Hope Stress Poems

Deep in my shrewd mind, a storm rages on 
Dark clouds gather as the wind howls till dawn
A tempest of thoughts, I cannot control
A battle...

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  Building Tension

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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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We’re worried about your son.
He’s missing too much school.
If his attendance drops below 90%,
It will break all our rules.

I can’t go to school today, Mum.
My...

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is this life
the thing everyone said is so great and a blessing 
we live with fake people
fake hope
fake love
fake personalities
everything is fake
people only say they...

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 You may have problems if resolutions fail
 As you start old habits, going off the rails
 You lost your will power, lost your control
...

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

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"Is there anyone for stuffing?
Well done George, send us down your plate,
Auntie, if you've finished with the cranberry sauce
Could you please pass it across to...

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"When it comes to money, you can't win. If you focus on making it, you're materialistic. If you try to but don't make any, you're...

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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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Close your eyes,
Count to ten.
One deep breath
After the next.
Feel your chest
Open again.

The panic starts
And you close 
Your eyes.
Count from ten
Back to one.

Slow and steady
To distract...

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She never got spoon-fed and started licking off the knives
But knives cut her tongue
Her home is in the white spaces but not the words
You claim...

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I see them on the internet,
women complain, haven’t stopped yet,
rail on about their college debt;
we told you, you were warned.

your teachers told you: “Get a...

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Written on August 14, 2017 10:16 PM

In the echoes of time, your words reverberate,
'Later, I'll reply,' you say, in a deliberate state.
'I'll read it later,'...

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darkness plummets on twilight’s peak
cascading like a gentle creek
veiled by the night, I must confess
I’m puzzled by shadow’s caress

at times, confusion stills my hope
like climbing...

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