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Russell D Feb 2015
Lonely is
As lonely can be
Where is the soul
Made just for me

Missing parts
And wasted years
Broken heart
River of tears

Trapped outside
Looking in
Jaded fears
Thin my skin

Stiff upper lip
Smile through the pain
Hiding in shadows
Left by the rain
Russell D Jun 2014
Lonely is something
Unfortunately I know
Mocks my every step
No matter where I go

Although I am happy
In my own skin
There are many distractions
To mask the pain within

Where is the soul
That matches my own
Where is the woman
To soften this stone
Russell D Nov 2013
Bye bye Miss American Pie
We wish we could save you
Or even knew how to try

The greatness of our country
Seems faded away
While Democrats and Republicans
Try to keep each other at bay

Have our days of glory slipped by us
Stashed away in our checkered past
Are we now the modern day Rome
With our downfall already cast

Only time will tell
If we can save her from this hell
Or if we are just along for the ride

Together or alone
Someone must cast the first stone
In attempt to turn the coming tide
Russell D Nov 2013
I find myself
A broken man
With broken heart
And broken hands

A thunderous love
Just whispered away
What could have been
Now starting to fade

The words you spoke
Suddenly ring untrue
Those three words you said
I Love You
Russell D Nov 2013
Words and their meanings
Seem duly parted
Where love is concerned
For the brokenhearted

Never mind the lines
The truth lies between
Though seldomly spoken
And rarely seen

Pain colors the world
In eerie ways
Makes me long for the palette
Of much happier days

I don't know if time will heal
My broken heart
The only thing I know
The end is the start
Russell D Nov 2013
I reach out to you
But you push me away
Leaving me to wonder
What it is I should say

Is there one word or phrase
That could break down your walls
Or are my thoughts better left unsaid
Since your concern seems so small

We've spoke the words of love
Gave in to our desire
Then you pull away
But my heart is on fire
Russell D Nov 2013
The sadness has killed the light
That once lived in your eyes
Resentment has taken hold
The hatred wells up inside

Trading shattered dreams
For a broken heart
Now the best laid plans
At the seams come apart

All the seeds that were sewn
Become stillbirth at best
Can there be no relief
Besides the illusion of death

Could I polish your heart
With the grace I have left
Please open your eyes
Before your light has set
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