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Match
working out my issues
I’m playing in the filth
smote by the heavens
a five-star stay in hell
drowning in the madness
a world filled with sheep
I seen too many truths
guess it’s true what they say
ignorance is bliss
I can’t tell myself that lie again
and like a flower you bloom
take all of this pain from me
try to keep me calm
even when I’m wrong
running from the dark
you’re my only light
walking the streets at night
call me Mr. Dracula
for this is my home
sometimes the thrill
makes me feel like I’ll never die
a twisted sick joke
that keeps my heart burning
and my mind twisted
trying to cure it at the strip club
having the grime rub up against me
and like a flower you bloom
take all of this pain from me
try to keep me calm
even when I’m wrong
running from the dark
you’re my only light
self medicate
but it’s never enough
opportunities fall in my lap
why must I take a match?
burn it all up
slap away every helping hand
but one
you’re my only hope
I’m playing in the filth
smote by the heavens
a five-star stay in hell
drowning in the madness
a world filled with sheep
I seen too many truths
guess it’s true what they say
ignorance is bliss
I can’t tell myself that lie again
and like a flower you bloom
take all of this pain from me
try to keep me calm
even when I’m wrong
running from the dark
you’re my only light
walking the streets at night
call me Mr. Dracula
for this is my home
sometimes the thrill
makes me feel like I’ll never die
a twisted sick joke
that keeps my heart burning
and my mind twisted
trying to cure it at the strip club
having the grime rub up against me
and like a flower you bloom
take all of this pain from me
try to keep me calm
even when I’m wrong
running from the dark
you’re my only light
self medicate
but it’s never enough
opportunities fall in my lap
why must I take a match?
burn it all up
slap away every helping hand
but one
you’re my only hope
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Re. Match
30th Dec 2022 9:04am
Re: Re. Match
31st Dec 2022 7:39am
Thank you, friend 😁
Glad you enjoyed my poem. The read is much appreciated.
Glad you enjoyed my poem. The read is much appreciated.
Re. Match
30th Dec 2022 10:50am
Dear DC,
The expressive description of depression and self sabotage is brilliantly written here. I really liked the refrain “and like a flower you bloom
take all of this pain from me
try to keep me calm
even when I’m wrong
running from the dark
you’re my only light” not only for its awareness and gratitude toward the one person who can bring light is lovingly offered but the italics to represent the beauty in this world. Great piece. H🌷
The expressive description of depression and self sabotage is brilliantly written here. I really liked the refrain “and like a flower you bloom
take all of this pain from me
try to keep me calm
even when I’m wrong
running from the dark
you’re my only light” not only for its awareness and gratitude toward the one person who can bring light is lovingly offered but the italics to represent the beauty in this world. Great piece. H🌷
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Re: Re. Match
31st Dec 2022 10:00am
That's such a great compliment. Everyone needs at least one thing that keeps them going.
Thank you for the read. It is very much appreciated 😁
Thank you for the read. It is very much appreciated 😁
Re. Match
30th Dec 2022 11:43am
Re: Re. Match
31st Dec 2022 10:01am
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Anonymous
- Edited 30th Dec 2022 2:35pm
30th Dec 2022 2:09pm
Seen too many truths? Pain and suffering are constant. So is joy and laughter and love. All is shaped by dynamics, even our thoughts and emotions, and our emotional sicknesses. Beyond that, the truthyness of most other "Truth" is relative.
The future takes shapes we don't conceive of yet. The human heart keeps pace.
Prayer is a state of emotional containment and release within mindful contemplation of connections between the Universe, the biospherical-parcel of Earth, the Self and the Human World of Others. Thoughts and Love.
Let perspective not be a vise-grip.
The future takes shapes we don't conceive of yet. The human heart keeps pace.
Prayer is a state of emotional containment and release within mindful contemplation of connections between the Universe, the biospherical-parcel of Earth, the Self and the Human World of Others. Thoughts and Love.
Let perspective not be a vise-grip.
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Re: Re. Match
31st Dec 2022 6:01pm
Well it's more of when you know too much you can never go back to being ignorant. It's sometimes more simple to just live in a lie.
Thanks for the read. It is much appreciated 😁
Thanks for the read. It is much appreciated 😁
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Anonymous
1st Jan 2023 00:53am
Oh, never! No! Don't do it! Never to let yourself be alive in a lie. That's...a wretched fate 😁
! Peace and Love exclamation point Happy new year 🤤
! Peace and Love exclamation point Happy new year 🤤
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Anonymous
30th Dec 2022 3:11pm
Playing in the filth. I love that line and lifestyle.
I find the most beautiful things down in the dirty gritty
I find the most beautiful things down in the dirty gritty
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Re: Re. Match
31st Dec 2022 6:03pm
You don't seem that filthy hehe.
There is much to learn from the gutter.
Thanks for the read, friend. Much appreciated 😁
There is much to learn from the gutter.
Thanks for the read, friend. Much appreciated 😁
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Anonymous
31st Dec 2022 6:10pm
My cover is still in tact
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1st Jan 2023 12:57pm
Re. Match
30th Dec 2022 5:38pm
Engaging…even though I know you are in pain, I am loving this write.
Sending you healing vibes.
Happy New Year, friend.
Sending you healing vibes.
Happy New Year, friend.
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Re: Re. Match
31st Dec 2022 6:11pm
Pain is life these days. But I do have one hell of a light.
Thanks for the read, friend. It is much appreciated.
And a very happy New Year to you 😁
Thanks for the read, friend. It is much appreciated.
And a very happy New Year to you 😁
Re. Match
30th Dec 2022 6:11pm
Re: Re. Match
31st Dec 2022 6:17pm
You are that too... but better haha.
It is always so great to see your comments, friend. It is much appreciated 😁
It is always so great to see your comments, friend. It is much appreciated 😁
Re. Match
5th Jan 2023 11:31pm
Very engaging write. The repeated refrain made it feel like a song to me. But, that's just how my mind works. Bravo!
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Re: Re. Match
6th Jan 2023 7:29am
I love music so I always try to give a musical feel to my poetry.
Rock on ,friend 🤘
Rock on ,friend 🤘