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BG

let me not forget – (unsung songs)

the sun
swallowed my shadow
left the cold
outside my door
followed me
room to room
leaving
warmth
upon the floor
yesterday’s
sad rain
dried upon the window pane
laughter’s tears
engulfed my heart
holding precious moments
before we part

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friend (from “unsung songs”)

will
you stay
till the end
be my friend
not ask
only answer
with a smile
when my heart is weak


hold me tighter
on days
that rain upon my soul

 

let me speak
bold
knowing
i am timid

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the poet

the poet
speaks
in a
lustful language
filled
with
desires
&
dreams


leaving
everything
to
the reader
discovering
their own
connotations

 

blessed
with
a gift
of
empathy
blessed
with
the

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friends never leave

i woke this day
knowing
feeling wasn’t ended
only suspended
………………….in time
displaced
for this place
is merely mine

hurt fades
tears evaporate
hearts mend
one’s strength
never breaks ………only bends


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slow motion

the day started
in a hazy mess
that spread
like a germ


no time
for the usual wake
only time
for an unusual pace

 

ready……
set……….
go…………. into motion

 

slow
slow
slow…….down
before you drown
in an abyss

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do

it …………a collection
of mismatched
socks & shoes
a weird combination
of booze
the tv news
has nothing new
sleep an option
that would require
pop’n pills
drag yourself outside
it’s raining
so go cry
or not
man –

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