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  Sep 2014 gabby dial
Simpleton
I met a girl who chased paradise 
Whilst I chased the sun
She stood firm for prayer
Whilst I sat laid back 

Lord she was steadfast
And strong 
Determined and right
She was guided by the light

And I got distracted by the night 
So there I stood a sinner 
Oblivious of one more sin 
And there she was happy 

Content and thankful
So I pray to be like her 
And that she gets rewarded for being faithful
Whilst I committed to fault after fault

She came to you before the casket closed 
We will all come back to you when our eyes won't open
gabby dial Sep 2014
I haven't slept in my bed
I cant, knowing that you did
your shallow breath pulled me closer
now I cant explain how far I am.

prescription bottles fill my bed side table
thoughts of you fill my head
I lock the door
trying to leave the pain outside
I don't succeed
because I let you in

Im oxy-codependent and yet so ignorant
next time you do something like this
know it wasn't free
there is a huge gaping hole
left inside of me
gabby dial Sep 2014
I want to be in the car going fast down the highway in Alaska during fall
I want to see the first snow flake
I want to breathe in the stars
I want to see the fire glow
I want to hear the beat in your heart
I want the music to play loud
I want to do everything except think
disappear with my dreams
I want to  fall in the snow
I want to feel the cold
I want to be with you
but I'm too busy kissing strangers pretending that its you
I'm too busy falling behind because I'm scared of the truth
I'm listening to radical face radio scrolling down instagram looking at all my old friends photos about back home.
  Sep 2014 gabby dial
Muggle Ginger
If you are uncomfortable when you look in the mirror,
keep in mind:
We spent thousands of years
trying to convince the earth
she was flat.

We wrote her maps as evidence of the things we saw;
and she believed them.
She cried tsunamis, and had earthquake breakdowns.

Keep in mind: the Sun never gave up hope.
The earth will keep spinning and breathing
the star-dusty space void of encouragement.

Next time you look in the mirror
and second-guess your potential divinity,
remember you will keep shining and living.

Because the Sun is out there
believing in you,
compensating for lack of the human capacity
to treat each other empathically.

You don’t need proof or approval
to be exactly what you are;
Eventually everyone will see
your infinite beauty.
I want to break into your liquor cabinet
And write my name on the bottoms of all the bottles
So you can be reminded
Of why you're drinking in the first place.
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