Alluring From Afar
I am the ship that sails on rough seas so smoothly cutting through each wave silently.
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Walking On Ice
Walking on ice. Not closing my eyes. Holding my breath. I don't even want to wear this dress. Walking on ice. Freezing yes, but not to death. Putting all the love and hate on hold.
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Should I Take Risks?
I'll teeter on the precipice, Worried to go faster, So much fog and ice ahead, I'm scared that I can't master. I'll stay here on the very edge, Take risks.
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61.Chutes And Ladders
Hello again, and today is Thursday, November 15, 2012. Now, sometimes I feel like life is a huge game of chutes and ladders and our goal each day is to get a net increase in our score.
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Natures Cure
We tripped the fandango into the surrender of the light Flirting fireflies glowed all warm and bright The neon flowered petals' backbeat pulse And the gently lit grass tickled our naked...
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Free Falling
Goodbye every moment, That was full of negativity, From now on, I am dancing, To the endless beat of gravity.
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Traveller...
I tossed a thought into the air And sent it on it's way. It travelled here, and travelled there, Getting bigger every day. It wondered on and on across This wondrous world of ours.
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1000 Or 1
If a picture speaks 1000 words,. Dose that mean a word sees 1000 pictures,. Perhaps,. Maybe in the darkest tunnel,. where your odds seem bleak,.
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Flying Through Goals
I close my eyes, Imagine my wings. With the blessing of the angels, I fly with the kings. Through the clouds, And past the sun. I still remember, The past mistakes done.
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Shooting Stars
I can see you shooting stars Bow and arrow in your hand, Taking aim and then... Fire. Trying to make them dreams land. Then one day one strikes, And it'll pull you among the elite.
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The Nine
I was a stone lying still, On the chirping streets of may.. Kicked and flicked I'd be until, A child picked me on the way.. I tossed, turned in pockets o his, Unsure of the others there..
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The Lily Pads
When Lola was a baby , A thimble sized one to , No one thought she was cute , not me not him not you, but as we watched Lola flourish, And sail on lily pads by the bay We realised how wrong we...
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Maze
I'm in a maze. A dark, endless maze. Chasing me from behind A fire ablaze. Running Trying to escape. Not sure what I'm looking for, A door agape. Maybe it just ends. Not sure what's outside.
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Off The Cliff
I fell off the side of a cliff with a rocky patch below. I thought I had fell to my death all alone. Cracked my skull and fractured my spine. I was hurt in the end although the beginning was fine.
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Backwards Off The Edge
I never realised there was a edge Until I fell backwards, falling past the earth. A sea of blue and a world of green, A hand reached out and grabbed me. Hauling me passed the stars.
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Monochrome Stairs
So to this world I'll say goodnight, Up these stairs, I'll tumble from a height. Until at the bottom I'll land or fall. Restart the journey or hear the 'call'.
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Sailing
Confusion, I'm alone in a boat, floating on the open sea. My only possessions are a map of endless paths and a compass. The needle always turns north But the direction of north changes.
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Crossroad
Voraciously set each step no regret, Wherefore suddenly a crossroad I met, Frustrated indecision and so I vent, Calamity of choice, woes descent.
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Taking A Dive
I'm standing on the high board. The board is made of choice. It's here I'll consider my options. Before I take my plunge and chosen course. I'm standing at the edge. My toes curl round the end.
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Emotional Roundabout
Anger flashes red, And charges violently by. Frustration buzzes round, Yelling 'Why, oh why, oh why!' Confusion grips me tightly, And by my shoulders shakes me.
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Pathway Of Choice
#choice Your on a pathway, just a small one.
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Piggyback
Jump on my back. I'll give you a ride. When things are hard. And killing you inside. I'll carry the load. That's bringing you down. In this despair. You don't have to drown. I'll carry the weight.
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Home - Gabrielle Aplin
This is my favourite song and the words are really amazing so I thought I should share it with you: Home I’m a phoenix in the water A fish that’s learnt to fly And i’ve always been a daughter But...
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Stairway
I climb a stairway to the stars, I take with me a vow of love. And when I've wished my only wish, My dream takes flight like a lonesome dove.
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