<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465548944113244118</id><updated>2011-04-21T13:32:24.695-07:00</updated><title type='text'>children of ennui</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://childrenofennui.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2465548944113244118/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://childrenofennui.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>TrApS</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16828111143688298035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465548944113244118.post-1905410989043955852</id><published>2007-08-17T21:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-17T21:26:09.486-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My paper boat,...</title><content type='html'>I stand aboard my paper boat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How i longed this very day&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rough and stormy yes i know&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;thats what makes a harder fight&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As it sways i do not fear&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i have sailed through windy seas&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I tip my cherished sailors hat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A haughty smile that says it all&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A cruel wave.. a fleeting swipe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sank my beauty to the depths&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As i sit and cry i think&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;is this me.. that captain brave ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Again i wait a rainy day&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll win next time...  just you wait&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TrApS'&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2465548944113244118-1905410989043955852?l=childrenofennui.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://childrenofennui.blogspot.com/feeds/1905410989043955852/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465548944113244118.post-5529500322688301369</id><published>2007-08-17T12:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-17T12:51:35.319-07:00</updated><title type='text'>In between...</title><content type='html'>There is a place thats in between&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thats gray but never black or white&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Devoid of happy glowing smiles&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And all the sad and lonely tears&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For in that place  i am lost&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know not where i am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Should i find a side thats mine?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Should i find the narrow line?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But i am content being lost&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neither happy... neither sad&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Till i find a reason why&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How can i find myself again ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do not hope or long for smiles&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nor do i fear my future tears&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let it come to me as i&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Walk on somewhere in between&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TrApS'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You don't need to be happy or sad..you just need to let it find you.. then decide which side you are on... cos thats something only you can choose..&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2465548944113244118-5529500322688301369?l=childrenofennui.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://childrenofennui.blogspot.com/feeds/5529500322688301369/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2465548944113244118&amp;postID=5529500322688301369' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2465548944113244118/posts/default/5529500322688301369'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2465548944113244118/posts/default/5529500322688301369'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://childrenofennui.blogspot.com/2007/08/in-between.html' title='In between...'/><author><name>TrApS</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16828111143688298035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465548944113244118.post-4099746647174751583</id><published>2007-08-14T23:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-14T23:58:54.989-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I ask why ...</title><content type='html'>Hear a scream thats drenched in blood&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feel its torment in my own&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Was it just another day ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Did i know I'd feel this way ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the cries grow louder still&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My anger wants the reason why&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This blood was spilled for a bearded soul ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is this in the name of God ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You burn yourself to kill again&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And you let them lead you thus ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You use his name to kill his own&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You pray to see another's blood ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These cries of pain will break you too&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be sure of that you craven fools...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TrApS'&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2465548944113244118-4099746647174751583?l=childrenofennui.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465548944113244118.post-4605780543973663258</id><published>2007-08-13T21:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-13T22:17:30.063-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The train</title><content type='html'>As i stand and wait my train&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I see a face a smile so fine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the wheels began to turn&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She waves her hand to say goodbye&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the train moves slowly away&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She tries so hard to hide her tears&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The train is already far from sight&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Still she waves with all her heart&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She looks away her face so sad&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where is the smile i thought i saw&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She walks away and tries to smile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She knows inside he will be back&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As i take my seat on board&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I realize i am going home&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I start to see to my favorite smile&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Waiting for me all this while&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                            TrApS'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I started out wanting to tell a story but as i reached the end i knew thats its not just my story...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2465548944113244118-4605780543973663258?l=childrenofennui.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://childrenofennui.blogspot.com/feeds/4605780543973663258/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2465548944113244118&amp;postID=4605780543973663258' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2465548944113244118/posts/default/4605780543973663258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2465548944113244118/posts/default/4605780543973663258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://childrenofennui.blogspot.com/2007/08/train.html' title='The train'/><author><name>TrApS</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16828111143688298035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465548944113244118.post-7826973495169788153</id><published>2007-08-13T21:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-13T21:47:19.663-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My old friend</title><content type='html'>I walk around those old tree roots&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gnarled and twisted like my own&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It once hid my smaller self&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From many an angry soul i knew&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The branches seem to know me still&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know it tried but still i fell&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Taught me how to fly so high&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It all started with that swing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now it makes me small again&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I see the past i long forgot&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lost i know are those days&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i remember like my friend&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As i cut him to the ground&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dont know why.. i start to cry&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                                                                   TrApS'&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2465548944113244118-7826973495169788153?l=childrenofennui.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465548944113244118.post-7881043705036004870</id><published>2007-08-13T21:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-14T03:37:59.741-07:00</updated><title type='text'>That distant song</title><content type='html'>A distant song that feels so close&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dont know why those notes seem mine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As i move between the lines&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel its longing deep inside&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel a sorrow thats not mine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I yearn to know the reason why&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sung through tears but with hope&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As it fades I know why&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I see her smile her face so near&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sing that distant song i hear&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As i start to leave i know&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That song.. that hope will take me home&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TrApS'&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2465548944113244118-7881043705036004870?l=childrenofennui.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://childrenofennui.blogspot.com/feeds/7881043705036004870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2465548944113244118&amp;postID=7881043705036004870' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2465548944113244118/posts/default/7881043705036004870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2465548944113244118/posts/default/7881043705036004870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://childrenofennui.blogspot.com/2007/08/that-distant-song.html' title='That distant song'/><author><name>TrApS</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16828111143688298035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465548944113244118.post-2549328729953673681</id><published>2007-08-12T10:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-12T10:54:45.320-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What’s within..</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I tell myself… get away&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Before it fetters me... to its chains&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Inching closer... almost there&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Wont succumb… wont give in&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I try to run... but it’s still close&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I turn around and see myself&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Can I live to fight again?&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I see my future etched in blood &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The ones I love are there no more&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;That cold I dread... Overpowering me within&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Then I see it… I know it now&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;That I fear nothing but fear itself&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Another arrow in my heart &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I pull it out and make it my own&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;For I now know its only fear &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Only fear and nothing more&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I will live… but braver still&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I can win… and I will&lt;/p&gt;                                                                                     TrApS'&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2465548944113244118-2549328729953673681?l=childrenofennui.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://childrenofennui.blogspot.com/feeds/2549328729953673681/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2465548944113244118&amp;postID=2549328729953673681' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2465548944113244118/posts/default/2549328729953673681'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2465548944113244118/posts/default/2549328729953673681'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://childrenofennui.blogspot.com/2007/08/whats-within.html' title='What’s within..'/><author><name>TrApS</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16828111143688298035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465548944113244118.post-8726376985379872608</id><published>2007-08-12T10:37:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-12T10:48:07.015-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The  Bridge</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The Bridge&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I stand alone on that very same bridge&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Time has flown and left me still&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;As those thoughts come flooding back&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I find my smile I thought I lost&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;As I grasp that evanescent joy&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Futile I know... But still I try&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;This was where fate played thief&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Only to leave me incomplete&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;As I try to hold it in&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;I find my feet turn and walk away&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;What I lost will always remain&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;As a tear drop… As my pain…&lt;/p&gt;                                                                               TrApS'&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2465548944113244118-8726376985379872608?l=childrenofennui.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://childrenofennui.blogspot.com/feeds/8726376985379872608/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2465548944113244118&amp;postID=8726376985379872608' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2465548944113244118/posts/default/8726376985379872608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2465548944113244118/posts/default/8726376985379872608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://childrenofennui.blogspot.com/2007/08/bridge_12.html' title='The  Bridge'/><author><name>TrApS</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16828111143688298035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry></feed>
