Wanted To Play (#poetry)

I knew at the end of the day How every card would lay But still, I wanted to play. Lady Luck doesn't like me much Maybe that's why I always end up stuck Wrong place Wrong time Never allowed to shine. Eclipsed by reality Greater than I can...

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Beyond the Veil (#poetry)

All the old Falls away to the new Doesn't mean I will ever forget you. I didn't cry When I learned you died For I knew I would never forget you. Interred to the earth To find what lies beyond The old falls away to the new But...

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Afflictions

I am more than the affliction Or the diagnosed condition My heart beats just like yours. I have dreams and aspirations Sit with me and I will share them I promise I am not contagious. All we have in this world is one another It would...

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Echos of the Past

I hate feeling so alone- Echos of the past stir inside- Making me wish I could hide. Whispers in the dark- Tell me I am worthless- Even though I try my best. Sleep my only shelter Where I dream of something better Only to awake with a...

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The Lies (#poetry)

I never got over the lies- I packed them down into my core stitched them there- Yet, the remnants seep and pour.   The memory of you- sometimes escapes too. It rolls through my veins and taints my soul with pain. Your love was a slow suicide of deception...

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Schadenfreude Pallet (#poetry)

I swallow the pills They tell me to take To kill the ache You left behind. Colored by a Schadenfreude pallet I derive pleasure from other's pain There is no saving my sanity You made sure I could never love again.

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Cold Wind (#poetry)

The cold wind blows I feel the chill of your absence And I know I am alone. The pain is deep and wide I do not believe I can cross this divide And I feel utterly alone. Warmth and happiness no longer come Just the cold...

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Mournful Sound (#poetry)

Can you hear the mournful sound Of a ghost long gone? Shattered by life Singing a sad, sad song. The leaves whisper her regret The trees know her shame But no one remembers her name When a tree falls Does it make a sound? When a woman breaks Do...

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Hindsight is 20/20 (#poetry)

Should have never set my sights on you The one who tore my heart in two Kept me dressed in shade of blue.   But hindsight is 20/20 Yes, hindsight is 20/20   Your amber eyes had me paralyzed As honeyed words dropped from your mouth Made me...

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Your Love Has Me On The Run (#poetry)

  Gone with the morning sun Your lack of love has me on the run.   Your success Cannot dull the emptiness Of my soul.   The money will never transcend being left alone again.   When I needed you the most you were gone. Pretending to love what you did not. Poisoning a heart from...

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