Hope
Hope doesn’t lie in some distant dreamland it lies within your heart, the desire to reach out be what you truly want to be..
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deanthebard
Author, screenwriter and poet. Last poetry book was in Amazons top 100 last year. Live in Sweden, from the UK. Currently writing a new movie "Gate 64"
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One Pure Thought
Remembering someone with one fond memory erases every argument or conflict that existed. Keep that happy thought and it becomes a legacy..
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Wrath Of Nature
Cascading crescendo against weakened hull Storm clouds dictating a sonnet so dull Lifeless and drifting along natures trail Swirling dark fathoms a feeling so frail Man mastered the oceans and...
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Waves Of Jealousy
Euphoric waves of anger. Crash onto distant shore. Thunderous emotions. An empty symphonic heartbeat. Chorus returning unloved. Verse abandoned onto the wind. Scattered words set adrift.
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You Should Have Let It Lie
Distant tears remind me of a life that we once shared. Memories of golden days of moments when I cared. Endless days of tears you cried, flooded like the rain.
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Unfair Expectations
Just what exactly do you expect from me.
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Solitude
In the deepest depths our own solitude we are alone. Once there we only have one voice. In that darkness we find out who we truly are..
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The Queen Of Fake
A life packed up in boxes, a heart left all alone Did I outgrow my love for you, Or was it never shown. What happened to that funny man, the one that was your clown.
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The Love Of Home
To some just four walls and a roof. For me you’re my abode. A shell entwined in history. My sanctuary owned. A shelter from the storms of life. The playhouse in the rain. A haven to a higher world.
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Return To Whence I Came
The ocean spitting, waves crash in Eyes shoot out to darkening skies Silent gaze hands held high The sun sinking on shimmering horizon Toes welcome water, now ankle deep I take a walk,...
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Parental Abandonment
Born from womb awash with hope. Sunlight glistens. Truth kept hidden till darker day. Silence. Despair. Pain. Unhinged from trust on cemented within. Cast adrift into a darkened sea.
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Open Road
We leave behind familiar land Everything we know Onward onto unknown road Forward we will go Under endless summer sky Refreshing breeze so pure Tempted by our destination An ever-addictive...
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Now That You're Gone
I look up towards the heavens Amidst a sky of grey And ask the eternal question Why did you go away.
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Life Is Just A Circus
The make-up hides my pain so good. I masquerade my smile. The tears of this clown have all dried up. If only for a while. An act to entertain you. I am your ringside toy. You are lion tamer.
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Immortal Love
In symmetry we close our eyes I try to visualise your face Nothing seems to appear Questions dance around my head A symphony of confusion I settle for the night wind Soothing and relaxed It...
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I Am My Fathers Son
A life born into unknown darkness. I was your only son. Inherited your hopes and fears. Became your chosen one. Generations of family demons. Gathered around my bed. Whispering passed on failures.
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Free From Pain
A poem about no longer being bullied. A callous whisper in the wind. You never let it lie. Obsession with the pain you cause. Yet I no longer cry. Resilience it grew with time.
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Natural Revenge
In the future when old age brings more natural sleep I wonder if I'll finally stick two fingers up to the face of insomnia and say "I win!".
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Eternal Light
Walking through the path of life we are often in the dark. The eerie silence shattered by a solitary bark. Yet in you exists a candle, one that shines a light.
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Class War
Peering eyes with icy stare Pierce weak armored skin Vultures of society hover above Picking at innocence Razor sharp intent Quick to tear my flesh Yet are we so different under blanket sky.
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A Cold And Lonely Valentine
I wonder where is my valentine On this cold dark February day.
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A Heart That Never Cried
I do now know who you are, but I know just how you died. Awash with crimson boyhood blood a heart that never cried. A name that's long forgotten a stone I view each year.
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Fear
Fear often stops us before we even try. Let the overwhelming desire to succeed become an even greater reason to overcome fears ability to stop us..
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Absence
Absence doesn't just make the heart grow fonder. It also allows us to find out who we are and makes reunions all the more meaningful..
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The Warrior Within
Miscellaneous memories drift in my mind A Plethora of emotions that feel so unkind Haunted by faces, a collectiveness mocking The vultures are gathering, mourners are flocking Everyone’s kicking me...
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Open Road
We leave behind familiar land Everything we know Onward onto unknown road Forward we will go Under endless summer sky Refreshing breeze so pure Tempted by our destination An ever-addictive...
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Against All Odds
Standing on a mountain I view the crimson sun Thinking of where I’ve been and how this all begun Escaping the world of darkness, longing to be free Etched my dreams into my soul for all...
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Class War
Peering eyes with icy stare Pierce weak armored skin Vultures of society hover above Picking at innocence Razor sharp intent Quick to tear my flesh Yet are we so different under blanket sky.
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Unfair Expectations
Just what exactly do you expect from me.
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Eternal Light
Walking through the path of life we are often in the dark. The eerie silence shattered by a solitary bark. Yet in you exists a candle, one that shines a light.
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The Phoenix
Rising from the ashes, you spread your wings to fly. Reaching for all your dreams the belief will never die. Beautiful and so glorious, the eternal red bird of fire.
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Remembering My Best Friend
Two years ago today the world lost one of it’s better people. One of my dearest friends, a woman so happy she illuminated my world in the darkest of times.
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