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Hope of Happiness

I was hoping to be happy by sixteen.
The Friday night football
Tending to what I always thought of high school to be:
Cheerful, patriotic, outgoing, interesting.
However, something always seemed to depress me,
to prevent me from my sixteen year old happiness
Even the smallest things,
And could always throw my unbeat moods
Swirling down a dark, uninviting drain of silent depression.
I always felt helpless to do anything about it,
Like I was walking on a hamster's wheel,
Unable to control anything
And only able to follow along
Praying to God that I wouldn't miss a step
Knowing that otherwise
I'd fall completely off track; that I'd break down.
I felt that because I was unhappy,
I'd just have to deal with it
To "suck it up" as my friends would say.
So obviously, I accepted, pitifully, for a long time 
that I had no control over my mood, yet I was wrong to do so. 
What I failed to realize, And still have trouble remembering, 
is that I have to choose to be happy,
And I can't rely on others' actions and attitudes to make me smile.

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I'Ll Remember You

I'll remember your aroma
Your signature scent
The one that had "Daddy" written all over it.
You'd rock me to sleep with it,
You'd sing "White Christmas" to me with it.
It calmed me,
Softly,
Like a lullaby when I'd cry
And it soothed my stings and scraps
From those annoying bugs and reckless bikes.
I grew up with your scent,
never realizing how I'd taken it for granted.
Now, it's only what I have to remember you by,
A solemn scent, now running only through my mind
Never again will I have that part of you
Or any part of you.
At times I must endure dreams
Of only dulled colors of your scent in my sleep
But I soon wake to find
That you, your scent, your being
Are gone away, mixed with the odors of this world,
And the aromas of others
never again to be pin-pointed on anyone else,
as it was on you,
so soft, so serene.
But only in my mind will any of it exist
And only in my sleep will I remember it again.

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He's That Someone

He's that someone who always cares,
Who's always there,
Like an inextinguishable candle in the wind.
He's that someone who never fails
When it comes time to make me giggle or grin.
And despite his silliness and childish ways,
He always knows the perfect way to patch the holes in my heart left from the 
others,
And the ditches that have been dug by those who have come after him.
He's that someone I can't get rid of,
No matter how hard I've tried
And he always seems prepared for it,
Like he knows what's on my mind.
He's that someone who will always have a piece of my heart, my soul,
And a piece of my thoughts,
Although I continue to love others as they come and go.
But maybe soon I'll finally realize
That he isn't just anyone.
Because if I'd look hard enough I'd see
That special someone who truly loves me. 
And He's that someone.

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Reflection of True Beauty

I am critical of every flaw.
I make sure not to leave out a blemish.
I show what's there
Up close and personal
Covering nothing.
Every time one looks at herself in me
She looks frustrated, sad, helpless
Yet on occasion she has a glow about her,
A gorgeous illumination of happiness,
Surrounding her golden strands like a God gifted halo.
Her eyes, unmistakably a beautiful honey brown, 
Are mirrors themselves to a sadden past,
And of an uncertain, yet hopeful future.
Her imperfect skin, which troubles her so,
Changes slightly from year to year, 
To her inconvenience.
Yet what she seems to not understand
Is that what I show her is truth
And who I show her is real, honest.
And because of that,
Her reflection, in every way, is magnificently beautiful.

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Certainty

I felt safe with you.
Of that, you always made certain.
You were my world, my comfort,
My oasis, and my protection.
I was "Daddy's little girl,"
You, were my Daddy.
The times we'd venture to the park,
Just the two of us,
Bring treasured memories
Locked deep within my being forever,
Of feeling a soft breeze flow wildly through my golden hair
As I'd tightly grip the swing's rusty chains.
You'd gently nudge my back,
satisfying my childish wants 
of flying high like the eagles,
With their span of gorgeous glittering wings 
and their awe inspiring ways of gliding,
smoothly through a sea of open air.
Such a calming, soothing inspiration to me.
This made me feel special, worth while,
Of that you always made certain.
And because of that,
I'll be sure to cherish my memories of you,
Forever, with certainty.