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Best Poems Written by Paul Gardiner

Below are the all-time best Paul Gardiner poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

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The Color of Blue Skies'

Chasing happiness running around insane

Looking in and out 

Of 
what was almost a bad dream

But, then.... I woke up

And Seen 

The silver lining staring back at me.

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The Mask Doesn'T Hide Your Scars'

I can't breathe when I think of you

My heart skips a beat

One then two... I think deeply.

I mask myself

Each and every day

Hoping you won't see all of this pain that's inside of me

I know that the mirror doesn't lie

So
I often avoid

Looking myself directly in the eye

I cannot stand another bad dream

My heart was hurting

But

I didn't scream

Will I ever wake from all of this

Madness and chaos

Chasing away what could be

A life without evil

Is what I want to see. I smile.

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This Is True'

If you could see me

You would never know

That my heart has seen more than just winters snow

This weight I carry on my back so heavy

Is a reminder of how I did not surrender

To the pain that tried

Or

The sorrow filled nights

Instead

I look in the mirror and smile

Knowing.... Love Is My Strength.

My Halos Glowing.

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Empathy'

I've been hurt before

Heartbroken by another

I've been depressed

Laying alone in tears

Crying on the bathroom floor

I've even attempted suicide

But

Never have I ever wished pain upon another 

Never have I ever wanted to see some else's tears

For
I know sadness

I've known it for years.

I'm a hypersensitive man 

I've felt the pain of another

More than a few times

So
I know how it feels to hurt inside

But

As
I grow older I'm starting to see that all of that pain wasnt meant for me

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That Day Will Come'

I lay alone in bed at night

Sometimes I toss 

And

Turn,

Thinking things so deeply

Will 
I ever be freed from all those souls that burn...?

My life is filled with chaos

I can hardly sleep

My mind is always racing

Because

I fear my dreams....

Well... Maybe, there just Nightmares

Or

bad thinking...?

Maybe, when all this pain has become 

But

A memory of before

I'll fall asleep not staring at the closet door.....

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The Light of a Dream

As

I lay awake upon the bed of a stream

Listening to water flow

Waiting for the night to come

Gently me guiding into a far away dream...

I think about that

Where does the mind go

When deep in slumber

I can't help but think

As
These thoughts gather

I gaze upon the moon

And

Wonder.

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I Want To Be Happy'

Another sleepless night on the streets

I think I'm going insane

With all

these voices 

Inside my head

Telling me stories

Mostly threat...

Addiction isn't my friend

All
it has done is cause me pain

Thus

Bringing forth more friends

But

These things

Are evil

Tormenters of the mind

In search of the soul

They attack 
and 
wear down the psyche 

A familiar practice in hell

Where love is preyed upon

And 
happiness is a smile

As
he with the dead eyes tortures another soul endlessly

All I hear is screaming

Coming from such a nasty little thing

A bad spirit that's trying

Me....

It's voice so vile

I've killed many

Devils and demons were the worst

Killers of a child

And

Yet .... I still struggle with.

A product of the choices I've made in life

Drugs and gluttony calling my name

Deadly sin was bad

But

Sadness is the same.

Addiction is the voice inside my head.

It won't get my soul

So it says it'll settle for my death ...

I said.... I have time.

Open your eyes
and
See that a kingdom come is without crystal meth.

The Love in me.

It's Time.

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Where There Is Pain There Is Lesson'

On this path of loneliness

I look up 

and

Find the wind is calm

No dirt is stirring

As
I feel this nudge inside

There was no pain

I was not hurting

Only 
Now do I see that the past was all 
But
A means of learning.... Growth now.

As

I stroll on this life

This journey.

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Someone To Miss'

In the loneliest hour

I sit alone
In darkness

Having conversation with myself

With
Lips gone sour ...

My head aches

Am 
I heart broken

Or

Just 
Tired of being alone?

When 
will the sadness end

I need to know ...

A woman to kiss

Someone who cares

Someone to miss ...

Yet

I am still alone ...as
Rope hangs in the closet.

The Clock Ticks On ... Tisk... Tisk... Tisk.

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Just Passing By'

Why
On this road is weariness after

Chasing 
and looking for more than what is lost

Yesterday's disaster

Moving past the old dirt road

Now feeling steady

With
Sword drawn armed and ready

I heed not to darkness

For
My light will shine.