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What is poetry?

 

Except gifts of truth

And pieces of minds

All wrapped up in words

 

 

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Stormy Weather

 

You don't know it yet

 

But I am a storm coming

 

Beware of my wrath...

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True love

 

If its yours

You won't ever need to chase it

 

It will find you when you least expect it

And you won't ever need to ask it to stay

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What goes around comes back around

 

Karma is a bitch my friend

And she will certainly come knocking

 

I'll just sit back and watch you

Its not worth doing anything else

 

 

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Home

Home sweet home...

Its where the heart is they say...

 

But what if my heart is a million miles away?

What if its with everyone I love?

 

Home can't be everywhere

But you can find it in the hearts of those who love you

 

 

I feel most at home when we smile together

When we hug

Making you happy is my drug

It's when I feel most alive

 

I can't wait to go ...

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Perspective

 

Sometimes all you need is a bit of distance

To see things and people as they truly are

 

 

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For the Pain

 

I'm not sure what you're going through

I'm not sure who you are

 

I have no idea what you're doing

Or exactly where you are

 

The only thing I know is this

I wish I could take away your pain

I wish you didn't need to experience it

 

The only thing I have to give you is this 

<3

All I can offer you is a smile

My thoughts

Some words

And prayers

 

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Regrets

 

I have none

I've taken more than enough risks

Its either fear or pride that stops you from doing the same

 

I can walk away having no regrets

But can you do the same

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Something about You

 

What is it about you

That keeps me here

 

Do you think its your pretty face

That's not all you are

 

Maybe its your silly ways

That makes me smile

Some days

 

But that's not really it either

Its more 

Your swelling heart

That wants everyone

To feel the love

That you too desire 

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Baby steps

 

You might find exactly what

You crave

 

If you would be so brave

To take the first step

 

Towards meeting somewhere

Along the way

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That kind of a day

 

Maybe we both need someone 

To come home to

 

Let's not think

Let's not talk

Let's just find comfort in each other

 

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Actions speak louder...

When two people can't meet part way today

They won't be able to meet halfway one day

And go the distance someday

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Break the Cycle

 

It's not that I don't want you...

It's only that I can't stay in this self destructive cycle

 

Not knowing if its me you want 

Not knowing if this is in my head

 

You were supposed to meet me part way

But you never did...

 

 

 

 

 

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Deaths Awakening

 

 

Death puts Life

Into perspective

What's important to you

What's important to me

 

It reminds us

That time is not on our side

We shouldn't keep hiding

From the truth

From our truths

 

Live each moment

You never know

Which one may be our last

 

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No Winners

 

I decided to let go

And make him my past

My present decided to walk off too

Making me a passing thought

 

Theres no winning 

 

Perhaps the future might stay

I lose hope

In these fickle hearts

 

 

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Once more

 

Just when she thought

She'd found some truth

 

He went and showed her

It was never truly hers

 

 

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Letting go

 

I let you in a little

And you let me down a lot

 

I don't know exactly what you've been through

You never let me in enough

 

I've cried a little

But I know that what we had

Was never enough

 

I decided to stop waiting

For you

To let me into your life and heart

Now I'm letting go

Of "us"

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Just a little

You weren't that deep

Its true

But I let you in a little

As I'm prone to do

 

Now I see you around

And we're strangers again

You're a little more broken

But its not me who's to blame

 

I know i kept trying for you

And you kept idly watching

 

Maybe one day you'll realise what you let go

I guess we both know

We're not each others happy ending

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Back and Forth

 

One step forward 

Two steps back

 

We're back to square one again

And I'm so tired of these games

 

Even the most patient of people have their limits

This cycle can't go on forever

 

If nothing changes

I must

 

 

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Lost Souls

We're all a bit lost

Waiting to be found

Trying to find ourselves

 

Which path to take...

Which relationship to forsake...

What's real and what's fake...

 

Can't I just drown you in a lake

Shake you awake

Wrap you in my comforting embrace

 

We're all tired of this limbo

This confusion we've fallen into

This cycle we're stuck in

 

Let's all just say w...

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That kind of love....

 

We've all fallen before 

And we've all been hurt before 

 

We've all loved too much

And not been loved enough 

 

We've all broken hearts before 

And left scars we abhor

 

There's nothing wrong with us

Our scars are just a small part of us

A part of who we are 

 

We need to love the pretty parts

Along with the beautiful scars

 

Only then will we ...

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Meet you there...

 

You're okay with stalking me

But you're not okay with talking to me?

 

So which one of us has the bigger issues here?

Thanks for making me smile though

And for your words of wisdom

 

Its appreciated

Even though its not the compromise we both need

 

 

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Dreamy Dreamer

 

I love your loving dreams...

But what if nothing is as it seems?

 

Heal before you leap into love once more

I too don't want to break anymore...

 

Your words are truly beautiful

And I've longed to hear the like of them

 

But do dreams really come true?

And is it really me that's meant for you?

Or are we both just longing for something?

Time and actions will...

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True Colours of You

 

Your true colours have come to light

And its not a pretty sight

 

Not the colours of the rainbow

But ugly shades of lies

 

The anger and indignation has dissipated a little

For you never got close enough to reach my soul

 

You were not that deep

So now I can finally and happily put our brief encounter to sleep

 

 

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Hearts and Minds

 

 

Your heart and mine


Both broken
Both forsaken

But what others do you carry in yours?

And what do you know of mine?

 

My heart is big but it only has room for one at a time

If yours is pure

Is it for me or another?

 

Enough of all the lies

The games

 

The thing about sparks is they don't last unless you keep kindling the flames

I just need somethi...

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Numb

 

The tears have dried

I have no more left to cry

I'm numb

Feeling a bit dumb as well

 

For letting you get to me

Letting you creep into my heart a little

I'm not in love

But perhaps I was starting to get attached...

 

So quickly?

So easily?

Yeah I'm a sucker like that...

 

In my defense you did say all the right things...

 

Your expert lips... An...

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Something Real

Nothing is real anymore 

Not hearts

Not minds

Not thoughts

Or intentions

 

It would be wiser to let go of everything and everyone who may not be real...

Only hope is such a hard thing to kill...

It lives on still...

 

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Praying for an end to the Night

 

She asked herself what was wrong with her

More times than she could count

And each time the answer was the same

There was none...

 

Why did she feel so much?

Care too much

And love so much

 

Why?

 

So much

Yet nothing was ever enough 

Nothing was ever right 

 

Still... she tried not to forget 

That it can't always be night

 

And she prayed...

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Choose Light

 

Delve a little deeper

You might find strength you never thought you had

And light from sources you never imagined 

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Insomnia

 

Sleep evades me of late

Is this the price one pays for opening their heart and mind?

 

The price of ones sanity...

Its a high price

I'm not sure I'm willing to pay in stress and unrest

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Way Forward

 

You don't need to be perfect to impress me

I can already see that you have a beautiful soul

 

But even so I cannot knock against a closed door once more

When you have not done your part

 

If you are to keep choosing safety

We will keep moving forward in opposite directions

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Unspoken Words

 

 

I write things that few people get to see

The vulnerable parts of me...

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The Rest

 

You showed me the best of the best

Now I'm stuck with all the rest...

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You and me

 

 

When things are as mucked up as can be

I know that all thats left is just You and me...

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More than this (more of a monologue than a poem)

 

I see you trying but its not enough

I need more than this

You won't move an inch

So why get upset when someone else does?

Am I supposed to be content with your breadcrumbs forever?

 

Adults shouldnt have to be told how to behave

 

I never pretended that I would wait forever

And you never pretended to care

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Mirage

 

What is the point of love?

When its unrequited

What is the purpose of love?

When it's uninvited

 

What is the point of love?

When its misplaced

What's the purpose of love?

When its erased

 

We wander on...

Longing to quench this thirst for love

But all that's there to find...

Is a mirage in the desert

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Come what may

Come what may

I'm still okay 

 

Although you are too afraid of what might be

There's still something about your eyes 

That makes me wonder what you hide inside 

 

I should be angrier 

And yet I'm only vaguely annoyed 

Perhaps I'm finally learning control 

Or I could just be numb

 

I won't wait

Not because you advise against it

But because life is too short...

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Mind Games

 

I grow weary of these games

Perhaps you are just more of the same...

 

It was once cute 

Your subtle messages

Now its more of an illusion

Or perhaps Delusion

 

It's time for tiny risks to grow up to be adult ones 

Or perhaps its time for being strong 

And moving on...

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Bittersweet Awakening

 

Unexpected rain

Welcomed by the arid earth

You wafted into my life

Like a breath of fresh air after the cooling summer rains

 

As unexpectedly as you came

You stirred up forgotten flames

Burning passions I'd thought were long extinguished or at the least only dwindling embers

 

But alas nothing is built to last in this life

You went as swiftly as you came

Like...

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Let's Part dear Crazy Heart

Falling Apart

Falling Apart

My Life

My Heart

Always falling apart

 

From head to toe

I'm a mess

But you would never know

I don't have a clue which way to go

 

I need you now...

Your tranquillity to calm my restless soul

Don't fail me now...

I have no other to shield and protect me 

From this crazy mess that is

Myself...

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Weary Traveller

 

These days her eyes are often filled with tears

Her mind with sadness and fears

You grow weary of this world fellow traveller

 

The extra mile, the extra smile

Is it really worthwhile?

 

When indeed will this journey end? she asks 

And where?

Heaven or Hell or will limbo be your abode?

 

Wherever it may be fellow traveller

In truth we both long for the fina...

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Know This

 

 

When I missed you

You knew

When I loved you

You already knew

 

Your quiet confidence could never be mistaken for arrogance

That was the calibre of your character

 

When we were parting

I think you already knew

 

I hope you know 

That I seek you out when the darkness fills my life

Your memories remind me of the light

 

Know this

You are my l...

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