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    Venus in Arms
    Venus in Arms
    Venus in Arms
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    Venus in Arms

    By Criss Jami

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    Venus in Arms is Criss Jami's 2nd poetry book. It contains a total of 30 poems, each followed by a brief word of thought.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCriss Jami
    Release dateFeb 1, 2012
    ISBN9781466153400
    Venus in Arms
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    Criss Jami

    Criss Jami (birth name Christopher James Gilbert), born May 29, 1987 in Lynchburg, VA, is the author of several books, creator/designer of Killosopher Apparel, and the musician for the metal project Crymson Gryphon. He studied philosophy at George Mason University.

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      Venus in Arms - Criss Jami

      Copyright © 2012 by Criss Jami

      All rights reserved. Written permission must be secured from the publisher to use or reproduce any part of this book, except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles.

      Published in the United States by Smashwords

      ISBN 1-4699-2363-7

      Venus In Arms

      A poetry book by Criss Jami

      1) This Is Sisyphus

      2) Ink (A Storm In My Soul)

      3) Omnia Causa Fiunt

      4) A Wry Face

      5) Aesthetically Appealing

      6) Stylus (Of The Wildest Dreams)

      7) Stuck In Traffic

      8) To Spring In Summer And Fall By Winter

      9) Éminence Grise (Won’t You Teach Me)

      10) ...For The Forgotten

      11) Mea Maxima Culpa, Cybernational Coma

      12) Sense To Survive

      13) Kiss The Blarney Stone

      14) Metal

      15) Film Noir (Trade Some Resistance)

      16) Slipshod Lover

      17) The Order Of Mistakes

      18) Pressure Of The Hellhounds

      19) My Marionette

      20) Haze

      21) Münchausen

      22) Fable

      23) Countdown To Kill Me

      24) Lovecraft Theme

      25) Wahrheit For My Sycophant (My Psychopath)

      26) Shatter Me Sinfonia

      27) Center Of War

      28) Jump The Gun

      29) For Veritas Aequitas

      30) Like St. Raphael

      I would rather be an artist than a leader. Ironically, a leader has to follow the rules.

      This Is Sisyphus

      Over time

      I taught me how to outdo myself

      After awhile

      Darling it shocked too loud now I tune out the world

      If this is Sisyphus yes I’m in love with this

      And if I regretted the jokes I’ve thrown

      Well I’d be more alone than you know

      ‘Cause this is what I do

      Baby I send kisses just for you

      But it’s up to you whether or not this love is true

      So what’s a legible heart

      In a clever devil of God

      Who just missed the mark

      Yes I wish I knew, my friend

      But I can’t comprehend what doesn’t end

      No we won’t trick the treat, make your heart skip a beat

      That is unless you want me

      So what’s your pleasure it’s whatever you please

      But if I started to like you I wouldn’t let you see

      Baby that’d set me free

      Oh what’s a legible heart

      In a clever devil of God

      Who just missed the mark

      Yes

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