Gratitude
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Friends
Our everyday melody Laughter dancing on their tongues Shimmering notes Erupting from their lungs The prism that splits Our rays of light The mundane becomes a myriad Expanding our spectrum of sight They break our box of mirrors So we can see the world again Point out the linings of hope Within our storm clouds Continue reading
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Rest and Reading
The noise in my head Is finally gone The winter nights Giving way to the dawn The heat on my back Is beginning to cool And that pain in my chest Is not quite as cruel The fear at my heels Is being left behind And that knot of tension Is starting to subside I Continue reading
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Not Forgotten
Not forgotten Not alone No longer broken No longer forlorn Not irredeemable Not a reject No longer ashamed No longer a wreck Not too far gone Not a hopeless case Not a dirty stain That needs to be erased Not an imposter I am not lesser I am not simply someone’s project To try and Continue reading
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Words As Weapons
I use words as weapons To slash this paper So something else can feel The storms I have weathered I use words as tools To mould this inner man To build a new foundation Made of rock, not of sand I use words as drumsticks My heart, the deep, thudding drum The rhythm shows my Continue reading
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Mosaic
You weaved my dark notes Into your symphony You took my misshapen works And somehow found symmetry You incorporated my falls Into Your dance You took my defeated posture Made it the opening stance You restyled my ageing architecture From archaic to classic You took my broken pieces And made a mosaic Continue reading
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A Golden Day
A golden day In a sea of black When the light seeps out Through a little crack A day when I feel like I am floating on clouds And those stormy rain ones Are nowhere to be found When the only weight on my head Is that of a crown And my weeping heart For Continue reading
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Keys to Contentment
Choose purpose over pleasure Avoid passivity, not pain Aim for progress, not perfection Celebrate every marginal gain Embrace the peace of silence Take stock of what you own See boredom as an opportunity To find creative ways to grow Relish every breath Treasure every sunrise Stay near to those who love you Choose an impactful Continue reading
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Forget This Poem
Forget this poem Forget these words But remember the emotions Remember the hurt Remember the journey From dark to light The cracking of dawn And the fading of night The initial lines of despair That transform into hope Remember the catalyst The One who helped me cope Forget these words Forget this poem But remember Continue reading
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White Sheets
We all start with a white sheet An unblemished start We smile to ourselves As we cradle it in our arms But we compromise Ignore our ideals Get covered in red paint Our sheets, we fail to shield The inspector shakes his head At our pathetic, sodden mess We had one job To bring this Continue reading
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The Graveyard
I come to the graveyard Wandering among the black stones I look for the final resting place Of my old, rotten bones I stare at the etched letters Chiselled into cold rock My dark past lies beneath Locked in a cage of cold earth My mind cannot help but wander To a grave now long Continue reading
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Dawn & Dusk 