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Wasted
Another day that feels Wasted. As I lie awake, heart racing, Trying to put my pieces back together So I don’t feel Broken. I fell today For the lies of another empty song. I lost today In the front lines of my mind. My body is tired, Ravaged by distress. My soul is tired, Weighed down by memories That take me to melancholy lane. All the things I’ve wanted to do, But never could Wasted. I can see the dream stealers, Creeping in the middle of the night. Making me forget why I Chose to move forward. You say Your yoke is easy But this burden I have has tied…
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Surrender
Sometimes I get lost at sea. The waves billow over And I’m drowning– Reaching out my arms for something I cannot see. Surrender. It’s the word of life, But it’s also easier said than done. Everywhere I look there’s a storm. As I’m thrown into the waters, My body is weighed down. I break through the surface, Fighting for my life aimlessly. When will the struggle end? When will my fight be enough To win the battle? Darkness overwhelms me, And soon I am falling– Drowning deeper into the depths Of these murky waters. All hope is lost… Until I see the light, Faintly glowing from the surface. I stretch…
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Out of the Fire
My mind is a fire, Growing and expanding Releasing from the tip of my pen. It’s been set ablaze With voices of light and darkness, Ready to escape Onto the lines of the paper. Can you hear them? They tell me where to go And what to think, As I run around This obstacle in front of me. But I contain them With every breath. I let them live and move Beneath the trapdoor Of my mind. I manage them Because I am too busy With my swirling world That loses its color, Like a fading photograph. But You set me off again– With just one spark. You breathe life…
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