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Jalen Johnson Poem
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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Jalen Johnson Poem
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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Jalen Johnson Poem
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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