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Feb 2011 · 1.5k
As the world turns
Ryan Lockerbie Feb 2011
No matter what we people do,
The world continues to turn,
That is something that will always be true,
Even after every lesson we learn,
The world continues to turn,
Some things will happen and you'll never know why,
Some will even make you afraid to try,
But whether you put forth the effort or simply resign,
The world continues to turn.
People will come into your life,
Creating great happiness or creating great strife,
But even still,
The world continues to turn.
We get caught up in our lives and barely see,
Our vision clouded with anger or glee,
That even though we may be asleep,
Or wondering about a thought so deep,
The world continues to turn.
Friends and lovers will come and go,
Bringing feelings of love and woe,
But we must always remember,
That no matter the pain or burn,
The world will always continue to turn.
Copyright © 2011 Ryan Lockerbie
Dec 2010 · 658
Torment
Ryan Lockerbie Dec 2010
Why can’t things ever work out just the way they’re planned?
Why does life always play its mischievous hand?
We try so hard to get everything together,
Is it going to be like this forever?
I cannot take much more of this,
No matter what it something always goes amiss,
Every time we unlock a door,
I open it and there’s never a floor,
I’m just left standing there looking at the gold,
With no way to reach it just feeling so cold,
What cruel entity could that torturous fate be?
And what have I done to make him hate me?
All I want is for things to work out,
But I’m always left with nothing but a need to shout,
Everything I want always gets so near,
Then right as I grasp for it it’s no longer here,
I toss and turn trying to sleep at night,
Why must I always struggle and fight,
It’s taught me so much but it’s never any use,
Because I’m always still fighting to keep off the noose,
These lessons are nothing if I cannot use them,
These lessons are nothing if I cannot endure them.
Do you want me to give up and simply fall?
Do you want me to give up and end it all?
I’m beginning to doubt this is for my best,
I’m begging to think this is the work of some pest,
A human mind can only take so much torment,
It’s throwing me into a great descent,
I hope I have what it takes to make it through,
There are darker times ahead and I know not what to do,
I feel lost and alone with dwindling strength,
But these problems seem to gain in length,
What must I learn what must I do?
I don’t even want to begin anew,
I don’t even want to make it through,
What do I do?
What… do I do?
Copyright © 2010 Ryan Lockerbie
Nov 2010 · 714
Healed
Ryan Lockerbie Nov 2010
There is a girl who blows my mind,
She is most surely that special kind,
Who makes you smile when you are down,
Who never lets you have a frown,
She fell for me and I’m not sure why,
But I can tell it’s not a lie,
For I feel just the same way,
It’s in my heart every day,
Who ever thought at the start,
She’d be able to open my heart,
To make me smile she gave me Snugglez,
So when she was not there I could still have huggles,
But what this poem is to celebrate,
Is that her happiness is what I appreciate,
She smiles her smile and lights up the room,
And now there is never any gloom,
She laughs and plays and tickles me all over,
This took more luck than a four leaf clover,
She deserves to be this happy,
And I know this sounds a bit sappy,
But this girl has something hidden,
and the fear that that masked it has now been ridden,
it’s truly something to behold,
and this is something need not be told,
for words cannot describe the feeling,
that has come and brought so much healing,
its opened both our closed off hearts,
and pieced together all the broken parts,
there’s no way this could just be chance,
for there is far too much intense romance,
and every day I wake with a smile,
knowing she makes my day worthwhile.
Copyright © 2010 Ryan Lockerbie

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