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lizzie-walker
lizzie-walker
On a constant search for something constantly greater in a posture of constant surrender.
in sacred moments of silence i peek into your eyes hoping for some reason to keep living life fighting this darkness, i'm afraid to be alone ignoring any anchor of hope i'll go get drunk with my friends. it'll all be okay. it'll all be okay. someday when you come to take me home.
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Nov 1, 2017
Nov 1, 2017 at 4:00 PM UTC
i like to get drunk with my friends
I am broken I am bitter I’m the problem I search for answers within myself And outside of myself All I see is conflict. I am broken I am bitter I’m the problem I search for answers in others And in the world around me All I see is conflict. I am broken I am bitter I’m the problem I search for answers in the prizes painted gold And the trophies lost in the dirt All I see is conflict. I am broken I am bitter I’m the problem I look for forgiveness where it will never be found I seek understanding in places that it will never be known All I see is conflict. I am broken I am bitter I’m the problem. But maybe I need to find contentment In the things that make me restless.
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Dec 22, 2014
Dec 22, 2014 at 11:57 AM UTC
I am Broken, I am Bitter, I'm the Problem.
Come, let us explore the darkness together. Let us navigate through these labyrinthine crypts where many have gone before, forfeiting all that they obtained for a promise beyond the Garden. Let us love. Let us live. Let us grow together in perfect unison so that we can scream into the wind “you can’t control us anymore.” There we will find a hope that lies just beyond the grave. We are infinite. We are one. We are no longer dazed by the whirling tumultuous calamities of the world, but the veil has been torn and we are free to see the hope that lies beyond those cryptic lies that we have been taught since we were born. Hope is disguised by darkness. It shines brighter in the caverns Than it ever could in this falsified peaceful world That we make for ourselves in the light .
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Dec 3, 2014
Dec 3, 2014 at 3:20 PM UTC
Somewhere Beyond
Dear friend, My heart sings for you With songs of sadness And songs of gladness For I fear for where you are headed, But I rejoice for where you've been.
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Nov 24, 2014
Nov 24, 2014 at 3:35 PM UTC
My Friend
I throw on my brand new pair of shiny leather boots, Grab my custom Coach bag and I'm out the door. It takes all I can muster, But with a big smile on my face, I look at my neighbor, tell her she looks great, And to have a wonderful day After I spent two hours last night Talking about all that she does that I hate. Then I get into my car, The one that my husband keeps forgetting to start Before he leaves for work And after he gets the kids ready for school Just so I can have another twenty minutes of sleep. So now I have to drive in my freezing cold Mercedes To my job that gets me everything I need. I just can't help but feel angry. When am I ever going to see some justice? The day they took me away from Mom and Dad Was the worst day I ever had. It's true that neither of them were ever there, And it's true that now I'm a lot cleaner, stronger, and healthier, But that was the day that everything familiar Was ripped right out of my hands. Now, my new mom and dad take me around to all of their friends, They tell them my story And the praise never ends For the people who stole me, They get the all of the glory While I'm stuck here wondering why my parents didn't want me. When am I ever going to see some justice? What would a flood of Justice look like If we spend more time Caring more about the bigger things in life?
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Nov 23, 2014
Nov 23, 2014 at 2:40 PM UTC
What is Justice?
At eleven years old I thought it would be a good idea To go light up Behind a park bench With some old friends. From that moment on, I saw black and white. I saw wrong and right. I saw day and night. From that moment on I went through my life Doing whatever I liked, Because I owned the night. I was the Night. All around me, I saw a bunch of golden people. Golden people with golden lives. Golden men with golden wives Holding onto the end of their golden ropes, With their golden eyes waiting With an empty hope For the road to rise up and meet them But it never will. Yes, I am broken. I am dirt compared to those tokens. But one thing I vow to never be Is a dirt man spray painted with gold Just like everyone around me.
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Nov 22, 2014
Nov 22, 2014 at 11:10 AM UTC
The Dirt Man
oh, sweet pretender! your lips are so soft and the sound of your voice reminds me that i'm better off chasing quietly after you so no one notices when i'm gone. how long will this go on? will your work ever be done? will i ever feel like i belong? i cling to you when disaster comes, forgetting to seek the face of my God as if i didn't even need him. well. now i know i need him. i curse him, spit in his face day after day asking him where he was when i need him most. but instead of searching, i turn back to you you give me just what i'm looking for. you make me swell with pride, and make me satisfied in the things i always thought were lies later, i hear a whisper in my ear. it tells me to turn around, so i do i leave everything behind i head to the west, leaving you, sweet pretender and all of the empty promises that you convinced me were the best. i found the best, but the best thing about the best is that it's only the beginning
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Nov 21, 2014
Nov 21, 2014 at 3:23 PM UTC
oh, sweet pretender.
if only you knew what we were before. the scars that have been healing behind closed doors i won't hand you the key because you'll see a different person inside all of our souls.
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Nov 20, 2014
Nov 20, 2014 at 8:20 PM UTC
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