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Matthew Walker
Poems
Oct 2014
History Shaker or Star Gazer?
I want to be the one
in their history books
the legend around the campfire,
a name they won't forget.
My heart longs for greatness,
my bones rattle at the thought
of changing this decrepit rock
into something beautiful again.
Wherever I turn my eyes,
people are breaking on the inside,
homes are burning from this pain;
I see creation crying for freedom.
Can I change anything?
This question keeps me awake,
weeping in the latest hours,
begging God to let me fight.
I hear their cries!
I see emptiness in their eyes,
lost children walking the streets,
asking "Why did he leave?"
How is it I love those I've never seen?
My soul aches for their suffering,
there are human beings dying
and nobody is doing anything!
When they asked me what
I wanted to be when I grew up,
It was always a hero,
someone who fought for others.
All my life I've cared too much,
I'm beginning to feel claustrophobic,
I was given this big heart,
then placed in a little world.
I fear I am simply crazy,
a senseless romanticist.
But I curse my insecurities,
they will not **** me!
My dreams are impossible,
they say it's just my youth,
I'll grow out of this heart,
and join the rest of society.
But I violently refuse!
Let me be a light in a dark room,
may I bring hope to all who breathe,
I give my life to change eternity!
*~ Matthew Walker ~
10/30/14
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Matthew Walker
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