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I also enjoyed this. Well done!
February 12
Very good suggestions, and when I get back from Dublin I will redo it as you suggested and see how it reads. The 'permanent tatoo' comes from a trend we have in NYC to do temporary tattoos with henna...thus making the tattoo I mentioned something ...
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At 4:19am on February 11, 2009, The Subtle-poet said…
Hi there, it's good to see your poems up:)
At 11:35am on January 31, 2009, Deborah Simpson, Author said…

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Wishing you a gorgeous today!

~Deborah

At 2:25pm on January 22, 2009, Deborah Simpson, Author said…
Hi Cyndi and welcome to the Lounge!

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City, State, Country
East Brunswick NJ 08816
My Website
http://www.myspace.com/insideofoutside
My Favorite Poet(s)
Jim Carroll
Sylvia Plath
Many myspace poets
Patti Smith
I am a published poet
Yes
Why I Write Poetry
why do I breathe?
Why I Read Poetry
Why do I love?
My Published Books
Dream Sequences
Inside of Outside
About Me
Spoken Word performer, poet, curator of 'Poets & Angels Music and Poetry Series'
Cyndi Dawson is a Spoken Word Artist. She has worked as an actress in TV and Film and as a Performance Artist whose work with Venezualen, Soho based artist Rene was well received in the 1980's. Cyndi has stood in for Madonna, appeared on Law and Order, Advil commercials and numerous films and TV series. Cyndi's poetry has been published in many, many anthologies and publications such as 'Heroin Love Songs', 'The Aquarian', 'Images of the Mystic Truth', 'Gloom Cupboard', 'Light Trauma', 'Journey of the 'Poet/Prophet', Poetz and 'The Livingston medium'Her spoken word has been featured in the 'Going Down Swinging' CD and has been heard on radio stations around the world. She has been featured in The Pulse Entertainment Magazine, The Star Ledger, The Home News Tribune and The Reporter. She is the author of two books of poetry, 'Dream Sequences' and 'Inside of Outside' and curator of the weekly Poetry and Music open mic series Poets and Angels at Via Dolce. She has read all over NY/NJ at venues such as The Bowery Poetry Cafe in NYC, Grassroots Arts Facility in Jersey City, Tribal Spears Gallery in Harlem, NYC and St. Marks Church in NYC. She recently read at the Poetry Cafe in London and the Henry IV in Eton. Her third book of poetry, 'Outside Girl', is currently in the works.Tommy and Cyndi are currently recording at Traxx East Studio's, home of musicians such as Lenny Kaye and Glenn Burtnick.



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Fish Scales

Fish Scales



Here--my body is cavernous. Hollow upon touch.
Every filthy cell washed clean; scoured with rags which
twist out your rancid breath. There is nothing there yet
I can feel it's heat on my neck.
It tattoos itself permanently. It reeks of old beer.

Muscle memory forces a clenching, forces my eyes to
see images painted into my brain, the stuff of nightmares.
I would not be a woman for years, be able to love, to
allow my legs to untie, to receive the heart of another...
This is where… Continue

Posted on February 10, 2009 at 11:41am — 1 Comment

Cyndi Dawson

Five Rounds

Five Rounds


I decided one day I would feel sorry for myself.
It seemed contemplating who liked me and who didn't
was akin to a boxing match. I wasn't a hundred percent sure
which side I wanted to root for more
Because the ones that didn't like me seemed
the kindest of all
and those who did stayed furthest away fearing
they could not measure up to the image I present
But that girl is as foreign to me as she is to them.
I decided..one day... make a list of what I disliked most
which is a… Continue

Posted on February 3, 2009 at 2:38pm — 3 Comments

Cyndi Dawson

Put an MP3 of 'Daddy took the Dog and Left up on my page!

Perhaps this might shed a different light on the performance end of poem vs spoken word
Hope you enjoy it!
(the voice was deliberately altered to give it a sarcastic and tragi-comedy spin)

Posted on January 25, 2009 at 8:45pm —

Cyndi Dawson

Daddy Left and Took the Dog

Daddy left and took the Dog
I stood frozen watching a spider crawl up your face.
Not even a scream rose from that deadened place inside.
Daddy took the dog and got in his car holding one small suitcase Drove down the driveway where the spider had me captivated....
He beeped his horn, waved... and that was that.
We were a house of five, but he took my sister and now we were
A house of three with boxes stacked against the wall.

Mother practiced beauty school hair styles on her wigs inside.
They s… Continue

Posted on January 25, 2009 at 3:37pm — 3 Comments

Cyndi Dawson

_Please use this link to hear a new spoken word track by me!!

Very much appreciate if you would go have a listen and let me know your thoughts!
Cheers, Cyndi
Here's the link: (it's the first track entitled 'FLOW")
http://www.myspace.com/poetsangelsmusicandpoetryseries

Posted on January 25, 2009 at 3:13pm —

 
 

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