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Mike

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About Me

I am simply a man who has learned things the hard way, seen more things than I wish I had, and been really privledged as well. I am a 6'3", 250lbs, line man who quit and became a poet, along with two of my other lineman friends. I slam in Palatine, play airsoft in Barrington, and work in Franklin Park. I like the now and am working hard on feeling it all the way through, not just thinking it. "You are all amazing for the things you see." "You're a pocket full of awesome" Home | Browse | Search | Invite | Film | Mail | Blog | Favorites | Forum | Groups | Events | Videos | Music | Comedy | Classifieds

My Interests

Poetry, archery, airsoft, running, thinking about tough questions to prove i can solve them so that i can say I accomplished something, and living, right now.

I'd like to meet:

Someone new, with something to say, not just repeat. Someone willing to listen instead of waiting for their turn to talk. Someone living in the now. Someone not consrtucted as a shell.

Music:

Shinedown is my main favorite, but i listen to it all, from techno to country and everything in between. Except emo.

Movies:

The Boondock Saints, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, and a whole ton more I have forgotten.

Television:

I don't like to watch it very much.

Books:

Storms beneath the skin, Some they can't contain, The Wings of a Falcon, The power of NOW, and many others i have fogotten to list.

Heroes:

Performance poets who aren't in existence for self gratifaction (Buddy Wakefield for example), Ashley for her stregnth and her moment, Nicole for her resilience, Kevin for things words are too feeble for, and the power in certain people that I have found in unexpected places.

My Blog

The Legendary Slam Poet Of Bloomington-Normal

Ladies and Gentlemen,I now bring to you, in a way I am sure you were not expecting, the one, the only, the legendary Johhny Firefly. ...
Posted by Mike on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:37:00 PST

"I believe, ladies and gentlemen, he may have something to say..."

First of all,If you have not already; remove two hours of things you must do from your to do list, and if you are feeling brave and strong, watch the movie "Zeitgeist" at this website: http://zeitgeis...
Posted by Mike on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:17:00 PST

Ode to Miguel de Unamuno

My Spanish Professor/Friend has repeatedly reminded me that my Spanish grammar sucks, let alone in a poem, but I wrote this, and I rarely share my work, but I had a little pride in it.Yeah, I know I h...
Posted by Mike on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:35:00 PST

Breathing

So, Anna Nalick has caught on to the Mike Whitfield philosophy of life.Where the rest of ya'll at?Cause you can't jump the trackWe're like cars on a cableAnd life's like an hourglass glued to the tabl...
Posted by Mike on Sun, 20 May 2007 07:20:00 PST

PROM

I have a public service announcement following this long strand of onomonpetia/random excalamtory remarks.Woah....Damn! HAHA!Whack!ouch...Really?!?!... c'mon, really?Gross!!Spillage....Flash... Flash,...
Posted by Mike on Mon, 07 May 2007 06:31:00 PST

Dancing?

Ladies, Gentlemen,Kids, Clowns,Children of all ages,And readers everywhere:I, (David) Michael Whitfield Junior, went to a dance, Schaumburg Turnabout of 2007, with a beautiful young woman who did the ...
Posted by Mike on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:01:00 PST

A weekend that is more than Unforgettable

It started with one broken plan. 3 hours in a car. 1 amazing concert, during which a new plan was formulated. 1 accepted plan. 1 night sleeping a place that does not belong to me. 2 happy lovers. One...
Posted by Mike on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:43:00 PST

Hope

You have the power to change things.If you can't believe that, there is nothing here for you.Peace, Full-Dreamer
Posted by Mike on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:44:00 PST

Philosophy

"The offer of charity says, in effect, thta they are not competent enough to care for themselves; and the statement is self-fulfilling- they cease to be self-reliant and become passively dependent on ...
Posted by Mike on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:50:00 PST

"Paint me a Birmingham"

I think I have been looking for the right painter.I have been watching murals and beauty being created around me, and yet I ask, and the painter refuses each time.I never bothered to ask why I was bei...
Posted by Mike on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:25:00 PST