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Forget Regret (or About the Poet)...

...or Life is Yours to Miss. Anyone who knows me knows where that quote comes from and why it means so much. And there are many more where it came from.

When I set forth to put together this collection of poetry over three years ago, I did not know how much I would eventually learn about myself through the process. I have read each poem again and realized everything that has happened in my life. It is an amazing experience to start from the beginning with “the storm” and continue to the the recent writings. There are many emotions involved within these pages. Each poem represents some point in my life, some event I have experienced.

I hope you, as the reader, get something out of these poems also. They have a much deeper meaning than just what appears on the page. Sit back and read. Let them consume you and take you where they may. Let the emotions run free. And most of all, simply enjoy.

Random quick facts...

Name: Robert
Residence: Birmingham, AL
Hometown: Guntersville, AL
Born: Panama City, FL

Turn-ons: big, brown eyes; fraternity guys (not jocks); red heads; a personality & brains; maturity; dance/electronic music; perceived innocence.
Turn-offs: guys who drug/smoke; heavy metal/hard rock music; red heads; immaturity & naivety; puppy dog syndrome.

Favorite Movie: Broken Hearts Club
Favorite Movie (close 2nd): Dead Poets Society & Donnie Darko
Favorite Filmmaker: Peter Weir
Favorite Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal (subject to change)
Favorite Actress: (also subject to change)
Favorite Broadway: Rent
Favorite Author: Kirk Read
Favorite Novel: Density of Souls (last one I've read in it's entirety)
Favorite Novel to Movie: Lord of the Rings
Favorite Non-Novel: How I Learned to Snap
Favorite Musician: Rufus Wainwright
Favorite Musician (close 2nd): Gavin Degraw & Dave Matthews Band
Favorite Album: Chariot Stripped
Favorite Album (close 2nd): Rent Soundtrack & Some Devil
Favorite DJ: Thunderpuss
Favorite Dance Track: "Who The Hell Are You vs. Don't Call Me Baby"
Favorite Quote: "Forget regret or life is yours to miss!" - Jonathon Larson, "Rent"

Divas I worship: Janet Jackson, Madonna, Cher, Sarah McLachlan
Guys I'd like to fuck (in no particular order: Jude Law, Elijah Wood, Jake Gyllenhaal, Edward Norton, Ethan Hawke, Andy Roddick ( list subject to change on a whim of course)

Random Fact #1: In high school, I was a geek and actually taught AP Calculus several days.
Random Fact #2: In college, I joined a fraternity. One of the best choices I ever made and no one thought I'd make it through the pledgeship.
Random Fact #3: I am a poet. According to Lucy, a horrible poet. But a poet none the less.
Random Fact #4: I have a goal to one day own my own business (I won't say what type here as it's so stereotypically gay).
Random Fact #5: Yes, I am gay. I'm also heterophobic.

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