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Best Poems Written by Joe Smith

Below are the all-time best Joe Smith poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

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Pain

Pain pain go away
Or do with me what you may
Won't last through today

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My Pacifier

The cold and the shakes are coming back 
And I know it's about that time. 
I slide the needle in and I'm on track
Because the sense of peace is sublime. 

My bank account is in the red,
And my supply has already run out. 
I know I won't stop until I'm dead
Because the need is a constant shout. 

Falling on hard times is what I fein
As I panhandle for your change. 
I need it flowing in my vein,
Or else my mind will derange. 

Itching for another hit
Panic sets in
Will I get it?
Will I ever win?

Finally I have enough for now,
But I will always need more. 
To its call I will forever bow
Because without it, I'd fall to the floor. (3)

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For Abby Hurst

A beautiful girl is what you are.
You have your demons, but so full of love
We have yet to meet, but that does not bar
Our friendship because when push becomes shove

I trust I will be able to rely on you,
And hope you feel the same for me
Because my feelings for you are true.
I’m writing so you will see

Although I cannot paint your beautiful face,
Or the golden locks showering your shoulders,
In my heart you have a very special place,
For in fact, you are my heart’s holder.

I’m excited for the day we meet
Because I know it will be a splendid treat

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Faces

So many faces, but which ones do you believe?
So many faces, but what do you see?
So many faces, new ones every day
So many faces, does yours stay the same?

Some faces change day after day
Each time you see them, they look a different way

So many words, which ones do you believe?
So many words, but what do you hear?
So many words, new ones every day
So many words, what do yours mean?

An adjective, a verb, a noun
Is all it takes to bring one down

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To Be With You

The world warm and soft,
I’m here with brothers three.
Mother is watching from aloft
Playing our games, suddenly I’m free!

I’m learning to fly for sure,
I hear mother screeching with love.
I have entered the great azure,
Why is mother so far above?

The world cold and hard,
Not nearly how I’d thought
Suddenly I feel a shard-
My blood runs thick and hot.

I’ve learned not how to fly,
But rather how to die.

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When I Die

I need not a long life,
For I fear not where I'm going. 
Many believe they will see the light,
Where rivers a-plenty are flowing. 

Others joke of going to Hell
While some fear going there 
But when my life is quelled,
I will not see the Devil's lair. 

Nirvana is what beings seek,
Where all suffering and desire ends,
Which seems to be rather meek. 
I see things through a different lens

Many believe they'll go to paradise
Likely because their lives here suck. 
For those I have some advice:
Don't wait for a stroke of luck. 

Do not simply wait to die,
For who knows when that will be?
Do not think you need life to pass by
Before your heart can be free!

Enjoy the life you have here,
For it's your first and last. 
Death? I do not fear it,
For I know I'll be under the grass.

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Running

Running down the long, curvy, hilly road
The monsters closing in behind 
My legs struggling to carry the load
I can't run far enough to escape my mind

The monsters slobbering, growling, running like dogs
Constantly chasing, always gaining ground
I lift my legs to escape the bog
Yet they catch me without a sound

I know I must fight these things,
Shadows attempt to overwhelm me
These are the beasts that bring down kings
So I'll make another attempt to flee

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The Battle

I don't want to be here anymore
Sick and tired of fighting this war
The pain striking through the core
I don't want to be here anymore

I've had enough of this
Just let me into the abyss
I already feel death's kiss
I've had enough of this

I miss her so much
Her lips, her look, her touch
I didn't realize, but she was my crutch
I miss her so much 

I want her back in the worst way
Still seeing her everyday
Just hoping she's actually okay
I want her back in the worst way

I guess she's happy the way things are
With her handsome prince from lands afar
Her feelings are ones I'd never mar
I guess she's happy the way things are

She's the reason I still fight
Her glimmer, shine, beautiful light
Even though my future's hardly bright
She's the reason I still fight

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The Zero Hour

A time for the dark,
To display its power in full,
On minds that won’t shift to park,
On minds that refuse to lull.

A time for the sane to sleep,
To be prepared for the next day,
Some demons surface from the deep,
Some demons can’t be left at bay.

A time for the world to be quiet,
Nothing but the sound of rain,
But our minds far from silent,
But our minds scream with pain.

Midnight is far from tranquil,
For the monsters come to life,
They come heavy as an anvil,
They come wielding the knife.

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Life According To Joe

Many dedicate life to the afterlife,
A place where one goes when they die.
I live simply to watch the strife,
For I know in the ground I will lie.

Perhaps this view is cold,
But it is the one I prefer.
I’m a mere body that grows old,
Aware my body will eventually defer.

I will use my time well,
For I am alive to live.
On death I do not dwell,
For I have so much life to give.

Life is not simply breathing in and out,
But feeling how it feels to truly be alive.
No one knows what life’s about,
But who am I to contrive?