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brad-1
Being but heavy, I will bear the light.
It starts in the pit of your stomach And slowly makes it's way upward The muscles of your abdomen tighten As you feel it's grip grow stronger You try to fight it, you know it's there You cannot run, you're awfully scared Your esophagus closing, the tightness growing And expanding to every muscle you have You can hardly breathe, you can barley see You're only left to ask "why me?" Your gasps become shorter, your heart racing speeds That you only see in the movies And then, as it does, it ends rather quickly The feeling you're left with is really quite sickly But no matter the pills or the therapy Nothing will free you from anxiety. For the only battle that can't be won Is one that just can't be undone For you can't run, and you can't hide From war unfolding in your mind.
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Apr 28, 2015
Apr 28, 2015 at 9:08 AM UTC
IV. Inescapable
The monotonous sound of the engine running running but unmoving under the hood still as the air and silently purring as if not to wake anyone None stirred as the beast sat waiting waiting in the bitter cold of night cold as the ice and silently churning as if not to wake anyone Light emerges from the crack beneath beneath the door, slowly climbing climbing like a mountaineer and silently burning as if not to wake anyone Silent rendezvous beneath the stars stars and sleep soon after followed quietly quietly as you stood and silently left as if not to wake anyone
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Mar 31, 2015
Mar 31, 2015 at 10:37 PM UTC
III. Wake
The vastness of the ocean is enough to overwhelm anyone who were to witness it. The pale blue water stretched far out of view, the clouds dangling pale above. Below the surface the blues blended with the greens and the greens with the yellows and reds and for a moment there was bliss where colors met and nothing mattered but life continued on and the colors began to fade the sky turned to night and the ocean was black once more we weren't afraid for we knew the day would come again and the colors would dance if we'd just wait.
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Mar 29, 2015
Mar 29, 2015 at 11:22 PM UTC
II. The Ocean
when I asked for your forgiveness i'm sure you doubted what i'd said it didn't make much sense then but as time has evolved and our futures unraveled before us everything became so much clearer "incompatible" wasn't unfamiliar because when I held your hand no matter how hard I squeezed I could never feel anything at all and when we cried, because we cried, we swore love off evermore but I guess you were lying.
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Mar 5, 2015
Mar 5, 2015 at 12:00 AM UTC
I. Nothings
Just five years ago, we met in the park. A cool autumn night, just before dark. We talked into the night, of the things we had seen, the sun rose soon after, the sky glowing green. Just four years ago, we had our first date. Great first impression, I was half an hour late. I was so nervous, these memories ephemeral, Your smile was so wide, your eyes glowed like emeralds. Just three years ago, we’d been dating a year. You were my darling, and I was your dear. I couldn’t get over how lucky I’d been, but things aren’t always good, under the skin. Just two years ago, you moved into my place. Being with you was great, though a bit tight on space. Six months after that, I dropped to one knee, the day you agreed that you’d marry me. Just one year ago the diagnosis came in. A large tumor, far beneath the skin. You cried and you screamed and you called it unfair, I lost no love for you, as you lost your hair. Slowly but surely you withered away. We never were sure if you’d make the next day. There was no way to help you, they did all they could, everyday, by your bedside, I stood. Just ten minutes ago, they called me and said. I needed to see you, your life on a thread. I sped through the traffic, I ran to your bed, but when I arrived, you were already dead.
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Sep 30, 2014
Sep 30, 2014 at 9:34 AM UTC
Half Decade
Your hand brushed over mine, I blushed a bit, Smiling, you curled your fingers between mine, Dare I say that you were a blessing? Devine, doesn't even begin to describe it, if love bugs exist it's clear i've been bit My soul grows weary as I write this line I'm not going to pretend that I'm fine You ripped me apart, turned my life to **** I try to pretend but I've been redrawn. Breaking away from my old habits is hard when you were my redemption, my dawn, my morning light, I can try to push on but I can't hear one more "I'm not even his anymore, why does he care?" I'm gone.
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Sep 22, 2014
Sep 22, 2014 at 12:12 AM UTC
genuine 'i miss you' poem