Lynn Stillman: Poems

1h

Growing Young

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Growing Young

A child lives within
It needs proper nourishment
to turn back the time

2h · 8

Points

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Points

Point a to point b
Darkest of night to Sunlight
Lost to enlightened

3h · 8

Sadness

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Sadness

Sadness claws and rips,
the fiber of my being,
inches from my soul.

6h · 15

Silence

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Silence

The silent treatment
It was given to me once
Silence speaks volumes.

8h · 28

Opinions

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Opinions

I always listen
to opinions from all sides.
my voice pushed aside.

9h · 17

Homeless

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Homeless

How do the homeless,
get themselves up and ready,
to find a new home?

10h · 30

Deja Vu

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Deja Vu

Deja Vu moments
Did I already write this
Deja Vu moment?

11h · 30

People

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People

People walk through life
Never smiling or laughing
Living in their past.

11h · 17

My Cat

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My Cat

My cat knows his name
He chooses not to respond
God I envy him.

12h · 80

Dragon

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Dragon

The dragon spits fire
Tired of its own breath it sighs ,
and burns down a town.

13h · 36

Life's Dance

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Life's Dance

I'm not in the mix
Life creates its own rhythm
I'm not a dancer.

15h · 7

Fate

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Fate

Life's journey mapped out
All movement choreographed
Fate claims a victim.

1d · 89

Rejection

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Rejection

I've known rejection
It bore deep into my heart
Left a nasty scar.

1d · 28

Inspiration

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Inspiration

You inspire me
You've shown love stays in motion
When the world stands still.

1d · 36

Priceless

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Priceless

Love, a priceless ring
A diamond or emerald
In a classic setting

1d · 31

The Truth

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The Truth

Truth you give to me
A gift for me to open
******* with a bow.

1d

The Future

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The Future

What the future brings
Predictions are made in vain
Time holds fast the clues.

1d · 17

Lost Words

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Lost Words

Words won't reach the shore
"I love yous" kept in a chest
Claimed by ocean depths.

1d · 28

Reconcile

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Reconcile

We can't reconcile
You've put distance between us
Miles I cannot walk.

1d

The Truth

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The Truth

Words best left unsaid
The truth can be a burden
When pain will be spilled.

1d · 25

The Wedding

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The Wedding

Social butterfly
Late for wedding bouquet toss
Caught by early bird.

1d

Teens

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Teens

Eighth grade , yearbooks signed
Drivers license , first paycheck
Then prom king and queen

1d · 29

Lies

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Lies

If I were to lie
I'd say alls right with the world
I feel right as rain.

1d

Freedom

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Freedom

Thinking for yourself
Straying from the status quo
Free in thought and mind

1d · 16

The Morning

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The Morning

Before my coffee
Poured juice on my cereal
Newspaper blurry.

1d · 41

The Night

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The Night

I am mystified
Dreams come in bits and pieces
The night but a blur.

1d · 33

Truth

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Truth

Holding close the truth
Unbreakable is the bond
A love born of trust

1d · 55

I Remember

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I Remember

I remember when
Candy was ten for a dime
Carefree was priceless.

2d · 21

Dreams

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Dreams

Dreams may extend
An olive branch to your soul
They may broker a deal

2d · 61

Gambling

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Gambling

C'mon roll the dice
Watch your money disappear
Love is a crapshoot.

2d · 27

The Mirror

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The Mirror

I know just who you are
You hate and belittle me
My mirror image.

2d · 10

Now You Think Of Me

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Now You Think Of Me

Think about someone
That you're like a stranger to
Then you've thought of me

2d

The Sun

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The Sun

The sun is so shy
Couldn't show her face today
The clouds form a veil.

2d

I'm Invisible

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I'm Invisible

You want me to be
Like a human pinata
But do you see me?

2d · 4

Language

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Language

Body language speaks
But you don't listen to mine
So hung up on words

2d · 20

Sanity

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Sanity

Sanity is tricky
Just when things are looking up
Your mind stumbles down.

2d · 14

My Steps

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My Steps

Retracing my steps
My path not yet really clear
Steps forward I fear

2d

Humanity

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Humanity

Time has opened my mind
Door ajar to fresh new thoughts
Old ones unrefined
Thought all of humanity
Was cruel and unkind
Thought my heart was their target
Not how they're designed

2d

Money

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Money

Often tell myself
If I had millions to spend
Couldn't buy me time.

4d · 35

Fears

Lynn Stillman 4d

Fears

Please lend me an ear
Though you hold me close , please hear
When and why I fear.

4d

Love Ends

Lynn Stillman 4d

Love Ends

How then , does love end
When like acid their words burn ,
right through to your soul.

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