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laurencmatthews

I love God, my family, and all the moments that make life worth while.

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laurencmatthews
2013-03-16T07:44:30

Great Forces

I've been telling my dreams to the weeping willow, "I want to soar like an eagle and not stare out this old window, I want to fly far, far away and no longer be broken." But there were no words to be...

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laurencmatthews
2013-03-16T04:01:24

The Swing Of Life

SWISH. I can see the stars, SWISH. And now I see the grass.. With only the sound of wind against my back. I travel going high, then I go low, On this swing of life.

14 3 159 words
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laurencmatthews
2013-03-16T00:39:09

Tall Glass Of Memories

I'm staring at this tall glass, Filled with all of your memories... Each drink I take, I swore to be the last...

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laurencmatthews
2013-02-21T08:42:49

Yet I Was A Fool...

One day that girl will find her happy ending... Yet I was the fool that let that one get away. I spoke lies of not being able to commit or settle down, and I let these ol' boots walk out her door.

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laurencmatthews
2013-02-16T09:51:12

I Can Only Imagine.

I Can only imagine, A world beyond the heavens. It will cease of the famines, And will be deprived of recessions. Ancestors greeting me with new smiles, While I sit and listen for awhile.

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laurencmatthews
2013-02-13T07:38:49

Stumbling In The Night

It's all over as I'm stumbling over myself... Wrestling with my own heart.. Tussling with my own thoughts... Reconciling the wrongs I made And agreeing with the decisions I created.

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laurencmatthews
2013-01-23T07:51:03

January Air

In this January air... It's cold and unwelcoming.. My thoughts race and replay. Every little memory you left behind, Makes me uncomfortable in my own skin.. December was filled with love..

32 1 162 words
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laurencmatthews
2013-01-13T04:56:48

Dirt Road

The rocks beneath my boots, Are Calling my name. Down this long road, That ol' town feelin comes to mind... Comforts this ol' southern soul. These spurs bring it all out, The wild eager side of...

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laurencmatthews
2013-01-13T04:42:32

All I Do

The words never come out clear... They mumble and melt together. My heart knows how it feels, But my Mind has a hard time comprehending.

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laurencmatthews
2012-11-07T20:33:19

Dreaming A Little..

I'm dreaming my little life away, Thinking of you everyday. I'm willing to give you my all, Just be sure to catch me if I fall.

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laurencmatthews
2012-10-28T02:15:58

You.

It's the way my name rolls off your tongue, Pleasantly different from everyone else. It's the way you look into my eyes, charmingly deep with profound tenderness.

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laurencmatthews
2012-10-15T17:41:33

Many Miles

It's magnificent.. How your Many miles away Yet you caress away my every fear And you still wait. It's powerful... How your heart brings freedom, It Makes me feel like I can soar.

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laurencmatthews
2012-10-15T17:28:20

Dirt Spots

What if we take the leap, And reach the other side The cliffs are sharper there The grass has dirt spots What appeared as better Is now just the opposite.

8 1 43 words
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laurencmatthews
2012-09-20T06:31:14

Open Shores

Soldier boy so far from home, hugs and kisses travel overseas, Now here, then gone to roam Through the bush and trees Prayers heard from the heavens above, Keep my hero well another day more.

8 1 50 words
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laurencmatthews
2012-09-16T09:21:43

One Silhouette

As time goes by, Gravity grows stronger, Pulls the very being of me Straight to the beautiful you. The mere idea of you, Awakens my heart from its slumber.

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laurencmatthews
2012-09-12T06:36:15

Reminisce

It comes suddenly with a release of shock... Like a landslide, or a hurricane. The unexpected takes hold of you, Leaving you now standing with a barren heart..

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