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Richard Smith Apr 13
Take this life away from me
I don’t want it anymore
The pain is just too much to bear
It runs into my core
Emotional and real
Why does no one listen
When I tell them how I feel
My life is pain and anguish
Physical and not
I’m waiting slowly dying
For the final breath to leave me
For the end of all my suffering
Richard Smith Feb 15
The love I hold is endless
Deeper than the sea
Your face is radiant beauty
The only thing I see
Your touch is pure pleasure
It electrifies my skin
Your kisses send me reeling
Every second is a win
I could not believe it
On the best day of my life
You agreed to marry me
And forever be my wife
Richard Smith Oct 2024
War and Death
My old friends
I tried my best
Until the end
Many brothers
Along the way
Never made it
Till today

Gave their all
Though asked for nought
Battles raging
All for what
Blood spilled freely
On the fields
To fatten the greedy
With richer meals

I walk beside you
Through the valley
With no fear
I know my value
What we gave
In blood and sweat
Has been repaid
With ‘WE REGRET’

The men and women
That fought and died
Are being repaid
With hate and lies
Our countries
That we protected
Are being invaded
Our voices rejected

The homes we built
Are under attack
From the government
That ‘HAS OUR BACKS’
If they want our loyalty
Listen to ‘YOUR PEOPLE’
Not the minorities
Richard Smith Oct 2024
If you could see me
for who I really am
Do you think you would love me
Or turn round and run
Could you accept the monster
That is lying inside
Capable of anything
It sits and it hides
Waiting and watching
Scenting the air
Poised to attack
Any threat that is there

Are you willing to wash
All the blood from my hands
When I reign in the violence
I cannot hold down
Will it make you proud
That I can hurt
Another person
Regardless of worth
Could you listen to tears
That fall to the earth

My demons are caged
Though they only get stronger
Don’t know if I can hold them
For very much longer
Richard Smith Oct 2024
Let the darkness take me
Sweet numb oblivion
Imageless blackness
To **** my mind away

Let the sleep of ages envelope me
Wrap me in its emptiness
Noiseless and inviting
Surrounding Me in beautiful silence

Let my memories leave me
Never to resurface
Leaving peace inside me
My broken mind relieved

Let the world forgive me
Take this heavy burden
Give me a sign there is hope
To rest my mind completely
Richard Smith Oct 2024
Deep despair
A gasp for air
Tears flow
A pit does grow

A mask of smiles
A life of lies
So much laughter
Silence after

Memories abound
Mind spins all around
Only one wish
End this anguish
Richard Smith Sep 2024
Once broken it’s shattered
Splinters to rebuild an ark
Of memories tainted
Looks, laughs and touches
‘Misread’ or caught
Madness inside my own mind
Does trust break post betrayal
Is the time they are caught…

22 years of my past private?
He trusts me so no worries
He is away miles so we got time
Did you know he…

No trust in anyone
What’s to live for
Love alone
Is not an anchor
Giving Up was not a choice
The pieces scattered
To all four points
Never to be found?
I’m too broken
Unsound
Let me leave

My love is unconditional
My trust was earned
Then broken
Now I’m fading
Invisibly
With smiles and
Laughing banter
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