A Grain of Sand Moment of Time

Full

Saccharine

Me overload

In most random forms

Tri-fold endorphin rush

Cuddling’s revolving door

Eye in watchful awe

Simpler things

Laughter

Smiles

Memories

Reflect forward

Glory of old and new

Slipping through the cracks

Time will not stand still

Ace Rockband drums

Beatles tee scored

Eaten words

All joy

Mine

They can't have it both ways, can they?

I prefer to vent in poetry form
It's not the best venue or even the norm

But it's my best way of calming the storm...

Allow me first to clarify my haste

Before another breathe does go to waste

I abhor most this sour after-taste

So here my venting must take wing to flight

Lest my spirit rage on against the fight

And one more word is uttered forth in spite...

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I really did try telling everyone

Just how scary a place my mind could be

when left to discovery all alone

Do you think anyone listened to me?

Of course it got darker as I went deep

What did all of them expect me to see?

A calm ocean? An embankment un-steep?

Not the decaying dead pieces of me?

I never did like the dark very much

Anyone who knows me, knows this is true

Yet encouraged I went: “Look but don’t touch.”

Was this brilliant advice even thought through?

So here I stand, more confused than before

While criticisms begin to ensue

Wishing I had never opened this door

Only to hear, "What's the matter with you?"

Je regrette, mais...

Quite honestly, I’m telling you the truth

I gave it all I had; I did my best

You cannot say I took that without proof

So drop it now. Try giving it a rest

How can you think I cheated on that test?

I studied hard; I’m better than them all.

The reason why I’m late is I’m depressed

My dog just died from choking on his ball

Believe me when I say I tried to call

It’s not my fault you feel the way you feel

This thing that angers you is really small

One night with her was really no big deal

How silly we must look when we defy

Just call it what it is: A big fat lie

Mind Abound Steps Along Life Free

My mind is such a scary place to be

As time moves on, the space is closing tight

The light is dull; the way is hard to see

Good deeds and smarts by order of decree

Yet works abound deplete and lead to blight

My mind is such a scary place to be

I know the way, let courage be the key

With staggered steps, I travel through the night

The light is dull; the way is hard to see

My biggest fear: to be alone with me

The way is rough along this path to right

My mind is such a scary place to be

Lessons to learn, in life, come at a fee

Yet through it all, no thoughts of flee or flight

The light is dull; the way is hard to see

I must step out and live as though I’m free

I spread my wings, with fear from this great height

My mind is such a scary place to be

The light is dull; the way is hard to see

The small of it all...

Sharp

A double-edged sword

The sun on an autumn day

A classy lady

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Rose blush on a cheek

Heart that stutters just one beat

Innocense felt; sweet

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Race against the clock

Water rushing from the hose

Where is the fire?

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Loyal, stubborn love

The hard work of an athlete

Stands the test of time

Acrostic Analyzation

Someone please stop this crazy daily grind
Complex even for those who know the trade
How much can one soul cope within a mind?
Inverted thoughts, they work such great degrade
Zealot to point of reckless destruction
Over the top, the sky is sure to fall
Paranoia, laced with ripest poison
Happy to sad, to giants ten feet tall
Relax, a word better said than it’s done
End’s sight would be more than someone could ask
No break or stop once madness has begun
Insanity to those behind the mask
And in the end, who can we say has won?

In Defeat I Withdrawal

There is not enough room for Me

Inside of this hollowed out shell

I know my place; I’ve played it well

So long, I’ve made pro of my covering

With aching heart and trembling hands

This forced confession claws its way out

Pits of hell, with levels and degrees

In darkest hours, upon my bruised knees

Energy deplete. Done. I surrender in defeat.

My care too much, and love too deep

Must remain under lock and key

Shovel in hand, cruelest earth buries alive

I wish it were as simple as protecting me

Futile efforts prove largest disappointment

Who can deny the heart of my ripest fruit?

These accusations the most unbearable torment

It robs my only shred of identity’s employment

Withdrawal: I’ve made my bed and now must sleep.