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· Jun 3
Validation
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Jun 3
Validation
I can't validate
every word that you say
I can only trust.
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· May 24
Favorite Song
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May 24
Favorite Song
my favorite song
takes me to a place of joy
when times were happy
with people that I trusted
that brought the party with them.
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· May 11
The Storm
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May 11
The Storm
inside the clouds form
a storm that feeds off darkness
sadness bends the light.
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· May 28
Beautiful
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May 28
Beautiful
beautiful orchids
adorn my windowsill
elegance and grace.
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· Jun 7
Insults
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Jun 7
Insults
"where did that come from"?
insults from out of the blue
you have no comeback.
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· May 25
Alone
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May 25
Alone
I know what its like
to walk with no hand to hold
the wind against you.
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78
· Jun 9
Humanity
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Jun 9
Humanity
where is the humanity
when this life forgets your strengths
remembers your weaknesses
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· Jun 8
The South
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Jun 8
The South
southern life , yard sales
drive in burgers , hen parties
hospitality
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· May 28
Fears
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May 28
Fears
so afraid to love
what will become of my life
will I die alone?
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· May 22
You're So Unique
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May 22
You're So Unique
you're a rarity
a lighning strike in winter
rain in the desert.
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77
· Jun 9
They Lie
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Jun 9
They Lie
they'd never hurt you
the I'm sorry's said with ease
only to appease
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· May 9
Love
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May 9
Love
what becomes of love
when separation taunts it
when vows are tested.
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· May 21
A Dog's Life
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May 21
A Dog's Life
dogs are loyalty
they live for your praise and treats
the tail wags, their mood
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77
· May 25
Archaeology
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May 25
Archaeology
dinosaur days done
brittle bones brought best of breed
studious studied
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77
· Jun 13
Free Will
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Jun 13
Free Will
I promised myself
my age would not define me
setting the clock back.
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· May 17
Arrogance
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May 17
Arrogance
arrogance can't fly
it's wings clipped by humbleness
it's self ungrounded.
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· Jun 9
Hearts
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Jun 9
Hearts
your heart so fragile
it breaks and shatters like glass,
the finest china.
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· Jun 7
Gossip
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Jun 7
Gossip
my thoughts won't sway me
once, they led me down hell's path
their gossip untrue
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76
· May 27
Anxiety
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May 27
Anxiety
Mouth dry like cotton
legs stiff, like stuck in quicksand
voices are echoes
my god, where is the exit
feel like I've run twenty miles
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· Jun 14
Old Folks
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Jun 14
Old Folks
No visitors come
old folks sad and unwanted
inside their still kids.
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· May 17
The Cello
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May 17
The Cello
the cello speaks pain
sadness, my second languge
I am quite fluent.
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76
· Jun 12
Shame
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Jun 12
Shame
You left me with shame
with your broken promises
trust torn asunder.
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· Jun 9
Destinations
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Jun 9
Destinations
freedom is dreaming
Destinations are unknown
dress code casual.
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· May 27
Isolation
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May 27
Isolation
isolation wounds
stinging in the open air
lonliness scars
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· Jun 12
Time Talks Too Much
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Jun 12
Time Talks Too Much
I'm indifferent
when time brings up my years spent
draped in lonliness
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· Jun 8
Life
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Jun 8
Life
shadows neath the door
concerned voices of old friends
try to talk me down
where were they when thoughts turned dark
when this life slipped through my hands.
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75
· May 21
Corgis
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May 21
Corgis
corgis on my wall
tan and white stubby legs posing
ear to ear grinning.
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· May 20
Cleaning Day
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May 20
Cleaning Day
sloppy slobs slobber
***** dirt bags ***** up
cleaning up upchuck.
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· Jun 1
Boundaries
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Jun 1
Boundaries
life with boundaries
a sense of security
necessary lines.
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· Jun 9
Drifter
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Jun 9
Drifter
a drifter in space
venus , the love of your life
the earth , your mistress
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· May 22
Flowers
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May 22
Flowers
I just love flowers
red roses roped off,really?
I just need a sniff!
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· Jun 11
Dreams
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Jun 11
Dreams
years became the past
expensive dreams I owned then
can I buy them back?
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· May 18
Caffeine
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May 18
Caffeine
strung out on caffeine
fish out of water thrashing
alertness maxed out.
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· May 24
Jokes
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May 24
Jokes
I don't get the joke.
laughter behind my back stings
the joke is on me.
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· May 13
No Light
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May 13
No Light
I've withdrawn from life
no birds singing in the trees
no "bright" from the sun.
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· May 19
Satisfaction
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May 19
Satisfaction
staring at my phone
waiting for the next message
ding! my brain is fed.
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· Jun 12
My Soul
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Jun 12
My Soul
moving day today
my soul awaits the angels
hope to meet my lord
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· Jun 4
Manners
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Jun 4
Manners
may I be excused
please, thank you, yes maam and sir
manners forgotten.
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· May 28
Agoraphobia
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May 28
Agoraphobia
in a kind of hell
agoraphobia lives
breathes life into fear
prisoner in your own home
Where life has forsaken you
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· Jun 12
Values
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Jun 12
Values
values I hold dear
not the same ones you embrace
worth the same amount.
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· Jun 4
Untitled
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Jun 4
Untitled
memories daydreamed
must protect them from sunlight
reality stings.
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· Jun 2
Narcissism
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Jun 2
Narcissism
narcissists are bold
owe me this , you owe me that
don't like what they're told .
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· May 28
Old Love
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May 28
Old Love
perfume on my wrists
reminds me of an old love
fragrance fueled the flame.
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· May 31
Looking
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May 31
Looking
in the looking glass
distorted image peers back
a funhouse mirror.
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· Jun 6
Untitled
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Jun 6
Untitled
broken hearts unite!
take back hope and self esteem
put them with your pride.
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· Jun 13
Future
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Jun 13
Future
life improvised
made up as we go along
future unscripted
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· May 26
Hippos
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May 26
Hippos
happy hippo hopped
Water wryly rippling
fast feet firmly flat.
#c
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· Jun 10
Faith
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Jun 10
Faith
young with shaken faith
wanting death to set me free
god had plans for me.
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· May 18
Bad Taste
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May 18
Bad Taste
love leaves a bad taste
no freshness in the time spent
consistency stale.
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· May 25
Beaches
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May 25
Beaches
soothing seashore
bright beaches with bouncy *****
singing serenades
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