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AB May 2016
Life always moves forward
With you,
Without you,
For you,
Against you,
But always forward.

It's unfortunate for us all,
That time never stops. Moments
Must be stolen from its clutches.
But we find them. We hold our moments
Against Time's relentless march,
And in that
We win.

No, time will never slow down.
But it will never go any faster either.
It simply moves forward.
Don't let it control how you live.
Your life is yours.
Always yours.
Had a pretty big letdown today and I'm trying to help myself see that there will always be new opportunities
Angelique Feb 2016
ruined expectations
a destination of fools
obvious opportunities - lay damaged
the disappointment is hard to comprehend
and
the message is blinding
Devin Lawrence Jan 2016
I see you
staring from across the room,
but that twinkle in your eye
captivates me so,
I can't look away, too.

I'm uncharted,
You're a creation of my daydreams;
We're familiar strangers
like Adam and Eve
as we lust over this forbidden fruit.

I see a smile
and our lips are in sync -
curving upward
as our eyes shy away;
The things we do not know
won't stop us
as we travel to the edge
of each other's imagination.

Dancing...
             She likes to dance
as she twirls through my mind
like a dream from long ago.

That look
(I know where it leads, do you?)
gleaming from within
the meadows of her glistening,
green
eyes,
expresses desire -
and she knows I'll succumb.
Tongue-tied and speechless,
I hope that she believes in fantasies, too.

You're one in a million,
and we're one-on-one;
The possibilities know no limit...




So let's keep them that way:
I'll remember you in fantasy,
and you can pretend that you knew me.
To the most beautiful stranger I'll never know again...
Damian Murphy Jan 2016
In trying, there is every chance you might fail.
In not, there is no chance you will ever prevail.

For if you do not take a chance or at least try
There is every chance life will just pass you by.
Is this what I want
Or just what I need
I wanted her
She didn't want me
She changed her mind
overnight
I'm broken now
I want to die
I miss that girl
I took to the lake
Brand new person
Same old mistakes
l i z a Sep 2015
easy,
it could be so easy
simple, painless, fulfilling
life could open opportunities
for both your heart and mind
it doesn't even take an effort
but it's like you don't even try

unconditional
doesn't come free with you
you speak so many words
all often unproven true
things could be different
if you just come through
things could be heaven
if you only knew.
Abigayle Brown Aug 2015
New opportunity
It sits on the horizon
Waiting to be discovered
It sits back in its chair with its hands behind its head
Waiting to be discovered
To be taken advantage of
On the other hand
New opportunity is impatient
A jealous God who won't wait forever
So think fast
Move fast
And one day you just might get to meet
New opportunity
Carl Halling Aug 2015
my life story
is littered
with the ghosts
of golden
opportunities gone.
"My Life Story" was adapted - as I recall - from an email sent to a friend possibly around 2010.
deeplyhollowed Aug 2015
The moon lit through the glass window
As she reminisced her past sorrow
The feelings that were long gone
Creeped back to her mind
And once again she was reminded that everything was done

As she was about to cry
The moon started to die
Thick clouds surrounded the beautiful moonlight
Darkness overtook the light
And she wasn't able to see the perfect sight
Stop grieving about the past and start seeing the beautiful picture you have NOW. Don't  miss any good opportunity just because you are too busy thinking of what  happened. Think about what is happening. Enjoy your life every day.
Lillian Harris Jul 2015
We were like two ships
Passing in the night,
Fading with the
Waning light

Two glowing sparks
Extinguished
Before they could
Ignite

Two lines,
Perpendicular,
That met and then
Departed

The knowing
Of beginning's end
Before it had yet
Started.
Oh, the things that might have been.
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