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DavidBalfour
A drop in an ocean A seed in a field A sonnet amongst symphonies A ***** to the ordeal Words go unread Voices will not be heard Glances at your soul To be valued absurd Poets don't write Singers don't sing If I can't see your eyes Does this mean anything
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May 14
May 14, 2026 at 6:07 PM UTC
Disconnected
Can I trust these eyes As they scan across beds of lies The beauty in the words My heart burns I need you to be A calming of this sea Not a metaphor of love Spirit of the dove Something I can feel Let me know you are real The soft touch of skin We are akin Don't let tears dry And the blood in the earth cry Fulfill your word Or leave us to what we deserve
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May 7
May 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM UTC
Plea
The laughter of those who live In only moments of pure bliss You can't sell them your wares They don't hold onto our cares Their games are for those Who don't count others as foes They ask others to believe In something we cannot conceive The closest this world will see To unconditionality Are the minds yet molded To the ego emboldened
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May 4
May 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM UTC
Innocence
What you are isn't who you are What you do is what makes up you What you wear isn't to declare I've made this world a better place just being here What you shout doesn't give you clout It's striking with the gloves that wins the bouts When you are wrapped up in you You blind yourself to how the world needs you Can your identity pick up the pieces of them Starving on the sidewalk waiting for bread Your concerns are your concerns because you are overfed. Your self obsession is another tombstone in the garden of the dead If you trip and fall the universe won't heed your call You are the master of none and only one
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May 3
May 3, 2026 at 1:29 PM UTC
Self
Light brings you to life Your form is memories of hope Shadows accentuate your newness Your auroa does not despair Casting forth your beauty The world is driven to respond This treasure must be protected You give what we have lost Your roots spread out in the earth Finding the paths anew Spiraling upward towards the sky You teach us how to grow
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May 2
May 2, 2026 at 11:26 PM UTC
Son
I'm hungry I'm wrong I don't want to die I'm scared I'm hurt I want to do right I'm angry I'm depressed I can live this way I'm decieved I'm detained I just want one more day Sun, rise and let me feel you one last time Remind me your light falls beyond my sight
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May 1
May 1, 2026 at 8:52 PM UTC
Here
Do you see me, like I see you Do you remember my soul Am I just a distant memory A fleeting thought of days of old I sense your happiness The joy in the ones you love How you all gather round Each one a brother to each other A connection to behold I'm lost on the wind A morning mist so fine I evaporate in the light It was never my time to shine I play my song for no one No one wants to hear me sing I play this song to march Down to the cemetery I knew I wanted love And when it came I made it into something that was profane I missed it's beauty And instead I became a curse For all those near me All I do is hurt I see me for who I was And who I am doesn't change the past A hall of mirrors that accuses The memory of an arrogant man I have nothing to offer A voice easily dismissed No real wisdom here Just another kid to swing and miss I play my song for no one No one wants to hear me sing I play this song to march Down to the cemetery Is it better to fade when breathing The ****** of this story has past No one will remember you No one will mourn and fast They will shed one tear for the sake of another In their hearts they will be relieved The chains you had on them are broken They are all now free I play my song for no one No one wants to hear me sing I play this song to march Down to the cemetery
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Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM UTC
March
I could write a song about your love, but it would turn to tears I could write a song about your soul, but it would transcend here I could write a song about your compassion, but it would go too deep I could write a song about your wisdom, but it would be an impossible feat Instead I'll say that I love you, and thank you for all that you do
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Apr 29
Apr 29, 2026 at 8:52 PM UTC
To You
What are we looking for, what reigns in me When we are empty, we ask for a king A king that reflects are inner most desires A most sovereign one cast our enemies into the fire A longing to worship the idol inside The merciless ruler that conspires and lies A promise to lift us up on mountains most high Forsaking humility with a lustful eye Because you don’t know what you seek You whistle for the wolves and pretend it’s sheep Your disease wants more, it’s dug in deep The mask you wear doesn’t hide your sleep It is gold we are after and all that shines bright Our pockets are heavy but our souls are light This weight keeps our feet glued to the floor With our Earthly treasures our image adorned Peace is for the foolish, it reigns naught The cross over my heart is rusted wrought Out of the refiners fire I melt away My sanctuary on sand is where I come to lay Because you don’t know what you seek You whistle for the wolves and pretend it’s sheep Your disease wants more, it’s dug in deep The mask you wear doesn’t hide your sleep
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Apr 28
Apr 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM UTC
Inward Bound