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Have You Ever

Have You Ever

Had dreams about your
Past so vivid and real
You woke up and
Thought you were back there

Have You Ever

Panicked at the thought 
Of  Setting Foot Outside
Even Though You Know That
You're Perfectly Safe

Have You Ever

Felt Your Heart Start Racing 
So Bad I Felt Like It
Skipped A Beat
You Start To Hyperventilate
All Because A Single 
Tear Streaked Down Your
Cheek

Have You Ever

Felt So Much Pain
Yet You Don't Dare Show It
Because It's Your Duty
To Be Strong For Everyone Else

Have You Ever

Had Holes In Your Memory
From Something You Can't Control
Remembering All The Bad Things
Wishing You Could Remember
All The Good
And Forget The Bad

Have You Ever

Lost So Many Loved Ones
You Find It Difficult To
Open Your Heart To Anyone New At Least
I Know I'm Not Alone There
Have You Ever

Watched The Light Go Out
In Someone's Eyes
Sat With Them So
They Wouldn't Be Alone
When They Died
Have You Ever

Had A Suicide Pact With Your Best Friends
Then Broke It When 
One Of Them
Successfully Brings Their Life 
To An End
Then Years Later 
You Find The Other One 
Has Followed Suit
And You're Left All Alone
Wondering Why
What Could I Have Done
Did I Do Something Wrong
Picking Up The Pieces
And Planning The Funeral
On Your Own

Have You Ever

Felt Like You Just Wanted
To Run And Hide
Escape From Reality
Even If It Had To Be In
Your Own Mind

Have You Ever
Been Called A Freak Of Nature
So Many Times
You Started Believing It To Be True

Have You Ever
It Sounds Like A Drinking Game
Yet It's Not
And I Don't Drink 
However If It
Were And I Did
The Cards Would Be Stacked Against Me
And I Would Be Well Past
Tuned
Because Everything On Here
Has Been Part Of My Life
Some Past
A  Lot Present
Hopefully Not Future

By: Jean Bonella
March 25 2023

Copyright © Jean Bonella | Year Posted 2023



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Mountain May I

As a kid it was a game called
Mother May I?
Now let’s change it up
Make it a tribute instead of a game
And we will call it Mountain May I?

Mountain may I
Take in your beauty 
With all its glory?

Mountain may I
Take in the peace you bring?

Mountain may I 
Drink from your ice cold streams
So fresh and clean?

Mountain may I
Breathe in your fresh air?

Mountain may I
Take a picture of you and 
Then take some more?

Mountain may I 
Capture a piece of you in my mind
So I can remember you for all time?

Mountain may I
Open my mind for you to see
What I see in you?

Mountain may I
Give you my love more and more each
And every day? 

Mountain may I
Come back and visit you
Every chance I have?

Mountain may I
Give you peace like you always
Give me?

Mountain may I
Share my love for you
With all the people who 
Love you too?

And the mountain said

Yes please do 
Because I love all of you too!

Copyright © Jean Bonella | Year Posted 2021


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