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Best Poems Written by Heather Occhino

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I Never Cared

It was going smoothly back then until the storm swept in

		People left my side, I was wondering why nobody checked in;

		Things changed right before my eyes, it’s like a curse was let in 

		
		Praying to to sky with my head on my pillow, trying to hear why;

		It was a long time before things starting making sense, I know   
                that’s a sign

		The sadness felt so heavy in my heart, my eyes couldn’t stop from 
                crying 

		
		I’m only focused on going higher, moving away from the past

		I used to think that the hellhole was always going to last

		Some things still go over my head, there’s more I need to grasp

		
		Dwelling so deep in my thoughts, it feels like I can get lost

		In the abyss of emptiness, looking for something to fill for a cost

		A lot of demons tried to trap me, at times I almost got caught

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Hidden Fragments

Distrust lies in my heart, I’ve learned the hard way
		
		That even those who you think are for your best are for their way

		I was unaware of reality, so my opinions were swayed;
		
		I was left alone, I felt like no one wanted to stay 


		I remember carrying a lot of darkness in my head;

                Before I walked into school, in my stomach, I felt dread:

                But I held my nose to the grind, I knew I had to stay ahead
		
		There was a lot blood, sweat and tears I shed

		
		This weighs heavy on me, I worked hard for so long;

		After all I struggled through, I pulled through strong

		I went through enough to write about it in a song

		I was wondering why this hell seemed to reign for so long 

		
		Criticized for chasing fame but I don’t let it bring me shame

		The pain and suffering almost drove me insane;
		
		I was using substances to ease the trauma in my brain

                So I really have nothing to lose, only to gain
	

               They think that they know me from how they speak on me

               I don’t have time to engage in the absurdity;

               My attention is focused on creating a better future for me

               I swear I’ve dealt with so much B.S. that I just want to be free

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Lord, God, Please

God, please help cleanse my soul
To last while I grow old
I yearn deeply to feel whole
To serve your kingdom is the goal

Lord, please save my spirit
Please cleanse my conscience to hear it
Your presence, I can feel it
Growing from my bosom, it heals it

Lord, please heal my broken heart
And aid in warding Evil off the chart
Temptation creeps in when life gets hard
But struggle solidifies Your guidance to hearken

You raise me up
During ups and when it gets rough
You elevate my spirit to ascend up
My hunger for Divine Wisdom is not enough

In my soul, lingers an ache
Stemming a pain I can't wake
When will it break?
I pray the Lord my troubles to take

Amen.

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Noah

The 9th descendant of Adam

He lived during a disaster he couldn’t fathom

He was chosen by God, contrary to fantasm 

And lived nearly 1,000 years, transcending a phantom

Surviving the storm from the flood in the chatham 

Alluding to events which form a chiasm 

Including leading his ark, including the bantam 

Following the flood water hitting the stratum

Weathering through the mark of wrath, events are not random

A confirmation of benevolence interpreted through oppression of Canaan 

While Ham leaves a curse on Noah’s son Canaan

To forever integrate with the Biblical datum

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Immortality

Over so many years

Sprang so many fears

Creating so many tears

And pain to surpass my peers

Growing an aching burn

For a desire to yearn

Which is overhead

Yet over my grasp, broken once I learn

Captured in my soul, with my mind's eye

Where my dreams dwell, sprouting high

Alluding to a time not unforeseen, hidden in the sky

Fortune favors the brave, don't be shy

The prints from my past mistakes left

Marking their trace, having carved depth

Between the walls of my spirit in my breast

Nestled where my dearest secrets are kept

Eternal echoes haunting my mind

Each step I take, looking for happiness to find

Missing out on now, feeling behind 

Driving the force to take on the grind

From this day, never forget my word

A slit in the abyss of forever to be hear

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For Love of War

Ambient sounds ravage the mind, drowning your voice-

Not your focus-to be compromised but not by choice;

Only surrendering to the calls of injustice from its victims,

Shouting a harrowing defeat to cultivate the system. 

The sting of wind comforts your skin trapped outside

Of a tested soul capsized in battle where you can’t hide. 


The serpent slithers slyly amongst the dead weeds;

Summoning the demons ravaging the land by feet,

Coursing the ground, possessed with the thirst of blood. 
		
Within a short time, the heart quickly hardens, even if good. 

	
Shock and grief embed in your DNA, pulverizing your brain cells,

Piercing through your eyes, fostering a look marked by enduring Hell.

A stared aimed beyond a thousand yards ahead, reflecting nothing back;

The ones you love try to comfort you, not knowing you’re going to crack.


Your whole life haven been flashed and stripped before your eyes,

Ripping apart your innocence, chipping your heart only to capsize

What you fear: pushing back against the storm, mirroring yourself. 

Time whispers empty promises to help heal out of reach on the shelf:

What pain and torment for so many caused by few has resulted in one;
		
Conjured from the love of glory in strife, leaving only what you won.

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After Hours

Deep in the night

I lay awake, alone-

Thinking of your touch as light-

Tempted to pick up my phone


Craving you by my side

To keep me warm;

Wrapped in your hide:

Sheltered during the storm


Your hands are cold 

But lips are hot against mine;

Chin hair on my cheeks that you hold, 

While cracking smiles and laughs sounding fine