When asked what my favourite name is
my answer will always be the same
yet it will always be different
because my answer to the question will always be
the name of the one that I love.

No matter what happens
just look life right in the eye
and shout as loud as you can
"I won't be beat, you can't make me cry
I'll always be a step ahead
whether I'm awake
or sleeping in bed
you can't stop me
you can't hurt me
you can't see
that you're my life
and I'll live on
for as long as I can.

My poem, my poem it's a poem about my poem.

Anyone want to be my muse?
I think I need a new one.

Why is it
That I can’t seem to find you
Half the time
It always feels like you’ll be here
For awhile
Can I say it’s been so long
That I’d forgotten how beautiful
You looked
When you smiled

[Chorus]
But sometimes you’re here
And sometimes you’re not
Sometimes I love you
And sometimes I won’t
Sometimes you love me
And sometimes you don’t
I just wish I could figure out
The reason I can’t live without
Her...

And every time that we get back together
It feels like we’ll be this way forever
But something always goes wrong
The truth is we never last very long...

Because one day we’re happy,
And the next we just fight
Our feelings for each other just disappear
Just like the Northern Lights

[Chorus]

But lately I’ve been feeling sad
And maybe it’s cause she’s looking glad
Cause she’s found another guy
I can tell cause she gets all nervous when he passes by
And I just want to tell her
How much I really do care

And I’d run up and promise her
To always be there
Cause I’ve always loved her
The feelings they don’t ever leave
And hope she feels it too
She’s just gotta, and I want it to be true
And I just want to shout it out
To tell you who I’m crazy about
The one who’s always been around
The truth is I can’t figure out
Why I can’t seem to live without...
You...

Yes you
It’s always been you
I kinda thought you knew
But I let you go
I won’t force you to stay
Now nothing I can say
Will ever make you change your mind
Now those lights in the sky will always remind me
That once you’ve found someone you love
Don’t ever let them slip awayyyy
Awayyyy
No don’t let them
Don’t let them
Don’t let them
Fade away

But if they choose to fly away
If they choose to fly into the sky
They might go today
Or they might go tonight

And I just wanted to tell youuuu
That you were always more magical
More beautiful, more marvellous
More fantastical
Than the Northern Lights.

No matter how much times
I wish upon that star
It won’t change the fact that you’re still his puppet
Which is unfortunate because I want to see who you really are

I’ll try to be brave
Brave like a little tailor
But no matter how much I help out
It’s because of the lies, that I’ll always fail her

I’d play you a special song, in a strange little town
And all of the townsfolk would gather round
And you’d think their joy would make me happy
But no matter how hard I look there’s just one face that can’t be found

I’d flee from that town; I can’t swim across the river
But don’t worry the fox will give me a ride
But still I’m afraid I won’t make it
Because the feelings are eating me up inside

And just like prince charming
I’ll wake you with a kiss
I just want you to be happy
Because I hate seeing you like this...

I know you love cheesy love songs
So here’s one for you my dear
You know who you are
So there’s no need to fear
How do you like it so far?

Cause girl you’re the reason that the sun shines
And why the flowers come out in spring
I don’t mind if you’re mine
But you’re the reason that I sing

Cause the first time I saw you
I knew it was love at first sight
Come on I know you feel it too
So move closer I won’t bite

You know you’ll always be my Hallmark Girl
And I’ll write you a proper song someday
I promise…

I don't want to write for you
because you'll never want my words
I don't want to be so madly in love with you
I should have known
that you're not a beauty you're a beast
so go and take your sweetness
and build a candy house
I won't be drawn there
so go and take your red hood
and buy some imaginary new clothes
go and take your magic mirror
and smash it into pieces
go and take your lies
and spin them into gold
lastly go and take my heart
and feed it to your evil queen
I don't want you to have it anymore...

They say that love
is a strong word
so believe me
when it's said, it's heard
I know I'm not
the prince charming
you've been waiting for
but I don't want to be harming
you're feelings when
I tell you
that the only person that doesn't
love you, is yourself.

I know you think I'm great
and I know you don't see
the fact is I'm not that great
and I don't think you should fall in love with me...

Just broke up with my imaginary girlfriend
So I'm single now
Who wants to hook up.

Oh universe
I love you so much
and that's why I just don't understand
why everything I touch
just seems to die
but if I could reach you
yeh if I could reach up high
I'll tell you all, I'll reach the stars
I'll reach past the sky.

And now
there's only so much minutes left in the day
and if I could reach out
I'd let my time slip away
just to be with you
oh just to be with you...
I'll tell you, that's what I'll do.

But if I could reach the stars
I'll tell you, I'd just  keep going
and we'd find out where we are
because there's a simple comfort in knowing
and the stars
yeh those little lights still glowing

We've reached the end
and now we're falling apart
can't pull ourselves together
because we don't know where to start

and now we're drifting away
from each other
no signs, no way
to find one another

if we go
our seperate ways
I'll still try to find you though
and where are you
I still don't know
but inside both our hearts are dying
so...

if I reach out
will you reach for my hand
if I reach for yours
and...
you slip away
so...
we're still drifting
further and further away

oh universe...

I think it is really funny that one poet could hate another poet so much.

What do I mean to her
can somebody please let me know
what do I mean to you
does anyone even know
you say you're impossible to love
you say who could love a mass of flaws like you
you say that you don't know if you love me
well I can say that I know just how I feel about you
and I know that
no matter how much I write for you
I can't change you're mind
I'm just not right for you
but when have I ever given up
on what I love
never tell yourself that someday you'll be perfect
don't lie to yourself
never tell yourself that someday you'll just grow out of it
I want you to see the truth
you're perfectly imperfect
so please don't say
that you won't make it to the next day
I'll always be here for you
so don't think that I'm just so perfect
I'm no better than anyone else
and don't think
I'll abandon you
when you need me the most
so please don't cry
or I might show
that I'm really a sensitive guy
so please don't dream of being better
than you always will be
because you're already the best
and please tell me if I'm being annoying
I'll try my best not to be
but I don't like to break promises
so stop focusing on your flaws
and focus on the things you love about yourself
and if you can't think of anything
ask someone to list them with you
and don't try to deny it
you can't spell Imperfect
without I'm Perfect...

When asked what is sadness
there are a number of answers
perhaps sadness is
what we feel when we're alone
but not completely at ease
perhaps sadness is
happinesses broken younger sister
perhaps sadness is
the thing some people crave for
more than anything else
perhaps sadness is
loving someone who doesn't love you back
perhaps sadness is
what comes when we lose love
or have never found it
perhaps sadness is
the only one that feels our pains
perhaps sadness is
a reminder that we're human
well most of the time anyway
or perhaps sadness is
just another emotion that follows confusion
sadness is an emotion we feel
when our minds just don't want to believe what's just happened
or we just don't understand...

Reading tales about
Damsels in distress
Oh will I ever find my princess
Or will I just give in and believe
That there’s no happiness for me
In this land, in this world, on this earth
No it can’t be true

[Chorus]
There’s no princesses in the world
They’re all trapped in books
Or inside my head
Oh why wasn’t I told
Now all my fantasies, all my hopes and dreams
Are dead

Let’s all dance around badly
Run around madly
Til we find what we’re hoping to find

But all my fairy tale
Fantasies
Are dead to me
Specifically because

[Chorus]

Don’t know where to go
Cause no one’s here with me at all
But I don’t wanna slip
I don’t wanna slide
I don’t wanna fall
I just want to hide

I don’t wanna slip
I don’t wanna break
I don’t wanna fall in love again
Be-cause

[Chorus]

So stop lying to me
I know what I see
And what I see is this

There’s no princesses in the world
No there’s no princesses
Nor knights or ladies fair
So I don’t care
Because I know that you don’t exist

No there’s no princesses
So don’t try to tell me there is
Cause if I know one thing
It’s this

There’s no hope or dreams
Just sadness it seems
That’s how it looks to be
So please don’t read out my story
Because I know how it ends
And there’s no happy ending for me…

This isn't a poem it's a question;
If someone broke your most important rule could you forgive them?

"It takes a lot of talent to incorrectly spell one's name, most people can only spell their's correctly because they lack the talent to incorrectly spell it."
Karl Franssen

"Why are you drowning your sorrows, do they not have the right to life"?
Karl Franssen

"You can lie about anything you want, but don't mess with the heart".

Karl Franssen

"Hate me if you must, it's your choice, but know this, the more I am hated the more I am liked because I must like myself more to make up for your hate".

Karl Franssen

This isn't a poem although it could be if you thought about it, but whatever right.
I know we're all poets here but does anyone want me to write a poem or song about anything in particular?
(As long as its appropriate)

Running into old friends
Whose cheeks are always rosie
Talking about life gets me thinking
So I supposie
That I should write a little about
How special you are

I remember all the times you were there for me
Because you always were
I remember only good times
Because there aren't any bad times
I remember all those laugh we shared
And the tears that showed we cared
I remember how you smiled, all the death glares too
But most of all just always remember
How much we all love you...

If I wrote you a song
would you runaway with me
would you come along

If I wrote about you
and all that makes you special
Will you runaway with me too

Would it help you to see you
and all your little flaws
as beautiful, the way I do

If I wrote a letter
and sealed it with a kiss
would it make you feel any better

If I took a picture of you
and showed you your smile
would you believe its beauty to be true

And if you ever lost your way
I'd help you to find it
even if it took all day

And I know you don't want this poem to end
So just say when...

Now before you say anything about the title I ask that you read this.

Have we all been wrongly judging Satan
consider this, if everytime you tried to do
something good, someone else takes the credit
and makes you out to be a bad guy,
no one really knows you
but everyone hates you
and everything that goes wrong in the world
is always your fault.
This is what happens to Satan everyday.
So if all of this happened to you
would you not be as twisted and evil as him?

I know it won't mean much to you
And you won't admit that the love I once felt was true
But I never gave up trying
Even though I knew each day my heart would still keep dying
For my heart you see should never be thawed
But it was for you, no matter how flawed
Each day though it seems
You'll keep chasing her among other dreams
Some will be wrong
But others belong
I just hope you'll see
You shouldn't love her
Because she'll never love you as much as me...

I look up to the sky
and what do I see
a shooting star
and its shining for me
but what would happen
if you were that star
would I wonder
just what you are
up high above
shining over this place
I remember how beautiful you were
when your smile lit up your face
a thousand miles
never seemed so far away
you're like a diamond in the sky
but you're invisble during the day
shine bright
my shooting star
how I'll always wonder
what you are...

I can't see a thing
Through the darkness in my mind
You're calling out my name
But I just can't seem to find
That smile on your face
That makes the sun shine
Please just smile
And help me to unbind
The shadows from my eyes
And the darkness in my mind
You light up the world
For all of mankind.

Wishing on a shooting star
where will I find you
its never far.
Will I ever know
just who you are.
Like the north sides of two magnets
we can never be together
unless you turn around.
Always walking in the opposite direction,
but the world is round
and we'll eventually meet again.
If you could just see
what I can see
we'd be so perfect, its almost scary.
So shooting star please send her a message,
"I'll see you soon, even if its just for a second.

"Our dreams prove our sanity".

Karl Franssen

Who can I be if not me?
Someone Else

Where would I be if not here?
Somewhere Else

What could I be if not human?
Something Else

When could this be if not now?
Some Time Soon

You want me to write something
about this holiday
but you want to know what I think
well this is what I say
I'll never be your perfect valentine
because the truth is
I hate it
I hate this
it's just another holiday
telling you how you should be living
but I don't care
no flowers or gifts will I be giving
no tacky greeting cards
telling you that I choo-choo-choose you
it's just another reason to spend money
just another reason to sit on your own
just another day to dream about
the one you love
or the one you're without
just another reason to be a couple
just another reason to be kissed
just another reason to hold hands
just another reason to get flowers
just another reason to say I love you
just another reason to go on a date
just another reason to be in love
just another day like any other...

As the famous man Gilderoy Lockhart once said
"Who am I"?
(Yes I know he's just a fictional character)

When I went to the beach
It seemed like there was something missing
Just out of reach
I wished I could just take to the sky
Like a bird I wanted to fly
Searching for that something that just wasn't here
Maybe I was searching far instead of near
For that thing that perhaps I just can't see
Deep inside you and me
I can only dream of when I might start
To find that something in my heart.

I just want to spin in circles til everything makes sense.












Who wants to spin with me?

Sitting here next to you
and then we start talking
I don't even know
but now we've started walking
and now I've gotta tell you
I'll never let you fall
I've gotta tell you
you need to stand tall
and tell the whole world
just what it is that you believe in
I'll guarantee you
I'll never leave you.
Even if your stuck on the other side
of a glass wall
I'll always tell you
you need to stand tall
and even if
you're drowning in an ocean of sorrow
I'll guarantee you
I'll be here tomorrow
so don't ever try to be someone else
you're you
so just be yourself
I'll guarantee
if you stand tall
then i'll never
let you fall..

Hey there old friend
let's startover again
Things have been said
Things have been read
I know I've said I hate you
That was a bad thing to do
And I know you don't care
so like...
Whatever right

We both believed the others lies
Neither one was originally untrue
I don't know cause I'm not you
But... did your heart break too

Ohh-oh-ohh I don't know
I don't care
I just don't know what to do
I really want to forgive you
But I don't want to leave the past behind
What the hell, what the hell
is wrong with me
Cause I know you see it
Or maybe you don't
I don't know
But I really hope you won't
Find out why
I...
I can't seem to make up my mind

Can't help but tell the truth
I can't decide how to feel about you
Just like an angel I've fallen from grace
but the lies that we told are just all over the place
What the hell, yeah what the hell
Why did you follow me when I fell
Now what the hell is wrong with me
I still don't know so just let me be alone
But I still want you here
So just go away
I can't make up my mind
Please I want you to stay

I want to forget what you look like
Let me take your picture so I'll never forget your face
I can't stand your voice now
Can you record a song for me
I'll never know where we went wrong
But the memory of it is still fresh in my brain
I hate that you lied
But I love how you told the truth
You messed with me and can't forgive that
But I can forgive you
Except I don't
and yet I really do
I can't tell you how much I hate you
but maybe that's because I don't
So please get out of my life
And promise to talk to me everyday
Don't I know
how do I feel
feel how I do
I
Don't
Know
Unless I...
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Why do people hate Satan
just because someone told them he was evil.

Where did all the colours go
I'm not quite sure
if I'll ever know
if all the colours
just went away
all that's left is black and white
and course who could forget grey.
No warm oranges or reds
no cool greens or blue
no more purples or violets
no cold" I love you's"
just grey storm clouds
to wash the colours away...

“Is it really living if someone else is pulling the strings”?
Karl Franssen

What's worse:
Having love and losing it
or
Never finding it in the first place?

Life is just full of smiles and hopes and dreams
**Being crushed over and over again

Why can't God be female
imagine it a world where women wouldn't
have to have fought for their rights
where they would have been treated equally
from the start
so instead of saying thank god
why not thank The Goddess.

“I think that just about everyone hides behind a mask, puts on a brave face or wears a façade.
And everyone knows that someday they will have to remove the mask and face the real world, and the sooner the mask is removed the easier it will be to re-adapt to our real lives.
But it's not always as easy as just removing the mask if we have lost ourselves, we need to re-find our lost souls and embrace the real life.
Only then will the masks fall off.”

Karl Franssen

And then it's gone
And you feel like you're gonna be all alone
And I don't know just how to help you
And no I don't know the right words to say to you
But... I'll be here waiting even if you don't come back
Yeah even if the stars and sun collided with the earth in one big crash
I'd still be here
Yeah not even a hurricane could know me now
Yeah I'll still be around
Hoping you'll stay...

Times may change
But things stay the same
Now's here

Is this life real or just an illusion of a life
Am I real or just the reflection of the person in the mirror
Is this world real or just the dream world and is the dream world the real world
Are my friends and family real or just figments of this false life
Am I just the shadow of the shadow I think is mine
Are the colours I see real or are my eyes just lying to me
Am I real or am I just fooling myself?

It was one of those times
So caught up in the moment
That I don’t even know
I don’t know where I am
But I know exactly where to go
It was one of those moments
Where everything’s in slow-mo
And then I found what I was looking for

I knocked on the door
I entered the room
I walked to the flower
To watch her bloom
And then she said:

“Oh paint me a picture
But don’t use colours
Just use words
Please paint me the prettiest thing
I’ve ever heard”

I opened my mouth to speak
But my voice wasn’t strong
It was just too weak
What I wanted to say
Was how beautiful she looked
In the light of the day
But instead
I said
“I’ll be back soon”
So I rushed from the room
Right back into the gloom

So I rushed to my house
All I grabbed was a pen and some paper
Before I went away
Off to return to her

When I re-found the room
I entered it
And the flower she looked up
And I could’ve sworn she smiled a bit

Seeing I was back
She asked if I’d found what I’d lacked
I nodded and she said:

“Oh draw me a drawing
But don’t use lines
Just use letters
Oh please draw me something
Anything and I’ll feel better”

I handed her the piece of paper
And she read what it said:

“There’s nothing wrong with you my dear
Don’t let your feet anchor you to the ground
There’s nothing for you to fear
So come with me and we’ll escape this town
We’ll get outta here
If we let ourselves outgrow our bindings then we won’t be held down
There’s no need for tears
So…”

The flower asked me why
What was it meant to say
Then came my reply
“So just take my hand”.

The writer exclaimed "I'm tired of trying
All this writing is tiring
I just can't seem to find the words to finish my book
So I'll travel ahead to when it is done
With my time traveling pen it'll be so much fun"
When the writer arrived he questioned a passerby about his book
The passerby gave him a funny look
As he knew nothing about this
The writer then knew he had made a mistake
Since he was here the book had never been written.