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Shiloh Reeves Aug 2018
Failed again; only this time I lose everything, including my mind.
I plan to wake tomorrow with the intention of trying again.

Your life is your life,
Don't let it be clubbed into dank submission.

I know some "thing" is watching, listening closely.
"It," sends me hope through whispers, whispers only I can hear.
I am scrutinized, ostracized, berated for even paying attention to "that thing."

I am hurt. I want to quit. But I lost everything already, what more do I have to lose?

I act again. I try again. I fail again.
I've given myself the piece of advice to: hold these failures close to my heart. They will pave the way. One stepping stone after another.

You will ride life into perfect laughter.
A poem inspired by the late great Charles Bukowski. Please enjoy and stay driven.
Shiloh Reeves Aug 2018
I know my controversial views may annoy you, bother you, make you hate me--- I apologize in advance.

This is the real me.

Love me or hate me, one day you WILL respect me.
Shiloh Reeves Aug 2018
On one hand, I can see my goals clearly, vividly & at the same time I have a concrete plan in mind I will execute upon.

Everything is crystal clear & beautiful.

On the other hand:
     1) All of this is *******
     2) The Government is WATCHING US
     3) People don't WANT YOU TO WIN
     4) "WHY SHOULD I BE SUCCESSFUL? DO I EVEN DESERVE
           IT?"

I wonder.
2 perspectives to take in.
Shiloh Reeves Jul 2018
It's lonely at the top they tell me--- I'm already a pretty sad guy.

It's chaotic at the bottom & I've grown sick of it.

This farewell is my own decision.
A decision to divorce the past.
A decision to secure my future.

I’d rather die than conform like some of you already have.
Late night thoughts.
Shiloh Reeves Jul 2018
I told myself a while ago that I wouldn't let this cruel world darken my heart,
that I would remain loving and caring.

But I've began to take notice:
I'm destroying myself trying to be there for other people,
may it be family, friends, colleagues, coworkers;
The end result is the same and it's my madness...

If there's one thing I outta learn from this it would be to live for myself from now on.
Shiloh Reeves Jul 2018
Don't allow the voices of other people to cloud your judgement.
You battle with that little voice in your mind enough.
You stay up late at night wondering.
You come to realize your whole existence is a lie.
And you want to know the truth so you start asking questions
and when the answers don't come right away,
you grow frustrated and angry and start pointing fingers.
When you taste madness, take a breathe and try to understand what it is the man above is trying to show you.
If you can realize this,
you are closer to your dreams than you think you are.
A piece I wrote that inspires me.
I hope it inspires you as well.

If you enjoyed, please take a look at part 2 of Monkey Madness.
Shiloh Reeves Jul 2018
We spoke of this last night, yet most people neglect it—- The void, the emptiness, how life is seemingly meaningless but those thoughts fade away.

I try to ease the pain with substance but, as I stare into your eyes, I stand by an earlier conclusion.

The greatest drug in life is good friendship and maybe some poetry.
My 1st poem, enjoy

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