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Creative and driven
Bound to succeed
Seeing opportunity
Where others concede
Seeking out problems
To see in a new light
Creating solutions
Well into the night
Failures seen as lessons
Getting closer to goals
Reaching new heights
With them at the controls
Knowing their limits
Yet exceeding them at times
With each new venture
Their status now climbs
Giving back as they go
Regardless of ego
The capitalist spirit
In the form of a pro
When one idea is finished
Another is started
Taking so much risk
Is not for the faint hearted
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Brilliant trails of light
Across a darkened sky
Fireworks in slow motion
A cosmic fourth of July
Scattered bursts of rubble
A dandelion in the wind
Extinguished in moments
Flash of light rescinds
Now I make a wish
As clouds obstruct my view
Will I get good fortune
Or only deja vu
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Dilemma
Cold air of winter nights
Breath a visible mist
Gloves protect from frostbite
From fingertips to wrist
Ringing phone in my hand
Alerts important call
Now a flaw that’s unplanned
Gloves create a wall
Screen is shielded from a touch
This call I must now take
Removing hand from warmth’s clutch
Tough decision I must make
Snack attack
Squeaky clean with a hint of mint
Colored white, plaque is absent
Placed the brush by the sink
Now my stomach starts to think
A grumble calls from deep within
Hiding where my hunger’s been
What to do? The taste won’t please
Why does my stomach want to tease?
Hunger waits as I ignore
Thoughts of food and drink galore
With resistance I make a snack
And I brushed again, I’m back on track
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Pictures of their kids
And places that they travel
Post about their loves
As we watch them all unravel
Many posts are jokes
An attempt to seem comedic
Borrowed from another
Site that is encyclopedic
Some posts inspiration
In the hopes to spread some good
Others post too much
Shared more than they should
A form of entertainment
Mimicking real life shows
How this platform’s social
I’m sure that no one knows
Privacy concerns apparent
Ignored by common users
Marketing and Government
Now become the abusers
I use the sites for business
Because I am just as guilty
An end to pages of this type
Is nothing that I foresee
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Vast, endless sky
Reaching beyond imagination.
Small sparkles of light
And swirls of dark colors
Within the blackness.
From here everything looks small,
But in reality it is we that lack size.
Much is known, even more unknown.
It captivates our curiosity.
The muse to poets, artists
And science fiction writers.
The inspiration for scientists.
It reminds us of our insignificance,
Yet drives us to be more.
Will we ever know its mysteries?
I hope not…
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A train that’s ridden from birth to death
Picking up passengers along the way
Some people there as short as a breath
Others that are there almost every day
I watch as some people keep their distance
Tending to their personal needs
Attempts to connect, met with resistance
And so without them life proceeds
Family and friends add comfort to the ride
Sharing the adventure for a while
Friends depart, from the group they divide
Some with regret, others hostile
Passing from one train to another
Changing their chosen path
Taking the memories with each other
Connecting as though a telepath
Family leaves like they've been derailed
Their journey ends at their final stop
Their purpose is now completely unveiled
Remembered with every tear drop
The train picks up speed as time passes
Hurriedly approaching the destination
Achievement and loss slowly amasses
Working to live through compensation
It reaches the end, the train clears out
All your loose ends are tied up
Now the unknown fills you with doubt
As the end of the line creeps up
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Armed to the teeth, but not in the head
Soon the ground will be covered with dead
Shooting and fighting, explosions galore
Wounded fall to the ground, see the blood pour
Technology making the casualties increase
It seems that our warlike nature won’t cease
Skirmishes and battles, the war has no end
Doctors perform triage, some wounded they mend
Confidence slipping away from the troops every hour
Brute force and ammunition, the measure of power
Each side has their losses but keep fighting on
The reason for war is all a big con
Economy the reason, false causes the shield
Covered up by the blood of the dead on the field
Stone cold, committed, their expression soon thaws
Enlisted, now dying for another man’s cause
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As Freud describes humankind
With three divisions of the mind
Motivations now defined
Id is present from our birth
Driven by pleasures of the Earth
Wants and impulse, no self-worth
Balance, reason from the Ego
Deciding pleasures to forgo
Acting master of status quo
Super Ego stands its guard
Ensuring morals are not marred
Decision making it bombards
Balanced within yet torn by conflict
Three small forces that contradict
One that’s free and two restrict
Combined the three make who we are
From the normal to the bizarre
Psychoanalysis from afar
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Staring into midnight sky
Vastness brings both fear and hope
Millions of light years separate us
Visible only with telescope
Time’s illusion tricks our eyes
As we view ancient history
For all we know it’s dead and gone
Swallowed up in mystery
From Perseus someone stares back
Seeing the Earth in different light
Dinosaurs and ancient plants
Who've yet to meet their final plight
Fewer masses of dry land
Larger than exist today
Mammals yet to dominate
To dinosaurs they’re only prey
We both exist in time right now
But neither sees the current state
Time delays warping perceptions
Unable to communicate
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Red dot of light
Glides across the room
Must capture this intruder
She crouches down
Ready to attack
As the dot moves closer
Pouncing into action
She slides on the floor
But the dot eludes her again
Determination in her eyes
She attacks once more
With a fury of paw swipes
The dot disappears
She frantically glances around
But it is gone…
Defeated, she wanders to her food dish
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