Cunning, Baffling, Powerful

Been beaten to a pulp

Vigorous, Irresistable

Sick and tired and laid low

Dominating, Invincible

Black-out,

Hear me, speaking

Asking why I even bother

Tell me, how you

Live from day to day

Take your time

"A gallop snapshot poll taken immediately after President Bush's speach on

funding embryonic stem cell research last night

"And for what?"

"Well, isn't it for the honor of God, Aunt Kate?"

"I know all about the honor of God, Mary

I remember a time

My frail, virgin mind

Watched the crimson sunrise

Imagined what it might find

Life was filled with wonder

I felt the warm wind blow

I must

"For the first time in a long time

...everything was right in my

world... and then I woke up."

I can remember when,

In the unity of our five-day sessions

Not even

I've got a Nightmare to remember

I'll never be the same.

What began as laughter

So soon would turn to pain

Don't

Tell me what's in

Tell me how to write

Don't tell me how to win

This

A single star behind me

A red sky burns ahead

A lonely light below me

Awake among the dead

An overwhelming feeling

Leaves me numband

"Close your eyes and begin to relax. Take a deep breath, and let it out

slowly. Concentrate on your breathing. With each