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Sep 2021 · 446
I still love you
Michael Duong Sep 2021
I wish I could hold you once more
as if the world didn't matter
and you were the only thing that mattered
Michael Duong Apr 2021
Like a baby crying for their mother
or a dying man longing to be with his children
my soul craves your existence
Jul 2018 · 278
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Michael Duong Jul 2018
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a spiraling mess of heated arguments and jealous remarks
who knew you would make me feel this way
all broken, battered and bruised
A ship that has sailed stormy seas
and explored the dangers of the world
only to be toppled by the frozen tower of your words
that we both knew was coming
but couldn't avoid

the ship crashed
and with that all my treasure came sinking
to the bottom of the ocean
i told you i had loved you to the bottom of your heart
but nothing really comes out there does it?
i had lost what i had collected
i had lost me

now i spend my time on an island
washed up from our wreckage
i feel lonely and used
a man that has explored an isolate island
only to die all alone
i knew it was coming
i didn't want to avoid it
Dec 2015 · 1.2k
For Irene, Forever Ago
Michael Duong Dec 2015
Our lands collided, a volcano formed
our love built up until it erupted
messy and destructive our love burnt on
depositing our emotions on the desolate lands
our emotions nurtured the seeds
the seeds you had planted as we danced
dancing our dance of two we left our trail
our trail of memories, happiness and pain

As time went on the eruptions ceased
our love had ran its course
the forest grew and grew
but you were no longer there
lonely and frustrated I burnt it all down
you were meant to be there with me
in our forest, but you're not here
you're with him, a guy who loves with anger
while i loved you unconditionally
our love was eternal

The forest grew back...
you're still not here
I've explored every crevasse in our forest
there's no signs of you no more
but I still see you in our trees
in every river that flows
I still miss you
because after all this time i finally learnt
that any forest that's burnt down
will only grow back stronger
Oct 2014 · 717
Fast minds and slow hands
Michael Duong Oct 2014
I once met a girl
who became the reason why I was smiling everyday
but I was young
I was stupid and I stuffed it up
but honestly she was so amazing
borderline perfection
but I swear I fell for her
and I fell for her hard
she had me telling strangers how great she was
she was the kind of girl you write songs and poems for
the kind of girl you'll drop everything for
she was the one who changed me
leaving a mark I would never forget
a void I can never fill
and now I just feel so ****
empty
She was the girl who made me write my first poem, She was the girl who left me breathless with a pounding  heart and racing mind.
Sep 2014 · 1.1k
I hope you know that
Michael Duong Sep 2014
To infinity and beyond isn't just a saying for me, it's a life goal.
Aug 2014 · 717
Shallow minds and deep ends
Michael Duong Aug 2014
Life is like a boat
and sure people may have yachts
while we're on our row boats
but we're all sailing the same ocean
fighting the same current
the same storms
we're all enduring the same desolate waters
So I vowed to be the boat
the one to lend a hand
when the troubles of life
feel as if they're drowning you
under the cold lonely waters.

And to those who already sunk
to those who feel as if there's no hope
because it's dark and cold
at the bottom of the unforgiving ocean
Well guess what
I'll be going scuba diving
to pick you right up
regardless of how deep you are
and you're going to carry all the treasures
you've found lying on the sands
Because baby the world is your oyster
so I want you to bring along all your ideas
all your emotions and all your pain
I want you to embrace it
because I'll be there offering my hand
since we're all surfing
                                   the
                                        same
                                                current.
Random thoughts when I get tired of school :)
Michael Duong Aug 2014
The universe is infinite
and so is your potential
And I know sometimes
all you feel is infinite sadness
and infinite hatred
but I swear everything
will ...
be ...
infinitely
okay.
Life's just ugh at the moment, maybe it's because I'm lacking sleep or maybe it's the fact that I can't go to sleep.
Jul 2014 · 4.4k
M-M-M-Money
Michael Duong Jul 2014
A hustler raised in a the city
Is a natural born businessman
Destined to make millions
From now on I'll add the silly things i say whilst talking to my friends and business partners :)
Jul 2014 · 560
A Fire Within
Michael Duong Jul 2014
You were more radiant than the stars
with your elegant shine
you rose every morning
placing a tender kiss
upon my crimson cheek
you were the one
the one who started a fire
wild, uncontrolled and fuelled with emotion
I let it burn
and I shouldn't have
but I trusted you
I trusted you to take me out
but you just watched me burn
you were a setting sun
in the mist of summer
and the saddest
most awful truth
I have come to find
was the fire you started
was just for fun
you were the arson
who set my heart on fire
but instead of taking me out
you doused me in fuels
just watching me burn
Jun 2014 · 1.2k
She's that type
Michael Duong Jun 2014
She's the type of girl who deserves it all
because she was the fragile flower
that bloomed in adversity
she would get the attention of boys
but nothing more
they use their cheap tricks and overused lines
that she has heard all before

She's the type of girl who has been through it all
through the years that changed her
and the never ending weeks
Been through the tiresome days
where there was no clear start
with each passing second
breaking her heart

She's the type of girl who shines brightest
when the stars are dim
with an inviting smile
to draw you in
she's the type who stands tall
regardless of what brings her down
she's the type of girl who deserves it all
the one and only who deserves the crown
Sometimes I wonder how you guys can write so skilfully!
Michael Duong Feb 2014
Why did you tell me you love me
And kiss away my sorrows
You told me you love me
And that you'll be here tomorrow
But tomorrow never comes
Just a second too late
A moment too soon
As if I was the sun
And you were the moon
You were always just out of grasp
Forever teasing me with the idea of love
Jan 2014 · 583
I never understood
Michael Duong Jan 2014
I never understood why they say love hurts
until I met you
I never understood how you made me feel
all sad and blue
I just never understood that it would come to an end
too stupid to think things through.
Criticisms are welcome c:
Jan 2014 · 520
Opinions
Michael Duong Jan 2014
Sure, one person's opinion doesn't really matter
but to me she was the world

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