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Sam Jan 2017
Happiness
Sparkling through the body
Excitement
Stretched across the face

Hands
shaking from fear
Mind
whirling with confusion

disappointment
nags at the heart
sadness
resumes it's former place
These emotions probably happened in a span of 1 minute
I guess I just have to take any happiness I can get
but the sadness that overcomes afterwards hurts more than before
...it wasn't for me.
Sam Jan 2017
tick...tick...tick...

Months, Moments, Minutes

tick...tick...tick...

Speeding Sorrowful Seconds

tick...tick...tick...

Heavy Hardy Hours

tick...tick...tick...

Fleeting Forever

tick...tick...

Until they're gone

tick.
*Poem may be revised*
I wrote a poem, 5 months ago today.
A poem I never thought I'd read again, something I put in the archives and never once believed that I'd see it in front of me again.
Here it is, today in my hands. I stare at the screen, because I don't know what else to become of it. To think how far I've come since that was written, to think of where I would be if it had never been inspired.
Emotion is felt in those harsh words, as I glance over them one more time. They speak to present day me, in a way I can't quite put a finger on. It is neither good nor bad, just, a feeling. I can remember being confused when I wrote it, and more so now as I read it. There are some things I guess you just never forget, ya know? The words said to me, will never be forgotten, because those are the words, who bring me to where I am today. The funny thing is, they came from the person you'd last expect, but hey, I have to have somebody to thank, because if those words never passed their lips...
I wouldn't have had the last 5 months.
Sam Jan 2017
Left behind,
Dust kicked in my face
as the lights of the pick-up
fade away in the darkness.

Frozen by shock and confusion,
So stiff that tears refuse to flow
under the royal blue sky
pondering on the adjacent events.

Hearing the eerie sounds,
Birds fly overhead following as
beauteous stars stretch above, yet
those lights don't cross my mind.

Touching the rough dirt,
Listening to the wind the
music travels from a distance
too far to make out the tune.

Lost in the wilderness,
No help for miles on end
forced to walk forward
with the world on my chest.

The sun starts to rise,
Feeling the cool breeze of the morning
Purple catches my eye
Dancing in the light.

One, lone flower,
As vibrant as the neon sign
alone in the wilderness,
left behind.
-Written: June 29, 2016-
-Edited: September 9, 2016-
-Posted: January 16, 2017-
Sam Jan 2017
It was the summer before the real world started and,
The deal was we would get to go, if we
cleaned it up...

to travel through time
a nonexistent feature of life

never before has desire arisen
going back to *that
moment

confusion of what was
what never will be

actions long ago
memories fade to grey

the beginning to the end
blinded to the foreseer

never in a million years
did i think i'd wish for it

*but i do.
Lyrics:
--Talladega-Eric Church--

rereading old poetry
reconnecting to my past self
why did i ever wish for anything else?
never did i think i would want to go back to a moment
that was over 6 months ago.
Sam Jan 2017
Dare tell me not,
those things
on your tongue

of what you want
me to hear.

Never shall those
words, part
from your lips

i swear
i'm making this clear.

It is not to be
said, it is
not to be done

for this
is something i fear.

Never shall you
speak, of them
in that tone

if i am
the one who is near.
Sam Jan 2017
For myself, Hatred is felt.
Many occasions pass by,
Mind still rambles on.

Old, New, Fake
All related to one,
or to another.

Life, throws,
pulls, centers,
and collapses.
all in one day

No stopping,
No starting.
Constant wheel,
forever in motion.

Hatred disguises in symbols,
themes and images in life,
in people.

Hiding amongst the bushes,
under the brush,
concealed from the world.
*waiting.
Sam Jan 2017
Words of mystery,
have became known.
Words of disguise,
were rightly shown.

Hidden no more,
under the brush they lay.
For everyone knew,
what they planned to say.

Words scribbled down,
on piles of paper.
Every single one,
would diminish and taper.

You call that poetry?
they say with a frown.
Classified as a poet,
you're only a let down.


Words of mystery,
kept concealed.
Words of disguise,
not tightly sealed.

Scribbling away,
at the endless works.
Never moving past,
the broken waterworks.

Here I write away,
those silly old scraps.
And pray dear god,
that I'll never relapse.

Done with the pointlessness
Done with the wrath,
I'm ready to move on,
to journey on the path.

Words of mystery,
closed once more,
Words of disguise,
never like before.
-January 11, 2017-
Before I left, my poetry, was not poetry anymore.
When I first started writing, before this page,  I would rhyme, make the  words lyrical. I would work hours on end on one poem to make it perfect to my liking. It soon turned into me writing one quickly, and posting, without me looking it over. I'm not saying by any means this is wrong to do, because I  still love doing it. I'm saying for myself, a goal is to bring back the lyrical poems, every once and awhile, because, hey, why not.
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