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Best Poems Written by Michelle Mcdermin

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Separate Ways

I wet my finger
with my tears
as I turn the page
It's time to close this chapter
and move on to a new day
I don't want a rewrite
because I learned through it all
but to make myself a better person
and for you not to fall

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Reconnection

You take me back in time
to a boy I used to know
and nothing has changed
Nights like these
make me realize what I miss
All of my best friends
A few of many
that make everything feel right again
and how they changed my life
So am I on a mission for reconnection?
It's worth a try

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A Hard Day's Work

Slaving for a master
that shouldn't be yours
Doing your best for your family
I see your struggles
I see you pain
Don't think I don't
We look fo different futures
You look to be the best husband
I look to be the best wife
These involve giving our all for each other
As the story goes
You come home
and I have food waiting
Yet I can offer you much more
I offer you a smile as you walk in the door
I offer you a hello kiss
I offer you a warm embrace
to break the tension of the day
And I long for the same
Able to break the fears and tears
I can offer so much more
I know the days are hard 
It's my job to make them easier
I send you a picture to make you smile
I send an "I love you" to warm your heart
To remind you what you're doing is not in vain
I appreciate what you do
I try my hardest
Please don't forget
and allow me to be there

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Sleepover

The light of the moon
The sparkle of the stars
Match the twinkle I have in my eyes for you

My eyes open wide
changing colors with my mood
all I want to see is you

Your tender kiss
Your warm hugs
on a cold night

Connected to you
hands always together
feet always touch

I never want to be without you
I think about it every night
My love I need you to hold me tight

A few more months
and baby we've won
and can have sleepovers every night

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Water For Elephants

I have new rules
I'm not breaking down
I'm staying true
to who I really am
I won't go against my conscience
You tell me no one will love me like you
and I hope you're right
I want to fulfill my dreams with you
You say I'm the best thing
to happen to you
but I'm not getting destroyed again
When I'm with others
I find myself crying inside
Talking and telling stories about you
We can make this right
but you weren't the only one 
that was wronged
I'm more than just your star attraction

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House Arrest

Under lock and key
no way of escape
yet everyone else 
is free to roam the streets
Sinking and sinking
suffocating under pressure
Treated as a little girl
with no escape
Can't make my own choices
Stupid me does as I'm told 
Left alone in a cold house
with no love
A long time from now 
till my release
it's been 22 years
with hope still far off
Many things binding me home
while the other child 
is as free as a bird
How can I escape?
How can I gain freedom?
because right now 
I'm rotting in prison

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A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

Cinderella, a misfit from her family
after a long day of work
locks herself up in her room
with her animal friends

Waiting for a prince
to take her away from her miserable cellar
and letting her animal friends stay
This is how I feel today

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Moving On

So many emotions flooding my head
So many missed memories
And so many hurtful ones too

I want to reach out
And rekindle the past
But I know it burnt down many years ago

I still long for those friendships
So many things unresolved
But its time to move on

Time to move on
To family
To relocation

I didnt realize how much this would change
How much I would lose
How much I would gain

I want to reach back out
And extend my hand
But how do I know someone will be there

Life is happy now
Life is good
Yet I long for the memories

Its time to be locked under lock and key
Time to be stored away
But not forgotten

Locked and put aside
Out of harmful way
But still always a memory

Now is the time to move on
And I have to take my heart with me

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The Disney Dream

I wanted to be a Disney Princess
but I forgot it went like this
Cinderella was always punished
Jasmine and Ariel had protective fathers
Rapunzel was locked in a tower
Aurora was hidden away

They all got their prince eventually
and lived happily ever after
I just have to hold on

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Character Defect

Sitting here sick to my stomach
if only people could understand
I utter no words
but if only people could see all that I have to say
I speak here because I know people appreciate it
I'm not just another face in the crowd
I'm different from the rest
so they see me as a character defect.

Forced to fit in, when I'm content with who I am
but I'm not accepted by others
They tell me I'm shy
If they only knew
If they only knew

The soup is my bowl
My words are full to the brink
When people think I don't talk
I let it all out here

If I had a caring ear
they would hear more
but all I see is people judging me
why do I have to change
to make others happy
be who others want me to be
They just don't like me for me
I get it