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THE SHAPE OF ME

I will never give up a drop of tear…an ounce of pain…a few of my mistakes…an ugly scar…a little of shameFrom my past to live a perfect presentAs they all form the shape of me IIIt is my fall which helps me appreciate…the happiness and dignity of my riseIt is my shame which helps me […]

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A PLACE TO BLOOM

In the winds of sorrowIt seems there’s no tomorrowIn the rain of despairIt seems there’s no repairAmidst the storms of lossBitterness or self pity acts bossBut clouds which refuse to rain…faze IIIn the hollow of sorrowOur thoughts, by worry, are borrowedThrough deserts of sadnessMany a pain gain a harnessAmidst the discomfort of dejectionAll help seems […]

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MOMENCOUNTATIONS

Please purge, protect…and power me to peaceAs I ply places prone to precariousnessPack me up to persevere…so I don’t park in pessimismPlacate my heart to put perks on powerful past memoriesTo pause in between problems to play IIFor living limits light…as love locksLove limits listening…as loss loosens up to disappointmentsAnd hearts heat up to hatred…as […]

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STRENGTH FOR YOU

Life’s hurdles can heckle like a gangster…I knowStorms of life can break bodies…to scatter spirits and beat souls to a pulp…I knowFears can stare into eyes to blind…confuse and infuse dangerous thoughts…I know all thatBut even in the face of life’s tsunamisLive to cross to victory IIJust like the sight of a tired walking river…at […]

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WONDERMENT

They say life is not a race True Life is a teacher with a strange whip One that whips you when you trip By making all fake friends die in time of need Only to resurrect in success II They say light decorates a tunnel’s end True Because it gives excuses to all those lost […]

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LIFE’S RIDE

When your best calls out your rest And your crest pounds on your breast Turn and learn Ditch the churn of your bruised and battered pride II For our lives are ladders to climb And our faults are blocks to build Shield with no defensiveness …walk your thoughts Relegating your best to better …to push […]

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PILOT OF MY PLANE

Even with the carbin crew …and the other mates Pilots fly their planes …always in charge to the end They get the final say in adding on heights …general navigation And landing Just as they work I am the lead in my life II I’ll listen to the air But I know they pass …never […]