Imagine

The times we live in seem so unsure. It's easy to lose hope. I remember growing up in the Reagan era, and the fear that swept the nation over nuclear was minimal but was there none the less. It wasn't even a new fear. It was revisited from the generation before, and the generation before…

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Nothing else matters

Knee deep in waters as could as dying angels I hold you deep in my soul like the roots of ancient trees Buried alive in the earth Your heart appears like mine  Open and afraid but where is that passion you bragged so much about so long ago ❤️ On a beach populated only by…

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Anyway

I’ve met my thresholdSomeone has draw a line in the sand Footprints in the sand? Nah bitch, I’ve got claw marks on my back to tell where I’ve been Your in approving glare only fuels my fire Fading into nothing I rise from the ashes new slowly rising above the film of pond scum that…

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Under a Blood Red Moon

Under a blood red moon my heart falls into submission under your gaze Your hand leading mine along your curves Your bare flesh cold to the touch Warmed by my wandering hands My lips parting yours as my tongue unleashes hidden treasures  Under a blood red moon on a blanket we discover a new universe…

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Waking Up

I walk under a pale moon Alone Waiting at night for you Holding your hand with my soul Connected in a way that people don’t see and a way that most people will never feel Patience You’re sleeping with dreams of Sunday morning floating above your smile These freezing winds portend darker days arriving My…

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An essay on sadness

Some days I want to sit and cry I’m not sad I’m not sure what I am My heart is at peace As peace as it can be When my anxiety doesn’t take hold of the wheel anyway Even then I’m not sad I don’t know what I am I am Something else Someone else…

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I hope you never…

I hope you never doubt the truth of us Spinning in circles in love Dumb to possibilities unknown to everyone Hanging from chandlers swinging Overjoyed in the frame captured on the lens of fate Dancing to music that only we hear Next to the ocean On the beach Wind blowing Holding my hand Kissing my…

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Tomorrow

The right decision never seems to come to me My words My thoughts Hurt everyone I love Everyone I know It feels like no one in the world is listening I feel like Shit Everything I think Everything I believe Everything I want All of it seems out of reach sometimes The only thing that…

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