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Shoot/Deny Dreams

We tell them all Fight for dreams Aim for what you really want It is within your power For you know your own strength And the path You were born to walk Yet we force them to deny If they … Continue reading

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Morning After

A liquid dinner A good idea at the time Regrets when waking

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Every Sound

Like nails on a chalkboard Or glass shards Churning in a blender My ears bleed And my mind cries At the torrent of noise How do these creatures live? Surrounded by such clamor Slamming doors No inside voice Such an … Continue reading

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Plunging

A single push Last of a series When the mind takes too much Unable to process Or leap beyond the gloom Ridiculous statements Misunderstanding the core Getting over it Sucking it up Easier to say than understand Mind spinning With … Continue reading

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Anxious Author at Dinner

I am so close to done Yet it is time to eat I left cooking for the others Which has put me at their whim Breakfast burned off Lunch was scarce Now dinner is a gorge At rapid pace to … Continue reading

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Distracted Author at Lunch

Working like possessed Swearing to eat at noon Maybe some heated pizza Or step out for meatball sub Chinese is down the block There are soups within the cupboard Just need to finish this final line Paragraph Scene Chapter When … Continue reading

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Lazy Author at Breakfast

Wake with a jolt Cursing at the alarm That shrieks for someone else Joined by a rumbling stomach That leads me to food I think I have a donut Hidden somewhere in the cabinet I munch on crackers While I … Continue reading

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Miserable Weather Blues

I hear the wind Upon the glass Joined by a pounding rain I feel so drained All muscles cold As if my body hates the day I fight my eyes They strain to close A morning battle with my lids … Continue reading

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Numbers In My Head

This must be revenge For hating algebra Claiming letters Should not be found in math Now I find numbers in my trade Rankings and sales Addicted to simple addition Or discovering the key To give these digits sense Sell one … Continue reading

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Atropos of the Future

Our sight is always on her As she shifts Transforming Into her younger siblings Her apathy is palpable For she cares not to be nice or mean Future is what we forge Whether we try or not

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