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· May 29
Eyesight
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May 29
Eyesight
I'm legally blind
is some blindness illegal?
I am so confused!
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· Jun 12
Hope
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Jun 12
Hope
why am I surprised
when hope picks up and leaves me
not leaving a note
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· May 18
Doubts
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May 18
Doubts
doubts are like talons
they grip and pierce your story
lies fly in your face.
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· May 25
Adages
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May 25
Adages
in a state of mind
things happening for the best
just an old saying
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· May 23
Awkward
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May 23
Awkward
awkwardness aside
the way your glances touched her
leaving me red faced.
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· May 27
Vindication
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May 27
Vindication
vindication calms
God has proven others wrong
I've a second chance
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· Jun 13
Dreams
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Jun 13
Dreams
dreams swirl in my mind
rafting on the white rapids
swimming with dolphins.
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· May 27
Carefree
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May 27
Carefree
sitting on my porch
playful birds chase each other
not caring whose "it".
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· Jun 9
Existence
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Jun 9
Existence
lost within myself
no light nor sound touches me
I merely exist
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· May 22
Of No Importance
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May 22
Of No Importance
I've plenty of time
its piling up before me
just has no substance
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· Jun 16
Days
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Jun 16
Days
Today Is running slow
Yesterday's dying fast
Tomorrow is in the works
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· Jun 6
Attention
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Jun 6
Attention
attention given
by a visual language
eyes savor the words.
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· May 28
Despair
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May 28
Despair
hoplessness is cold
uninhabitable place
doubt goes there to thrive
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94
· May 25
A Battle Within
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May 25
A Battle Within
ideas need light
that's the reason why we write
a battle we fight.
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· Jun 6
Captured
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Jun 6
Captured
time can be captured
like fireflies in a jar
memories aglow
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· Jun 17
Drive By
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Jun 17
Drive By
Shot down once again
A drive by ultimatum
Sadness makes the rules.
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· May 30
Aging
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May 30
Aging
can you imagine
if we didn't age past twelve
how would we pick a leader
then no televised debates
just rock, paper scissors.
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· Jun 6
Casualty
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Jun 6
Casualty
Hope's a casualty
unexpected obstacles
can cast it aside.
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· May 26
Always
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May 26
Always
you're always with me
physically, in my mind
in my memory
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· May 23
Jack and Jill
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May 23
Jack and Jill
their story is sad
they went up the hill for water
Jack and Jill's journey
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92
· May 14
Money
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May 14
Money
money is not love
not one in between exists
loves not a purchase
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· Jun 4
Negative
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Jun 4
Negative
negativety
such an unattractive trait
yet you're so pretty
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91
· May 27
Beauty Is.....
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May 27
Beauty Is.....
beauty is selfless
respecting other's feelings
beauty is forgiveness.
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· May 30
Adolescence
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May 30
Adolescence
teenage angst swept through
the tumultuous winds blew
I was once like you.
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· Jun 4
Untitled
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Jun 4
Untitled
won't bow down to love
it's not my lord and master;
I need it so much
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· Jun 9
Outskirts
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Jun 9
Outskirts
the outskirts of love
no party invitations
no phone calls received.
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· May 18
Writing
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May 18
Writing
can't write worth a ****
I had it down yesterday
I'm feeling the block
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· Jun 1
Dementia
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Jun 1
Dementia
memories are vague
specific details wiped clean
did your dreams come true?
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· May 31
Untitled
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May 31
Untitled
by now we should know
under our skin we're alike
our hearts break the same.
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· Jun 16
Darkness
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Jun 16
Darkness
Where the dark does thrive
In recesses in my mind ,
where I'm not alive
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· Jun 14
Summer Camp
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Jun 14
Summer Camp
Kickin back at camp
Songs and smores , hot dogs and beans
Cowboy boots , blue jeans
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· Jun 14
Commercials
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Jun 14
Commercials
TV commercials
Guess my teeth need whitening
They're not really mine.
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· Jun 5
Two Faced
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Jun 5
Two Faced
Two faces showing
To my back you nip and bite
face to face a saint.
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· Jun 5
Left Wondering
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Jun 5
Left Wondering
It seems so tragic
when dreams are unrealized
wondering what if.....
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· Jun 5
Cries For Help
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Jun 5
Cries For Help
depression, crying
no emotional support
life becomes abstract.
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· Jun 14
Jester
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Jun 14
Jester
Jester tells his jokes
guess you had to be there or
Breathe in what he smokes
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· Jun 14
Following
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Jun 14
Following
I will follow you
Till the earth and sun collide
Ashes in the wind.
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· May 25
Badger
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May 25
Badger
they ****** for sport
a force to be reckoned with
the honey badger.
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· Jun 15
Don't Leave
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Jun 15
Don't Leave
You can't leave me now
While meteors light the sky
and my dreams close by
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· Jun 6
Aretha Franklin
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Jun 6
Aretha Franklin
my soul awakens
refreshed and ready to love
healed by Aretha.
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· May 22
Peace
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May 22
Peace
I had a dream once
I had touched a dolphin's skin
peace had a texture.
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· Jun 4
Damage
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Jun 4
Damage
love has damaged me
a rose in a broken vase
debris swept away.
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· Jun 10
Anxious Night
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Jun 10
Anxious Night
sleep , so elusive
the night filled with endless thoughts
twisted lullabies.
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· May 27
Solitude
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May 27
Solitude
solitude so sweet
my true self can now be free
I can now be me.
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· May 20
Allergies
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May 20
Allergies
pollen fills the air
rapid fire sneezing attacks
a cough joins the choir.
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· May 20
Broken Hearted
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May 20
Broken Hearted
broken hearts yearning
hurts worse than being laughed at
it bruises the soul
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· Jun 13
Grandma's House
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Jun 13
Grandma's House
The smell of the crayons
in the old coffee can
The feel of the **** rug
beneath me as I lie coloring.
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· May 25
Adoption
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May 25
Adoption
I was adopted
dna like a mutt
at least I'm wanted
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· Jun 15
Fate
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Jun 15
Fate
I'm indifferent
When it comes down to my fate
Should I live or die.
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· May 29
Choices
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May 29
Choices
what does freedom mean
pursuing one's dreams at will
making own choices
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