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James Lutz Poem
Life with Depression
Life can be confusing
Sometimes good, never amusing
it can turn you upside down
but never let it keep you down
Sometimes life is but a test
as God won't put too much on your chest
sometimes fail, other times the best
and for that I am truly blessed
This is not another depression
I awoke today without any aggression
with that I would like to make a confession
I am in possession, not manic depression
Woke this morning out of the fog
no dark clouds, none of the smog
the weight atop me has lifted
back to normal but I feel gifted
Yes I have depression
but class is now in session
I am happier than a clam
or Babe Ruth after a grand slam
I refuse to let it control me
thats why I'm happier than one can be
no way it ever takes me over
as I'm lucky as a four leaf clover
So today is a new start, as they all are
but with new advice, I'm off to my car
time to go get me a new recorder
for once put them thoughts in order
One last thing, I'm not "nuts"
but often do get stuck in ruts
but just cause it has a crazy name
doesn't mean I am the same
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** My 2nd poem ever, gonna take me quite quite some time, in comparison to the many great poets here. I'm a newbie and a beginner **
Broken Heart
The pain was real
only time could heal
took away my breath
assumed it was death
So wanted you back
wanted you in my life
thought you would be my wife
but I was young, I was naive
it was only a process to grieve
I saw you with him
it was time to move on
but it didn't feel right
but then I saw the light
It was time to move on
and I did just that
work, family and friends
but no more girlfriends
This was my time, a little down time
work daytime and play til bed time
no longer a care in the world
No more girlfriends and no more pain
No more trying, nothing to gain
But then there she was
when I wasn't even looking
Eyes met across the room
Smiles were in full bloom
I've heard of love at first sight
I felt it there that very night
pain went away, no more grey
no drugs but high as a kite
Forgot what's her name
cause I burned with a new flame
I was in love, not a game
I had hoped she felt the same
Here we are, twenty five years later
still in love, but keep in mind
'Love is patient, love is kind
it does not envy, does not boast
It is not proud', I do not boast
The love is real, nothing to heal
She took away my breath
Will stay with her, all the days of my life
She's my life, my wife
til death do us part, and then the after life
-James R. Lutz
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Where have you been, where have you gone
it is been a long time, as if it were yesterday
time goes by but it is still today
that feeling, that bond, it doesn't just go away
time stays still and it is still today
why did you have to go away?
just when we were growing up
finally learning what life and friends were all about
hitting the streets and showing out, what we were all about
that's when things ended, never saw you again
people thought we were no longer friends
not understanding what it means to go away
cannot function without, also cannot dictate what this is all about
for you see, my friend, when you went away
most underestimated what that meant
not just a loss, but a major life event
one that is endless torment
I know where you went, my best friend
but the heart is always meant to mend
but it won't, so this must be the end
I cannot say goodbye, can't let you go
heart won't let me, and who am I
to be one, to even try
for I want to cry, desire to cry
want to be sad, that is my right
want to be with you, think of you every night
I hate to say the words
dealing with death is too hard
it has truly left me scarred
Pop Pop, Grandma, Mom, and even you
its an endless feeling of being blue
being without you
its tough to deal
impossible to heal
emotions still raw
no one truly knows how I feel
That's ok though, as my friend you'll see
Someday, there's a place for me
for all of us, be together again
and that will be the end of the pain
James R. Lutz
Free verse, 7-21-2019
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(Just my 3rd submission. Don't worry, I won't number everyone of them! Just so that readers are aware that I am new to writing, and more so submitting.)
(( I lost my Mom on July 4th 2010. It was pretty tough on me, honestly. Still tough now, and her passing date was this month. Kinda made it a day unable to forget. My first 3 writings are of death. I'm certainly not all about death, but sad things get to me, and then I tend to find myself wallowing in it, playing music to it, and sometimes writing ))
Rose into the sunset
my everything, my Mom
making sure I'm safe,
happy, loved and calm
thankless job of a Mom
She's now an angel
and watches me from above
I can sense her presence
I can still feel the love
Mom had four of us
but never made a fuss
she loved each one of us
She wanted her freedom
from all the suffering and pain
I so wanted her to stay
but for my own gain
I let her go that day
wasn't easy but she couldn't stay
too much pain, much too tired
to be pain free is all she desired
Time to go she said goodbye
all I could do was cry and cry
It was the fourth of July
her pain about to end
she chose this day for freedom
off she went to ascend
her time on earth came to an end
Do not cry the preacher told me
for it was her time
the Lord called upon her
no more mountains to climb
So she smiles from above
like a gentle dove
watches over me
with all a mother's love
-James R. Lutz
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(This I know happens to me when I dwell on things and know I am "pushing" my writing and trying too hard, then any quality goes downhill, but I learn from each and every one. It's difficult for me to write daily like so so many others!!)
A Love that Grows Stronger
Never thought we would make it
Never thought this far
our love is rare
like a shooting star
It was mid-December
brisk cold was in the air
yet I didn't have a care
tossed a hail mary and said a prayer
Felt something different that night
shyness, nervous but all was alright
felt like you were the one
felt like I had won
Few days later and now New Years Eve
my heart pounding all along my sleeve
never felt like this before
this is a woman I adore
She wasn't close, lived far away
so I visited and decided to stay
our love grew fonder by the day
want to be with her until old and gray
Quarter of a century later
our love couldn't be greater
still growing, so many years later
Couldn't live without you, never
our love meant to last forever
a ring and a vow made you mine
I'll love you til the end of time
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