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There’s beauty buried beneath the place beyond the pines

Inhale the regrets

And breathe out the lies

Time after time

As time goes by

The silence it kills

But for me I’m just fine

There’s beauty in the silence

Long nights with a dream

But it seems, I’m defeated by the violence

“It’s not for me, it’s not for me”

To be what you want 

As you watch me bleed

There’s beauty in the pain

I can hear what it says

The sounds of the world trapped inside my head 

Let it be, let it be

For what grows from the beauty

Buried beneath

Copyright © Jalen Johnson | Year Posted 2023



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Dreams

Dreams

Where do I start

Where am I gonna take it

I think I’m destined for this

I can’t shake it

But to believe in things I can’t see

Well destiny is much bigger 

Guess it’s time to embrace it

So I talk in this perspective 

You get further in life when you’re calm and collected 

I had some time 

To find some peace of mind

So next time you show yourself 

Reveal someone they never expected

Who knew it was written

He did all my life man who are we kidding

Pain driven

Hidden with bad decisions

But that’s all in the past

No looking; it’s a new beginning

Replenished

These new thoughts are the new me

Somewhere I lost and forgot these feelings

Of confidence

Or the spark an open mind can bring 

Of happiness when you start trying new things

Instead of buying new things

I’d rather take her time and eat wings

And show the world what you get

When you set your mind to your dreams

Cause I said it

I want it

I need it

I taste it

I feel it

I’m feigning 

It’s calling

I want it

For a reason

Cause my pains

Give me much

To believe in

And if I fail

Dear lord

Heaven please over hell

Can you tell the enemy I think he knows me well

But you know me better

And my passion you can see and can read in my open letters 

But it’s whatever

Only time can tell 

Like distant lovers whose pain grows so much you find a different lover 

Need to discover parts of me I never knew

Don’t wanna go through this life saying I never grew

I wanna live

There’s so much that I can give

But I’m learning about patience and seeing my life from a different view 

And what I give is only what I receive 

He bought a path for myself and I lost the receipt

Don’t need it anyways no returns 

I proceed

To a great life, that God provides with no strings attached

Copyright © Jalen Johnson | Year Posted 2022

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Seasons

Looking forward to the future 

I’d like to see it work out

But fear can’t be my ruler

And God can’t be my doubt

Looking back on my past

Just to cling to some laughs

Just to cling to some moments where I thought it would last 

Some things were never certain, and maybe they’ll never be

But the worst thing is a closed curtain

Cause where’s your focus if you can’t see

One day at a time

There’s enough peace for the moment

There’s faith for the future, and love with people to be shown it

Copyright © Jalen Johnson | Year Posted 2024


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