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Selected Poems from Leigh De Vries
Leigh de Vries, is described as Outrageous. Unique. Brazen. Queen of the night. With her monotone vocal style and natural barotone, Leigh has been dubbed 'The Voice'. Don't expect to like her straightaway, you have nothing to compare her with. The effort of coming to terms with things you do not understand makes them all the more valuable to you when you do grasp them.
We have chosen a selection of poetry for you from her book of poems "Machine is Rinsing"
The book will accompany her latest album "The Machine", a solo project written and produced by Leigh de Vries. Available at the end of 2009.
If you want a taste of "The Machine" - the first single "Walk Alone" can be heard on Leigh de Vries's Myspace page.
www.myspace.com/leighdevries
Selected Poems
from Leigh De Vries -
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let me greet you
lip to lip
spread my poison
on your mouth
savage
your inner cheek
till blood
of hate
comes
pouring
out
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i peel back
the layers
of knowing
i feel
the freedom
i disappear
into it
like a dark pond
thought is the life
words are the force
let me know
let me know
the experience
undress me in
reality
let me know
the harsh
simplicity
i stand
in front of you
whole
not knowing
not doubting
without rules
or guides
let the experience
set me free
there is none
other than
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today im alone
im anonymous,
still,
but i stand
in front of you
i stand alone
i stand
anonymous
what have i got to say
i know you
doubt me
your mind is cruel
your patience
testing
i cant look you in
the eye
i stand back
to gain
control
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great black eyes
my substance
my blood
go beyond the
grey you seek
when now and then
rises like
the sea
hits a rock
break the spell
daughter of the night
break your spell
and bring me back
who can ever
satisfy a heart
like mine
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on the satin back of
the black night
i look into
the face of death
straight in the face
ill look my deadly fate
like a new born child
without hatred or remorse
i laugh at death
and snap my fingers
the devil is always
at my side
i drink him
swallow him
i feel him
leading me
away
sinful desire
sometimes
knowing
my deep love
he leads me
wasted
broken
that
which glittered
long ago
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