Moving On Death Poems

A Hard Beginning

The cough continues. 
My head... aches, 
but there are needles in my eyes, 
that will not stop poking my lids. 
Everything hurts today,...

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My tips for dealing with shame

Set up a camera 
Get naked
And stand in front of the lens
Relax 
Walk in a circle 
And watch the tape...

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Life's a journey with lots of twists and turn,
leading the way through hitches,
making my soul burn,
Strong men show no fear nor pain,
while traveling the path...

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It is so true that good mothers are rare.
In the furious face of hunger,
And in the ferocious jaws of sickness
You have always been near.

Mami Owon,
This...

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Judging Others…
whimsical law?

It is a kangaroo court, 
and the clowns have just arrived. 
Dressed in suits and ties, 
eating pies.

They think they know best, 
they...

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Slipping

What is expected
from perfection?
Do your best,
and none can find fault. 
The level of your challenge, 
needs to be higher,
than your attainable goal. 

Help others rise...

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Bye?

Try

Die.

Cry

Why?

Cry

Sigh

Cry

Bye

Fly.




...

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Good News

Stop talking about things that make me mad. 
I hate when you are on your high-horse. 
I hope it bucks you off. 
Turn on...

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Motionless

It looked such a sorry sight
Standing in the shed
Covered in rust and dust
With just a trace of red

A vibrant red with a flash of black
Across...

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I look back to see how many deaths I’ve faced
The dead lie at intervals throughout
My life

Wisdom tells me to not look back
But I can’t keep...

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If I

Were exactly what you needed…
you would be mine now. 
I would sadly die however, 
as… if that were true? 
I would be in heaven....

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Lurking Darkness

Sleep now my love, 
you have earned a great rest. 
It has been hard on you.
It has been hard on us. 
There is still...

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Death under chilly crow's feets
A place for rest, reserved for kings and thieves
Not lost, but resurrected - on the last days treats

You will never come...

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you disappear
i disappear
all disappears
...

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Who was your first disconnect?
      Your mom? Your brother?

Your father after he passed away?

I did that you know,
  ...

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John was here
right in the then 
John is now
gone
why where when
no matter
just gone
...

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I’ve been needing your lies 

I’ve been craving your poison 

I’ve been missing your demons 

I’ve been loving your hater 

While I was playing with...

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Sitting at a table
by himself
glancing at the menu
feeling lonely
reminiscing about
his wife and
how she passed
he lingered a while

On his way out
discretely he left enough
to cover the...

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Clouds every day
With you away
Often feeling blue and low
Seldom alone though
As I wear our wedding rings
The simplest of things
We used to do
Aren’t the same without...

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After laying, 
my mother to rest, 
in her bed of pine, 
how I detest, 
that she sleeps, 
so deep,
so peacefully,  
leaving me behind.

Her abuse...

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