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ArthurMRoach
And the whims of the undermind impart a law; Governance rigid, and in restless complacence We remain in knowing, but wanting more; A release from our own makeup. And the bloodiest wars we wage on our own; Casualties amassed to lost peace of mind. Or perhaps we desert our timeless fight And escape to the places that may subdue Our ego-rattled bind. Ne'er dormant shall lie the critical mind, of The fights it must have to survive. For surely to not fight must mean to die And settle into a life refined. We look out onto masses who've lived and left The breathing to remain unkind, And such comfort we find in the age-old lie That we depart in peace of mind. For who could persist to combat the Inconsistencies that lay in this mirror of mine, Knowing that we will never achieve a whole end; Tied neatly in elegant twine.
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Oct 12, 2020
Oct 12, 2020 at 3:33 AM UTC
The Settlement
Oh the world will be so much more than it was And the life you'll lead will see much more than it does, For the power behind your fatigue-addled mind May not rest its head as resigned. Your brilliance has always been measured in eyes That are far too rarely your own. May you find the street that you know you must cross, And the journey from what you have sown. And so clear it will be, on your pillow at night That you've come to where you had dreamt. And through tears defiling the doubts you had kept You may assuage what was once yourself.
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Sep 13, 2020
Sep 13, 2020 at 9:17 PM UTC
Oh, If Only You Knew
The man that may spend an eternity in his head With dreams that deem all else damnable; Shall push and pass the world outside And live in wanting of an end with no path. And so many live in unrelenting squalor As their own subpar perfectionists. Afraid to lurch towards a start Lest they find themselves wanting From themselves. Any direction will bring us back To a world of inaction; Save that of dreaming; We dream it all.
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Sep 13, 2020
Sep 13, 2020 at 9:15 PM UTC
The Subpar Perfectionist
Worn out seats but immaculate tread; Motionless legs but a lively head; Your will for will to grow and more; To venture forth and wholly thaw What froze in transition, from mind to condition; Will strip from rust to raw. And your comfort assures a blessed present, But naught from here onwards. Those dreams we choose to hold up high May not be ones we later stand by So if you're desperate for content complete Lay open to the whims of the world.
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Jul 23, 2020
Jul 23, 2020 at 11:30 PM UTC
To Be At Your Own Mercy
And so what was wild now calms; As the distant lights hide your all; As the cold ****** at the fading veneer Of a night to remember, And a day to forget. Such purity, coated in chemicals, Brought to light a world of thought That blossomed through the settled decay. These hours you've borrowed from tomorrow May serve to remind That your mind may bend to your shape, As well as against it. Blissful delirium in dark, dank solidarity. Your world is well within reach, But it will not hurt to stay here A little longer. Lavish yourself in the time that you've spent; Stave off tomorrow a while.
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Jul 23, 2020
Jul 23, 2020 at 6:45 PM UTC
A Night Remembered
Under dated culture of times familiar, She resides. Knees to chest as memory to breast, She pays homage to this new world From the confines of her own. The carves in her skin define a wealth That is ineffable in its worth. And yet She sits alone Enclosed in the shade of the times she shared. Gazing. Her dulling eyes study me, uncertain. A foreigner; coloured of which has brought naught but pain. Yet she is tired. Her body is wrought by her sightings in her age, And so she smiles. She is at peace with her country contorted, But happily watches afar. This space will warm her reminiscent mind As her months are spent in hours, Watching.
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Jul 22, 2020
Jul 22, 2020 at 8:20 AM UTC
Our Corners of Home
And so the world has left its stride, Taken a breath and stepped aside. We sick of heart and trapped of mind Have only ourselves to see to. And a mirror is held to what's inside, Your self as lived without a guise, No people with which to base your self; You are only living for yourself. Prisoners new, who've come inside To view the truths which ne'er preside. Take notes of what you come to find; Understand just how you see you.
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Jul 22, 2020
Jul 22, 2020 at 8:16 AM UTC
Quarantined Minds
You will sit and think or run and chase A path you believe will quicken the pace Of fulfillment grand, or to at least withstand Times ebbing flow and recurring woe. And rise and fall, contentment's sprawl; The specks we pan the ground for. And rise and fall, discomfort's drawl; The eras we spend in wanting. Some questions reign: "What constants remain?" And with the answer lies eternity. It is the love of a strain that grounds the sane; An enduring devotion, a lingering notion, Detached from what others deem necessary.
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Jul 13, 2020
Jul 13, 2020 at 11:20 PM UTC
Incessant Time
So leaves the conscious breath of day, And with my dwindling mind power, I lay And pray upon my awaited sleep That it delivers me another life to keep. Oh sleep, why don't you heed my call To present me else with greater gall; The life of one that springs in step And looks back at all in a fond recall.
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Jul 13, 2020
Jul 13, 2020 at 8:35 AM UTC
To Bed
Your skin and heart is with life asunder, As cold as you had dreamt it. All the sins you loved to plunder Brought no more glee than death did. Youth left your heart, poor in time To show you how to grasp it. You deemed it weak within its prime So you scorn what were your best bits. But busy a mind does not mean restful And your work just stalled the war. Besieged, you changed to vengeful And chased your pleasure no more. Now chase the bottle as not a tool But a crutch with which to live on. You live apart within your cesspool With which you'll always cling on. But came the day you sobered up And saw the love you hated. Mixed those pills with what was left And soon, your name was dated.
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Jul 9, 2020
Jul 9, 2020 at 8:05 AM UTC
Pleasures Lifeless