Pain is an inescapable fact of life Whether it be emotional, physical, or psychological Pain can build you up or tear you down Better or worse it’s always in the peripheral always there The fear of it governs us Controls us Our thoughts and our actions seek to avoid it But through it we learn […]
I’ve been thinking a lot lately. About life in general and about mental illness. About watching yourself and making sure you take care of your own mental health. About watching out for your coworkers, friends, and family. About making sure they all take care of themselves. I’ve been of the opinion for a long time […]
Bravery has many forms and many faces Bravery to stand up for yourself Bravery to stand up for what is right Bravery to jump into the unknown Bravery to run to the sounds of gunfire rather than away Bravery doesn’t mean the absence of fear It is the decision to forge ahead To not go […]
This world sees something or someone of worth Not as something to be cherished But as something to be broken This world does its best to grind you down Cause it likes nothing more than to destroy. It desires to grind you down and throw you in the trash With all the rest Never lose […]
I have loved with a love so passionate that it changed my life A love I never knew this once empty shell of a man was capable of A loner I’ve always been Always afraid to let others in Never trusting but those special few I lived so long under the weight of my demons […]
Love won and lost I have loved with a love so passionate that it changed my life A love I never knew this once empty shell of a man was capable of A loner I’ve always been Always afraid to let others in Never trusting but those special few I lived so long under the […]
I wander around Stumbling in the light. Seeking and searching For a companion For a friend For someone to love But I find no one and nothing. I see those who have potential But I cannot bring myself To pursue them The last companion I thought she was forever She taught me to love again […]
Redemption and loss We drink to forget We drink to escape We drink to relax Yet lately i seem to drink to remember Remember happier days When i held a beautiful woman in my arms And all was right in my world To remember times when i would write all the time When a sentence […]
To what can I compare you To a beautiful sunrise or sunset To a field of flowers To a magnificent sculpture To a priceless painting To great green forests To gold and silver All pale in comparison To the vision of you The sight of you steals my breath And stills my heart What sounds […]
I’m born to ride the crashing waveTo conquer each challenge anewReady to fight, forever braveReady to face a foe like youOut from the shadows you appearAnd steal me from my sheltered homeThe day has come, the day we fearNow I must face you on my ownYou have me now, you didn’t askLust and greed your […]
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