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Apr 2017 alex

Dillan Courtright

[September 20, 2016]

The world lies beneath the desolate scorching sun
Within this barren wasteland, beneath the eyes of one
The tyrant watches, saving the lives of none
He watches them burn, beneath his evil thumb

Burning into ashes under solemn authority
They are slaves, being sold like property
They weep and beg for freedom and equality
But their lives are forfeit in this land of liberty

Living his life, his last name is a lie
He grew up in slavery, beneath the flaming sky
At a helpless age, he was bought by a rich family of five
They worked him like a slave, he always wondered why

When he comes of age, he's finally free from oppression
He receives some papers, furthering the deception
The sun's rays shine a light upon a few words
He is adopted, his parents transparent in his world

He asks the corrupted tyrant but his broken laws forbid
He has no real rights, because his parents didn't want a kid
He will never know his real name, his whole life a charade
He stands broken beneath the scorching sun, with no name

Scorching Sun [September 20, 2016]
Category: Fiction/Relative
Describes the similarities between slavery and adoption.

Apr 2017 alex

Advice VI

Apr 2017 alex

Wordfreak

Advice VI

I stopped myself today,
In between keystrokes.
I was deleting folders of death notes,
When I happened upon something.
In between pictures of that last family trip,
And a project that's rotted since May 5th,
I found a message.

A message that was (allegedly) from me, to me.

Dear Mike,
I know things may be tough. You may be going throogh a lot, but I know you can handle it. I'm you, after all. Hang in there.

Someone isn't nearly as smooth as he seems. He misspelled "Through".

Thanks buddy.

Apr 2017 alex

meditation

Apr 2017 alex

Beneath my willow weeping

meditation

Stillness...
From which all movement comes.
A sense of connectedness,
Deep in practice.
Not sleep...
But a sibling none the less.
Both a leaving,
A sense of going home.
To where we were before.
Where we ruturn.
Once our light passes the final veil.

#heart #happy #beauty #stillness

Apr 2017 alex

Broken Dreams

Apr 2017 alex

Dillan Courtright

Broken Dreams

[October 12, 2016]

Standing a blank slate before you, an infinite wait
This sorrow deepens within me, here I forever stay
Streaming down my broken face, tears fill my eyes
Rendered in two, my heart still follows your lies

Forgetting who I am, I continue to chase after you
I ignore my dreams, I will die a forgotten fool
My past haunts behind me, reminding me of my place
But still I press forward, I've forgotten my fate

The years pass by, you disappear from my life
I watched you fade away, as hollow as the night
Depressing thoughts, echo through my entire being
I try to move on, but I still chase an empty dream

I've reached my goals, but I failed my happiness
I chose my life over yours, ending in loneliness
And in my sleep I continue to endlessly weep
As I continue chasing you, inside my broken dreams

Broken Dreams [October 12, 2016]
Category: Love/Realism
A story about a man who lives within his dreams, forever loving the woman he lost.

Apr 2017 alex

Silently screaming

Apr 2017 alex

Marcia Villavicencio

Silently screaming

And as she started freaking out when she was made to see what was already in front of her... her lips muted, but her mind began to scream... her heart pounding so hard she could hear the beats...
So she grabbed a box of chocolate mint cookies, sat on her bed, and ate them slowly one by one... as if to console her heart... to deceive for a moment her anxious soul...

#heart #anxiety #changes

Apr 2017 alex

I Am Not an Old Man

Apr 2017 alex

Landon Velasquez

I Am Not an Old Man

I am not an old man
However
It is this body that is old
For I am as new as ever
As quick and as clever as my decomposing
mind allows me to be

#life #death #time #mind #new #young #old #body #youth #reincarnation

Apr 2017 alex

The One

Apr 2017 alex

Tyler Knowles

The One

Time and time again I think of you.
Memories etched in the corners of my mind.
I try to run away, but the tides keep bringing me back to that smile I long for everyday.
I wanted to grow old with you; I wanted to share all the love I could.
There is no doubt I tried to love you, I tried to show you everything I could be.
That was not enough.
Not enough to keep you from running away.

Every night you creep back into my dreams, reminding me of what I desire, yet cannot have.
I see you in my dreams and wish to never wake up, just to hold you, just to feel you, just knowing you are there is all I have left.
What I would give to run my hands through your deep brown hair one more time, or to hear you say everything will be ok.
But I know that is not reality.
I wake up every morning to the cold, dark truth that awaits me.
I want nothing more than to forget you ever existed in my life, to have never fallen in love with you.
Only then would the hurt be absent from my heart.

Seeing you so happy, so free, only hurts me more.
I wanted to give you the world, and if only given the opportunity, now that I see what I lost, I would give you everything you desired.
I know you no longer love me, I know you no longer care. I just want to know what we once had was real.
One day I hope to move on, one day I hope you will be just another stepping stone.
But for now you remain a poison in my mind.
There is no doubt that I love you, and a part of me always will.

Apr 2017 alex

Suicidal

Apr 2017 alex

Gabriela Marangelli Santos

Suicidal

When I say I want
To **** myself, please do not
Take it so lightly

-E (c) 2017

Personal again.

#suicide #depression #haiku #death #whatever #suicidal

Apr 2017 alex

Untitled

Apr 2017 alex

The Forgotten

Untitled

I wove a blackhole
With the feeble threads of hatred and love
And in its abyss,
I found you..