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 Jan 2017 Austin Stafford
Angel
even when I accomplish,
things worthy of your praise,
your acceptance,
your love,
my battered heart,
gets beaten down,
my success gets thrown far afield,
because you can't be happy for me,
or accept me,
for the intelligent young women I have become,
to you I’m still the nieve child,
who didn’t learn from your mistakes,
like you wished I had,
Instead I took all your regrets ,
and ran to the ocean,
blue as my soul,
you watched in silent pain,
and a muddled mind,
as they fell from my hand,
because believe me mom,
your just playing pretend,
if you really think my life,
will be sin of flaws,
a perfect child,
for you to put pressure upon,
I try my hardest,
yet I’m just a faux pas,
i act to please you,
but nothing i do,
will ever bring joy to your face,
because in the end i was a giant mistake,
who took happieness from your life,
thats why you take it from mine,
and why in this family,
my insanity wavers on borderline,
between deranged and trying to survive,
yet , you laugh and you smile like everyone else,
but i see your mask,
do you see mine?
 Jan 2017 Austin Stafford
M
Rain
 Jan 2017 Austin Stafford
M
The sound of the rain hitting the ground
So delicately serene it is
My body is overcome with sensation of tranquility
So quiet that I can feel myself breathe
The breath expelling me is not just a physical awareness
But an embracement of my own vitality
The rain reminds me of meaning
Something that is easy to forget

-m

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