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Overflow

I hear what you're saying

An offer of much persuading

Rare and unseen, it's almost a dream

But let me check the calender before I give you my splean

 

Time is of the essence

But limited may be my presence

If an ultimatum is all you can give me

I think my calendar may want to see me

 

I'm mindful of your expectations

Fleeting chances, opportunities and once in a lif...

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burnout   overworking   overwhelm   mindful   refusal

Flowing

I’m drowning in the remnants of my own mind,

Falling deeper into the abyss of consciousness

That threatens to spill out onto the pavement at any given moment.

Pull the trigger and watch it flow?

Flowing,

     flowing,

          flowing out.

My soul is bursting at the seams,

     breaking out,

          broken up,

               bending wildly.

I’m bartering with my...

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disconnected   internal conflict   depression   ideation   internal dialogue   flow   drowning   mindfulness   mindful

On The Train This Morning

On the train this morning
I sat alone, by the window
Where normally there’d be coffee, warm
and all the world’s news in my ear

Instead, I chose dry silence
I chose the undulating wildness
strobing past my view way
I chose high green hills
and glinting mirrored rivers 
I chose lone trees, centuries old
strong against the elements
I chose lambs and sheep
moving in pairs or herds
I cho...

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peace   train   mindful   mindfulness   countryside   beauty

Trust...

They reach me,

And,

I give them my all,

Yet after that,

They leave me Alone.

They will come back,

Once again, for sure,

With a different face,

A different name,

A new personality,

All along,

And once again,

I will give them my all,

Will they, this time

Stay by my side?

I don't know,

But that's how Trust works,

That's how Life works.

 

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optimism   distance   miles   love   trust   in   feeling   loss   dedication   temptation   2017   poem   poetry   emotions   deep   dark   soulfood   soul   mindful   positive

Be Who You Are!!!

Don't let them Judge You,

Don't let them Teach You,

Just be Who You Are!!!

Because,

You are Amazing,

Just the Way You Are...

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self love   fire flesh love passion obsession   optimistic   optimist   Love yourself   soulfood   soul   mindful   positive

Let them Think...

Every day,

Travelling through Life,

We encounter Them,

Some, maybe true,

Yet many,

Disguised.

 

They have,

An ever changing mind,

Facing me,

They call me sweet,

Behind my back?

They say I'm rude,

They call me good,

Then say I'm bad,

They say you're the Best,

And then?

Nevermind.

 

Whatever they want,

Whoever they be,

Let them say,

W...

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Heartbreak. Lies   bad friends   Chaos Life Judgement mental health   Betrayal   soulfood   soul   mindful   positive   hate   freedom   dark   skin

Lighthouse of the Soul

love for life
on seas of strife
lighthouse of the soul

walk today
minding the light
as our daily goal

the light shines
through grateful minds
entering made whole

its presence
from us to see
lighthouse of the soul

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lighthouse   mindful

Remembering

A man who once lived in Macclesfield, this poem was written in May 2015

Some truths are hard to conceive

Beyond what I’m able to believe

The joy remembered as tears we cried

How is it 35 years since Ian Curtis died?

 

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mindful   music

The Healing of Ancient Wounds

She wondered into his place of work

because she thought she was loosing her head

When approached by him she lost herself,

her wits and her heart instead

She found her will to try,

emotions she had lost,

physical urges she thought she had shed

The sight and sound of him,

the insight he shared,

her soul he fed

Cautiously she indulged, 

dependency has only ever bro...

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appreciation   change   gratitude   mindful   self-growth

Talking To Myself

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mindful   self-growth

Soul Food

I think we get confused sometimes, in fact I know we do. 

The curious mind trying to find something exciting, something new. 

Losing sight of our paths, forgetting that... all of this? It's actually a part of our journey. 

I think we try too hard to understand. 

To comprehend

who, what, when, where, why... how? 

I think we forget to live in the now. 

I think we try too hard to...

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soulfood   soul   mindful   positive

Daybreak moments

The day is emerging from its nightly slumber

opening its sleep weary eyes to peak at the surroundings.

The human race joins in this rebirth

every day is a new fresh feast for the senses.

 

What wonders do I behold

while walking on the near empty street

the distant golden orb shining

its warming rays on my naked face

 

The strimmer-man at his task

cutting forth the ...

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daybreak   mindful

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