Emotions
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Castles of Dark
He fought fearsome foes In abandoned castles of dark Ignored the melancholic whispers That clawed at his heart He crossed bleak landscapes Scaled rivers and fjordsWrestled with bearsAnd fought obsidian swords He subdued dragonsAnd outwitted sorcerersTo the poor and orphansHe gave up his last morsels Who is this man, you askWhat kind of hero is this?To face… Continue reading
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Spit Out The Bones
Take what you need And spit out the bones Take from my words What helps you grow I do not have All the answers But I will share What brought me advances I can only show The path I have taken How my joy From its sleep, was awakened What sticks in the throat What… Continue reading
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Lost Words
I sang a songBut a silence ate itI wrote a letterBut the ink was wasted I let words flowLet truth beBut found that the wordsWere nowhere to be seen I poured out my heart’s sorrowThat tender emotionAs a raging riverBut it was swallowed by an ocean I lost those wordsBut now I seeThat all those wordsWere building something… Continue reading
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Survival
Take one step forward No matter how small Keep getting up Every time you fall Invest in yourself And those around you In a world of deception Hold on to the truth When darkness swirls Whispering like a ghoul Reminding you of all the ways That you are a fool Then reach out In that… Continue reading
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Pale Lord
A pale lord Sits enthroned Bids I enter Into his world Tells me that There is no hope here That this is the residenceOf all I fear He offers citizenship To this land of gloom Assuring me there is No escape from this doom But I step closer And his crown slips And I see… Continue reading
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Music and Light
I see it on the horizon A rising dawn I hear it on the winds Whisperings of a new song It is music to my ears Laughter in my lungs Joy in my heartSweetness on my tongue When you have endured The darkest of nights Then you appreciate The slightest hint of sunlight The opening… Continue reading
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Art
A stream of colours Flows down your hand Why it is there You do not understand Are you bleeding? Is this blood? But then why does it leave Such a beautiful smudge? You look at the art That clings to the page It is so elegant But yet so full of pain If the pain… Continue reading
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I See Galaxies
Do you know what it is like To see for the first time? Do you know what it is like To be brought back to life? To feel the breeze And smell the scents To feel hope rising From the darkest of depths I was locked in a dark place Starved of all that was… Continue reading
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Bitter Words
Taste the bitter wordsThe ones wrought by painAs they flow through youSee how they change See the disappointmentsBecome footsteps to higher planesSee how the lossesMake you value what you gain Feel the sadnessSwell in your stomachAnd marvel at how itTransforms into courage The sad words burnAs they go downBut wisdom will rise upAnd rest on you as a… Continue reading
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New Sight
I was locked in a cage In chains so tight Now my eyes have been opened I see beyond this night I see bright stars in the heavens Far greater than my darkest fears I see vast oceans of water That dwarf my litany of tears I feel the roar of a hurricane Driving my… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 