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Lift yourself up continuously
Always make progress
Just find your stride
Climb that ladder of success
With strength and courage
You have the ability to do well
Never give up hope
Find it in yourself to excel
 Mar 2020 anna burns
Jared Cruz
Hello weary star farer,

You have come a long way,
bumping through every asterism,
wondering if you would one day be
part of an art in the starry night sky.

I am but an old star with a dying heart,
plummeting to knave abyss.
As hope crashes down with me,
I come across you, oh weary star farer.

You took me to dance on the moons of Jupiter.
We sang our lungs out through the milky way.
Suddenly, all the other stars faded,
and giving up was overrated.

Your tired soul ignited mine,
giving birth to love so divine.
Rest now, oh weary star farer.
We are now home in each other's radiance.
This is in reply to a special poem my girl made for me during Christmas. Thank you Jasminium for inspiring this piece and my heart.
I am trying.
To keep my head above the water
But there's always something
That wants to me pull me under.
Living with a mental illness is not easy because it feels like that a battle you can't win.

#try #keep #head
 Mar 2020 anna burns
Owen
Joy.
Fear.
Sadness.
Everything inbetween.
States of being.
Reactions to actions
Physical.
Described by synonym, and symptom.
What is all this?
Chemicals.
That's our reality really.
Perception and chemistry.
Driving existence.
Being alive.
I just wanna define
how I feel.
Sad-adjective
1. feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.

Happy- adjective
1. feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.

Scared- adjective
1.fearful; frightened
 Mar 2020 anna burns
pearl
okay.
 Mar 2020 anna burns
pearl
dearest reader,
it is okay
not to be okay
sometimes we need reminders, you are allowed to cry, and scream, and get angry. it is ok to not be ok.
The colors of love
Included in our box
Of life paints
Only get more vivid
Over many days
They never fade
Or wash away
Some days the
Colors are bright
Some days the
Colors more filtered
They are always ready
As if to say
Choose me
From our palette
For us to paint
With fingers over our
Life canvas
Twirling them together
In a structure
Of some sense
To create the priceless
Piece called today
Tomorrow’s will be
Its own
Not so famous
Masterpiece
Other poets use of colors inspired me
 Mar 2020 anna burns
Jennifer
Come distract me from my messy mind
Make me feel whole for one stolen moment
Wrap me in all your warmth
Stay gently and not too long
Leave with the dawn so I don’t miss you in the light
Whenever I stray from classical music
He brings me Bach
Both a pun and a homage to Bach....yes, I'm punny that way
 Mar 2020 anna burns
alex grey
my mind is a festival
my mind is a party
my mind is a circus
my mind is a wonderland

my mind contains all inner jokes
and smiles that become laughter

my mind is a journal
my mind is a filter
my mind is a river
my mind is an attic

my mind brings back memories
both good and bad
and times of days past

my mind is a prison
my mind is a vault
my mind is a trap
my mind is an escape...

my mind is never quiet
never shuts up
never stops thinking
and yet

very little gets out
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