He is alone, awol, abandoned He is battered, bruised, bashful He is callous, caring, calculated He is determined, deranged, dashing He is enigmatic, excitable, enraged He is forceful, fearful, friendly He is gentle, gleeful, grateful He is handsome, helpful, heartless He is intelligent, inquisitive, incorrigible He is jaded, juxtaposed, jumpy He is lonely, lost, luckyContinue reading “No One”
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Celestial Guardians
Angels are watching over you, Singing you to sleep They wipe your tears on the bad days, Pat your shoulder on the good They aren’t all powerful But they try their best to protect us Not everyone heeds the angels Some souls being so pained that Not even angelic voices can cure their sorrows AngelsContinue reading “Celestial Guardians”
The Eagle
Land of the free Locked in chains Be who you want to be Keep your personality reigned An abundance of pathways Only one is right The good, American way Others feared like the night Hypocrisy of a nation An eagle flying free But in the presence of the news station Terror stricken on their knees
Mind
My mind shows in yellowed skin and acne scars Shaky hands and faded scratches dismissed with a wave The urge to answer the voices are squashed within the public eye My nerves are tense and wary because You can’t have a breakdown here I laugh with friends, ignoring the need to validate My place inContinue reading “Mind”
Thoughts of a Procrastinator
What am I even doing with my life? I am sat here; my brain is ticking over but the cogs won’t turn. I am stagnant, unmoving. Not a single productive thought will enter my brain yet I still helplessly push at the cogs. The world blurs around me as I bathe in my sense ofContinue reading “Thoughts of a Procrastinator”
Individual
I want to try to be individual Is that such a far off dream? With so many different influences Is that even still a thing? To walk through life with lidded eyes You’ll always fit inside a label But open up you might just feel Like a Zebra in a stable Do I be meContinue reading “Individual”
A Broken World
Humanity has fallenTragedy has risen up strongHow many more need to be sacrificed To the monster who is misunderstanding What cost will be high enough To stop the pain and the hatred There seems to be no end to the terror Hidden within the human heart What will be the turning point To heal theContinue reading “A Broken World”
Power of the Youth
You hate it while you’re there And want it back once it’s gone Forgetting the little details Remembering the good Look back with a clearer view Take off the rose-tinted glasses There was a reason why you wanted to leave Nobody would listen Nobody cared Secluded and forgotten by the ones with the strongest voicesContinue reading “Power of the Youth”