i can skip
i will
i can pass
i do
with an orchestra on one side
mostly strings
and a gospel choir on the other
there is balance
complete with tambourines and hand claps
a resonating piano
electric black light eyes
a way to trade your handshakes
steady up the long line standing appreciation
i can miss the way i give
while you can give the way i miss
its a misled and archaic fashion
a hatched theory
a mind hellbent on clockwork style decision
we didnt want to sit here any longer
we didnt want to l…
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Added by Stephen Tribou on October 6, 2009 at 12:49pm —
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eyes usually dont make it this far
or
too far
enough
so
i can write what i want here
ramble and dance destructively
cross and be crossed
skill versus skull
an odd an elaborate plan
just to get you to crack a smile
those movies have already been made
time and time
lover and over
your songs are written
scratched into a desktop
waiting for strangers and garbage men and new owners to read and sand and refinish
and
and
and
if u werent enough
then i'd make you 3 or 4
i can be 10
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Added by Stephen Tribou on September 3, 2009 at 2:22pm —
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its the hats she wears upon her head
the hats she wears
one for every event
the hats she wears
striped and gaming colors
the hats kids
the hats
i wanna be those eyes of blu
i wanna see those eyes of blue
i wanna be perfected by blu vision
short sleeves and no sleeves at all
but every time she wears a hat
except for when i see and stand direct and fronted
pigeon toed with arms crossed
uncomfortable and painlessly escaping
shuttle down the steps
the ones with alcohol stains
tried and tru
brimming…
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Added by Stephen Tribou on September 2, 2009 at 2:40pm —
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magnets
magnets magnets pasted
electric on fridges
stamped and plastered in a billboard like fashion
without the hyphenated excuse of conclusion
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Added by Stephen Tribou on September 2, 2009 at 8:07am —
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we can be forward and we can look forward
spinnin off every top we can mention honorably or even think of
its amazing how people make their money
like naked homelessness
i'm still counting
boards and nails
supposed to be fitting together
construction projects complete with hard hats
this past weekend was long and drawn
i finally returned home yesterday
sunday evening
i feel ive been sleeping for a week
its only been a couple hours
there are some who have been taking seriously
not taken
but takin…
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Added by Stephen Tribou on August 31, 2009 at 8:15am —
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these are the details for the show on the 16th of sept.
Join us on Wednesday, September 16th at Modern Formations for the next TNY Presents!
http://tnypresents.blogspot.com/
Featured readers are:
Dave Carillo
Joel W. Coggins
Dana Killmeyer
Music by: Stephen Tribou & The Vacant Sea
doors at 8pm sharp!
Modernformations
4919 Penn Avenue. Pittsburgh PA 15224
412.362.0274
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Added by Stephen Tribou on August 27, 2009 at 11:43am —
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uh
we get it
you had fun
now move on
no no no
no
no
no
no
no
this will not change
nobody's right or wrong
usually its all just opinion
i'm standing at the entrance of the theater
i just got word that im playing some show in september
apparently someone said i would do it
i have no recollection
we sorted and sifted thru the details
all of which are still vague
all i know is i';m supposed to show up at 7ish and play for 30 minutes
at like 930ish?
also
if you own pets
you may need to step back and…
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Added by Stephen Tribou on August 27, 2009 at 10:08am —
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all in all
i can say
you
are
as well as
we can try
i'm dotting your eyes(i's)
with luv and mutual respect
your lack of self expression confuses me
with tales of great journeys and triumph
over invisible enemies
fighting make believe battles
in fields that never existed
castle walls made of sponges soaked in gasoline
catching fire arrows
clenched fists
grinding teeth
absorbing interaction
i always wondered
why do you wake so early
your brains computer controller
my hearts engineer…
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Added by Stephen Tribou on August 26, 2009 at 6:07am —
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little squares of human beings
bitty tiny boxes
squares and squares of human beings
shuffle them around and apprehend the arcs and angles
shapes with words and paragraph
sentence fragment gratitude
will you float me ever so gracious
let me start over
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Added by Stephen Tribou on August 24, 2009 at 1:50pm —
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i definitely dont know your exact coordinates
or even general location
accidents happen
its a given
especially when traveling long distances
we wait by the light of the moon
while they pray for the sun
bury your heart in your mind
hide it from the ones you love
this is what we were trained to do
so many streets and alley ways
each a tick tock explosion away
counting down and blessings from the past and previous
i'll tell you what you told me
just in a different key
phrased and sampled in ways yo…
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Added by Stephen Tribou on August 23, 2009 at 9:21pm —
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i guess some were under the wrong impresssion
tho
you'll never ruin
spectacle
fascination a fresh coat of paint
an early demise
a returned favor
weekly visit tv time
scratch and win
light socket blues
color
outside of lines
one on every avenue
with flea market mentality
times will change
full disclosure
adventure stemming opportunity
quick change for stability
dumb and lucky
driven
still fishing in a mud puddle
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Added by Stephen Tribou on August 22, 2009 at 9:51am —
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some may say
but most choose higher volume levels
scratching and stretching
get comfy so the reach isnt as great
i cant help but feel like a dog
chasing my own tail
i can see the proof ahead
i can spend the last dime and nickel
im finding discomfort from watching habits
good and bad
theyre all the same to me
quirks
stick and be stuck
its amazing
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Added by Stephen Tribou on August 21, 2009 at 12:55pm —
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its not too much to ask for
really
i just wanted an understanding
i wanted to be free
i wanted to be sure i wasnt similar in any way to the rest of the hecklers
they obviously dont know each other
everything was kept separate
not secret
but
separate
i wanted to know what i meant
and if how i was feeling wasnt just a ticketed one way
all i ever did was watch the clock and wait
all i ever did was yearn
over and over
for sum1 who never wanted to use my time wisely
im lost
im not sure if im trying t…
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Added by Stephen Tribou on July 5, 2009 at 11:03am —
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Jennifer
i found your marble mixed in with the bag of my own
what was it doing in there?
6:30pmStephen
i dunno
6:30pmJennifer
do you want it back
6:30pmStephen
i think our marbles are in the same bag
6:30pmJennifer
so i'll just leave it like that
6:30pmStephen
if you want
6:31pmJennifer
i do
6:31pmStephen
i do
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Added by Stephen Tribou on January 13, 2009 at 4:55pm —
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dialogue
Jennifer
i'll check it out
sorry for interrupting with that quesiton
3:09amStephen
all good
3:10amStephen
so whats in store for yer big day 2moro
fun i hope
3:11amJennifer
doctor, work. talk to you. 1 of those 3 are fun
3:12amStephen
well its good to be included in 2moros agenda
3:13amJennifer
whoat's your agenda?
3:14amStephen
wake at like 3,,,words,,pen and ink,,noise,,noise,,,words,,prom..otion,,jenna,jenna,jenna
3:16amStephen
whoats your agenda makes you sound filthy brit…
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Added by Stephen Tribou on January 12, 2009 at 10:16pm —
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DIALOGUE
Stephen
yea
theres actually a lot going on if you look past the dialogue
its a very raw form of expression
its a collective collaborative piece of art
we speak poetry
AM I CRAZY?
6:53pmJennifer
NO
no
6:53pmStephen
you are now part of a poetic social experiment
6:54pmJennifer
I like that we can gain so much out of an simple exchange of thoughts through here
hahahaha
oooh experiement
s
6:54pmStephen
yesssssss
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Added by Stephen Tribou on January 12, 2009 at 10:14pm —
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DIALOGUE
Jennifer
dialogue caps locked this time
7:03pmStephen
yeah
what do i title these as
????
plus i need to re format that page
7:03pmJennifer
i don't know you're the one who is good with titles
7:04pmStephen
its jumbly
i suck with titles
7:04pmJennifer
i don't think you do
naming things has always been hard for me
7:04pmStephen
yer responsible for the title
7:04pmJennifer
OH GREAT
7:07pmJennifer
i'm looking at your paintings again
7:09pmStephen
good
thank you
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Added by Stephen Tribou on January 12, 2009 at 10:13pm —
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CAPS LOCKED
Stephen
i take horrible picturess
tho i do appreciate being shot
shoot me all you want
7:17pmJennifer
my eyes are closed in 98% of photos
listening to speed of light
7:18pmStephen
i'm not a good poser
i like random shots
7:18pmJennifer
hahaha the candids
7:18pmStephen
just dont ask me to look at the camera
thats when i get nervous
7:18pmJennifer
yeah posing is uncomfortable
7:18pmStephen
see
7:18pmJennifer
fake smiling is painful
candids are fantastic
7:19pmStephen
i…
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Added by Stephen Tribou on January 12, 2009 at 10:13pm —
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CAPS LOCKED 2
Jennifer
i know, it is. it's weird how some people., like you just said you instinctively have certain feelings for
its immediate
8:05pmStephen
its uncontrolled
its random
its attraction
its generosity
its consideration
its unexplained
you kinda make my head spin
8:06pmJennifer
yeah, i never try to argue things like that
head spinning is good, but spinning is my world.
8:06pmStephen
i'm sorry
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Added by Stephen Tribou on January 12, 2009 at 10:11pm —
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Jennifer
stephen! hello.
you knw where to buy dinosaurss?
Today
12:09amStephen
uh,,,yeah
i told u
i'm awesome
i can also make one out of duct tape aluminum foil,,ground meat,and bendy straws
12:11amJennifer
i really like bendy straws
12:11amStephen
me too
12:11amJennifer
they comfort me
12:11amStephen
why
12:11amJennifer
i have no idea
12:12amStephen
fair enough
12:12amJennifer
i think becuase i used them a lot when i was a kid. they mde my drink feel fancier
12:12amStephen
yer fan…
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Added by Stephen Tribou on January 12, 2009 at 10:09pm —
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