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Some days I wonder what my life would be like
If I opened the door here
And closed another there
Some days I wonder how the match didn't strike
Yet if I wonder enough
Can I see a new me?
Roses are black the sky is grey
The crow is a demon i feel it coming after me
i walk to the river and the water was black
the fishes are dead turned upside down just like my life
As you lift me on your wings
And away from my home
I realize my body is not all I will leave
I will leave the job of my mother’s dreams
my name is yoko because my mom said she talked to a fortune teller
i imagine the teller hunchbacked
old and ears like elves
but eyes warmed like melted chocolate
Hungarian
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Felébredni a reggeli illatára
Emlékezni megvajazni a pirítósod
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In the blink of an eye a lifetime can pass
In the blink of an eye families shatter like glass
In the blink of an eye we make decisions that last
In the blink of an eye we can get destroyed by our past
Wrapped inside a dream,
Where no one can hear the screams,
The screams of the world that are not what they seem,
They seem to be smiles and unbreakable esteem,
But their truth, like I, are trapped in this dream.
My personality is Beyond my years or maybe it's the trend set before me
Remember when we were kids and everyone was our friend?
Life is full of unexpected surprises;
You could lose everything in a flash,
From people you love to little prizes,
Thrown in the wind like trash.
Can we enter 2015 with no filter? With so many filters and mask, I sometimes hate to ask what's real or what's fake. What would it take?
Look at her, standing aloneHer breath steaming in the cold air,her lips iced over, her cheeks blushingIt is cold, but with her I feel a warmth,I see it in her eyes,I see a fire, a light
I feel like the decades have hitten a rough path.
Seeing people my age or even younger, acting like maniacs.
YOLO, has made things worse.
Really? You didn't know you only live once?
I am tired of this façade
Men shouldn't have to treat the opposite sex with disrespect in order to retain their masculinity.
Girls shouldn't feel the need to starve themselves for beauty and serenity.
Coming at u like a vulture By. NSKHaha------ im backAnd im black get use to it if I had a school I would teach knowledge cuz these niggas ain't use to it...Promoting all this drama like college was only for Obama...
Time the biggest enemy of mine
You can never find enough
Always looking to rewind
Well that's tough
Yeah you only live once
That's why you got to live smart
trying to get ahead in life
can't be making shots in the dark
But hear me clearly
cant get nowhere if you don't try
We demand.We expect. We desire.
We want to strive. We want to live.
We abuse. We forget. We ignore.
Many suffer for us. We tend to forget them.
We need to stop. We need to help.
A society that tells the younger generation
YOLO
Live for today, dont worry about tomorrow
YOLO
Live on the Edge
YOLO
But WE are not called to live for OURSELVES
YOLO
What happened to having fun while having a little class?
What happened to those fairytale lifestyles where nothing mattered as long as you were enjoying life?
Self conscious, insecure, the feeling of “I can’t do this anymore”This was the girl I used to me.This girl that I was choosing to be.I try not to be that girl anymore
Woe is me, woe is me.
I've stumbled upon a light.
A light that shines bright.
A light that no one else can see.
A light that cativated me on site.
Woe is me, woe is me.
This light has seen black.
What if.
What if I'm not just the tight kink of a curl.
What if I'm not just soft brown blends that make the hue of my skin.
Do I have to bang my head against a wall to drive away everyone?
How about I runaway with the care free air of an adventurer.
One person.
If my words can touch one person,
Then it will be worth it.
That's what they say.
But what if I never know..
What if I never see..
What if I never hear..
How my words,
They say you never hear "YOLO"
And classy in the same sentence.
"They are total opposites... right?"
But I disagree.
The word "YOLO" may not seem "classy"
But I think it depends on the person.
To love and to be loved are two different things; especially to a girl.
In order for a girl to love, she needs to be loved.
On the other hand, in order for a man to love,
Transcript......Check
Letters of Recommendation.....Check
Application.....Check
Finances.....Check
Acceptance.....Check
Happiness.....Pending
We graduatin’ now, everybody wants a photo
You only live once, that’s the motto brother - YOLO
So welcome to the families, uncles, aunts, grandparents
Welcome also to the normal people – the Arkansan residents
Sitting on the warm hard tiles engulfed with water and soap
Pondering about life and all of its hope
The water stops and the door swings open
Only to reveal a provoking commotion
I Praise with my hands folded
And my knees bended.
I’ll Praise standing and seated,
Wherever I might be.
Praising with a trail in front of me
To my future daughter
You will know that you are a queen from the moment you are concieved till you rest your head against the silk linen of your eternal crib
I yearn to learn what I do not live, knowing it will never all be known.
I flee to see what I have not, knowing it will never all be seen.
I keel to feel what experience brings; knowing it will never all be felt.
Live on your knees or die on your feet; Abandon your liver or devour your lungs. Love none and have none to love back so will you Die on your knees or live on your feet?
Like the Phoenix
I will rise
And through the darkness
The sun will shine
My worried thoughts
Keep me up at night
Until he is caught
No one is safe
Whats the point of life?
Is it to grow old trying to find a wife?
I need a map
One that has all the dirrections and doest revolve around like a lap
Im running, not ready to stop, going circular like a mop
You only live once, that's the saying right?
Living in fear of death, it's hard to see the light.
Step forward and embrace it now, I know you can.
Living life to the fullest, take a stand.
Life is a scary placeWith a costant faceDreaming hard playing hardFinding the unknown traceBut down you stumbleCausing earth to rumbleLosing every breath
Radiant skin, face so smooth
Pride in her walk, swag in her groove
Who’s that lady?
That makes hearts flutter
Can’t speak her name
Without a stutter
Her brown sugar eyes
They have a surprise
The sun rises, I wake up,
the dread sets in.
The voices swirl, I push them down
deeper, deeper, til they are just a wind
blowing back my hair that everyone tells me
is so beautiful.
YOLO means you only live once,
a phrase from Drake which is just brillance.
It's catchy, but just a bit of annoyance-
But, I do agree that YOLO
I hear a faint dissonance travel
You again, in homely tears
I am the wet nurse at your disposal;
So, let me be drained by the frenzy of desperation . . . .
Crusade along the barren land,
The glass spreads
in my sight, shimmering.
It’s so smooth and still
I can see my face. And
so I sit on the banks
of the stagnant world
below me and close my
eyes. I listen to the
What is very important:People are very importantWhat people feel is very importantWhat people love is very importantHow I love people is very importantHow people see things is very important.
Once they said I couldn't do it
I believed
They said I was a mistake and
I wouldn't achieve
Are you serious?
Why shouldn't I believe
Haha listen I will never back down
We get punished for not meeting your expectations
Of getting the grades and acing our examinations
With disappointment slapped across your faces
The feeling of shame has become our number one basis
What will people think about you when you die?
What did you contribute
Besides snarky comments and online sighs?
You were so tough on facebook
Your comments on instagram really stung
YOWZA came a shout deposited and extracted from her fragile lungs
One life to live so live it up!
Exclaiming every last word
Filling strangers with smiles and hearts warming
It comes knocking
Every time is something or someone new who wants to come in left to right
Day by Day we are given these opportunities
Some come in disguises hiding what really lies underneath
What does a bird wish for?
Does it want to swim or would it rather appreciate mighty wings
Would the king of the jungle want the knowledge of being technical
Or a shark being able to hunt below and above the sea
With wings of ash darkness hides me
Shadows glisten on my feathers
Burroughs, dusk, and no where near dawn
Creatures scrambling to find shelter fromthose that wait and watch for the next victim
Infantry of a corner clique's imagery
Imitates actual industry.
Instead it’s often in-the-street,
Marketing products with a PRE-
Caution, 'cause cops will cripple thee
Business. They call it criminally
People stare at me
Whenever I say YOLO
But what they don't get
Is what I truly mean
You see, I am an Atheist
(Please don't come hating)
But the reason I say YOLO
You only write once,
so make it count.
Don't write about stuff that doesn't make sense-
potato, hibiscus, puppies, gold.
Don't write about embarassing times-
I hit my foot on the chair in front of my crush.
YOLO
The words of the naive
The words of the reprieve
YOLO
The words of the hurt, the sick, the blind, the dead.
What we want to say, before there are no words left to speak.
YOLO
Growing up the saying "you only live once" meant to take life seriously.
It meant that we needed to make the most of this life,
Do things that will make us happy.
And feel accomplished so that we can leave a legacy behind.
Its all about the yolo
the've forgtten about all the big No no
its gotten so outa of hand
they all joined the new band
i can barley stand being inside these walls
they crowd out all the room
Life is a wonderful gift from God
However, it is not always pleasent
Hollywood has brain washed us in thinking there is a"perfect body"
if we dont, then we look ugly
People pointing
people laughing
I am just a little girl,
A tiny little thing.
I've got a scary monster,
Hidden within.
The monsters came out,
From under my bed,
And those monsters crawled out
And into my head.
You only live once,
That's the motto we hear.
But we use that as an excuse,
To party and drink beer.
You plunge your needles into your veins,
You roll your dope and snort your coke.
The rising of anxiety, is riding me, so privately and I can't seem to find my needs, so I just sit here silently, No sense of propiety, eats my soul so violently, I'm hiding from society, I'm fighting myself mindlessly, My mind blocks signs of pie
In the freezing cold winter day,
There's limited time for us to play.
Today's the day, we win our cup,
We'll scream and shout, and raise it up.
We are free to play and free to skate.
I am a rat. Not the mischievous, dirty creature that makes people shriek in horror when they come across one.
I didn't ask for them
They didn't ask for me
I yell at them
They yell at me
I don't always like them
They don't always like me
Sometime we argue
Sometimes I win
Sometimes I don't
The planting of a blossom
On desert’s sand does bloom
After rain’s sparse fall
And the sun’s scorching rays
But the worth of this is small
Compared to other things
Sober Thoughts,You're just wasting my time.Grab the bottle,It was in the back of your mind.In the darkened place,Where I always hide.Drown it out,A waveless tide.
I am not Perfect
I know for sure.
I have my defects
as well as yours ,
I may laugh too much
or cry a lot.
I can be mean,
and times do come.
I get annoying
I'm on this path to my pursuit of happiness
trying to get back to that place where a smile wasn't rare
remembering my days as a child
a time of pure carefree bliss
death was just a word
Let me be me
I am just a girl
let me be me
one day I wanna rule the world
My parents never get me; it seems I am never heard
let me be me
I always scream and say
crumbling inward,
like the guilt eroding my body,
it dies.
darkening,
becoming weaker,
my body thins out.
all hope is gone.
this is the end.
light,
dulling slowly.
What if i told you that every night i cry
Praying that the lasting tears falling from my eyes would soon dry
Listening, and accepting lie after lie of the stories you told me
Trying to make yourself feel inferior
thinking you’re some kind of Hero
Talking about the way I dress
when you look a mess!
I watch from the shadowsas you engulf her in your love-Your hands creeping up her sides,over her back and faceYour lips sharing words, feelings,affections, through hers
I’m crushed
Silent, still, just like a rose
her beauty in repose.
Who would know?
Is it those, that mock her?
Or even those that pull her thorns?
My, have you earned her scorn.
Pity, she will never love you.
I'm not asking much
but relief to those
who need it
and such
what I want
is world peace
and for all the wars
to cease
I want everyone
to have rights
without erupting
I have a dream,
Similar to Martin Luther King,
I want us all to succeed.
The words, "We have finally made it" to be uttered through our hearts,
Shared by
Our differences,
What is college
Why should you go
Is it pointless
What does it show
Getting a higher education
Staying in school
Focusing on your career
What could you lose
Just your time
Home is my burning desire.
My soul has been set on fire.
Feelings of lost hope.
I am on a downward slope.
Dreams crushed as no tomorrow,
With none left to share or borrow.
Aromas of the unknown,
I'm on a thin sheet of ice.
Either way I step I will have to pay the price.
Contradicting ideas toy with my heart and mind,
Ideas where not even sanity can unbind.
Unbind my confusion of what to do
Embrace the fall, it won't last foreverDance in the colors, while life allows you to be together.Grab fast at an opportunity, there's so many around Too many to take your days for granted
I will not make the same mistakes I haveLiving day by day with that in mindAnd so it has brought upon me that life is goodLiving with no sins each day is fineI will soon meet God when my time is to come
I would give you the moon on a spoon.
The ocean in an oyster, the galaxy in a nutshell.
Then let the stars align in the cracks of its openings.
and let it seep through your melanon, touch deeply into the
"That's my child!"
She's yelling at me as if i don't know
how he got into this world.
I'm not dumb.
I'm just a kid,
and your yelling
won't make me grow up any faster.
I'm actually afraid
I am in this world deformed,Rendered useless by some,But unbeknownst to them, There's a world that will accept me.It comes through the TV screen,in the form of kingdoms, mazes, and caverns.I can take to the skies, swing a sword at those who questi
Oh. Thick girls?
They are better than Big girls.
Big girls are like big.
Thick Girls are just better
Said everyone.
Big girl
Big girl
No loves you they said, lose weight they tell me
Brainwash the children of the nation
with songs by Drake
omg becky look at her butt
you only live once
dripping with misogyny
stupid sayings
strangle our minds into believing
Why.. why do we live in world full of challenges? Waking up in the morning is a struggle. If only I lived in the world of Harry Potter so I wouldn't be a muggle. The hustle of getting ready and eating breakfast oh..
Reality is distant as a dream/Images become harder to procure/Shattering reailty at the seams./When the old ones continue to endure,/Seeing the shadow of a missed smile,/Wishful thinking wasted on times long gone,/Easily lost like sun on a dial/Li
To wait a second is a crime
For in the big scheme of things
Seconds add up to make a lifetime
So don’t be convicted of wasting a day
Teachers yell and scream
students trying the chase their dreams
noone by their side
kids asking why
Teachers don't undestand why
no work is getting done
all you hear is blame
Today I'm making a path of my ownTo show the world that I have grownIn confidence and strength I walkThis growing path, nothing will blockI'll make a difference, I'll make a change
I come from a generation where handouts rarely exists where you gotta get it by any means necessary.Where people rather hate on your accomplishments than linking up with you and making there own .Where it's easy to sit on ya butt and complain rath
Us
We ask it for a cause we don't always understand
mostly replied by a shaking head or a troubled sigh
“Maybe later, the economy is tough, times are rough, I already give enough.”
circle of two hands
and one hastier than the rest;
in whatever shape or form
it always conforms
back to midnight from noon
and it’s too soon
to determine the monsoons
Stress
Stress
A manifestation of the unnerving
Stress
The tickle at your side that you wish didn’t hurt
(While we're talking, envious time is fleeing: pluck the day, put no trust in the future)
Live life to the fullest.
We were born to die,
They say you only live once, but I don’t believe it
I get plenty of opportunities to live, to use my mind, to follow my heart, and make you feel my words
You only live once, but I’d rather not waste away and drink all day
YOLO, you only live once.
Is once enough?
Call to your brothers and tell them to continue.
continues with their lives,
good decisions,
dedication- to life.
Each day that passes, each hour, every minute of every day, time slips away. However, most of us claim to have plenty of it.
