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50 · Jun 23
Existence
Lynn Stillman Jun 23
I really don't know
Whether I'm living this life,
or just existing.
50 · Jun 29
Decisions
Lynn Stillman Jun 29
I hate decisions
I don't think they're my strong suit
Can't make up my mind.
49 · Jul 2
Promises
Promised me the world
But then you took it by storm
Left me with the clouds.
49 · Jul 1
Wishes
May your dreams come true
and bring great prosperity
And not love in vain
May love be your charity.
49 · Jul 3
Cats Speak
Cat spoke in his cries,
"Hey. Just so you know Karen.
I'm the one in charge"
49 · Jun 20
Sweet Dreams
Lynn Stillman Jun 20
Fear not little one
Everything in the darkness
Is found in the light
49 · Jun 22
Answers (Tanka)
Lynn Stillman Jun 22
That's just how it goes
Sorry it's not in the cards
Can't fight city hall
My resolve even greater
After getting these answers.
49 · 10h
Opinions (Tanka)
Some use loud voices.
With opinions and the like.
I don't like that much.
Opinions should be subtle.
Little softer to the touch.
49 · Jun 22
Old Questions (Tanka)
Lynn Stillman Jun 22
Why is the sky blue?
Why not, gods into pastels
If you're wondering
why the chicken crossed the road
Ask Col. Sanders fry cook.
49 · Jun 29
Harmony
Lynn Stillman Jun 29
Pills were on my tongue
Life still had great harmony
I didn't have the ear.
49 · 6d
Charm
A skosh of allure,
will always do in a pinch,
when charms not handy.
49 · Jun 21
Can't Say
Lynn Stillman Jun 21
Can't say I love you
Too afraid to say those words
Yet, they haunt my thoughts
48 · 1d
Rejection
I'm out of favor.
Really don't know why or how.
Know rejection well.
48 · Jun 30
Wars
Lynn Stillman Jun 30
I'd bet anything
If our leaders had to fight
Wars would not exist.
48 · 6d
Silence
There's silence for days
Then we're painfully polite
Unkind words hurt less.
48 · Jun 19
Deja Vu
Lynn Stillman Jun 19
Deja Vu moments
Did I already write this
Deja Vu moment?
48 · Jul 1
Open Hearted
You're the death of me
I say confidentially,
to my open heart.
48 · Jul 2
Whales
The haunting sound
The distant song of the whale
They're beseeching us
48 · Jun 24
Possum
Lynn Stillman Jun 24
When I was nine years old,
and if the truth be told
My best friend was a German Shepherd
with a heart of gold.
We spent our days together
in any kind of weather
Around his neck a bandana
his collar made of leather .
Possum was his name
And we played every game
From fetch the ball to tug of war
Days were never the same.
48 · Jun 23
911
Lynn Stillman Jun 23
911
A 911 call
Victim is so blue
Bleeding from the heart
Died while enroute to reconciliation
Buried in a deep and painful longing
48 · Jun 23
Beauty
Lynn Stillman Jun 23
Beauty walks away
It really enjoyed its stay
Face now a new day.
48 · Jun 26
Kindness
Lynn Stillman Jun 26
Kindness, like a can
Return and recycle it
Good for the planet.
48 · Jun 30
Ambivalence
Lynn Stillman Jun 30
You're ambivalent
Your mouth says you don't want me
Your eyes say I'm loved.
48 · Jun 19
Priceless
Lynn Stillman Jun 19
Love, a priceless ring
A diamond or emerald
In a classic setting
47 · Jun 22
Dancing
Lynn Stillman Jun 22
You ask for a dance
Music's gentle hands sway us
Move us in time.
47 · Jul 2
Nightmares
In nightmares I've seen,
things that make a demon wince,
praying for mercy.
47 · Jun 23
Walls
Lynn Stillman Jun 23
Does anyone else
Build walls to keep the world out
Or is it just me
47 · Jun 18
Freedom
Lynn Stillman Jun 18
Thinking for yourself
Straying from the status quo
Free in thought and mind
47 · Jun 26
My Wish
Lynn Stillman Jun 26
It's star light, star bright
First star I see tonight dims
So much for the rhyme
47 · Jun 20
The World
Lynn Stillman Jun 20
I drift in an out ,
of consciousness in a world ,
that's forgotten me
47 · Jun 21
Morning
Lynn Stillman Jun 21
Tossed in my sleep
Morning feels like Monday blues
Gagged on black coffee.
46 · 8h
Aging
The years run and leap
Age fights, but in it does creep
Youth, hold on and keep
46 · Jul 3
Compliments
I searched long and hard
For words to compliment you
Seemed no words would do.
46 · Jun 24
Positive
Lynn Stillman Jun 24
I woke up today
Feeling very positive
Don't think I'm okay.
46 · Jul 3
The Future
The path up ahead
We see in different ways
I see weeds and brush.
46 · Jun 21
Lives
Lynn Stillman Jun 21
How do you juggle
Living two different lives
I can't deal with one.
46 · Jun 21
Chipmunks
Lynn Stillman Jun 21
Chipmunks were busted
Shoplifting their crime of choice
Nuts stuffed in their cheeks
46 · 4d
Jesus
Gave Jesus a phone
Asked him to hear my prayer
He wouldn't stop texting!
46 · 5d
Eyes
If I closed my eyes
Or even died in my sleep
You I would still see.
46 · Jun 29
Fears
Lynn Stillman Jun 29
I struggle with fears
Fear of life, for whats to come.
Of a death unseen.
45 · Jun 20
Shyness
Lynn Stillman Jun 20
Shyness overcome
With the kindness of just one,
willing to mentor
45 · Jun 18
The Mirror
Lynn Stillman Jun 18
I know just who you are
You hate and belittle me
My mirror image.
45 · Jun 28
Demise
Lynn Stillman Jun 28
Politely I ask,
if I may please be excused,
from my own demise.
45 · 7d
Sweet Dreams
Dreams can comfort you
One minute alone and scared
Next, in someone's arms.
45 · Jun 24
Attention
Lynn Stillman Jun 24
Thought I'd slam the door
So you'd stop ignoring me,
You didn't notice.
45 · Jun 27
Anger
Lynn Stillman Jun 27
J bottle things up
Until I can breathe no more
Then the cork is blown.
45 · Jun 26
Unbelievable
Lynn Stillman Jun 26
Hard to understand,
how anyone could love me
Just seems so far fetched
44 · 7d
Photographs
The old photos
Of a smiling you and me
Were not meant to be.
44 · Jun 19
Opinions
Lynn Stillman Jun 19
I always listen
to opinions from all sides.
my voice pushed aside.
44 · Jun 27
Mosaic
Lynn Stillman Jun 27
Pretty mosaic
Each piece represents a dream
Future's bright picture
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