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901 · Oct 2019
Don't break my stride
Jarred Karsten Oct 2019
I'm not okay but
Day by day I keep going
It's getting better
One step at a time. Take it easy, it's okay to be not okay; just don't stop trying to get better.
879 · Nov 2019
Breath of fresh air
Jarred Karsten Nov 2019
Roll it, light it, smoke.
Puff puff pass it to the left.
Take a deep breath, relax.
487 · Oct 2019
Present Tense
Jarred Karsten Oct 2019
Yesterday is gone
Where will I be tomorrow
Still in the present
You cannot change the past; you can only plan for the future. While you are always stuck in the present.
457 · Nov 2019
Insomnia farming
Jarred Karsten Nov 2019
I should start a farm
of sheep so I'll have enough
To count when I sleep
407 · Apr 2019
Restless Nights
Jarred Karsten Apr 2019
Pondering dark thoughts
Tossing and turning in sweat
Yearning for slumber
304 · Oct 2019
Autopilot
Jarred Karsten Oct 2019
Today was a dream
Unconsciously I worked
Whilst the mind wondered
Dissociated hard at work today and daydreamed while my body performed medial tasks on its own.
300 · Nov 2019
Burning Bridges
Jarred Karsten Nov 2019
Those days are long gone
Memories trapped in the past
We have grown apart
206 · Nov 2019
The Mommas And The Pappas
Jarred Karsten Nov 2019
Beers had with laughter
Bondings had with hugs and tears
Life-long memories
202 · Dec 2019
Drunken mess
Jarred Karsten Dec 2019
I don't deserve all
the love I've been given
But I love you all
189 · Jun 2020
Constantly Growing Up
Jarred Karsten Jun 2020
The trees keep growing
The flowers keep blossoming
Shouldn't we still grow?
With everything happening in the world I find it strange that people always say thats how it's always been or that is how Ive always done it. Life is continually growing and changing into a better you. Don't stunt your growth
184 · Nov 2019
Tempered Glass
Jarred Karsten Nov 2019
I may seem fragile,
but I'm tempered by the flames
of pure devotion.
166 · Mar 2019
Graveyard of Serenity
Jarred Karsten Mar 2019
Gazing upon stars
Illuminating the sky
Even after death
Sometimes I get lost in the night sky wondering how many stars arw actually dead but we cab still see their glow of life
160 · Nov 2019
Unreciprocated
Jarred Karsten Nov 2019
You don't always get
everything you've given out
back, and that's okay
159 · Nov 2019
No more Facades
Jarred Karsten Nov 2019
I saw you crying
And even for a moment
I saw the real you
136 · Apr 2019
Dissociation
Jarred Karsten Apr 2019
Some days seem real
Feeling grounded where I stand.
Other days slip reality
Like floating
                       away
                                 in
                                     a
                                       dream.
134 · Nov 2019
Notification of dopamine
Jarred Karsten Nov 2019
I glance at my phone
Look for a glow that's not there
Then I check again.
Sometimes we are all attached to our phones waiting for the next reply from a close friend or lover.
126 · Jun 2020
Be free
Jarred Karsten Jun 2020
Sometimes love is a bug
That you have caught in a jar
You must let them free
118 · Nov 2019
Butterflies
Jarred Karsten Nov 2019
You were standing there;
Our eyes met, I saw that smile.
Thats when I was sure
90 · Jun 2020
Seasons Changing
Jarred Karsten Jun 2020
You'll find me again
Hopefully by then you've changed
I hope I will too
Sometime people meet at the wrong point in their life and you have to let each other find themselves independently. Hopefully our souls cross again

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