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donna-s-jones
donna-s-jones
59/F/Florida
A soldier called to the front lines Fighting an uninvited battle With another enemy The war continues but a heart Remembers the journey's way After all has happened When we see the evil that man can do I'll still be patrolling these trenches Searching for who I used to be Barely holding to what sanity remains The thought of you is my only constant I imagine beyond this hell Praying it won't last forever And when they give me leave I'll mortar all my broken stones And lay them on the path That leads me home to you.
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Jun 9, 2020
Jun 9, 2020 at 1:30 PM UTC
A Soldier's Path
I struggle daily The cost clearly Someone's else's tragedy in your eyes There's no compassion in your guise When it gets bad as it could ever get You want to know when I'll get over it A once broken victim-blamed My heart's just marked, not maimed The sound of disgust goes unspoken Just know that I'm bent, not broken My body was bruised Another man's abuse Although your disgust isn't fists The stigma is still a direct hit I'm strong enough To know you aren't love No longer helpless and I won't play No matter what I won't stay Looking back I've come too far No longer wounded, I carry warrior's scars.
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Jun 8, 2020
Jun 8, 2020 at 11:56 AM UTC
Battle
♥               Kaleidoscope Prism's from God's chandelier Form in the atmosphere Spectrums that float into view Offering each and every hue The center that makes you whole Revealing the patterns of your soul Permitting His light to shine through The kaleidoscope of you                  Dj
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Aug 5, 2017
Aug 5, 2017 at 9:06 PM UTC
Kaleidoscope
I'm a puppet in your theater You pull my strings for pleasure So I dance to your command And twist with each demand Sometimes I think it a jest to see That I am you and you thus me For after the curtain falls While the crowd's applause Is it clear, can they decipher The puppet from the master?                  Dj
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Jul 29, 2017
Jul 29, 2017 at 8:03 AM UTC
Puppets
If love is unseen Unseen and thus never valued Valued like a fault instead Instead of the treasure Treasured measured measured soul Soul for a mate to wrap around arms Arms that entangle even the heart Heart that beats true for the other Other dreams that matter Matter to the universe Universe where only love Love builds trust Trust begins within Within the sanctity Sanctity where forever holds Holds tight to each Each promise Promise when we speak Speak in  whisper Whisper to a true heart.
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Jul 10, 2017
Jul 10, 2017 at 8:44 AM UTC
Whisper
A loving heart Knows from the start A cage can not hold Or shackle the soul Even when broken Or left to abandon A heart Torn apart Regardless of mistakes Or whatever it takes Must remain Unchained For there's nothing truly worse Then a heart afraid to hurt. Dj
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Jul 4, 2017
Jul 4, 2017 at 2:18 AM UTC
The Heart Knows
There are people like you That pretends to be true One glance in their eyes is all it takes To know they are a huge mistake Even though they try to hide You see the truth of their lies The spiteful rage of their commands Should you not meet just one demand Using you until they're through Oh yes, I've known people like you Dj
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Jul 4, 2017
Jul 4, 2017 at 2:14 AM UTC
A Thing Of Sweet Malice
Do what you dare Tangle my hair Hold me to the floor Love me like before Kiss my lips Tender nips Wrap yourself around Hear how love sounds Caressing my soul Making me whole You said not a word My heart you heard Dj
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Mar 30, 2017
Mar 30, 2017 at 2:09 AM UTC
Again
What are a few tears If it absolves his fears Even as my heart breaks If that's what it takes I will crush all my feelings And pray he starts healing I'll try with all my might To lift him from the night So he can begin To try again To give his love free Even if it's not me. Dj
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Mar 30, 2017
Mar 30, 2017 at 2:06 AM UTC
Lost Love
A grand invitation in words of gold A facade for the young and the old Behind a mask of disguise Hidden behind pretty lies At a dance of illusion Among the confusion In black tuxes and grand gowns With deceit, all abound We swear to the other To be the other's lover Is it the truth or pretend It will be known in the end For as the moonlight fades So does the masquerade.
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Dec 22, 2016
Dec 22, 2016 at 4:34 PM UTC
Masquerade