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Decoy

Words are just a decoy
An excuse to dance around the truth
Underestimated silence
Proves language is uncouth

Your gut will always tell you
What your heart tries to ignore
Most try their best to silence it
Stirring an internal war

Why deny yourself of happiness?
Why pretend logic is correct?
Why hide behind a curtain?
Why pretend our hearts select?

Ignorance is truly bliss
Too bad that's not our case
Lets take a risk and show our courage
Let our souls meet face to face.

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Don'T Forget Your Umbrella

What happens when everyone forgets 

Except I, who am not allowed?

They laugh happily under blue skies and golden sun 

While I get soaked by pissing clouds. 

Ignorance is bliss is an understatement. 

Don't forget your umbrella.

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Don'T Ever Assume

don't ever assume 
when you've only seen the surface - maybe even 
scratched through 
a few layers - 
and figured what was beyond 
could only be 
similar to what your mind 
told you was there 

don't ever assume 
or listen without ears 
or read between the lines 
of the lines 
that were 
really in between the lines 

because you end up misjudging 
or stereotyping 
and closing down your mind - 
shutting all the doors 
that the truth may enter 
sealing out growth 
and truth 
and life lessons 

maybe you judge 
because you have all the answers 
not for yourself - 
but for everyone else 
and feel that there are some 
you can't possibly learn from 

don't stand too high 
and look down too far 
if you do 
you'll end up 
at a standstill 
looking only at the ground 
while others 
are zooming by 
with their eyes on the road

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He'D Just Discovered Suspenders

No job 
No prospects
No optimism 
It took all his energy
Just to fake a smile 
Health eroding 
At the speed of light 
His world grew smaller by the 
second 
Former small pleasures 
Transformed into ambivalence 
Blank and numb 
He walked blindly 
There were no solutions 
To any of his problems 
And then one day 
Out of the clear blue sky 
He smiled without effort 
I even caught a glimmer 
Of a spark in his eye 
Life became a little more 
pleasant 
We all cheered him on silently 
Me his number one fan.

As his confidence had 
diminished 
His gut had grown larger 
He wore his belt below it 
But his pants always slid down 
Far enough to annoy him 
Another problem 
With no solution 
One day, after months 
With the spark in his eye 
He chose to die 
It was a shock because 
He'd just discovered 
suspenders.

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Shadows of Pain

Hollowed eyes and tortured soul 
Spitting words that didn't flow 
Forcing smiles that always faded 
His memories fond, distorted and jaded
Ups and downs, half smiles and frowns
His mind was spinning round and round 
A heart bigger than a sunrise sky 
So numbed he left and didn't say goodbye 
The darkness seized him, held him tight
Squeezed so hard life became a fight 
A fight to eat, a fight to breathe 
Hatred flowed and emotions seethed 
He never forgot and never forgave 
The angst inside him dug his early grave
Handsome groom, number one dad 
The best friend I truly ever had 
Woke up one day not feeling well
Couldn't take this life in hell 
Began his journey to what comes after
Mom comes home, finds him hanging from a rafter 
Terror sets in and shock takes over 
In a blink of an eye their marriage was over 
Two nightmarish calls, one to each daughter 
Cries and screams like lambs at the slaughter 
And so we march on, soldiers in a state of shock 
Thinking it's him, every phone call and knock 
Now, I hope, his tortured soul's at peace 
But we, the survivors, are haunted with memories and grief 
Does the cycle continue - depression and shame? 
Will I follow my father through the shadows of pain?

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Never

Never did I dream that
So intertwined, so separately
Our paths would cross this way
So intimately, so deeply

Never have my footsteps
So quickly, so easily
Fallen in sync with another's
So naturally, so happily

Never have I felt this way
So scary, so amazing
Grounded while flying
So proud, so full of awe

Never could I truly see
So oblivious, so blind
How ignorant my heart was
So selfish, so masochistic

Never was I treated
So respected, so admired
As a true equal
So fairly, so new

Never have I realized
So depressed, so low
That I have and talents and gifts
So precious, so eye-opening

Never have I loved
So sanely, so smartly
Nor have I been loved
So truly, so honestly.

Never did I dream that
So intertwined, so separately
Our paths would cross this way
So very intimately, so very deeply


Thanks for seeing me
Not my body, not my silhouette
Thanks for being selfless
So rare, so special

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Sucker Punch a Lover's Lunch

Sucker punch a lover's lunch
After he's eaten your heart
Knock it out
With your words
Let him know when he is hated

Take it back along with your wrath
When you change your mind
Hold him near
Tell him he's dear
And show him that you love him

Kick his ass with mental jabs
When you're pissed again
Passion's up
And passion's down
Just ride the tidal wave

Sucker punch a lover's lunch
Muster up a lover's lust
Muster up a lover's lunch
But never sucker punch a lover's lust

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I See You

I see you
Stealing glances
From the corners of your eyes

I see you
Staring through closed eyelids
When I'm looking the other way

I see you
Not your body
Not your movements

I see you
Not your gestures
Not the armor you wear

I see you
Like a single cell
Under a microscope

I see you
Without my eyes
In the darkest dark

I see you
With my heart
I know you see me too.

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Failed To Fail To Live

I almost died last night
Just so I could live
I've lost myself so much along the way
I can't find anything left to give 

When I awoke to a new day's light
I cried because I was still here
I've even failed to fail to live and
Living's by far my biggest fear

My frantic, honest cry for help
Unintentionally manipulative to you
Weighed you down with the unfair burden
Of a weight you could not have moved

I'm sorry, sorry, pathetically sorry
I'm so self-centered and insane
I expected you to love and walk and guide me
It's just so lonely walking in my internal rain

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Sucker Punch a Lover's Lunch

Sucker punch a lover's lunch
After he's eaten your heart
Knock it out
With your words
Let him know when he is hated

Take it back along with your wrath
When you change your mind
Hold him near
Tell him he's dear
And show him that you love him

Kick his ass with mental jabs
When you're pissed again
Passion's up
And passion's down
Just ride the tidal wave

Sucker punch a lover's lunch
Muster up a lover's lust
Muster up a lover's lunch
But never sucker punch a lover's lust