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The River Of Life
I look down from the old bridge into the river below. The reflection of sun, sky and cloud looks back at me. Water meanders on its long and weary way to and fro.
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I Walk Towards The Sun
I walk towards the sun. Not feeling the heat. All my pains are long gone. And now am walking with bare feet. I walk towards you my sun. To make my heart stop this beat. The fire inside is almost gone.
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These Broken Wings.
Please, take these wings, They're broken and lost, I rose and I fell, Now I suffer the cost. Take them and use them, Burn them or keep, Do not fly so close, though, That price is too steep.
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Her Name Is Tragedy
There is a girl I know, Her name is Tragedy, Everyone you meet, Everyone you see, Today, Is family , to Tragedy.
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Wrong Map
Just words to paper not really supposed to make sense... Knee deep in emotional torment, Dragging life around, Like a bird with clipped wings longing to fly free again.
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Shadow Puppet
Shadow puppet, Shadow puppet, Staging nightly heist. Shadow puppet, Shadow puppet, Every night of my life. Shadow puppet, Dark, Shadow puppet, Cruel Each night I sleep, I dream, I see You on my wall.
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My Birds
This is a response to @jackalice 's "In A Man A Bird Flies". (What can I say, you inspired me ;]) Strange rhyme scheme, may be a bit hard to follow.
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Inspiral Tide
Inspiral tides of imagination, sweep wistfully across my life today, seven apparitions, dancing; A madrigal weave, a scarf from the old Middle East, Turkey or Egypt, a country rich in history to...
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Spread Your Wings
#opussweeklychallenge Stone grey shackles clawed at my tender skin, But they couldn't keep down my Pure White W i N g S .
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I Buried The Colors
I buried the colors, One by one, Let me tell you, It wasn't much fun. Shovel by shovel, Smothered by words, Telling of sunsets, And all the bees and birds.
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A War Fought
#acrostic .
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I've Lost It!
#bestofopuss Oh, my train of thought Chugging away endlessly on The looping tracks of me I'm sorry for setting you On a course so unsteady And then losing you Somewhere in the mire.
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Glass Bottom
Glass bottom boat showed me ocean Glass bottom floor showed me cellar Glass bottom bottle showed me mirror Glass bottom answer showed me question Glass bottom heart showed me compassion Glass bottom...
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Autumn Dawn
#bestofopuss #acorns [a personal favourite] You scream like an autumn dawn, A crowd of red, yellow, orange, brown, Baying towards an ever dying sun, Trying to hold on to the hem of The last days of...
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The Northern Line
We are the northern line, Separated at Kennington, Will we merge again in the morning(ton crescent). Our lives drifted apart and Now there is an elephant (and castle) in the room.
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Life Is But A Dream (Messing With A Classic Lullaby)
Venturing off in a starlit sea. Scurrying around for lofty dreams. The signs of disaster is ignored. When looking out for a glistering shore. And through the trials we persevere.
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I Thought I Would Like It
I thought I would like it If I knew how to shine So I taught myself, with many mistakes along the way I couldn't wait to fly But when I got up I saw That soaring was overrated It's best to...
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Song Bird
Broken wings of a little song bird She's never gunna fly to the top of the world Singing without so much of a word. Fading like wind breathing in.
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Game Of Nil.
A. Game. Of. Nil. No. Winners. No. One. Will. Ball. In. Your. Court. Then. In. Mine. A. Game. Of. Two. Halves. Suspended. In. Time. You. Serve. I. Catch. I. Toss. It. Back. Game. Set. And. Match.
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Window Lock Down
I wrote this poem in seventh grade: From many years of being shut, this window is scared to open. It doesn't trust the outside, it's scared of what might happen. So it just sat. And watched.
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To A Fisherman
I threw a bottle in the sea,. Inside; a tiny piece of me,. Set adrift on a falling tide,. Left to waters vast and wide,. A small slither of my soul,. To leave me with a tiny hole,.
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Smoke
You rise, rise, rise up, Like a puff of smoke. A saffron fire Wrapping me like a cloak. You are ignorant Leaving me below. I'm suffocating, You continue to grow. I yell out to you Listen to my plea.
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The Clockmaker
His heart goes tick, His mind goes tock. He started thinking Like a clock. Fixing things Night and day. Machines must work To get their pay. Wind him up, Watch him go.
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