The pain of genetics
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To all the people in darkness
Lemmi shed some light
So that you can see into my world
A world so big that sometimes I get lost in it
If you've ever met me in person
You were left in awe
Ca...
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Categories:
paralyses, cry, emotions, endurance, health,
Form: Free verse
We, the generation of '50
...We, the generation of '50,
Time-travelers with stardust in our hair, with memories planted in pockets,
Rooted in decades embraced by change, souls adorned with the dawn of the post-war world.
We s...
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Categories:
paralyses, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
The Pharisees
...When some men of faith brought a paralytic to be healed,
Opening the roof when they placed his bed before Jesus
When the forgiving grace of the almighty was revealed
The fault-finders placed befor...
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Categories:
paralyses, jesus,
Form: Sonnet
Crying Without Tears
...Many times we cry without tears
The fears we attach to our subconscious mind
We become blind to our destiny
Yet we discover that silence only makes it louder
Crying without tears is a common pr...
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Categories:
paralyses, courage, cry,
Form: Free verse
Anxiety
...One moment you are sitting still,
the other you're not. The worst
moment for anxiety to hit is
probably when you least expect
it. Can you expect it though? It
waits for you to be weak, or to
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Categories:
paralyses, absence, anxiety, conflict, emotions,
Form: Free verse
More Or Less
...The mind in constant change for more,
to have or not and what to adore.
Matters of love promulgating those needs,
misconceptions attaching seeds.
Contenting with natures faithful fruit,
to honor...
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Categories:
paralyses, 12th grade, forgiveness, growth,
Form: Ballade
The Simple Truth
...“be at ease, oh hermit, in thought free awareness
you are, as you are complete, one with that oneness”
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Let us be clear
We are here
In this mind body...
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Categories:
paralyses, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Unbounded Love
...I had to travel miles to find a rose flower then I found you, my flower and alas! My search was over and I had to forget about the rose itself. That’s when my career changed from a florist to an astr...
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Categories:
paralyses, addiction, beauty, for her,
Form: Epic
Courage
...Conquering my own fears that lies within
Overlooking things that keep me bound
Understanding that fear paralyses
Remembering I am resilient and strong
Always looking ahead and not looking back
G...
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Categories:
paralyses, courage, inspirational,
Form: Acrostic
It Was the Word After All
...Wrapped into a cocoon of impenetrable meaning and faith he followed the light
Doom and gloom had once shadowed his library of dreams and contentment
Scattered in his loony resemblance of a rati...
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Categories:
paralyses, books,
Form: Free verse
Feeling the Fear
...fear has negative downward effects
freezing you within its painful grip
there's a consciousness deep within
making you feel about to slip
Why has fear this awful power?
that numbs you into it...
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Categories:
paralyses, emotions, fear, life,
Form: Rhyme
Giant Trapdoor Spider
...Moves swiftly in tunnels like a rider
Though many called him a deadly spider,
Just two legs different from normal fly,
His mandibles and toxin he holds so high,
Lying in wait for his prey with w...
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Categories:
paralyses, animal, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Courage
...Courage animates us
Brings us to life
Makes everything possible
Yet, courage is the rarest quality in the human person
Courage is the absence of fear
Fear paralyses the human spirit
Courage i...
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Categories:
paralyses, children, friend, people, teen,
Form: Free verse
Killing Cicada Killers
...There are things in my life of which I'm not proud
But my letting friends down tops the list,
I guess I could let my mind walk in a cloud
But the friends that I've lost are still missed.
Friendshi...
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Categories:
paralyses, friendship,
Form: Rhyme
An Eternal Pain
...An Eternal Pain
When you are there, your silence gives me pain
When I don’t find you, I suffer but in vain
Both your presence and absence trigger my tears to drain
My sufferings aroused within me a ...
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Categories:
paralyses, sorrow,
Form: Rhyme
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