Best Amends Poems

He bowed with an open hand 
then offered me the most precious gift 
"the pen ! " 
and I fell for him 
in the hardest way 
as I sat there, like a fish on a hook,  
looking through a distorted fish bowl.

 
What kind...

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making amends
not mandatory
are you truly sorry?...

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There are still things to be done.
Places within you that I can call home.
There are depths to dig
And heights to climb,
There are still things about you that have yet to blow my mind.
There are kisses beneath the moon.
Stars to wish upon.
There is a world in...

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Cordless, you are on the other side
Our minds made of armour, thoughts safely hidden inside
My key combination has been deactivated, I need to access you
Communicating like lost ships, I see the flashing light in you

Let's laugh again and let happiness have its way with us
Thoughts...

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For T. Ganesan (1931-1985)

It is as though an unjust hand punished you
As if the Adlerian guiltless position in the constellation wasn't enough
    toppling you from a pedestal
 
You were groomed for position
  for heading a family
 vacated by the head himself
out...

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Amends

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Simply calling me crazy
Would be nothing short of ignorant
And so much more than lazy
‘Cause it’s deeper than that
When my demons aren’t freely 
Beating up or running up 
A costly fee on my mind
They’ve got a special place to sleep in the back
And just when I...

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So now it's my turn to admit you were right.
    Why do I always miss?
I don't think I'll ever understand what is right.
  So now it's my turn to admit I was wrong.
    I'm getting used to this.

I'm...

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You go on ahead
To your unmade bed.
Take a saintly nap;
Comfortably wrap
Yourself in blankets—
It is night, isn't it?
The day has ended,
Amends amended,
Because apologies
Are ideologies:—
Merely strange dogmas
Of those in comas—
They demand no following.
They are grossly wallowing
In mud and waste.
Go and make haste
And amend the amends—:—
I deserve no...

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Lascivious Friends Amends

Coincidence, simultaneity, with a pinch of merriment
And convergence of moments, opened up this gate to hell 
(I had to open the door…didn't I ?…)
It was at their convenience, not mine
Cursed by fate, unwanted visitors, (I forget their names.) 
I only knew them as...

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Salty tears and razor blades
 The pain drips slowly from my skin
 Physical pain sets in, emotional pain subsides
 Then begins again
 When the pain builds inside 
I want to escape 
I want to run
 I want to hide
 I can’t hide from myself 
I...

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Solace Found, Amends Left Deserted

If I had the courage of my father I'd paint the sky
and give my old wild young life another honest try
No other force sends me down this darkened path
of sadness, bitterness and empty forsaken wrath

Living in a state of despair as...

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I want you
I want that part of me
I want us
Why can't you see?

I feel love
I feel hope
I feel lust,
But I must cope.

Turn around,
And come back.
Don't leave yet,
Don't close the door.

Not ready to let go yet,
Not even close.
Just give us another chance..
We mean the most

I need...

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You might not remember; it was so long ago.
Our memories devise tricks to flush away pain.
But I walk here in the alleys of remorse
During the darkening final days of the year.

I seek to atone for my neglect, all my plunder.
Our life was torn asunder; all...

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Stop blocking all the opportunities that make it your way.  Don't let your fear dictate your fate. That, you should be the one to create. 
 You have made plenty of unwise decisions, some that caused you pain. So one day you decided to...

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