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Hope

For so long I had given up hope,

Thought I’d roam this earth alone.

But you walked in with such grace and ease,

Can’t picture a day when you would ever leave.

Scared, I was, for quite some time,

For my broken past has shown you why.

Yet here we are, our future withholds,

And as time goes on we’re learning to know,

That love grows deepest as time unfolds.

Copyright © Devin Bowes | Year Posted 2012



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Cut Your Losses

Life is a game of wins and losses,
You must know when to cut yourself off.
Cause I’ve tried to push through, I’ve tried to hold on,
Relentless yet insecure, I was nothing but a pawn.
Now the tide folds over, the season turns from brown to green
I face towards the sun, you’re still all that I see.
But something has changed, your skin is fading,
I smile as I foresee a happy ending.
And so it goes, the saying holds true,
The more time that passes, the more I forget about you.

Copyright © Devin Bowes | Year Posted 2013

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Pleasant Distraction

My mind drifts,
Brings me to your eyes.
It's a pleasant distraction
I throw my hands to the sky.
I toss in the towel,
I give it all to you.
Our story is indifferent, it's incomplete,
It's a pleasant distraction,
I can feel the heat.
Because I want to move on,
I don't want to hurt,
But my feelings remain strong,
Your looks leave me unsure.
You're my pleasant distraction,
My dream, my ache, my cure.

Copyright © Devin Bowes | Year Posted 2013

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Acceptance

Acceptance of me, acceptance from you,
I can rarely accept what's so blatantly true.
I try and I try, then I try a little more,
Though my heart and my past will leave me unsure.
To trust is a goal I can never achieve,
An investment that I would fail to keep.
Yet now and again I'll find a good soul,
Who'll warm my heart with stories untold.
But that day will come when the tables will turn,
I'll be left with a choice; to trust or be alone.

Copyright © Devin Bowes | Year Posted 2012

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Darkness

I used the pain to weigh me down,
Surround my lungs and hope I’d drown.
Once I’m gone there’s no turning back,
It hurt to think of all that I had.
Most days I wish I could forget,
But the scars I made left me regret.
I cannot hide how I used to feel,
My pure self-hatred was certainly real.
To this day I can carry on,
I’ve learned to love, and learned to be strong.
Yet there are always those days that take me back
To that deep, dark place in the realms of my head.

Copyright © Devin Bowes | Year Posted 2012



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Progress

Am I being too picky?
Or just plain indecisive.
Sometimes I can't say why my mind just won't quit.
I have pain in my heart,
but hope on my mind,
That one day I'll learn how to find peace inside.
I try hard to work it,
but the world is no picnic.
Filled with people who will do anything to play tricks.
But I must stay focused,
and keep moving forward.
No time to think twice,
progress is in order.

Copyright © Devin Bowes | Year Posted 2015

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Catalyst

I can feel the pain now

let it out, let it out.

You’ve created these walls now,

break them down, break them down.

I’ll try my best to break you and build you back again,

But you’ve got to be willing; let me carry your weight.

I can only hold on for so long,

but for you I’ll wait forever;

I’d hate to see this as a trend.

I love how you make me feel;

scared but comfortable; intense and real.

So let me be your crutch, your rock,

Allow your heart to open up.

Copyright © Devin Bowes | Year Posted 2012

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From Now On

From now on, I will love you,
There's nothing you can say to change my mind.
A year ago I met you,
And ever since our worlds have intertwined.
It's been an easy transition,
Gracefully merging together as one.
I lay beside you every night
And greet you every morning with the sun.
When we rise to start the day,
I look at you while I drink my coffee.
Smile ear to ear from across the room,
As you get dressed, the deeper I swoon.
Look you up and down, and down and up
My heart beats faster, pouring with love.
We part ways and kiss goodbye,
I shut the door, and let out a long sigh.
You may never know I admire you in this way,
But my love, from now on, I am here to stay.

Copyright © Devin Bowes | Year Posted 2016

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Past and Present

The days feel like forever,
the sky is always blue.
I have all the time in the world,
everything in the world is new.
I stumbled upon sadness,
hopelessness and fear.
So I drove across the country,
hands clutched the steering wheel.
I landed here in Phoenix,
where the sun always shines.
I soak it in and breathe it out,
cleanse my heart, my soul, my mind.
It's important to take these steps,
for far too long I've been depressed.
The road to healing is now in sight,
my past shall not break down my fight.

Copyright © Devin Bowes | Year Posted 2015

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Common Ground

It'll take some time now,
But we'll find our common ground.
I love you most without a doubt,
I'd be a fool to live without.
Time and time and time again,
It's time that it'll take to be your friend.
I'm willing if you are, to find a new start,
Just give me time to mend my heart.

Copyright © Devin Bowes | Year Posted 2012

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