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It seems
Reality is the dream
And the dream is reality
Words cannot wash it clean
A simple dream
Please send it away
How it ruined a whole day
Is far beyond my concise knowledge
I wake shivering in a cold sweat
Heart pounding
Mind racing
I know it’s just a dream
I try and tell that to myself
But I feel the lines between the fake and the real blur
These nightmares are so daunting
Always haunting me
Casting sleep out of my mind when I need it the most
My dreams seem so real
Maybe that’s because they hold too much truth
Things that are supposed to be left in the past
Surface
Find a home in my memory
Taking place of all thoughts
I’ve tried to hide from the dream
But it seems
Reality is the dream
And the dream is reality
Theres no escape from my mind
I am a prisoner for all of time
I am told many ways to rid myself of these terrors
Ive gone through all methods
Yet my subconscious seeks the truth
And it wants me to know it
Can history repeat itself
Is what my mind tells me..
Is it true
My worst fears come to light
it seems
Reality is the dream
And the dream is reality
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Everyone always said
That with age
Time speeds up
Rushing all around us
And I found this to be true
That is
Until I found you
Now I find
That time has slowed
Almost coming to a stop
When you are not near me
It is as if I am
Attempting to swim
In a sea of molasses
I slowly start to sink
Downwards
Becoming frozen in time
Waiting for movement to happen
Time slowly ebbs on
Creeping through the seconds
As if it were a caterpillar
Crawling across a vast green leaf
I shall sit here waiting
Hoping for time to speed up
Just so I can be closer
Closer to having you
Back in my arms
Closer to kissing your lips once more
Closer to always having you
By my side forevermore
Just closer to you
Come home safely to me
Ill be waiting my dear
Time moves slow
While waiting for you
But your love
Is worth the wait
So Ill be right here
Waiting for you my dear
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A person’s view on life
Is what they take from day to day
And in what ways the knowledge they find
May be useful in their mind
Days will come and days will go
But what may happen we won’t know
I’ve seen life in many forms
In joy and happiness
In anger and sorrow
Come tomorrow it all starts again
With each new morning comes a new day
A day to find grief, truth, or belief
To make something better of yourself
To find joy, fear, love, anything
People believe that with age comes wisdom
But I believe with experience comes wisdom
Some of us older, some of us younger
I have seen death, I have seen life
I have seen childhood, I have seen parenthood
I have seen my beginning, I have seen my ending
And I have seen all you can imagine in between
Life is a gift
Don’t be afraid of it, embrace it
Live it to the fullest
Breathe each breath as if it could be your last
Take a chance and tell that special person you love them
Because you never know
You may not be able to do it tomorrow
The sun can rise just the same as it can set
Copyright © Chrissy Downing | Year Posted 2010
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The smell of rain coming in the air is my favorite.
It’s not an easy sent to pick out.
Most people think the smell of rain is wet asphalt.
But it’s not.
It has a fresh sent, there is a beauty in its smell.
Like a new start.
A redo on what’s been done wrong.
Such a crisp sent that brushes my nose.
Its familiarity is calming to me.
I know that in those moments before the first rains of the season, there is an exciting fresh change in the air.
Everything will be alright.
There is nothing more I love than the smell of freshly fallen rain.
I love the rain with all my soul.
It is a dear friend to me.
Has been my whole life.
It’s the sign of the oncoming season of love joy and excitement.
Who can’t help but love the rain when they know what it has to offer them?
When I was a little girl I remember waking up in the middle of the night, no matter what the time was and being able to smell that rain coming.
I would run outside (usually barefoot) and wait for it to fall.
With each drop that came to fall my excitement would grow more.
I remember laughing with joy and dancing in the rain in my front yard.
I would stay out there until my parents would come yell at me to get back inside.
They would seem upset but after so many times of finding me doing this, I knew they found some joy in my craziness.
I still wake up when I smell the first rains coming.
No matter what time.
Now I usually grab a blanket and sit out on the front porch with a cup of tea and just watch it fall.
It looks like a soft loving hand caressing the world around me.
Nothing is more comforting than that.
I truly have a passion for the rain.
It’s one of the world’s greatest beauties.
Rain, Rain, please come again.
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Blue eyes clear as diamonds
Sparkle in the moonlight night
My heart pounds
You step in closer
Pull me into your warm circle
A thought runs across my mind
What if I could freeze time
Stay here with you
Forever
A smile spreads over your face
As if you could read my mind
I look into your dimple filled smile
Wishing I could only understand
Why
How
My heart is yours
Which I unwillingly gave
But now
Its yours
Forever and always
You don’t know that yet
But you will find out
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I bet you think you know me A smile on my face A laugh in the air
My world has not a care
But that’s not the truth
Im a deciver
I hide behind this lie
My face is a Mirror of what you all need to see
But Im lost inside
Hidden in the darkness of loss
No one sees me
If you knew how I feel deep down
You wouldn’t love me
Couldn’t
Shouldn’t…
I miss her in my world
I miss my best friend
I miss my other half…
Life can be so cruel making us strong people say
One day I plan to leave this place
And run away from thoughts and memories
They tell me im lucky, and I know I am.
But I am sad and lost
So I am leaving
I promise Ill come back one day
After Ive seen what I need to see
And this brokenness inside me finally starts healing
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A simple union of Kindred souls is all it takes
A caring stranger giving you hope to go on is who I try to be
A caring heart is where i start
I see a beautiful child before me
Her life in the grips of deaths evil hands
What her fate may be no one knows
But I know I can give her hope
I see an elderly man stumble as he walks
I jump up to give him a hand
No man or woman should have to feel alone
So I try to make them feel welcome
People come together in the darkest of times
And in their Union light can be found
When an epidemic hits a society you can find unity
As once when I was ill others were there for me Ill be the same for them
My name is not defined by what happens to me
Its defined by my actions and the response I leave behind
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Beauty
It’s the first word that comes to mind when I think of what I have with you
Unsuspecting
I wasn’t looking for this
Yet it forced itself into my life
Breaking down the door
Tearing down my walls
And now Im standing here
Unprotected
Yet so safe and warm
How can that be so
I look into those blue diamonds of yours
And I feel as if I am drowning
Such beauty
Your soul is beautiful
I have never met someone such as you
You live life, truly live
Never a moment of hesitation in what you choose to do
How have I come to have you
In my life
Like the sun shining
Covering every part of me
In your bright warmth
Stay with me
Be mine
And Ill be yours
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This was unexpected.
You, the man my heart seeks.
How could it be possible that it is true?
Is it happening?
For me and you?
A man in uniform.
I have fallen for.
Stupidly I let myself go.
Where no woman wants to go.
You could die in battle.
Be blown to smithereens.
Take a gunshot to the heart.
And bleed out.
But I can’t stop what is in progression.
They say the heart wants what the heart wants.
But do I want this?
No.
YES.
My brain and heart battle.
Should I choose logic over my heart’s desire?
But how can I stop this fire?
To let romance and passion go denied.
It seems so wrong.
I know he’ll be in the military long.
So how long can I wait?
Is it destiny, maybe fate?
He is a good solider, he won’t break my heart.
But will I break his?
Man In uniform, leaving for the army.
What would you do if I asked you to stay?
But I can’t.
It would be dishonorable.
But the truth is.
I love you.
Man fighting for the red white and blue.
-Dedicated to loved ones who have someone fighting for the USA
Copyright © Chrissy Downing | Year Posted 2010
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I am alive today
Because of you.
Death has knocked at my door multitudes of times and you've been there to scare it away.
There is no one else that means as much to me as you do.
You may never read this nor ever know the Honest truth.
The peices of me that've been broken you've found a way to peice back together every time.
You taught me how to smile, to love and to cry.
You have fixed every broken heart every cut and bruise.
I love you more than you'll ever know.
When the pain is too much for me to explian you were my shoulder to cry on.
Whenthe darkness creeps in on me, you are my light that shines it all away.
Dear lady of peace you took me from a broken home and abuse, gave me reason to be happy and watched over me through everything.
When I had given up and was letting go of my life you were there to keep my heart beating.
Deasperatly alone I've felt but you came through with a hand to hold.
No one understands me like you.
Please know that all the times you've helped me see, that this world isnt as cruel as i think, still sticks with me.
As I walk this road with the sun setting I can see you laughter in your eyes. The smile that touches you face. And i am content with life. All I want is for you to feel joy.
You may not be blood, but you are more than that. I love you more than you could ever know mom.
You will always be my Mom my best friend and the person i trust most.
Copyright © Chrissy Downing | Year Posted 2012
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