when they lie,' written beside his own grocery list on torn notebook paper, the handwritten form of 'Tiny Little Genocide', about 2019-2026.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten poem in blue ink on a sheet of lined notebook paper with a torn bottom, written beside his own grocery list that begins 'Bird Bread', not published in any of Tom's dated books; its typed version is the poem TINY LITTLE GENOCIDE.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten poem in blue ink written beside his own grocery list ('Bird Bread') - a poem caught on an everyday page, in Tom's undated pool of typed poems under the title TINY LITTLE GENOCIDE.draft - not yet proved
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Everyday Life ; Societydraft - not yet proved
Published in
PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHEDSearched against the 34 albums and every dated book text - found in none of them
Age when written
not dated yetno date on the sheet and no dated book holds the words; its typed version is only in an undated pool
On the site
Tom's Story: 2022
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The words on this page
Bird Bread
dry food
muscle milk
Coffee BJs
coke zero
gas
cereal
english
2 dollar plain donuts
Big Hungry man
BJs chips
Saltines
oj pulp
Balance Check

Weu today when they lie
they baeiv [?]
knowing they'll [?] suicided
Before they can give up the files
All thise P.D. f. [?] files yeah
We all know those in control
Have Bled and sold their sol's
End Up on a list
with those who can't resist
Black mailed like a mother fuck
Leaving honest us feeling cucked
knowing we can't trust
Face full of disgust
[bracket encompassing "Coffee BJs", "coke zero", "gas", "cereal", "english", "2 dollar plain donuts", "Big Hungry man", "BJs chips", "Saltines", "oj pulp", "Balance Check"]
[arrow pointing from list to] BJs
HALF
Item 254
I don't know what to tell ya...
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished half lyric 'I don't know what to tell ya... I used to be a pretty good fella,' on a folded white sheet ending in marker, written by 2025.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten, previously unpublished half lyric 'I don't know what to tell ya... / I used to be a pretty good fella', on a folded lined sheet ending in marker with 'Killed my Beagle / Deeply Superficial'.
Why it matters
Tom's handwritten, never-published half lyric 'I don't know what to tell ya... / I used to be a pretty good fella', ending in marker with 'Killed my Beagle / Deeply Superficial' - found in none of his albums or books.draft - not yet proved
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Unpublished poems ; Humor ; Selfdraft - 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 by age 47 at the latestproved: its words are in Tom's typed New Lyrics file (November 30, 2025), not a published book - the sheet itself may be older
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Tom's Story: 2025
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The words on this page
I don't know what to tell ya...
I used to be a pretty good fella...
Then one day I did something that might sound strange
It was during the Ides of May that I changed my name

Soon I changed my ways
Which changed my means
[struck: As I fought my way] Now I spend my days
[struck, unclear: Trapped among; written under it: cutting myself on [struck: my]] shattered dreams
[struck, unclear: But there was; written above it: Left with] no escape
Without a leap of faith

Who would catch me were I to fall?
No one. [struck, unclear: Perhaps it is better than; written under it: That's when I chose] to crawl?
That's when I lost it all.
That's when I lost it all. / I lost it all. -> Or worse yet
do nothing at all

[in thick marker:] Killed my Beagle
Deeply Superficial
SHORT
Item 636
When chaos comes calling
In one sentence: Tom's six-line lyric 'When Chaos Comes Calling,' advising to answer cool, calm and collected, in black ink atop an empty loose-leaf sheet, written by 2025.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short lyric WHEN CHAOS COMES CALLING, six lines in black ink at the top of an otherwise empty lined loose-leaf sheet, advising to answer cool, calm and collected.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten six-line lyric When Chaos Comes Calling, advising to answer cool, calm and collected.
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Inspiring ; Motivational
Age when written
written by age 47 at the latestproved: its words are in Tom's typed New Lyrics file (November 30, 2025), not a published book - the sheet itself may be older
On the site
Tom's Story: 2025
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The words on this page
When chaos comes calling
Answer cool, calm and collected
Have you ever felt yourself falling?
Tripped up when you least expect it?
That always leads to the hardest fall
Sometimes you're lucky if you get up at all
HALF
Item 643
I guess when you're living with your head in the clouds
In one sentence: Tom's cursive lyric 'I guess when you're living with your head in the clouds,' a warning about silver linings, written by 2025.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · HALF LYRICS
PUBLISHED · POEM · HALF
Tom's handwritten cursive lyric I GUESS WHEN YOU'RE LIVING WITH YOUR HEAD IN THE CLOUDS, at the top of a plain white sheet, a warning to be careful of silver linings.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten cursive lyric I Guess When You're Living With Your Head In The Clouds, a warning to be careful of silver linings.
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Society ; Warning
Age when written
written by age 47 at the latestproved: its words are in Tom's typed New Lyrics file (November 30, 2025), not a published book - the sheet itself may be older
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Tom's Story: 2025
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The words on this page
I guess when you're living with your head in the clouds
It can be good to see lots of silver lining
Yet when you come crashing back to earth
Don't plead from your knees crocodile tears eyes crying
That you never in all these years ever realized your life declining
Silver lining...
That's too much silver lining...
Too much silver lining
Can keep the sun from shining
So be careful of silver lining
SHORT
Item 842
Here comes another ring ding ding-a-ling
In one sentence: Tom's unpublished short lyric 'Here comes another ring ding ding-a-ling,' handwritten on a white lined index card, written by 2025.
Item type
POEM · UNRELEASED · SHORTER LYRICS
UNPUBLISHED · POEM · SHORT
Tom's handwritten short lyric "Here comes another ring ding ding-a-ling," on a white lined index card; previously unpublished.
Why it matters
Tom's original handwritten short lyric Here comes another ring ding ding-a-ling, on a white lined index card, never published.draft - not yet proved
Type
Handwritten sheet
Collection
Previously unpublished lyrics ; Shorter lyrics ; Song draftsdraft - 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 by age 47 at the latestproved: its words are in Tom's typed New Lyrics file (November 30, 2025), not a published book - the sheet itself may be older
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Tom's Story: 2025
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Moved here from item 452 - no number blocks in this photo - both photo readers matched it to this piece
The words on this page
Here comes another ring ding ding-a-ling
who swings all around like a yo-yo, yo...
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