If I die
If I die tonight It should be said How at my life’s end I have left everything amiss I lied I disobeyed I disrespected How unfair that I’ve seen A life so bleak So gray So plain How much I hate where I stand Wish myself dead Unloved Unappreciated Now – Condemned My heart feels no love From the alleged creator For if the ...
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Despite the Irony
The emptiness seems to fill me The sadness seems to make me happy The loneliness seems to comfort me The irony of life seems to work for me Is God empty? Instead, He is the meaning Does God bring sadness? Instead, He brings happiness If God is there, am I ever lonely? He is ...
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Learning to breathe
Sophia sits quietly on the curb, smoking a cigarette. It was middle of the night and the somewhat full moon lights up the already star-filled sky. She was alone on the street where her house stood, drinking in the solace that that moment offered her. ...
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Staring at the Heavens
my cries are muted by the role i must play. my longings are subdued by the shame of wanting. grey days stretch as far as time wills it. barefooted, i walk, falteringly, reaching out. dark skies beckon my suppressed anger. drops of rain mask the tears. thunder drowns out the cries ...
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Just between the two of us
She can feel the steam coming out of her skin. She was trapped in a boxed space to face her demons. With clenched fists, she prepares herself for a blow. Trickles of perspiration run down her back. She quickly wipes off beads of sweat from ...
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