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I dare not try to justify my needs. All that goes in my mind, All I dare not understand. When I utter a word, A word of capability. I am shunned. A weed, nonetheless.
I see so many people who apparently need to use crutches or walking sticks. So naturally they have one but don't know how to use them.
Inside an inside outside conker shell, You like to touch and each one pains me. Silken soft, smooth at your fingertips; Protective spears turn inwards. Here I am, diamond small and without nets.
There's a button on my head And I don't know what it's for Maybe if I press it I could find out some more The button's red in colour And really rather round I had hoped it would make music But it...
She twinkles in the light. Drifts her glowing eyes across their faces. Silent now, quietness. She wonders 'will they notice?'. A question lost in her inaudible sigh. She stirs.
Imagination spills over Smiles turn to laughter Thoughts frozen in time Words fill the racing mind Archived memories replay Dust them off for today Yes I remember now You did indeed use a smile Once...
If flowers could natter And trees could talk, Would they say hello Or nothing at all. Would they tell us to pick them With heady perfume. Or shout 'No, leave us. You want us too soon!'.
The wind is strong, stronger than men, stronger than what they have created. The wind is soft, softer than the softest hands, softer than the silk those hands made.
Kick it, push it, Try to make it open its Thick eyes and see That what you're doing Is for its own good. Stupid stone, ungrateful too. "I'm trying to help God damn it!" Is it really that hard to see.
I wish I was a butterfly. To be able to flow with the wind , reach new heights, discover the world, even if it is meaning to be totally alone.
The marigold, golden shining as the sun. Each petal perfectly radiant, spreading joy and happiness with its beauty. Hardy plants, growing in adversity, so strong and reliable and so lovely.
I saw it that day, and since its never gone away. A spark, Then a glow, Little bits to show. A shine, Then a light, Bursting with might. A beam, Then a ray, Growing everyday.
Gecko On a leaf On the wind In the air Above sails And rooftops And deserts The lair Of a beast In his cave Under rock Under dirt As pleasure To pain As healing To hurt Rooster On a barn Calling...
Obscure, like I am, Like words in an untouched book The pages unturned; A mystery unfurls. Speak not of my deeds, But yet of my faith Tears on a parched page Leaves as crisp as words.
As i walk along this road that most call life, i ask myself questions, who am i and why am i here.
Once upon a time a little monster was born She was open, eager and her spirit was not torn She saw the beauty in everything was so sure of herself Loved to tease, play and was never in stealth But...
She keeps them in a wooden box inside a leather purse, the seeds to sow inside my head, to grow another verse.
Fly away Birdie Fly high into the sky, I can't come with you, I'm stuck to the ground. Fly away Birdie, You can find more, You can find better, Look down from above.
I see them all stand calmly, thoughtful, sucking the life out of those cigarettes and spit their souls out with a blow; just like those around them do to them, to us, to everyone-It's their way to...
I want release or escape like warm days spent nowhere like funeral pyres and leap years dates with no-one fears that are irrational memories that forget themselves gatherings where no-one’s late I...
Sitting in my room, my blanket covering me like shield from the outside world. I sunk deeper into my mind. Every league of my mind filled with joy and happiness.
Morning!. Mourned your dreams, Dreaming in sins. Sincerely win, Winters icy dawn. Adorn your outfit, Outfox Queen or King. Kingdoms slaves, Slaved in minds, Minding you lose.
I always wonder about raindrops.
I can now see Before I was an observer, Trapped in a mortal shell Never truly seeing the world Now that I have you I can finally see The warm colors of summer The cold hues of winter The swirling...