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#stubborn
even when my lungs have shredded and my throat is dried to the extreme, i'll tell you over and over. but still you refuse to adhere to your ears and you carry on anyway. will it take ten thousand others to have you give me even a decibel? or maybe if beg and beg you'll feel a pinch of responsibility to listen? i think i'm about to tip over from the disillusion that's accumulated. i ask you yet again for once would you just listen?
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May 3
May 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM UTC
for once would you listen?
"I miss my favourite bird", I wrote, tired, in my little book. Happy chirps of feathered friends, Echoing through my gardens, Brightening the atmosphere, As they hunt berries in the cold. They say there's plenty of fish, In the vast immensity of the sea, That is probably true, but water, Has never really been my element. I prefer the air, as the skies, Offer tender lightness, unlike the abysses. Then you blabbered those words, "Plenty of birds are flying in the skies". I won't contradict you there, Mister "know it all" seems, To be on point this morning, Ten points for Gryffindor. I'm still a stubborn kid at heart, Saddened by the doomed day, When the sweet ice cream lady, Informed me all too lightly, that no, I couldn't have my raspberry ice cream, And proposed instead vanilla or chocolate. The skies felt dark and heavy that day, The kid ran away on the rainy paths, Pouting at the mean world, screaming, To finally find shelter at the foot of a tree, Home to many birds, singing gracefully, And spent hours witnessing them dance. Time might have passed, evolved, But the kid didn't and still wants, His scoops of raspberry sorbet. Who likes chocolate anyway...
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Jan 17
Jan 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM UTC
Raspberry
You can pull canines for his resistance Throw bones for his obedience And in the wake of your shaking ****** fist He will only grin Bones untouched In all his toothless glory
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Nov 18, 2025
Nov 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM UTC
Breaking in Stubborn Dogs
Avoidance isn't random, It's terminal – a sickness. Maybe she's a coward; She will run with a quickness. Avoiding confrontation, A great fear of the scold. Avoiding a man's closeness, Forever painted as cold. Ignoring all the warning signs, Choosing to go about her day, Then disaster strikes– And she's mad she ever stayed. Never trying game modes, Slight fear of who she'd see. Forgetting the connection, Remembering still stings. She's just a ghost now, Inner thoughts barely seen, Just four walls and herself, Tapping away at a screen.
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Oct 24, 2025
Oct 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM UTC
Ghost Mode
If I’m a walking lesson, well, you never learned to read. We waste away the hours, you just take and take to feed. You claim that I am guarded, all traps and tricks to test, but you charge ahead so reckless, never slowing, never rest. You bleed against my defenses- spikes, blades, and trap doors. Yet instead of asking questions, you argue who hurts more. If I’m your greatest lesson, the one you won’t discern, is it that you fear to stay here, or to leave and ache, and yearn?
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Sep 15, 2025
Sep 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM UTC
Unlearned
hats call to be filled but i am not in fashion for them-                     -clear days   in any-which-season and i shall pay- -the rays will fire away at my forehead and neck-                     -unprotected i'll crinkle in some cancerous answer- -and belch anger ungrateful and blame out at the world-      -warning beacon to probably only a few immediates- -we're heard before and ignored as there's so-                                                -much inflammation of knowledge clut- -and damage readings of our species byproducts-                                   -we just shut down or ghoul up merry mad
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May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM UTC
no hat [ no edit ]
You and your romantic ways, your countless list of reasons, your lovely lilac haze Shadowed only by your fears there's not a universe where I stay. Battled me. And all my disarray The timing and the distance, my thoughts that force resistance. My lack of patience sure put up a fight, and mix her with my temper and we'll be here all night. My fear, always ready to run, pulling me back behind the wall I built, away from the warmth of your sun.
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May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM UTC
2v8
30 days ago, I set a challenge for myself:        __No *** for 6 months.__ I am on day __31.__         That means there are __149__ days to go. This is _the single_   __most idiotic__ decision I have made in a long time.
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Feb 6, 2025
Feb 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM UTC
Day 31
A wild rose is a lasting thing Growing amongst the ruins Full of life despite neglect And you know the place one blooms A wild rose is a pretty thing To decorate your room All pink and leafy splendor To cheer away the gloom A wild rose is a thorny thing Its vines tear you apart You can’t grasp it directly Work gently towards the heart Push aside its catching strands Leave the petals strewn Take the freshest flowers For more will blossom soon A wild rose is a stubborn thing You may plant it if you dare Take a cutting from its base But make your choice with care For a wild rose is a feral thing You can’t charm it to your will Forever spreading beauty Is its nature to fulfill
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Aug 20, 2024
Aug 20, 2024 at 3:45 PM UTC
Rosa californica
now and then i like to turn off the lights let the moon and instinct guide me swallowed by the dark there is no path    to choose only chance; blind luck balancing upon    the finest of lines eyes will adapt to the pitiful offering of the clouded crescent but there is neither enough silvery light nor confidence to be sure of safety for long in the enveloping darkness anxiety rises fear overpowers and faith in the self becomes questionable; headlights are flicked on again in panicked haste as the road and its obstacles become clear once more i am left wondering if i truly believed i could navigate without the help being offered or if i simply wanted to force myself into failure
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Apr 18, 2022
Apr 18, 2022 at 5:08 PM UTC
easter moon
Sometimes it feels like I hold you in the palm of my hand You’re too stubborn to stay seated, you’re too scared to stand So you lean on impulsive promises, a thousand planted seeds Plant yourself halfway through the doorway and throw away the key And look to me to water your garden A consideration I haven’t yet bought And you need me, now you need me I’m not so sure that’s what I want
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Aug 5, 2021
Aug 5, 2021 at 2:08 PM UTC
Reliance
I bleed heavy snow.... not because now my heart is cold....... because her actions told...... me the truth and I continued to follow....... down the dark hole..... even when she gave up she knew that I would still hold......on. I can’t drink myself to death, I can’t eat anymore, I tried to make my bandages out of steel....... so I could no longer feel....... anymore. Now I walk around with my feelings...... hiding behind this cold steel..... over the wounds that cover me. I pray for the light...... I pray for the day that I........ can lay down my armor, for the day I can feel vulnerable and strong. I don’t want to die........ I just want things to make things right. I faced death, I’d walk through hell for her. The demons don’t mean anything to you when the vision of completing the unity is your energy. You breath this destiny, you eat this destiny, you bleed this destiny, and even when they stop, you carry their dead corpse, ..... YOU ARE their life support. You finish the mission because you gave your word....... The rough part of being a Taurus is even when you expect peace from the ashes , the memories of failure still burn.
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Jan 26, 2021
Jan 26, 2021 at 5:46 PM UTC
Echoes in the Mirror
I am not stubborn. Rather , I am   nothing beyond a soul who can't   dare to rebel against her own inner       voice.
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Oct 2, 2020
Oct 2, 2020 at 1:07 PM UTC
Untitled ( 24 )
What cannot be yours, no further shall be desired of. Sunk into shallow waters, gone up in smoke, narrowly ablaze. Torn to pieces, unabashedly re-framed. No matter what you desire of, at the end must be yours and reclaimed.
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Aug 12, 2020
Aug 12, 2020 at 5:53 AM UTC
The Absolute Desire.
"You are late" Said the so full of fact Business Studies Teacher Nicked, "Mrs Fatso". It's like     her account's green     turns red On the account of     Leke's grin I'm terrified At why Leke is never terrified! Cos as soon as    that was said about    Grand Pa We saw him     no more And from what I saw    in the poster He changed his first name    to the same -Pastorlee
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Jun 13, 2020
Jun 13, 2020 at 8:28 PM UTC
Lateness
Cut off all of my ten toes find secrets no one knows       Break my arms more way than one      still I won't beg when you're done Rip my skin apart tear out my heart                         You'll see it still beats                         no matter the mistreats Pain is nothing anymore something I can just ignore                  I shall prove not to be bested                  my stubbornness is untested You'll **** me anyways and just light me ablaze      Yet I'll give it all of my kept strength surviving the torture regardless of length
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May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020 at 5:43 PM UTC
Torture
i looked out at the weather the clouds were moving fast Winter was incoming The season would not last With fences needing mending And cattle still to ship Winter would be early I could feel it in my hip Every morning I would  get up Stagger down to get a brew The pain was getting worse now I'd lost a step or two My daughter told me "Daddy" "You need to see to that" I'd grumble at her, smile Then take my coffee and my hat I'd go outside and wait some Look out north for there I'd see The last great wild pony He's a stubborn one like me I've chased him round these hill for years Caught him once or twice But, no one here could break him No matter how we rolled the dice He runs a herd of forty I just let them go their way I see them in the hills sometimes And that's where I'll let them stay There's other wild horses Running round here that we chase But, his...we let them venture We let all forty have their space Time has slowed me up some It's got to him, I know as well His is just from aging Mine is where I fell I was chasing wolves up on the ridge They'd been running round the ranch My horse slipped up and threw me I landed sideways on a branch I heard the pop and felt the pain A searing burn through me Beside me, lying helpless My horse looked up at me I did just what I had to One swift shot between the eyes Now, there I was out lying A broken hip and ****** thighs I'm not sure how when it happened By rights I should have died But, somehow, I can't tell you That lone pony saved my hide He saw me lying helpless Knew the wolves were there as well He took off once he saw me Left his herd right where I fell They walked in a tight circle Kept me safe right where I lay He took off to get assistance His herd, knew they should stay Like I said, I don't remember How long I was lying in that space But, I remember waking up and I saw with him, a friendly face They told me he wreaked havoc Broke the fence down at my place Kicked a fuss enough up Then led my ranch hands on a chase They chased him till they had him This pony wild and free He brought them to his herd of horse He brought them out to come save me He kicked the ground and whinnied Looked at me, to say ok The men loaded me up with them I'd live to see another day Fifteen years have passed since I see him up there on the hills While I sit outside just watching The pain, it's helped some by my pills A thousand wild horses Well, for certain...forty one Couldn't drag me to a doctor Not while I can see the sun He's a stubborn one that pony Comes around I think to show He ain't gonna go before me And, I think he's right you know My daughter keeps on trying And I love to hear her try But all the wild horses Wouldn't even let me die He's a part of me I guess now Just like I'm of him of course This stubborn limping cowboy And that stubborn wild horse
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May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020 at 5:50 PM UTC
all the wild horses
i looked out at the weather the clouds were moving fast Winter was incoming The season would not last With fences needing mending And cattle still to ship Winter would be early I could feel it in my hip Every morning I would  get up Stagger down to get a brew The pain was getting worse now I'd lost a step or two My daughter told me "Daddy" "You need to see to that" I'd grumble at her, smile Then take my coffee and my hat I'd go outside and wait some Look out north for there I'd see The last great wild pony He's a stubborn one like me I've chased him round these hill for years Caught him once or twice But, no one here could break him No matter how we rolled the dice He runs a herd of forty I just let them go their way I see them in the hills sometimes And that's where I'll let them stay There's other wild horses Running round here that we chase But, his...we let them venture We let all forty have their space Time has slowed me up some It's got to him, I know as well His is just from aging Mine is where I fell I was chasing wolves up on the ridge They'd been running round the ranch My horse slipped up and threw me I landed sideways on a branch I heard the pop and felt the pain A searing burn through me Beside me, lying helpless My horse looked up at me I did just what I had to One swift shot between the eyes Now, there I was out lying A broken hip and ****** thighs I'm not sure how when it happened By rights I should have died But, somehow, I can't tell you That lone pony saved my hide He saw me lying helpless Knew the wolves were there as well He took off once he saw me Left his herd right where I fell They walked in a tight circle Kept me safe right where I lay He took off to get assistance His herd, knew they should stay Like I said, I don't remember How long I was lying in that space But, I remember waking up and I saw with him, a friendly face They told me he wreaked havoc Broke the fence down at my place Kicked a fuss enough up Then led my ranch hands on a chase They chased him till they had him This pony wild and free He brought them to his herd of horse He brought them out to come save me He kicked the ground and whinnied Looked at me, to say ok The men loaded me up with them I'd live to see another day Fifteen years have passed since I see him up there on the hills While I sit outside just watching The pain, it's helped some by my pills A thousand wild horses Well, for certain...forty one Couldn't drag me to a doctor Not while I can see the sun He's a stubborn one that pony Comes around I think to show He ain't gonna go before me And, I think he's right you know My daughter keeps on trying And I love to hear her try But all the wild horses Wouldn't even let me die He's a part of me I guess now Just like I'm of him of course This stubborn limping cowboy And that stubborn wild horse
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I need a mountain of a man, To handle my stubborn, strong-headed nature. I need a mountain of a man, To help me balance the world on my shoulders. I need the man who sees, understands. The one who hugs my trembling body When I cry, When I fall… Until I rise above it all, Until I’m strong again To stand And balance the world On my delicate shoulders.
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Apr 25, 2020
Apr 25, 2020 at 4:32 AM UTC
Mountain of a man
It's never to late to contemplate the dire end or the will too bend
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Feb 6, 2020
Feb 6, 2020 at 12:58 AM UTC
Regretable (hi-koo)
It’s all about the way you care, With no ulterior motives there. It makes a difference if to try and fix this, You lay your soul out bare. You can try, you can try, you can try to cut her down, but she’s not fallin, You can try, you can try, you can try to pull her down, but she’s not movin, You can try, you can try, you can try to make her drown, but she’s not drowning, No she’s not drowning again! She’s not dying again! Desperation sound, Makes her come around. It means more when you are bleeding. It makes her feel found. You can cry, you can beg, you can try to change her mind, but she’s not changin. You can snoop, you can sneak, you can lie right through your teeth, but she’s not believin. You can push, you can shove, you can try to force her love, but she’s not loving. No, she’s not loving you again! She’s never looking back there again! Don’t call her sadistic, That will make her ballistic, She’s just a willow tree with her roots in the ground. She’s just animalistic. So don’t try to change her or tear her down. Herself, she’s finally found.
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Jan 29, 2020
Jan 29, 2020 at 4:43 PM UTC
She’s A Willow Tree (Song) (2020)
Maybe, I tried to find the answers I already knew, I was just too stubborn to acknowledge that my once empty canvas is now colouring with your hue;
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Jan 8, 2020
Jan 8, 2020 at 5:54 AM UTC
Tug In Heart