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james-helward
james-helward
Bright colors fill the sky Yet all I can see is grey Like a bird that cannot fly I survive, day by day My will has been broken My spirit, tattered My pains, unspoken My freedom, shattered There is no salvation But the cold embrace Of life's damnation Anything, but this place
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Jan 17, 2017
Jan 17, 2017 at 6:26 PM UTC
Caged Bird
*As the mist gathers around me And the waves rage below deck I look forward into the foggy sea To which I am but a future-wreck I glance behind, at my loyal crew ***** and ugly, fearless and brave I think to all we've been through And to how much we still crave Our ship heads into the night Countless screams echo around Trying to instill fear and fright Do they really think that will keep us down? Innumerable beasts slumber Looking at us with sharp eyes From here, I can feel their hunger But they're just a consolation prize My sights are set much higher To an immortal reward far too grand Entombed in a land far too dire Even so, I can almost feel it in my hand Whether I live or die, who knows I do not care for such petty things For when the night gives its final throes I shall be there, with honor befitting a king's When the sun glows with its first shine I shall rise, and this world shall be mine!*
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May 15, 2016
May 15, 2016 at 10:17 AM UTC
The Great Adventure
*Rains falls on the ground Heavy with the weight of sorrow It's all I see as I look around Although, I will be gone tomorrow Endless regret covers this earth A colorless grey surrounds my vision Why, why have I no worth? Did I really make such a poor decision? This rain, will eventually swallow us all Our sins, devoured after our fall Perhaps, the tide may grow high And with it, carry us to the sky*
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Apr 20, 2016
Apr 20, 2016 at 5:39 PM UTC
Rain
*Drums beating to my heartbeat The sound of clashing lies ahead Heavily, I move my feet As I march into the bloodshed Blood and corpses litter this land I look and all I see is red Valiant men make their final stand As their lives are by the enemy shred Surrounded by noise and death 'Why am I here?' I ask in myself As these men draw their final breath I am overcome not by dread But by something far more vile My own smile*
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Apr 10, 2016
Apr 10, 2016 at 9:06 AM UTC
Humanity's Vice
*As they head into the night Darkness is their disguise They roam about, spreading fright Looking for victims to terrorize Faces unknown, voices unheard Leaving only dread in their wake Mad, vicious and undeterred Unhindered by the lives they take Every night it's the same Not a soul they cannot sear Nobody knows our name The great unknown fear*
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Apr 9, 2016
Apr 9, 2016 at 5:35 PM UTC
Do you know their name?
Sitting within your golden throne All the riches you hold Do they make you whole? While the rest of us lay prone? Wars and famine plague this land While you complain of food too bland People are shot and killed While you brag of all those you billed Do you have no honor? Do your actions cause you no horror? How do you sleep at night, Surrounded by futures far less bright?
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Apr 9, 2016
Apr 9, 2016 at 11:42 AM UTC
The Chosen Ones
Like a drop upon a sea I wander aimlessly ahead Gazing upon this large tree Blocking the path I must tread But is it really in my way? My little eyes cannot conceive A world beyond this sickly grey Something I will never achieve Dispirited, I look back To what was once my road Oh, how I wish I could backtrack To a time where happiness flowed But alas, that cannot be For the only path that remains Is the one who leads into deep sea (Perhaps, it can free me from my strains)
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Apr 9, 2016
Apr 9, 2016 at 10:42 AM UTC
Wondering