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I stand here as I am I do not attempt to deny or save face Still I seek his embrace Knowing not if this dream I chase is covered by his grace Still I stand Devising plans of success for everyone around me Left alone to watch my people sleep Not wanting to change or bind the frame of your existence Rather you would want to miss this So you can claim you did not know Or could not see But he is the air you breathe Lie to me I will not cease to be But become a phoenix See this fire encompasses me And for all eternity id rather seek to find a king Then settle for this blasphemy being offered to me. I have come to bring truth Motivation to the masses If and only if they seek to grasp it Understand being beyond a feeling Devotion rising above religion What is the point of it if you spend your nights whipping tears from your eyes That is not the mercy that has been promised to me Nor will I sit here believing I can fly when I have not the wings to carry me Like the dwindling of a legacy The empire falls Even when it is hidden behind four walls Because if I am not good within me who can I be to the people he brings Ask yourself what it means to be a saved To find a savior Consider the mind and its power And don’t loose sight of the hour We live in the last days pretending not to feel the change in the air Weeping of how it is not fair Yet and still forgetting the connections of energy And we do surely dispense it Then try to forget it But it follows and soon enough we feel hollow And so I ask what is there left to be saved? Remember you have to be the change!

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Date: 11/16/2019 5:16:00 PM
Hello Amber Barrera, so nice to meet you this is a very powerful poem. Have a nice evening my friend.
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Date: 11/5/2019 6:55:00 AM
Well done Amber, this shows a consistent line of thought, of introspection, leading to the conclusion = be the change you want to see in the world. Keep up the good work.
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Amber Barrera
Date: 11/7/2019 7:53:00 PM
Thank you!
Date: 10/24/2019 5:29:00 PM
Cathartic outpourings penned with dexterous candor and poetic finesse...
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Date: 10/22/2019 10:43:00 PM
Because if I am not good within me who can I be to the people ...// it's an introspective line
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Date: 10/11/2019 10:21:00 PM
This is pronouncedly true, Amber. Great write especially this part: "We live in the last days pretending not to feel the change in the air Weeping of how it is not fair"
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Amber Barrera
Date: 10/12/2019 2:35:00 AM
Thank you for reading my work. I really appreciate your feedback

Book: Shattered Sighs