You sometimes remember but then forget,
that high fever causes your cheeks to flush;
The softest parts inside remain at risk,
pure happiness is a dangerous bet;
In the midst of that adrenaline rush
now you’re believing that it can exist;
So close to the accord that you deserve
careful that white flag is not an ambush;
Held prisoner subjected to a frisk;
To find someone not thrown off by a curve?
Hard pressed.
Have Confessed I Am Hard Pressed
Have confessed that I am hard pressed;
This certainly surely should be stressed;
About think;
Thought sink,
Or ordinarily we have been obsessed.
Jim Horn
Trump Was Hard Pressed
To answer for crimes was hard pressed
So in the end he finally confessed
On one way street went in wrong direction
They said he had a loose connection
Not only that out was completely stressed.
Jim Horn
Especially for AD.
hard pressed to search for
certainty, hard pressed to
make some sense, hard
pressed to end all these
frustrations, hard pressed to
submit to something (if
only it will help you relax),
hard pressed to try again
as if you hadn’t failed before,
hard pressed to fail again
as if you’ll stop trying, hard
pressed to want what others
want, hard pressed to
compare, hard pressed to
buy into it, hard pressed to
work harder, hard pressed to
embrace what doesn’t suit you,
hard pressed to smile when
you don’t want to, hard
pressed to accept the worst
news, hard pressed to believe
that something better will
be coming, hard pressed to
panic when the rest do,
hard pressed to fall in line,
hard pressed to be thankful
for the scraps, hard pressed to
be silent when you’re
screaming inside.
Today I’m reminded of regrets caused by life’s imperfections;
Once upon a time my face didn’t suit expectations;
And I can’t help but pounder; was she but a victim also.
Practicality continually told me we were both being foolish
But my heart; it would not listen;
Love won is worth the gamble it contended;
But the delusions of society turned it to a sad joke
I lost a friend I cared for; a talent worth mention;
And I see now the impressions left behind;
Serve as reminder that;
I’m lost here with nowhere to call home.
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