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Shush, Inner Voice
“You are worthless You are not wanted You aren’t worth this Your growth is stunted” I shush the voice Yet it continues to berate I have the choice But the feedback’s irate What stops me Besides a gossamer whisper? Intangible but mean It’s a bossier whipper Tie me to the stake Whip me till I…
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Come Back To Me, Please
My life ended today You packed your bags And left without a goodbye You took the children You took my heart And left How many times did I say I’d put the bottle away And never touch it again How many times Did I promise To be the man you deserve? Too many times to…
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I Write My Story
I’m not alright I’m not okay I fought the night And I writhe in the day Plagued by nightmares And night terrors Afraid That I might scare My love bearer I hold fast my tongue To protect my young To detect the thrum Of my heart that I know there’s some Chance I can make…
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Failings and Flailings
The bitter tang Of failure coats everything I’ve failed at life I’ve failed my love I’ve failed my children I’ve failed God above Words spill from my pen But they form no sentence Nothing coherent Time ticks away As my demons block my way “You are failing You are a loser You can’t expel your…
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Gray To Color
My world was gray Then you came And color flooded my world Once monochrome Now technicolor My heart soared And my love was reborn And I was found Where once I was lost I found a friend That knew my darkest secrets And didn’t turn away. I gave you my trust And you gave me…
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Shaped By Time
I’m shaped by time But still a student of life I’m a husband and father But I’m still learning I’ll never be the best I can’t be the perfect version I run out of energy I grow tired and weary Struggle with my emotions Struggle to be the better me I could be a social…
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You Make Me Better
You make me want to be better You do make me better Just by being you You make me want to follow through By your touch and by your love You are one such as above An angel on this Earth And I broken angles and broken worth I pray on my knees But you…
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The Seasons
Our wedding was in the Spring All I could afford in your ring I never expected the Fall Now I’m lying sprawled I’m lying to you and myself Sneaking with conspicuous stealth Now we are in our Winter And I’m the sinner I got lost in my lies And you lost the spark in your…
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Wisdom With Age
When I was younger I craved, hungered For relief, release I was tortured, teased Yet, no savior came Every day I prayed I grew older, grew Bolder, wiser, screw The opinions of Chumps and minions, tough On the surface only Truth is they’re lonely In retrospective They’re just protective Of their own failures Look past…
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Life Tides
In the wake of the tide I wane and wax Push and pull Ebb and flow With life as the ocean Vast and everlasting We know the shallow But we do not understand the deep We live by the moment Save for a future that is uncertain We plan to dream But as the everlasting…