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Ian Cairns Mar 2013
My mouth
gazes in disbelief
While my eyes
shout silently.

The power
of your presence
makes my senses
malfunction properly.
Ian Cairns Mar 2013
I came
With no intention of
Breaking through brick walls
And fighting for our sanity
I saw
A much more civil path
One where my shirt stayed stainless
And my heart remained inside of me
  *I conquered

The wall and all its might
Only then to find out
All you wanted was the rubble
Ian Cairns Mar 2013
Excuse me while I hold my breath
Count to ten, puff my chest
The words I need have been suppressed
Far away, for the best
No cause for concern or distress
Silence stays, a welcomed guest
My troubles find a peaceful death
Away again, pain at rest
Ian Cairns Mar 2013
We drive with caution
Construction pollutes the causeway
As we journey forward
'Expect delays'
As if we thought
It would be smooth sailing
We think of turning back
But we sit and wait
Eventually carry onward
Every so often faking smiles
Making light of the
Stop and go method we've mastered
If only this mess would end
When we arrive at home
Ian Cairns Mar 2013
Who knew
Late night constructs
Could turn into such
Disastrous dilemmas
My mind races
But not around a track
Or some make-shift run way
Where runners go
To get away from such issues
I stay the course
Practicing patience
As if I really knew
What made people want to stay
It's sad
Because I really do
Is that silly?
Am I foolish?
For wanting to be here
To stay so still
Thus eliminating progress
To provide some sort
Of comforting process
To rest on the simple fact
That things just aren't that simple
Are they?
Ian Cairns Mar 2013
We
I'm a people person
A look both ways
before I cross the street person
A hold the door
if I beat you there person
A pick you up
if you get knocked down person
A don't care where
you come from person
A don't care what
your skin tone is
or how long your hair flows
or if you have any hair at all
or if you look in the mirror
and see a person who you
can't stand person
A let's team up
and change the world person
Because we all are people
Ian Cairns Feb 2013
the
two                      hands
fade                             away
as                             ours
join                         as
one
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