To My Justin
...To My Justin
In the garden of my heart, I’ve wandered wide,
Through paths of many men, I sought a guide.
With dreams of Mr. Right, I danced in the night,
But each time I was wrong, lost i...
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Categories:
my heart laid bare, birthday, emotions, hero, husband,
Form: Rhyme
Still waiting
...I know I’ll never reach you now,
But if someday you reach me somehow,
I’ll pour my heart, let it all unfold,
Reveal the truths I’ve always controlled.
I’ll tell you how I’ve felt through years,...
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Categories:
my heart laid bare, absence, boyfriend, break up,
Form: Rhyme
The Weight of Absence
...In the quiet folds of January’s chill,
I wrote a letter, my heart laid bare,
To Kate, my friend, my kindred spirit still,
Whose laughter once danced in the air.
You were my world, a famil...
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Categories:
my heart laid bare, best friend, betrayal, depression,
Form: Rhyme
Soupster Symphony
...In the quiet of my restless nights,
My poems waited, hidden from the lights,
Each word, a piece of my heart,
But where to start?
The struggle felt like endless fights.
Burdened and lost, I wan...
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Categories:
my heart laid bare, inspiration, joy, literature, love,
Form: Narrative
Someone to Care
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Someone to Care
I’m weary of this haunted place,
Trapped by insecurities and fears' embrace.
I yearn for them to flee,
To vanish without a trace,
For this oppression still cling...
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Categories:
my heart laid bare, abuse, angst, conflict, dark,
Form: Lyric
When I Close My Eyes
...When I close my eyes, I see your smile
No matter where you are or how many miles
It’s always there for only me to see
Bringing me hope when I’m in need
When I close my eyes, I taste your lips
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Categories:
my heart laid bare, love,
Form: Rhyme
Tears of Rhyme
...The night is old, the candle spent,
My mind anew to worries lent,
The air is cold, the moon serene,
My heart laid bare of things I’ve seen.
Your memory is rising high
And though I struggle t...
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Categories:
my heart laid bare, death, depression, destiny, life,
Form: Rhyme
''Broken Wings''
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Bird in a guilded cage, a broken heart, a solitary soul
Road less travelled, a soul full of longing, my heart bleeds
On a wing and a prayer, my heart is a lonely hunter, a weary soul
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Categories:
my heart laid bare, introspection,
Form: Name
Days
...forever you will hold my heart
as you lay beneath the ground
yesterday was full of laughter
promises spoken into night
loving words and hearts brimming
late one day you stole my heart
now forev...
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Categories:
my heart laid bare, devotion, girlfriend-boyfriend, lost loveheart,
Form: Free verse
In the Quiet of the Night
...To lie here...
With you
In the quiet of the night
Sleeping softly...
Near...
All I can hear
Is you...
Sleeping softly
What you do...
In the quiet of the night
Gentle loving......
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Categories:
my heart laid bare, happiness, love, passion, uplifting,
Form: Elegy
I Saw a Girl
...I saw a girl standing there....
She looked at me....
My heart, laid bare
What she could see
In her eyes....
Told me everything
Everything I needed to know
Restless sighs
I think she...
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Categories:
my heart laid bare, imagination, love, uplifting, me,
Form: Ballad