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I Need Your Help

You tell me I’ll be great.
You tell me I will fail.
I fight to become first rate,
And I am hanging off the rail.

Well which is it?
You must surely decide;
For my candle’s already lit
And my moral’s been cast aside.

I rely on you for strength
And yet my strength it greatly varies;
There’s days where my vision’s taint,
And days where mountains I carry.

How can you say I’m wrong?
I do what I am told;
I work so hard and long
Knowing my being will surely fold.

You say it’s not good for me
As you reveal the weight I bare;
And though your words will make me be
Mother, I am rather scared.

Copyright © Josh Adams | Year Posted 2013



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Given It All

The match is approaching for time has now passed;
He eats a quick meal – knowing it to be last.

The field it is awaiting within thick fog and lights –
He knows that tonight is sure to be a fight.

He gets on a knee and says a quick prayer;
He does it so swiftly – this occasion not rare.

The field now approaches, ominous yet serene –
He sees his team waiting, their strength to be seen.

The ball is kicked and soars like a hawk;
And bodies collide with a thud and a shock.

A fight it turns out – their opponent of great size,
But his team presses forward with a fearless disguise.

Hard hits are given and he takes a few;
But he presses on, for his brothers do to.

Win or loss, fallen or tall,
He walks off the field having given it all.

Copyright © Josh Adams | Year Posted 2013

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A Day On the Sea

Soft white clouds growing
Sun falling colder with time
Dark Whispering sea

Copyright © Josh Adams | Year Posted 2014

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This Thing Called School

This mighty school, this boiling stress,
Supposedly makes me the best of the best.

But how can I be as good as they say,
When I barely have the attention to pay?

From the dark of the morning, to the dark of the night,
I am constantly struggling to keep on the right.

I arrive their so early, and return home so late,
Only to find myself a fish caught on bait.

I feel like I’m breaking this one crucial rule;
And falling behind in this thing they call school.

Copyright © Josh Adams | Year Posted 2013

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The Lonely Road

The road not followed 
Sits in a silent darkness
Musky autumn night.

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The Forest

A darkened forest
Flooded by the light of the moon
Soft song of a cricket.

Copyright © Josh Adams | Year Posted 2013

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Eyes of Fire

Rescue me, eyes of fire
Fill me with your livened blaze
Dress me in a star’s attire 
Awaken me from this shimmering daze.

Pave me a trail of your warm golden glow
Guide me with your foreseeing light
Warm my veins that they don’t slow
And ease my mind from its pressing fight.

With a glance, set my soul ablaze
Boil my soul ‘till the pains tire
Ignite my heart and better my days
Show me your gaze, eyes of fire.

Copyright © Josh Adams | Year Posted 2016

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The Ship

Light spotted water
Ten tons rolling through the 
waves
Sun of the midnight

Copyright © Josh Adams | Year Posted 2014

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Sunset

Great flood of orange
River of light in the sea
Window to the heavens

Copyright © Josh Adams | Year Posted 2014

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The Battle

Here we go men! Into the valiant fight!
Where men become men and cowards flee our sight!

Iron will clang and feet will race;
As bullets are thrown at a frightening pace!

Men will be thrown and cries will be heard –
As we fly our way through the smoke like a bird.

But in the end we shall acquire our victory;
And together we’ll go down in the great epic of history!

Copyright © Josh Adams | Year Posted 2013

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