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Continue reading →: Heart… LessI stood there bare You said not a word You closed your eyes I didn’t see it coming You gently ripped my heart from my chest I gasped But not for air Were your big brown eyes laughing or crying? I couldn’t tell I felt the gaping hole My…
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Continue reading →: Falling TearsTears will fall, But not from my dry eye, I won’t see them coming, For I will look away. Tears will fall, But that doesn’t mean I will for you this time, I have to be cold, Even when you are warm. Are they still falling? I hope they are,…
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Continue reading →: The beautiful gameIt wasn’t the strike It wasn’t the graceful turn, Not the speed, Nor the power, It was the perfect touch of the outside of the foot that guided the ball. Caressed it, Kissed it, Made love to it, Heavy light, light heavy, The sound of leather on leather. Control absolute.…
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Continue reading →: I feel fucking nothingI feel nothing,Absolutely nothing.That’s a lie,I do feel,I feel numbness, I feel it all the time.Numbness to everything,To the eye, to the touch, to my soul. I feel the moments around me,Ones I have ached for,Pass through my hands like sand,Like I was never there.I can only watch the moment…
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Continue reading →: If they cared enoughIf they cared, They would reach out, You can think about all that you didn’t do, The dumb stuff you said, Trust me if they cared enough they would. How many more passive aggressive moves can you make, Hoping and looking for subliminal messages, How much more will you lie…
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Continue reading →: The genius diseaseShe said I wasn’t well, But I felt fine. I just need to get this part out, These words swirling in my mind. Why wasn’t she listening, I need her to hear, To understand. My tongue ready at the trigger, Please just let me say these last few words, I…
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Continue reading →: To my fellow insomniacsIn the wee hours of the morning, When the silence is loudest, When your thoughts are heaviest, You mustn’t shy from them, These are the hours that you must face. Thoughts… Finally free from distraction, Let them flow, Let them stay a while, Listen without judgement, Your judgement, that’s what…
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Continue reading →: Do you get it from your mama?I’m not a tough man, but I’m certainly not a soft man. I never look for a fight, but when challenged I rarely back down. Oh and I hate bullies, in any form. “He got it from his mama” the saying goes. Well, I certainly got it from my mama.…
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Continue reading →: WHO ARE YOU SLEEPING WITH?Who are you sleeping with? Who have you let in your bed? Why them? Them in particular? How much space are they taking? Do you even like them? You seem irritated, Pissed off, Regretful. Do you feel guilt? Are you being honest with them? Should they not be there? Are…
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Continue reading →: Confidence – where did yours go?We were headed to a bar, well maybe it was a nightclub. She stood beside me stunning as she was. She reached for my hand as she oozed beauty from head to toe. Truthfully, I felt dim next to her light. The way a gentleman should I suppose, but this…
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