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January 20, 2010 By Laura E. (Fruitport, MI)

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  1. teardrop
    a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  2. retrace
    to go back over again
    I rise to meet you as your trust dissolves to shame,
    Oh this innocence has turned & lost its way,
    Retrace the footprints off the path from which I came,
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me.
  3. chooser
    a person who chooses or selects out
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Needle for the user, the pain in your chest,
    Beggar & the chooser, the wicked man's rest.
  4. suntan
    a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  5. footprint
    a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
    I rise to meet you as your trust dissolves to shame,
    Oh this innocence has turned & lost its way,
    Retrace the footprints off the path from which I came,
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me.
  6. new wave
    any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  7. dissolve
    pass into a solution
    I rise to meet you as your trust dissolves to shame,
    Oh this innocence has turned & lost its way,
    Retrace the footprints off the path from which I came,
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me.
  8. beast
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
    I rise to meet you as your trust dissolves to shame,
    Oh this innocence has turned & lost its way,
    Retrace the footprints off the path from which I came,
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me.
  9. innocence
    the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
    I rise to meet you as your trust dissolves to shame,
    Oh this innocence has turned & lost its way,
    Retrace the footprints off the path from which I came,
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me.
  10. playground
    an area where many people go for recreation
    Fear in the stuntman, sneer in the playground,
    Bottle in the hand of the dirty old drunk man,
    Leaf falling, autumn calling, dark clouds forming.
  11. Singer
    United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  12. crazy
    affected with madness or insanity
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy,
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Sinner in the darkness, liar in the church,
    Deaf man's silence, the blind man's search.
  13. mattress
    a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  14. shame
    a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
    I rise to meet you as your trust dissolves to shame,
    Oh this innocence has turned & lost its way,
    Retrace the footprints off the path from which I came,
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me.
  15. mad
    roused to anger
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy,
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Sinner in the darkness, liar in the church,
    Deaf man's silence, the blind man's search.
  16. maker
    a person who makes things
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy,
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Sinner in the darkness, liar in the church,
    Deaf man's silence, the blind man's search.
  17. overcoat
    a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  18. trust
    the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others
    I rise to meet you as your trust dissolves to shame,
    Oh this innocence has turned & lost its way,
    Retrace the footprints off the path from which I came,
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me.
  19. liar
    a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy,
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Sinner in the darkness, liar in the church,
    Deaf man's silence, the blind man's search.
  20. user
    a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Needle for the user, the pain in your chest,
    Beggar & the chooser, the wicked man's rest.
  21. weakened
    reduced in strength
    Patch over holes in my weakened heart,
    Which angels hold & devils pull apart.
  22. path
    an established line of travel or access
    I rise to meet you as your trust dissolves to shame,
    Oh this innocence has turned & lost its way,
    Retrace the footprints off the path from which I came,
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me.
  23. close in
    advance or converge on
    The doors close in an hour.
  24. recording
    a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  25. pea
    a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  26. lump
    a compact mass
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  27. deaf
    people who have severe hearing impairments
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy,
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Sinner in the darkness, liar in the church,
    Deaf man's silence, the blind man's search.
  28. falling
    coming down freely under the influence of gravity
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  29. angel
    spiritual being attendant upon God
    Patch over holes in my weakened heart,
    Which angels hold & devils pull apart.
  30. sinner
    a person who sins (without repenting)
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy,
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Sinner in the darkness, liar in the church,
    Deaf man's silence, the blind man's search.
  31. sneer
    a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
    Fear in the stuntman, sneer in the playground,
    Bottle in the hand of the dirty old drunk man,
    Leaf falling, autumn calling, dark clouds forming.
  32. bitterness
    the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me,
    The bitterness, the jealousy,
    The part of you that never sleeps.
  33. winner
    a person with a record of successes
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  34. tired of
    having a strong distaste from surfeit
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  35. birthday
    the date on which a person was born
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  36. weaken
    lessen the strength of
    Patch over holes in my weakened heart,
    Which angels hold & devils pull apart.
  37. beggar
    a pauper who lives by begging
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Needle for the user, the pain in your chest,
    Beggar & the chooser, the wicked man's rest.
  38. hole
    an opening into or through something
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  39. needle
    a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Needle for the user, the pain in your chest,
    Beggar & the chooser, the wicked man's rest.
  40. solitary
    of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies
    Will we walk all night through solitary streets?
  41. looking for
    the act of searching visually
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  42. jealousy
    a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me,
    The bitterness, the jealousy,
    The part of you that never sleeps.
  43. wanting
    inadequate in amount or degree
    And you hardly can imagine what you never had before,
    And the reason that you're given still leaves you wanting more.
  44. drunk
    someone who is intoxicated
    Fear in the stuntman, sneer in the playground,
    Bottle in the hand of the dirty old drunk man,
    Leaf falling, autumn calling, dark clouds forming.
  45. nail
    a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
    Bite my nails right down to the skin,
    Where one trust ends another lie begins.
  46. patch
    a small contrasting part of something
    Patch over holes in my weakened heart,
    Which angels hold & devils pull apart.
  47. dirty
    soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
    Fear in the stuntman, sneer in the playground,
    Bottle in the hand of the dirty old drunk man,
    Leaf falling, autumn calling, dark clouds forming.
  48. autumn
    the season when the leaves fall from the trees
    Fear in the stuntman, sneer in the playground,
    Bottle in the hand of the dirty old drunk man,
    Leaf falling, autumn calling, dark clouds forming.
  49. lost
    having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
    I rise to meet you as your trust dissolves to shame,
    Oh this innocence has turned & lost its way,
    Retrace the footprints off the path from which I came,
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me.
  50. leaf
    the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
    Fear in the stuntman, sneer in the playground,
    Bottle in the hand of the dirty old drunk man,
    Leaf falling, autumn calling, dark clouds forming.
  51. chest
    the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Needle for the user, the pain in your chest,
    Beggar & the chooser, the wicked man's rest.
  52. wicked
    having committed unrighteous acts
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Needle for the user, the pain in your chest,
    Beggar & the chooser, the wicked man's rest.
  53. turned
    moved around an axis or center
    I rise to meet you as your trust dissolves to shame,
    Oh this innocence has turned & lost its way,
    Retrace the footprints off the path from which I came,
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me.
  54. recall
    call to mind
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  55. ghost
    the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  56. lose
    fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
    I rise to meet you as your trust dissolves to shame,
    Oh this innocence has turned & lost its way,
    Retrace the footprints off the path from which I came,
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me.
  57. rise
    move upward
    I rise to meet you as your trust dissolves to shame,
    Oh this innocence has turned & lost its way,
    Retrace the footprints off the path from which I came,
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me.
  58. throat
    the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  59. bottle
    a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
    Fear in the stuntman, sneer in the playground,
    Bottle in the hand of the dirty old drunk man,
    Leaf falling, autumn calling, dark clouds forming.
  60. imagine
    expect, believe, or suppose
    And you hardly can imagine what you never had before,
    And the reason that you're given still leaves you wanting more.
  61. look for
    try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  62. devil
    an evil supernatural being
    Patch over holes in my weakened heart,
    Which angels hold & devils pull apart.
  63. match
    a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  64. calling
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
    Fear in the stuntman, sneer in the playground,
    Bottle in the hand of the dirty old drunk man,
    Leaf falling, autumn calling, dark clouds forming.
  65. way
    how something is done or how it happens
    I rise to meet you as your trust dissolves to shame,
    Oh this innocence has turned & lost its way,
    Retrace the footprints off the path from which I came,
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me.
  66. blind
    unable to see
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy,
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Sinner in the darkness, liar in the church,
    Deaf man's silence, the blind man's search.
  67. tired
    depleted of strength or energy
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  68. darkness
    absence of light or illumination
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy,
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Sinner in the darkness, liar in the church,
    Deaf man's silence, the blind man's search.
  69. off
    from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
    I rise to meet you as your trust dissolves to shame,
    Oh this innocence has turned & lost its way,
    Retrace the footprints off the path from which I came,
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me.
  70. skin
    a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
    Bite my nails right down to the skin,
    Where one trust ends another lie begins.
  71. coat
    a thin layer covering something
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  72. tire
    lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  73. turn
    move around an axis or a center
    I rise to meet you as your trust dissolves to shame,
    Oh this innocence has turned & lost its way,
    Retrace the footprints off the path from which I came,
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me.
  74. bad
    having undesirable or negative qualities
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy,
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Sinner in the darkness, liar in the church,
    Deaf man's silence, the blind man's search.
  75. cloud
    a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
    Fear in the stuntman, sneer in the playground,
    Bottle in the hand of the dirty old drunk man,
    Leaf falling, autumn calling, dark clouds forming.
  76. poet
    a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  77. prisoner
    a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  78. search
    search or seek
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy,
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Sinner in the darkness, liar in the church,
    Deaf man's silence, the blind man's search.
  79. memory
    the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  80. man
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy,
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Sinner in the darkness, liar in the church,
    Deaf man's silence, the blind man's search.
  81. pull
    apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
    Patch over holes in my weakened heart,
    Which angels hold & devils pull apart.
  82. pain
    a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Needle for the user, the pain in your chest,
    Beggar & the chooser, the wicked man's rest.
  83. wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  84. silence
    the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy,
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Sinner in the darkness, liar in the church,
    Deaf man's silence, the blind man's search.
  85. hardly
    almost not
    And you hardly can imagine what you never had before,
    And the reason that you're given still leaves you wanting more.
  86. fall
    descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  87. bite
    to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
    Bite my nails right down to the skin,
    Where one trust ends another lie begins.
  88. secret
    not openly made known
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  89. dream
    a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
    Teardrop falling, memory recalling,
    Ghost in your dreams & your secret recordings,
    Mad man's matches, the lump in the throat,
    The pea under your mattress, the hole in your coat.
  90. drink
    take in liquids
    Fear in the stuntman, sneer in the playground,
    Bottle in the hand of the dirty old drunk man,
    Leaf falling, autumn calling, dark clouds forming.
  91. sleep
    a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me,
    The bitterness, the jealousy,
    The part of you that never sleeps.
  92. dark
    devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
    Fear in the stuntman, sneer in the playground,
    Bottle in the hand of the dirty old drunk man,
    Leaf falling, autumn calling, dark clouds forming.
  93. never
    not ever; at no time in the past or future
    I'm the beast in you, the beast in me,
    The bitterness, the jealousy,
    The part of you that never sleeps.
  94. say
    utter aloud
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy,
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Sinner in the darkness, liar in the church,
    Deaf man's silence, the blind man's search.
  95. street
    a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
    Will we walk all night through solitary streets?
  96. sound
    mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  97. looking
    appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
    Singer with the sound down, winner on the come down,
    Poet in the overcoat looking for a suntan,
    On his birthday, prisoner on his first day,
    Tired of the new wave.
  98. fear
    an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
    Fear in the stuntman, sneer in the playground,
    Bottle in the hand of the dirty old drunk man,
    Leaf falling, autumn calling, dark clouds forming.
  99. walk
    use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
    Will we walk all night through solitary streets?
  100. church
    a place for public (especially Christian) worship
    You can say I'm mad, you can say I'm crazy,
    But I'm only as bad as the maker who made me:
    Sinner in the darkness, liar in the church,
    Deaf man's silence, the blind man's search.
  101. close
    at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
    The doors close in an hour.
  102. door
    a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
    The doors close in an hour.
  103. hour
    a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
    The doors close in an hour.
  104. lie
    be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
    Bite my nails right down to the skin,
    Where one trust ends another lie begins.
  105. heart
    the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
    Patch over holes in my weakened heart,
    Which angels hold & devils pull apart.
  106. end
    either extremity of something that has length
    Bite my nails right down to the skin,
    Where one trust ends another lie begins.
  107. night
    the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
    Will we walk all night through solitary streets?