Long Robey Poems

The Swing Set
By Kevin Robey
March 26, 2013

In a playground amongst the frozen wasteland
They swung together above the littered sand
He didn’t understand why she felt ok
Swinging in the cold, just swinging away

They didn’t talk as they...

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Drift Away
By Kevin Robey
March 19, 2013

Let me drift away, and walk into my dreams	
She said soft and sweetly, to avoid a scene
I saw her hair line; it was bursting at the seams
Put my hand to...

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Time
By Kevin Robey
April 7, 2013

When I was 19, where were you then?
I was in the dark, burning in the flames
Confused, lost in space, dead in a spin
Rolled the dice like my life was a game

I...

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By Kevin Robey
February 14, 2013

Wind flows through our hair, with front lines waiting on
Waiting for sirens to sound that fighting song
With knuckles turned white, our eyes shining bright
There’s no question in choosing fight over flight

The...

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In Between
By Kevin Robey
March 7, 2013

Bite my lip, to get through the pain
Might as well, I guess it’s all the same
Today or tomorrow, results are consistent
And here I was, hoping to feel different

It’s days like...

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The Last Wall
By Kevin Robey
January 8, 2014

Captive in the grips of the oncoming downpour
He ventures into a scene drawn before him
Found the reasons to continue his current course
Back when he is young, where all dreams...

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By Kevin Robey
February 24, 2013

This was my shield, now covered in rust
Laying in this dying field, collecting dust
Once it shined, and guarded my soul
Repelled the evil, from demons and trolls

I put down my shield for...

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The Box of Pine
by Kevin Robey
February 10, 2013

Here we are, once again
Lying there, my dear old friend
Rivers of tears flowing down my face
My manner lacking in style and grace

I speak, but you don’t listen
I see,...

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The Sun
By Kevin Robey
February 1, 2013

Damn this sun, it really burns
Why do you smile when it returns?
You spread your eyes, take in the light
Your beautiful sky, so blue and bright

Through harmonies of breeze in the...

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If you Really Knew Me
By Kevin Robey
Febraury 16, 2013

If you really knew me, you’d see through these lies
The smiles and laughs, can’t conceal my eyes
You won’t ask questions, you won’t suspect
You won’t see it coming,...

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The Unwanted Guest
By Kevin Robey
March 24, 2013

He was there, that much was obvious to all
But he was unseen, as blank as the white wall
An unwanted guest, like the rodents that stayed
In the floor boards below,...

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My Shattered Mind
By Kevin Robey
March 9, 2013

No inspiration, but I’m like stone
Stuck in my resolve in being alone
This anxiety is gripping me, killing me
Cutting the air until I no longer see

I write this down, no...

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Super Human Radioactive Kid
By Kevin Robey
March 13, 2013

Skip the ceremonies, and call this what it is
A super human, hyperactive radioactive kid
The wind in his cape, fighting crime with his noose
This “hero” of the people is...

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The Lighthouse
By Kevin Robey
March 6, 2013

The wind-swept sea breaks across my face
Approaching the storm, straight into the unknown
It’s funny to think how I landed in this place
But it brought me to you, more than I...

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Traitor
By Kevin Robey
September 9, 2013

Living those moments over and over in his head
Witnessing the love undone in this very bed
An innocent bystander in this crime scene tale
He was away, she drove home that rusty nail

The...

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The Train
By Kevin Robey
April 23, 2013

I already know what’s about to occur
Feeling like I've seen this all before
Addiction reducing time to a silent blur
Voices that wash my paranoia ashore

They don't hesitate, take time to hear...

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Lost  at  Sea
By Kevin Robey
May 1, 2013

The ice cold water lapped across his weary face
He opened his eyes and surveyed the fateful scene
How did he fail, and find himself in this place?
His memory...

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Sea of Broken Dreams
By Kevin Robey
July 1, 2013

He felt the surge of a soul compromised
Seeing the way out of this insanity
Found the razor to unveil his disguise
Pierced his heart that she once set free 

The...

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Strangled
By Kevin Robey
March 6, 2013

The invisible man gripping at my throat
Gargled sounds are audible but remote
Gripping my wrists, and holding me down
Think I’ll drown, darkness closing all around

I feel the pain, the knife in my...

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This Smile
By Kevin Robey
June, 23, 2013

I’m all alone, can’t touch me here
I see you below me, looking down
Your search so close but nowhere near
Can’t you see that I’ll never be found?

Too far away, I can’t...

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By Kevin Robey
July 15, 2014

My skin's so tight, I cannot breathe
The mirror deceives the voices in me
Screaming pleas for the masses to find
The desperate release inside of my mind

Grinding my teeth, smooth and flat in...

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Elevator Shaft
By Kevin Robey
April 9, 2013

Here he lies at the bottom of this elevator shaft
This is where he fell and snapped his shaky back
This fate is his and one that he truly deserved 
This is...

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All Used Up
By Kevin Robey
November 18, 2013

[Verse 1]
Just as messed up as I seem
My ears bleed every night I dream
Gasping every time I breathe
Just turn around and look at me

You may see clarity and sanity
But...

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Falling
By Kevin Robey
September 26, 2013

Cornfield and patches of grass compose the liner notes
My heart laid out beneath me with approaching noise
Hazardous waste litters the sunburst sky that I wrote
My eyes grip my fate like a...

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No Apologies
By Kevin Robey
March 17, 2013

Overdue apologies will never come
You’ll never answer for what you’ve done
You left me in a state of disarray
There’s nothing left to really say

You saved me from that hopeless misery
Then you...

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