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Best Poems Written by Claudia Mccracken

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A Lack of Loyalty

That day when I opened my eyes
I just as quickly shut them tight
I knew you were going to die
But I couldn't stand by your side
And I cannot forgive myself 
For being too weak to say goodbye 
I couldn't scream and I couldn't cry
All I could do was cover my eyes
Again living like the blind
I needed to understand why
And I wanted to save your precious life
I would have given my own to the endless sky
Rather than see us all left behind

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Fifteen- For Josh

I loved you
You were quiet and surly
But your soul was dying in the darkness
And I never knew
You never said a word
And I was accustomed to your silence
So how could I have known you wouldn't say goodbye
Did you think if you were out of sight that you would be out of mind
You deserved to know the truth
I did not mean to hurt you
I was merely a child and so were you
We did not have the ability to understand foresight
To accept I would wound your heart
And you would scar mine
All these years later I just want to ask
How could you pull the trigger and leave me behind
As you ran away I was left in the wake
Of my words and my hate
All a horrible mistake
Couldn't you have given me the chance
Once my feelings changed
To tell you I love you
And perhaps change your fate
Will a day ever come
Somewhere down the line
When I open my heart for you
And show you the damage you have done
Will you have to look me in the eye
And explain exactly why
Your death had to be the immeasurable sorrow in my life

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Fallacy of Fairness

I'm drowning in it 
Drifting here and there
All this emotion
A life of chaos
But who can I tell?
They will not understand 
How do I explain? 
I'm drifting in an ocean
Anchored down by a mere thread
An unreliable chain
That I wish I could just break 
I want to be washed away
Yet so many want me to stay
But only if I hide the true side of myself 
And protect them from this incredible mess

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The Truth Set Me Free

I sat across from you
Wide-eyed and hopeful
Once again believing in myself 
There was no way to foresee
You would carelessly utter words 
That would alter our love forever 
A casual conversation 
Turned grievous without warning 
With complete lack of forethought 
You hurled your words at my heart
A moral obligation 
Is what I've become to you
Floored
I stand and walk away
Your words bounced around my brain
And echoed in my ears
I tasted them on my tongue
Dry and stale
My mind reeled for some response
A defense 
But I am too proud to accept your version of myself 
And you are too arrogant to fathom you made a mistake
So I leave behind the only life I've ever known
Unwilling to be your ethical burden
Never humble enough to accept your altruistic pity

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A Simple Goodbye

A mere two days away
My life will forever change
You've made the choice to go away
The decision not to stay
My soul is on fire from hiding the truth
As always, I do not want to lose you
Cyber space and cell phone calls
Is what will be left of it all

Things will not change between us
But they will not be the same
You home will no longer exist
For me to rest my head
To sit in utter silence
While a million words are being said

The presence of your laughter
The rare form of your tears
Will not linger near my heart
The way they have for years

But I know I have to let you go
I've watched this place swallow you whole
And watched your life spin out of control

I will not pluck a rose from its stem
To own the beauty within
I know it will only wither in the end
So I will let you go
So you can live

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Beautiful Irony

Crystal clear skies dominate the scenery 
A cool breeze at summer's end
Each combined to create perfect beauty 
Designed to bring joy to the hearts of the most hardened souls 
So I turn toward my friends
Searching hopelessly for their happiness 
For a sign of appreciation for the beauty of it all 
But that I cannot find
All I see are broken hearts
Disheveled lives 
Wounded feelings and lost souls
While all the while
My mind is overwhelmed by the beauty of the day
And the inability to share the happiness 
What beautiful irony

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Manic Depression

Manic-Depression

An illness that consumes me
Speaking endless lies to me
Misconstruing the world for me
Refusing to set me free
Binding me to self destructive tendencies 
Cheating me of what life could be
Supressing the love within me
Strengthening the anger buried inside of me
Distorting the truth right before me
Making me too blind to see

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Coma of Peace

Sleep has become my savior 
Dreams now my manifest destiny
Construing the world for me
Calming the chaos of my waking mind 
My conscious plays little games 
To create a sense of order
Then some sort of Messiah rescues me
And gives me blissful shelter
Why wouldn't I want to sleep forever?

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Your Decision

Life by its' own nature
Can bring a myriad of disasters
Unpredictable, unfathomable, devastating
Whispers of confusion in dark corners
Murmurs of disbelief in the hallways
The silence of a crowded room
A cancer, an accident, a mere mishap
All within the realm of possibility

But you, my friend, my lover 
Did that which is not fathomable
Of all of the tragedies that could have befallen you
Never would I have imagined you would end your life
You ended your life after a pointless fight
Leaving me forever with the consequences of my own humanity
Nature herself was floored that day
For of all her unending realities
Of all her unreal finales
Your decision was not one of a natural life

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Sacrifice

Hands dangle in sacrificial gesture
Head lowered 
A betrayal of my heart
Seeking to conceal hostility with gracious words
Yet shards of glass spill from my mouth
Words of misdirected fury
Sharp and poignant 
Falling towards a stagnant life