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Hank Love Aug 2020
Who you were
Is not who you are.
Where you have been
Is not your destination.
Love the person you were then
But respect the person you are now.
Keep moving forward
Because time does not change direction.
If you reflect on yesterday's storm,
You won't get the chance to see
The sun come out today.
Live like your life depends on it.
Hank Love Aug 2020
On the other side of the moon 
Stars appear like they do in June 
And I know I'll be there soon 
On the other side of the moon 

On the other side of the moon 
Pretty flowers are all in bloom 
And if I could fly why then I 
Would have two footprints on the moon 

It's up above the clouds 
It's far beyond the sun 
I'll feel so high and I won't come down 
Until I've had my fun 

We'll meet up in space
They tell me it's a wonderful place 
And we'll be so happy 
That a smile never leaves our face 

On the other side of the moon 
Stars appear like they do in June 
And I know I'll be there soon 
On the other side of the moon 

On the other side of the moon 
Pretty flowers are all in bloom 
And if I could fly why then I 
Would have two footprints on the moon 

On the other side of the moon 
I know I'll be there soon
Hank Love Aug 2020
Kind stranger!
How convenient we should meet
While fate has taken matters for its own
You must seek what I have found
And you tread on familiar ground
In another world I know your face
A time before in a different place
Where I was, you were not present
And who I am, you one day will be.
Hank Love Aug 2020
Authors and junkies
Are very much alike.
We all want to reach
That certain high,
Because everything looks smaller
When you're on top of the world,
Only to be pushed over the edge.
If you take away a man's addiction,
You've taken away everything he has, You've taken the air he breathes.
All I'm looking for is my certain high,
To have a chance to breathe again.
Hank Love Aug 2020
Put aside your self judgement.

Of course, everyone is their own critic.

Even the high and mighty know

That all that glitters is not gold,
But still it still shines

Remember to love yourself because

You are the reason people write poetry.
Hank Love Aug 2020
Don't be afraid to love yourself again.
Hank Love Jul 2020
Am I afraid of anything?
Not really.
Once you've seen it all,
There's nothing left to see.
Most of you were afraid
Of the monster in the closet.
I was afraid of the man that stood
In the corner.
Monsters do not live in closets.
They live in their own homes.
They're the ones you pass by
Every day on the street.
Some of you even looked
Under your beds.
But how do you look for something
That's in your mind?
When you had a bad dream,
You woke up and told mom and dad.
Then it was over and a new day began.
What happens when the nightmare
Lasts for eight years?
Who do you tell
When no one believes you?
Most of you have probably gotten
To a point in life,
Where you can't recognize yourself
In the mirror.
But what does it mean when you can't
Recognize any of the several faces
Staring back at you?
When you were mad,
You slammed the door.
But have you ever had the door
Slam on you?
Most of you have tried talking to the dead
But what happens when the dead
Start speaking to you?
Some of you may call other's crazy,
But have you ever had someone
Call you crazy instead?
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