Stress Friendship Poems

I'm sorry 
I must have said something 
That hurt you few years ago. 
I apologize 
How I jokingly but intentionally 
Made you doubt you.
I should...

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The sharpened mind - with care - takes aim
- at university, we play ruthless games.
Where pencils scratch, their graphite gray,
and scholarly answers take the day.

I've...

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Did you ever stand on stage,
behind the big curtain.
Standing there peeking out from behind the curtain,
watching the audience looking at the stage.
Your knees are shaking,
your...

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How are you, I always say,
Let me tell you how I feel today.
In my heart, there's a bit of sadness,
Worries and decisions causing some stress.

Time's...

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I felt like a book 
very tired old and worn out 
needing rest on shelf....

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Fear not, doubt's dark whispers,
embrace the testing ground.

We face the same old existential dreads -
the unexpected twist, the vague essay prompt.

Genial birdsong mocked our anxious...

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Christmas comes with planning,  
who are you buying gifts for.  
What to get them,  
what to eat.  
Oh well I took...

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Family, Freedom, Fun and Friend
Four words need till the end
Support, love, help and caring
A families heart is good for sharing
Everything needed to survive
So we can...

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In the winter of life 
Escape to waters azure
Forget stress and strife 
Baja adventure’s a  lure

Friends from bygone years 
Brothers for sure 
Through pain...

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We found the smoking gun but we wouldn’t tell a soul
The you that I would tell everything to 
Left me sinning and spinning in my...

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I skipped my knitting group two weeks ago
alas, I had zero progress to show.............

But I explained (it did fascinate her)
knowing I'm a big procrastinator ;-)...

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Good neighbors, sweet friends, Can you forgive me?

In long, still and creeping hours of study,
I can be stern and inaccessible.

My studies tax me to basest...

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A shadow of the self
but a sliver of me
you know the inner self
and the turmoil that can be

Perhaps I have shown
you more of my self
then...

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Some think it's given up front
some think it's earned
some think it's something innate
some think it learned
 
Though trust is not a physical thing
it can be...

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Co-Exist, Neither Of Us Fear The Knife

I saw the crescent moon in dappling sky
Gentle wind danced about and moaned
Earth spoke quite clear and told the...

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