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I looked under the desk Beneath the bed Ransacked the refrigerator But came up empty. I lost myself again And finding me is always The hardest process. Maybe I should wear A bell around my neck, A fashion forward “FIND ME” noose, In preparation for the next time I decide to disappear, So that way my soul Can’t scamper too far off From my self. Last time I was lost, I was taped to the backside, Of an upside-down penny, Long forgotten on the sidewalk, Rusting in the rain, So copperized, I was changed. But now I’m a wearied traveler, Craving comfort over building character, And much rather just staple up signs: “LOST: Five foot three female. Brown hair and black holes for irises That **** up all life in hopes Of soaking in the aliveness. HUGE $REWARD$ PROMISED!!” But life isn’t so simple; Inner peace is a cultivated growth That sets it’s own pace. … So maybe I’ll feel like myself tonight Or maybe I won’t feel whole for a year But either way whatever Smiles and scars my soul stockpiles Becomes an extension of my existence, An incorporation of my earthly-bound story.
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Sep 4, 2013
Sep 4, 2013 at 8:59 PM UTC
Introspection
I looked under the desk Beneath the bed Ransacked the refrigerator But came up empty. I lost myself again And finding me is always The hardest process. Maybe I should wear A bell around my neck, A fashion forward “FIND ME” noose, In preparation for the next time I decide to disappear, So that way my soul Can’t scamper too far off From my self. Last time I was lost, I was taped to the backside, Of an upside-down penny, Long forgotten on the sidewalk, Rusting in the rain, So copperized, I was changed. But now I’m a wearied traveler, Craving comfort over building character, And much rather just staple up signs: “LOST: Five foot three female. Brown hair and black holes for irises That **** up all life in hopes Of soaking in the aliveness. HUGE $REWARD$ PROMISED!!” But life isn’t so simple; Inner peace is a cultivated growth That sets it’s own pace. … So maybe I’ll feel like myself tonight Or maybe I won’t feel whole for a year But either way whatever Smiles and scars my soul stockpiles Becomes an extension of my existence, An incorporation of my earthly-bound story.
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Sep 4, 2013
Sep 4, 2013 at 8:59 PM UTC
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