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Slowly creeping . Softly weeping . My life is like a movie . One minute simple . The next one I crumble . This is the only way I see . Then you came along . You finished the song .
The bridge of all sorrows is not a good place to visit. Once crossed to the opposite bank some never return. It's flimsy planking may crumble after your transit.
It really bugs me That at every corner, A question poses No forewarning; As if tradition Needs new emissions, Changing rules With every move.
Haters hate. I sit and create. From writing to art. It all comes from the heart. Straight out of my mind. That's why you will find. Mistakes and imperfections. Under close inspections.
Depression, I am at war with you, I am Legend, a sword welded in Fury, steel edged, dipped in glory And happiness and a Wisdom Battle hardy from years of warring You, bloody and gored in the shield...
#disabilityaware Sitting in my wheelchair, wanting to be free Looking at all sorts people, what is it they see in me Only half a person, sometimes is what I feel When really I'm all here, well...
Sometimes I feel broken, I feel beaten up, I'm down. Everything I say is wrong, It's dark, it's grey, I'll frown. Foot in my mouth, Face in the mud, I'll cry. I'll cry. You'll smile.
Sitting next to a bag lady on the way home. 'Chin up son your not alone'. As I've just lost my job. I wasn't shit and it wasn't my gob. The company close down. The director told us with a frown.
#disabilityaware Sitting in my wheelchair, wanting to be free Looking at all sorts people, what is it they see in me Only half a person, sometimes is what I feel When really I'm all here, well...
I don't care what anybody says I know myself and I have respect You can judge me if you like Stab my back, be cold as ice In the end you will lose Make your decision Go on now choose Because I...
There I stand. On the edge. Toes curl over. I am left. I don't look down. From the cliff. Close my eyes. I take a breath. I wonder what it feels,. Like to fall. See my life flash and,. Not feel small.
#disabilityaware This i believe, your very weakness in life, that mountain you can't climb, can be you BIGGEST strength.
'A Pair of Shoes' Author Unknown I am wearing a pair of shoes. They are ugly shoes. Uncomfortable shoes. I hate my shoes. Each day I wear them, and each day I wish I had another pair.
Time is passing by waving from a train. And I realize that I don't need the pain. Tried it once or maybe twice before. That's why I hide my heart behind a steel door.
She has cracks Like a glass can have.
I look at us and all we are. And just want to freeze time. We're drunk on youth and full of. Hope with the future on our mind. So much promise and so much pressure. The seams begin to strain.
Got home yesterday and the kids had run amok Christ are you still here. Can't help looking at the clock I think I'm showing symptoms.
"The daily forecast is lots of sun, happiness and my love. Scattered clouds may form high up above. High pressure from the East may be too tough.
Everybody needs inspiration Everybody needs a song Beautiful melody, when the nights so long Cause there is no guarantee That this life is easy When my world is falling apart, when there...
The darkness closes in,. Making it hard to breathe,. Hard to see,. But I know that you are right here beside me,. I know in my heart,. And have from the start,. That you'll be here for me,.
There's life in that box. There's qualifications in that shape. There's interests in another. There's the application form you can't escape. There's the hand shake on first meeting.
It's not easy to be me. I must: Heal quickly, always forgive, forget the past, but am cursed to remember. Be fearless, Be perfect, And always be my best.
I am strong. I know where to belong. I might know when I am wrong. I know when I am right. I like the night and the sunlight. If you tell me do so. I will so say no. If you push me down.
Standing in line another factory day. Watching the clock for a pittance of pay. Four years of study for a second class degree. Is this my career, is this the best I can be.