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 Feb 2013 T
Paul Andrews Jr
Out there,
nature plays;
the wind blows,
the tree grows,
free.
Concentration,
civilization,
obligation
seem trivial.
The only purpose
is continued existence
to thrive
from its
divine
creation.
 Feb 2013 T
Paul Andrews Jr
Moments
 Feb 2013 T
Paul Andrews Jr
These moments
of adolescent joy
and honest compassion
are fleeting.
Savor their presence.
Cherish their memories
and hold strong
for they are the rare fruit
of that elusive truth
that love is real.
 Feb 2013 T
Paul Andrews Jr
Stranger
 Feb 2013 T
Paul Andrews Jr
Oh, that I were a stranger...
My name lost even to myself.
A filthy canvas of offense
And regret
Wiped clean;
All ties cut.
All debts paid
Or rather, unmade.
Nothing left but a shell,
An empty vessel
To be filled anew.
The earth would be all the better
Oh, that I were a stranger.
 Feb 2013 T
fdg
Pulling.
 Feb 2013 T
fdg
I should tear my muscles apart each night
stretch them all the way to your house,
so part of me can linger there
and dance around your dreams.

It's a selfish thought.
 Feb 2013 T
August
You can emphasize
The lies
You can hide the codes
In your lymph nodes
Yet fables are sticky as tar
You're running but you won't get far
Lungs beaten by cheating breaths
Drenched in slimy tales, never quenched
It'll only get harder as you start to stumble
And eventually, tumble
All the things said, they'll fill up your chest
Eyes will go cloudy, unable to digest,
Brought to knees, hands on the ground
They found you, lies your heart has been wound around
Chest torn open for all to see
And in the middle, I think, somewhere, there was
Me
 Jan 2013 T
R
Your Words
 Jan 2013 T
R
Your words
They are filled with emptiness
Emptiness.

Your words
Those beautiful pieces of your soul
Used to mean everything to me
Everything.

Your words
Strong enough to put me back together
Yet tear me down again
Again.

And again.

Your words
They mean nothing to me
Nothing.

*Anymore...
 Jan 2013 T
R
Come.
Have a seat!
Tell me your greatest
hopes and dreams

Confide in me all your secrets
Drown me in your sorrows
Let me be a shoulder
to cry on

Let me hug you, let me kiss you
Heck, I'll even stay the night!
Oh, my darling
You know I'll treat you right

But when the nights grow colder
and morning comes too soon...
When you realize that you love me
as we lay beneath the moon

I'll be gone within a second
and if you wonder why;
Just think a little further
But don't forget, I'm just another "guy"

Oh goodness, oh dear...
Didn't you hear?
You were never meant to love me
No, no, no, no.

Where was your head at?!
Oh, god no.
I'm sorry, my lady,
*but I never wanted that.
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