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Morning Light“Morning Light”

These hills that I’ve traversed
Within each and every verse
Have led me to believe
In all the things I see
And where I am right now
I could never imagine how
I have gotten myself to stand
On my own two feet again

I thought I could never dream
Or at least in what I mean
Or maybe this is fake
And these thoughts I can not shake
So sad and unaware
Bad thoughts are always there
Floating in my head
Taunting me instead

I don’t want to be naïve
And believe in what I see
But this thing called pressure
Is more than I can measure
Anxiety never disappears
Even though the ones I fear
Have finally gone away
I st

Hold On"Hold On"

Come on, kid
Please don't disappear
We have a better place for you
That's far away from here

You have to get better
We always wanted a son
Let the medicine run it's course
This battle is not yet won

I know you're not breathing
The doctors told me why
They told me you're not leaving
And maybe you could die

There are plenty who love you
Waiting at our home
Mommy fixed your crib
This bed is not a throne

This is the third time I've been
In a hospital this year
The others didn't go well
I lost many who were dear

I ran away to find myself
Because I was once lost
I needed to see what was important
Paths were so criss-crossed

But I'v

Hall Of Mirrors"Hall Of Mirrors"

I was once thrown into a hall of mirrors
Surrounding me on every side
I was forced to look deep into my soul
For I had not a place to hide

Every mirror reflected someone different
Some versions were fat or thin
Each version had different color eyes
But none revealed the person within

Some versions were short or tall
Some had me in a tie and suit
Some had me in a summertime shirt
But none revealed the person I knew

Every mirror showed different contrast
And different objects floating in space
Some reflections were lighter than others
But none helped reflect my own face

So finally down on hands and knees
I asked desperat

Star Shine"Star Shine"

The moon is rising once again
And here you are, my dear best friend
Take my hand and feel my grace
Let's make haste and leave no trace

In this gentle night of calm
Place your hand onto my arms
Through the trees there is this space
Heaven watches; we embrace

Feel the passion; just imagine
All the good things that can happen
Like a dream, I'll paint the scene
As we follow star shine's beam

Let's keep walking; always talking
Ignore the shadows haunt and stalking
I'm not complaining that it's raining
The scene is stunning like a painting

Don't look back onto your past
Leave it like a ripped up rag
Eyes are focused on this time
T

Curtain Call“Curtain Call”

On a corner of a block lies a theater with a stage
For twenty dollars audiences sit like mice in a cage
Watching actors personify characters they are not
Understanding metaphors and subtle nuisances in plots

Except for this play the actors have vanished
Craving an encore the audience is famished
The actors have taken leave; the director walked out the door
The orchestra section is empty for they will play no more

There is no phantom; there is no opera
The sopranos can not sing; the tenors concur
The scripts are ripped, the actors have no direction
The villains have quit for they lack motivation

The curtains

Devil's Eyes"Devil's Eyes"

With all the pleasures you seek
Like ivory skin and golden bones
Send the devil back to hell
We don't want him in our homes

All the things you take for granted
As he watches from across the plain
Tempting you to take advantage
Please make this feeling go away

There's passions we can not see
Lust, Greed, Desire, Hate
That slowly manifests in us
That are sometimes hard to shake

He could be sleeping in your bed
Whispering evil in your ear
Completely filling your head
With all the things you fear

And the more you let him enter
Your frail and fragile lives
The more he starts to mentor
And dictate as he hides

Deep within the ca

Hunchback"Hunchback"

So much that I've done wrong
Always believing it's bad to be me
That I'll never amount to anything
Despite what I've already achieved

So much I can't control
No matter what cards I'm dealt
If I'm a product of my environment
Then why do I blame myself?

So much negativity
Was throw in my direction
It's no wonder I frown
On my unworthy reflection

So what if I've made mistakes?
That only shows I'm imperfect
Show me one human who's divine
And I'll shake his hand with respect

Still when darkness falls
And I sit here in the cold
i know I could do so much better
I know I can be so much more

One day, I'll show them
Everyone who laugh

Maiden By The Bay“Maiden By The Bay”

Every now and then across the water at night
A lady can be seen dressed in long silky white
She dances along the water as elusive as a bird
Her beauty so astounding I can not put into words
Her movements so graceful they shift the moon’s release
On the gravity of the earth; every crevice and crease
If the world were to fall apart around her piece by piece
Her dancing would never cease but only increase

And I wait for every day to end so I can say
I have seen this great maiden by the bay

The flowers enveloping her sing in harmony with the bees
The trees bend their barks and their branches tease
The ne

Stay Young"Stay Young"

Remember when the only thing to do in the morning
Was lay in bed and watch cartoons?
Nothing else then seemed important
And we didn't get out of bed until noon.

Remember when after school every day
We would play tag in the park?
We couldn't be told what to say
And we'd run around like fools until dark

But now that we've become older
Making transitions to new frames of mind
Life is weighing down like boulders
And things suddenly aren't as fine

We can't help but think; we can't help but worry
Some say life will just begin
But it seems no matter how fast we hurry
We're in a race we just can't win

We're in a tunnel that has no l

Long Way Home"Long Way Home"

You wouldn't know this
But when I'm lost
I run away from myself to a place where for just one minute
I can find a piece of momentary bliss
And gain an eye-fill of how small my soul is
In comparison to the galaxies at hand.

Surrounded by petals and fireflies,
I gaze up and find beauty in the constellations
As the cool, night air helps me breathe inward.
If you could maintain the image of the constellation
That I find the most happiness in gazing at,
Then you would know nothing
Of the exquisite beauty your existence personifies
And radiates in the framework of my mind.
And for that very millisecond,
As small as a spec as I a

Strength Of Heart"Strength Of Heart"

When I'm in need of courage and strength
I look to those who have gone to great lengths
Like the martyrs who sacrifice for peace on Earth
Or a mother who dies during child labor birth

I think about the police who risk their lives for me
So I may walk around feeling secure and free
You never know who could pull a gun or a knife
But the police are there to save my life

I think about my teachers who gave the best advice
People who have been there and seen the light
I think about those who lost others to tragedies
And how they make it past each day with the love of family

I think about people who suffer not by their choice

We're Not Crazy"We're Not Crazy"

Sometimes I used to think I was crazy
But I could never really tell
For was it wrong to have suicidal tendencies
Even when everything was going well?

Was it crazy to cry alone in the dark
Believing things would never change?
Believing darkness consumed my heart
And my life would be the same?

Was it crazy to stay up all night drinking coffee
Just so I could sleep all day
Just so I wouldn't face the people
Who used me and threw me away?

Crazy people don't know they're crazy
Or at least they aren't meant to know
I can only speculate if this is true or not
But that's how the cliche goes

But then I started thinking
Maybe it'

Blossom"Blossom"

Beyond the cherry oaks and evergreen backwoods
Past the landscapes of emerald trees and creeks of water
On top of a hill surrounded by mud and soil
Lies an innocent flower as delicate and quiet as the wind

I planted this flower from the seedlings in my garden
Carefully cultivating this flower to reflect the beauty of nature
But I soon knew my flower outgrew its surroundings
This particular flower needed ample room to grow

At first the roots resisted, I had to tug to set them free
Scared of the storms and fires that could potentially be
The unknown wilderness is a scary place I must admit
Regardless my garden was not a comfortable

Johnny Boy"Johnny Boy"

Little Johnny sits on his wooden doorstep everyday isolated
Never having a girlfriend nor any friends left him frustrated
Johnny was a proper person, but unfortunately mocked at school
For reasons kids can't comprehend because kids can be cruel

Little Johnny's now on his doorstep weeping alone; he has nobody
He takes a sip from his Kool Aid and cries to himself; he's so lonely
It's not his fault he wears glasses and acquires good grades
But he's never been to a sporting event nor ever stayed up late

This pattern happens everyday as the kids push him around
Some days are worse than others; like the time he kissed the ground
If

Avoid Drama"Avoid Drama"

How dare you spread such rumors
How dare you say such lies
How can I be pregnant?
I'm not a girl; I'm a guy!

Why would you think that?
Why would you fib
About people you don't know
Or things you never did?

He broke up with her
She cheated on him
Please don't get me involved
I don't know where to begin

So what if you never
Got asked out to the prom?
It only lasts one night
Then life will carry on

Every week there's someone
Fighting with a friend
Who hates who this week?
Please let this drama end

Because I'll never understand
Why people have to judge
Adding insult to injury
To hearts that never budge

What

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Fade To Black"Fade To Black"

And all that you have ever done

Is now everything you have become

Bottle after bottle goes down the drain

And here you are still stuck with this pain

Locked out and alone; alone and so afraid

The windows are closed including the shades

And you with your long hair blowing in the air

Clenching your fists with luscious beauty I swear

The shadow of your knees approaching the ground

The thud of your body is such a beautiful sound

And your screams harbor intense distress

Because you have spilled blood on your pretty dress

So tear open the skies and I'll do anything

To make the rain pour along with the misery it brings

Vacant Hearts"Vacant Hearts"

Our vacant hearts

Have more than this world can offer

But instead many do not take part

Many choose to let go or suffer

So in a past that we can not escape

I chose to make a new foundation

And through blood and iron tape

I have found the new salvation

This broken organization

Beyond what anyone can comprehend

What you would call creation

Where suffering can never end

This kingdom hatched upside-down

With the irony of wanting to be free

Where the weak gain strength so profound

We suppress ourselves with our own liberty

These rhymes have become medication

Guiding me through the night

And I repeat them when I l

Time Bomb"Time Bomb"

I'm so lonely on the brink of twenty-four

So much love to give but so left unsure

I'm running out of time to make new dreams

Even which if I achieve aren't always what they seem

I'm giving up on God and the power of prayer

Still I often wonder what it is that's keeping me here

My heart beats like a time bomb ready to explode

Its always losing blood and sometimes skips a node

I'm just a hollow body signaling a tease

Inviting those to come and toy with me

But never once did I ever have to question

The clearest path or the proper direction

But everything we do life remembers

Even if I want to ignite memories into embers

Surgery"Surgery"

A girl only sixteen on the corner for sale

Would rather sell herself than end up in jail

Kicked out of the only place she could call home

Now she has nowhere to call her own

And as she slips into her chamber's bed

She is forced to believe the lies she is fed

About life and health and random things

She even questions what her life may bring

A punished life left out of her possession

Her problems exist as her primary obsessions

And when they tell her there is a cure for her disease

Of course she will believe them without disbelief

For what else has she left to lose?

A punished life without any decisions to choose

Now sh

Wolves"Wolves"

The wolves learn to live without a pride

They bear their teeth and travel in strides

Locked deep inside caverns and caves

The wolves hide but are ready to give chase

Sneaking up on prey before they leap

They attack quietly before they reap

A surreal feeling to be part of their crowd

Wolves attack in packs in order to allow

Fear in helpless creatures that cower in fear

O how their devoured blood does smear

Lost in themselves and crying for help

These poor creatures can't even yelp

Just newly born and already afraid

The bodies of these creatures are quickly going to decay

An unfair balance of power if you were to ask me

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Tick-Tock

by =BleedTheDream180, Mar 6, 2013, 1:13:35 PM
Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Traditional Fixed Forms

"Tick-Tock"

Tick-tock
The clock struck five
Another minute passed
Time controls our lives

Can I turn back the dials?
No one has to know
I'm just so very tired
Watching the time go
The clock doesn't care
An objects mocks our hearts
Numbers arranged in a circle
Could be wrong from the start

Tick-tock
Hours passing by
There's nowhere you can hide
Before it's time to die

Can I wake up?
Maybe it's a dream
Can I turn the hourglass around
And then go back to sleep?
The sand drips like water
Flowing freely in a space
Reminding sons and daughters
One day they'll be erased

Tick-tock
This noise is in my head
Not much longer now
I don't want to leave my bed

I want to break this clock
But even if I did
Time will still continue
Time can not be hid
Time will beat us all
As it quietly counts down
If not in the moment
It will break us down somehow
The pounding of our hearts
As time marches on
Indeed we're here now
But one day we'll all be gone

No one means to fade
There's nothing left to do
The pendulum swings fast
Faster than you knew
Perhaps we're all the same
When we suffer and mourn
From the moment of our death
Until we are reborn
Time is a speed trap
Reminding us what's left
Reminding us of values
And who to not forget

Will you be there at our time
When our time arrives
Or will you pass me by
When time controls our lives?

Tick-Tockby =BleedTheDream180

Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Traditional Fixed Forms

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Critique by ~bloodoftheheretic Mar 7, 2013, 2:30:57 AM

I really enjoyed this reading this poem for a few different reasons. The imagery of the clock counting down our lives as we slowly fade towards death is a depressing one but it does make the reader acknowledge the importance of each moment, every grain of sand in an hourglass can be a precious event in our lives and we never know when the last grain will fall. Each movement of the hand portrays a moment lost to us that we can not get back. Wonderful pacing and beat to the poem made it a joy to read and I definitely look forward to reading more of your poetry after this.

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Critique by ~imsorrybutno Mar 6, 2013, 8:18:30 PM

This poem is beautiful. The overall image is stunning yet it holds a kind of mystery as to what the person is going to do after realizing they don't have much time. The image can be viewed as depressing in theory, since they are talking about dying, but it can also be seen as a good thing since this time limit can inspire the viewer to go and do something with the time they have left. Personally I think of this poem as a challenge to the viewer since I don't want to become part of the group of people who are "erased" as time goes by. I want to make some sort of impact on the world so, although this poem could be taken as depressing, I would categorize this as a type of inspiration piece. Overall I find this poem to be extremely well written with superior imagery and impact. Excellent work, truly excellent.

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~elikdawson Mar 13, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Is this about trying to get out of bed in the morning?

=BleedTheDream180 Mar 13, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

it could be, but it's a little deeper than that

~MixedScales Mar 11, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

funny how life is, we try so hard in beating the race with time. But time is so much faster than us, it overlaps us again and again. I'm not even being symbolic. It takes time to get information to get from your hand to your brain, even more time to process that, and some more time to react to it. We are truly "living in the past"

I myself hate life, well more specifically time that life seams to enjoy so much. It picks favorites, and crushes us. It offers us the world, giving us a chance, but it doesn't wait. And to be honest we're all already too late. So I welcome death. It's the only thing setting us free from this monotony

~yoursingingsatellite Mar 9, 2013 New member Hobbyist Writer

Strong imagery and thematically beautiful. This has a lot of potential, I think, although it still feels a little rough. If I may give constructive criticism, maybe you could polish it up a little? There's a couple of grammar mistakes and an inconsistency with your tenses. Also to maybe you could eliminate some words to make it more poetic. For example, some "the"s and "there"s aren't super necessary. Otherwise, great job!

~InGodzHandz Mar 8, 2013

You can't be erased.

*Geobukseon Mar 7, 2013 Student Writer

Wonderful. I can just picture all of the contemplation as you force yourself to get to out of bed.

~artistauncarton Mar 7, 2013

Awesome work! Nothing to tell it's almost perfect above all the contrast!

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~W0ut Mar 7, 2013

This guy is a spammer, please report him. Where is the contrast in this piece of art buddy? Did you even read it?

~alexstinson Mar 7, 2013

I'm guilty of reading this in the style of Ke$ha's Tick-Tock

~BurningBlair Mar 7, 2013 Hobbyist

Oh wow. I just uploaded a new picture 2 days ago ... It's name is "fatigue".
It fits really good to your poem. Looks like many people are feeling kind of tired these days, huh?

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