Pen and Paper Stories. Vacation for the mind.
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Life Test
Numb the thoughts Numb the mind Find a purpose Seek and find Blind the eyes Block the tears Learn now Shed the years No it all Knowing nothing Build belief While finding something Dry the cry Quite the scream Block the masses Build a team Quit it all Try your best It’s simply life Pass…
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Just ME
I lay relaxed In an unlikely place No need to ponder Or minutes to waste. I am to be Or am the now I’m not the wonder Or even the how. I am what is Or will never be I am just like you Until I’m just me.
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I Am
I am the wrong I am the right I am darkness I am light I am the moment I am the now I am the why I am the how I am what was I am what is I am the piece I am the quiz I am them I am you I am the…
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Once
I loved you once – I forget
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Burst
You know I’ve learned to hate you. This asshole that appears without warning. Oh I’ve learned signs, sure. Sleeping less and regular mentions of racing thoughts means it’s lurking- ready to feast on me, my emotions, and my health. The roller coaster runs despite screams and pain. Reason and logic have left the room, as…
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And Again
The storm taxed the land And people within Even while some We’re simply living again. Hail destroyed objects And spider webs too… Quickly it passed Once damage was through. But night does clear A path we can walk Careful the wolves As they begin their walk. Devils and demons Talk over Angel’s say… Hear their…
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Hail No!!
Oh hail no What did you say? How dare you try… All will pay. Windshields will crack Roofs wills dent Insurance is taxed Money is spent. Never deny Or ignore my power As more than rain Will fall in this shower.
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Who What Where
What did I have? Where did it go?
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We Knew
We know so much And so little too… Until we learn What we thought we knew. And then we scramble Like generations before And learn again What we chose to ignore. Sure some lessons But great moments added And a little more even Once all is subtracted. Yes we knew it all And I guess…
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St Patrick
Oh the fortune of the Irish And ignorance of men Here is luck Back at it again The gold is there You just have to find The rainbow in hiding Or frog in kind Music for dancing Beer for fun Life’s a party When pinching is done. And green in something Beyond eggs and ham…
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Prison
Lost is life – before anyone knew
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Running Behind
No matter the learn – world turns
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Human Connection
I want to talk And ignore you too I want to agree But still I stew. I want to imagine Just to forget Know the moment Acknowledge the threat. I want to change What I think I see… I continue to fight In the hopes to agree. I want to stop Before I go… It’s…
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Changes
Changes over time Now just different The storm only rages Calm before is gone And permanent Like a stain on a white dress For all it wasn’t After losing what was.
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Dreamers
In the back of a minute We are all they’ve got
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Adulting
Loving you Hating you Is the only life I know. Having company Being lonely Are within the seeds I sew Coffee whispers Wine lingers As life has its say And like tomorrow Repeats the now Reason finds its way
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Survive
Sometimes you change At just the wrong time Everything held against you Existing is a crime. Sometimes you break Along with everything in the room Walls close in Sealed to your doom. Sometimes you stop And life keeps rolling by… Filled with hurt watching But lost is your cry. Sometimes you give up Because you’re…
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Magic
I am but a child Confined to adult walls… Begging for mercy- And punishment to stall. Seeking fairytales And no ending to fear… Defeating any beast Credits only to cheer. Belief in a magic Even logic cannot break… Angels patiently waiting- When life is more than I can take. I want to find heart In…
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Morning Moment
I lay here The only one awake… I sense peace See shadows Feel comfort. The silence is healing And my benefit… Just by taking this moment To notice it’s here.
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Worth Seeing
I had this world Beautiful and pure Wonders everywhere Tough to ignore. Slowly fractures Impacted the lens And what was loved Turned past in tense. The fractures are mine Minutes are pure But sometimes breaks Are much to endure. Life is a shuffle Made into a race And granted before Leaves no room to replace.…
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Breaking Needs
I just need a break For you to listen For you to care… I need to be heard And be loved To know you are there. I need to return What I ask Is that possible for me??? Oh dear life Refrain the martyr Only beg what you see.
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New Year
Another one gone And a new one in Heart’s now hopeful To begin again Hopeful 18’s success Will put the pain of 17 to rest Mind’s eyes finds secrets To start creating the best. It’s a New Year And in some ways a clean slate- And it’s up to each one of you To fill…
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Take On
Take on me Troubles and gains Take on tomorrow Victories and pains Take on now Moments and truth Take on innocence Naivety of youth Take on yesterday Lessons from past Take on the future Something to last Take on now Like you have never done Take on the moment Like you’ve already won
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Am I!
Am I angry Or sad The horizon lacks a name Am I comfortable Or awkward Pleasure causing pain Am I lonely With company Minutes are so loud Am I aware Or dreaming A shadow in the crowd Am I here Or gone Is it Life I choose to live? Am I changing This season Not…
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Heart’s Prayer
Your grace and love Are needed today For in your care Is the only way. We need some strength And little peace To clear the way For fear’s release. He is in your hands As you guide theirs Prepare the doctors And the gifts they share. Thank you, Lord For hearing our prayers Please heal…
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Where Have You Gone?
A breath of fresh air Spring’s honest chance… New beginnings abundant Not remembrance or stance. The eternal hope Forwards the March Making it through Passing the arch. Oh Dear Spring Where have you gone? I’m here waiting It’s not the same with you drawn.
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Treasure in Skies
Richness is moments Various times and place To just experience His glory And repeated saving grace. Releasing control Or tracking fate Simply being Missing the wait. Oh the glories When you open your eyes No burden to bury The treasure in skies.
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There Is…
There is time Moments Miracles There is heartache Loneliness Wrinkles There are habits Consequences Pitfalls Then some maturity Wisdom Overhauls There are memories Appreciation Love They are gifts Precious Enough
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Life Keeps Changing… But am I?
Life keeps changing – but am I? I am working now for the first time in almost 9 months! I am working in an industry I swore I never would. I joined the world of banking. I practically know nothing, but I am appreciating the small customer-centered environment. I am not one to appreciate large…
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War Within
The war within Or with you A battle lost and won… Ladders and bottles Controlling pace Now over and done. Empty skies Stormy seas Argue the face of pain… Now peace by thunder Tearless eye A storm without the rain.
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