Death – PenAndPaperStories

The Gift

There are days to be carried And some to pull Moments of fear And blessings untold… And there is love Anger or hate And always the moment Before it’s almost too late… It’s in these moments We can find the greatest gift A grave to be dug Or a much needed lift… To have the […]

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Time Kills

For each year counting Is another to waste Time quickens At success to pace… And we are not here Or even gone Just finding a path Of everything wrong… Not out of perfection Or even guilt Just moving on While the earth does tilt… And all things move Even while standing still- Too late to […]

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Mortal Pain

Every step was counted As tears were dried And sobs were silenced… Sorrow was left to song Hope was left in prayer And faith closed in scriptures… Speeding was the time Stopped were the answers And reason in oblivion… Stepping off the mortal ledge How and why were wondered And lost was all he knew… […]

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Beginning to End

There was a heartbeat Guiding steps along linen walls Almost a guide And a fault to the end. Whispers loud Machines comforted chaos To the grasp of life And perseverance of death. Until peace became music Misery’s parade done and over For one then But never for all. And then the years Like all other […]

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Coming Home

Coming home Through fractured rays Quite the journey Is the end of our days. But through the veil Life has only begun Precious steps After a mortal run.

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In Loving Memory

I witnessed the end With no middle or beginning- Confusion and torment And faith growing and thinning…. I heard the stories told As laughs were appreciated and shared All about a young man Who could no longer be there. The more I learned about you- Less anything made sense… Actions so regrettable- Knowledge missing a […]

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Living’s Lesson

I thought I had time- Time to be angry… Time to forgive… Time to waste. I thought I was right- And you were wrong- So I fed the wrong energy… In my prideful haste. When the sands passed through- The hour glass of time- I had no way to see… The grains were almost gone. […]