FloatingHoping to catch an eyeEven the eye of a stormWaitingFor someone else to doWishingTo be noticedNot wanting to be judgedLongingTo have some course of actionNon-action is an action of choiceLookingFor someone else to seeTo see importance in what has been leftFloating
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Counting on the everydayThe eye is caught by a lost soulFamiliarity is strong, but the eyes go emptyCalling for attention goes unnoticedReaching out, your hand passes right throughAs if an apparition, seemingly solid yet made of mistThere is nothing to grasp ontoSo the once familiar passes by unable to find its wayNot really searching for it, the soul continues to wanderWatching as its surroundings seem to swallow it all at onceWanting to follow and fix what you are not sure is even brokenStopped by nothing in particular, that first step is never takenWondering if your paths will cross again
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Nails clawing through shirttailsTrying to hold onDesperate not to let things changeFaceless people turn their backsGlasses shatter half fullOnly the empties remain
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The slightest whisper of the warmest touchThe breath of motion in the still of nightBlood rushes to the surface leaving fire in its wake,as it follows the slightest movement,the faintest touch, the longing for moreElectricity jumps the gapIntensity amplified by the exquisite acheStirring deep withinRadiating shock waves that tetherTwo becoming one
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Treasured moments lost in timeRelived in dreams or nightmaresTo wake with a longing long since passedTo sleep and be swept away to what was once forgottenPrevious happiness is remembered as holyNo anger, no sadness, no discontentIt is, after all, a dream of what wasImperfection is reality as it was back thenDreams sift out the ugly and unpleasantAll that is left is the sparkle of diamond dustTwinkling stars of a happy heartIt is not wise to judge today by yesterdayOr tomorrow by todayThe good is to be wrapped up and kept warmThe tarnished should be left to melt into nothingEach smile stored in a safe place to be called upon as neededToday's treasured moments are tomorrow's dreams
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Saddened by fear of the unknownFrightened for all that might beDrowning in the sludge caused by maybeFighting to ignore what they seeEveryone has an opinionWorries kept in closed fistTired of choking on the emptyMisunderstandings give way to be pissedStruggling to make sense of the senselessThe worst thoughts darken the mindDiscouraged by the time that's been wastedDistraction would be quite a find
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Every time the head turns something new is foundEach speck weighs heavily, infinitely more than the lastImmobilized by the lack of thought or wondermentNumbness begins in body and culminates in a foggy mindSuffocation under the thought that there is nothing elseYanked out of grasp yet slammed on the shouldersThe weight is cumbersome, yet born gladlyAll that can be done is doneTime tells all, yet does not always healRelaxing is not an option and trying highlights the failure to do soIt will come to an end soon enough
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Changing minds like running waterFuture plans disappear in the mistVenting the mind can weigh down othersYet once they're gone, they don't exist
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Behind closed eyes lies the truthJumbled and broken in bits and piecesShattered dreams forgottenMemories erasedFamiliar feelings confound the soulFear sears the mind's eyeFaith can release it
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Everything is gray lined in hues of sunsetBeauty and hope are strong but unable to conquer, yetWait and see, wait and seeDisconcerting nothingnessWaiting to see if hope will winHoping that gray doesn't darkenClouds ebb and flow in a sunny stormIndeterminable outcomesChange of plansCourses of outcomeNo options left to exploreWait and see is what to doRelax, is an order that cannot be followedPreparing for the worst is frighteningHoping for the best is more soThe "what-ifs" are intolerableOne can only do what one doesWhat else can be expected
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Blindsided by near tragedyBullied by unanswered questionsElation tempered with doubtToo frightened to be freeBest attempts continue to failEscaping to nothingNothing in returnEmpty or just too full to feelIrreplaceable timeWithering and wastedSearching beyond hopeLooking for the goodHolding on to rainbowsSpontaneity dies slowlyRestless minds swim too fastShades of yellow in a fogNo memory of yesterdayPulled back into nowUnable to process more emotionUnstoppable floodsUndeniable bondsUnwanted feelingsUnconditional everythingEmotional vampirism and parasitic tendenciesLeave nothing behindOverwhelming need to helpBound by limitsPulled by loveTorn apart slowlyUnable to healUnable to dealLeft bone dry and usedNo one to blameNo cycle to breakTaking your sorrowSwallowing your painCarrying your suffering away from youAs you heal I disappear
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Time spent alone doesn't make one lonelyYet loneliness weighs quite heavilyThe thoughts take hold and block the sunCloudy days inhibit all that comes to passLingering thoughts flash like lightningThunder crashes in the mindFocus is lost and suffocation beginsWas that a "tone" in the voice on the phone?Yet to miss a love is normal"Out of sight, out of mind"Only works on the one who is away from homeFor those left behind surrounded by belongingsEncompassed in memories,The moments drone on indefinitelyOnly to pass too quickly upon loves return
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Your face goes numb in the freezing rainYet you can no longer feel the coldFrozen to the spot it happenedLike you are physically unable to moveUnable to seek shelterUnable, or unwillingShattered hopes and startling surprisesThe truth beheld one afternoonThe mind struggles to make sense of itHow could your eyes see what your heart denies?How can your heart believe what your eyes have seen?Any step away from that spot is a step closer to homeCloser to confrontationCloser to the affirmation of painYou remain planted like a tree to the sidewalkThe rain camouflages the tearsThat contrast the hope that you are desperately longing to cling toPeople pass by paying no mindUnconcerned and unfeeling as you wish you were
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Stepping into the lakeFeet get stuck in the sludgeSinking deeper and deeperWater is dark and muddy with the struggle for freedomThe water slowly covers allThe sun gradually eclipsed by the murky waterWhat an unforeseen turn of events while going for a swim
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Lost... lost in the miry clay that gathers at the foot of the mountain after the rain.The sun slowly dries and hardens the outer shell forming the thick protective coating.If one were to stumble across the stone the soft and very human core would be invisible.So eager to attack that mountain, yet the torrential downpour that plagued that journey could not have been predicted.One slip and even the greatest will fall.One slip and forever lost.Barricaded from the warmth of the sun within the cold, dark casing.Awaiting another storm, hoping to soften enough to crack the surface.Looking to escape the safety of the carapace.Hoping all is reversible and nothing lasts forever.
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So much locked within bubbling at the surfacePinholes of strain attempt to release pressureIts immensity can't be touched by a million such holesDesire to discard the cloak grows with every breathBut the fear of being unveiled and naked prevents itAs the molehills burn and the fires are extinguishedMountains emerge in silence, born of the forgotten ashesSmoldering embers give rise to the unfathomableGargantuan by comparison and seemingly unstoppableCan such enormity be reigned in,Or will trying be a harsh lesson in futility?Never give up or knowing when to do soHolding tightly or letting goTo analyze or forgetNo clear cut paths in the forest of self-destruction
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Straight from the hipAn honest wordNo lies from still lipsSteely eyes and vacant staresThe sound fades awayCarried by the windto someone else's earsSomeone else's heartMisconstrued and half-heardYet wholly bruisedWords so clearYet seemingly transparentUninterested partiesMake empty promisesMean what is saidFor words can crumble the foundation
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Memories of ballerina dreams, tap shoes, and tightsA child long since grownA woman in waitingForever fused to perfectionIn a broken mindSelf-induced pressure cooks the mindWhat is expected of you,Is not what you expect from yourselfYou think we think you're perfectYou have misjudgedyou have laid blame for your mistakesyou are still lovedHow can you be who you are,When you don't trust that we love whoever you becomeBad influences and fitting in.People are overratedLoved onceLoved alwaysWe are all but humanimperfect by designGive us a chance to understandyou'd be surprised
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Slipping further awayDeeper into the darknessBad choices and wrong turnsWeigh the anchor speeding descentPlastic smiles and crocodile tearsWhich is the mask?Where does the truth lie?Reaching down to offer a reprieveThere is no hand to graspHelpless, watchingTears burning as the light fades to nothingWhere is the fire that lit you from within?If you reach for me,I will always be there
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Fireballs of realization burn through to the soulSinged memories of liesSmoke filled sighs of reliefThe embers remain...smoldering deep withinBurning cheeks with the ensuing tearsTrust, so fragile is now crackedMolten bile churns to the surfaceShould it eat its way through or be suppressed?Can it be repaired or must it be rebuilt?Is it even worth the trouble?Don't speak the wordsLies speed destructionWhich will win in the fight to remain?The lies of the past and the truth of the present,Or the truth of the past and the lies of the present.All truth or all lies is just too easyPerhaps it is time that this is someone else's fight
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