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 Jul 2019 Joaquin
Atlas
Escape
 Jul 2019 Joaquin
Atlas
Society is a prison.
It traps you in
And steals your freedoms.
Makes you conform.
Until you are normal.

So why don't we escape?

Because we are afraid.
Afraid of being alone.
Loneliness rots the mind
It steels the heart.

We all decided
Being trapped together
Is better than to be free
Alone.
 Jul 2019 Joaquin
Alexys Marie
#2
 Jul 2019 Joaquin
Alexys Marie
#2
i could give you life.

offer all my love.

never do you wrong.

it still wouldn’t be enough.

and i hate to have to say it
but these words are ever true
I will never be the one
because I’m always number two.
 Jul 2019 Joaquin
Joyce
sane
 Jul 2019 Joaquin
Joyce
my heart is too busy
pumping blood
my mind will love you
instead
 Jul 2019 Joaquin
Joyce
mantra
 Jul 2019 Joaquin
Joyce
breathe in, breathe out
keep calm and stay relaxed
laugh when it's funny
smile when you're happy
flex those face muscles
frown when you're angry
speak up, be heard
always in a manner
so gentle yet firm
know when to sit down
and listen too
words will come when they do
you'll learn the world revolves
around the sun— not you
and most of all
remove the glove
touch the people you love
they're precious
when held in your heart
they're most precious
when held in your arms
 Jul 2019 Joaquin
Nadia
Next Time
 Jul 2019 Joaquin
Nadia
The words weren’t coming
They just weren’t there
I did try to find them
I looked everywhere

The words weren't coming
No answer to my plea
Nothing was working
Though I fought valiantly

I had to surrender
So I napped instead
When I awoke they
Clambered out of my head

I have no time for writing
No time to break rhyme
But if I leave them right now
Will they be there next time?

NCL 2019
 Jul 2019 Joaquin
Nadia
Circles
 Jul 2019 Joaquin
Nadia
I keep
Telling myself I'm done,
I'm not going to do this anymore
It's a waste of time, waste of energy;
It doesn't feel good; I should stop;
I can stop; I will stop; and
Then I don’t
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