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I took a moment
and then take a seat
do a survey around me

People are trying to find
someone good
but they're not trying
to be good to someone

So here i'm, i can give you
so that you can give me
because giving
is a two way street
#give   #receive  #fair   #life
 Apr 2019 Mathew Kohnen
sadsalt
I'm stuck between the
past and the future.
memories and dreams
life and death.
There was once a girl who outshone the stars

the beauty within her was so great

eyes could go blind from the blaze.

So deep and profound

she changed the world with a few words

and radiated as brightly as the sun.

Then the fierce fire was extinguished

like a lightbulb going off.

She struggled to ignite her fire

and sparks flew

but no greatness begun.

She remembered the times

when she felt bigger than the universe

but mighty she felt no longer

she no longer outshone the stars.
 Apr 2019 Mathew Kohnen
LizO
And so I learned to hide.
My camouflage protecting me
from pain,
but keeping both the freaks
and the norms at bay.
Never again will I say "I love you,"
Feeble was the passion returned;
But I swear by heaven above you,
I'll regard this as a lesson learned

Maybe I will miss him from time to time,
But he'll never hear it from me;
Perhaps I'll cry at the midnight chime
For this pipe dream that could never be

But for a brief time I flaunted a smile
Dismissing those dark hours of tears;
Happiness walked with me for a while,
Erasing the pain of lonely years

Why do hearts engage in such foolish games?
When someone wins, someone must lose;
And when our dreams have gone up in flames,
Self-reproach comes to collect its dues

Then Hope raised its head and spoke to my heart:
"If you don't play, how can you win?
Forget the past and make a fresh start . . . "
Oh, what the hell, let the games begin!
 Apr 2019 Mathew Kohnen
irises
someday it will
come again.
someday someone
will come in.

a star
with the deepest depths in the eyes
with the gentlest of breaths
and endless soul in the smile

one day
i'll forgive this pain
not forget -
forgive.
we are all destined to love again, i am sure
 Apr 2019 Mathew Kohnen
ymmiJ
Nothing to discuss
my words are never enough
I, you, us means love
 Apr 2019 Mathew Kohnen
ymmiJ
felt, just like a breeze
from the far ends of this world
I can feel your soul
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