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If there is something in your life that you don’t like, you can fix it,
As long as you realize that you can never quit.
Even when things get hard, you can’t give in,
It can be hard to keep going when your brain is telling you that you aren’t good enough,
And changing those thoughts in your mind is always going to be tough.
You really thought I would give you the privilege to stop me,
But you have no idea who I am and the person that I am trying to be.
You so badly wanted to believe that I was broken,
Sometimes the best thing you can do is let go of what you know is no good for you,
But, even though it is the best, it is also the hardest thing that you have to do.
I am not going to lie, I am someone who usually thinks New Year's resolutions are dumb,
Because why is it that we wait for the calendar to flip to try and change where we come from?
For the first time in a long time I am writing about being alone, but not in my usual way,
Usually when I talk about being alone, it is in a negative way, and it leaves me with only sad things to say.
Oh little girl can’t you hear?i’m calling out your nameOh little girl what’s your fear?for you are not to blame.
Just when life is looking upand things are going great,everyone is being niceand very few to hate.
Staring in the sky
In this deep blue eve,
Thinking once again
Of those past gone days.
Old patches still hurt my heart
Scared pain threatens my way
Oh am trapped in mysterious world.
LIVING IT UP
Never lose
sight of
the goals
you've set
for yourself.
Because only
you can
make your
dreams
come true.
On my wall, there is a map of all the distant places I want to see-
From ancient castles and palaces to grand natural phenomena-
My Developments Have Come From A LOT of Stuff ... !!!
Mum And Dad For One ...
At Number Two Has Been Being A Dude ...
Who Doesn’t Run From TRUTH ...
I want to read an entire library.
I want to write letters to close aquaintances in cursive, signed "sincerely."
I want to look up at the night sky and know exactly what star formations I'm looking at.
The grasping touch.
his gentle hands held me,
raised me.
with my fathers might.
the pain I encounter,
the accidents I make,
the pride in my ethnicity,
my favorite songs,
he invented me.
Inside where the fire rages,
a blasting inferno of a furnace,
I hold desperately onto clumps of coal and gasoline—
trying to gather all the fuel I can
that will blaze way to my future.
I want summer by a blue lake and a small, dusty bookstore to work at.
I want an apartment with a corner devoted to all my books, and I want new friends I won’t understand how I lived without.
Official Ball NCAA Championship
with its bright yellow color and
shredded red seams sighs sullenly
from a dusty shelf
while tangled earbuds explain
I walked down the aisle
Wearing a pretty smile
I woke up in the morning
And found a wish by my side
Everything seemed so easy in the clearing
I was so happy and smiled
Let me tell you about oranges
Their sharp burst of tangy sweet
exploding in your mouth, let me tell you
about the work it takes
to get there.
About the layers and the time
I stay up at night
why am I always in fright
I try my best to succed.
but it never goes right.
I lost someone dearest
I never stay fearless
I live in a game, taking the blame
Heart never wants the right things
But the thought of wanting little never arises
Adding new face to same loneliness
Doesn’t really help to heal the old bruises
Reaching for the sun
I quickly look away
Unable to run
From the day
But when I look again
I see the moon
Smiling at my friend
I feel content and swooned
Crusing down the streets
Late at night
The clock struck past midnight
Although I can't quite see your face,
I love the way you look at me
With the streetlights glowing in your eyes
Growing up was less about growing out of my shoes
and more about growing into my sense of self-worth.
As I matured,
I realized a number of things that I had overlooked
earlier in my childhood.
When my toes finally poked through
Those converse sneakers from 8th grade
And my shirts got a bit too tight
When the boys stopped wanting to play ball
And the girls just wanted to fight
In freshman year at college,
I was quiet and lost.
Until the first year have ended,
I was talking and knowing a lot of things.
Without that, I stay quiet.
I always wanted to do something's greater,
i read this somewherei have a thousand things to tell youand thousands reasons not tothat really hit home
I want to be a nobody
I wasn’t created to change the world
I can barely change my own habits
I want to be a nobody
Living nowhere and doing nothing
And you can’t force me to become someone
I do fear.
I fear being forgotten
for having been absent
for having left without impression.
I fear becoming misremembered
Failing my parents
Coming to this country with 100 dollars in his pocket
With hopes and dreams that reached as high as the moon
Aspirations set, only to be achieved by flying a rocket
Dreaming is easy.
Attainable in the mind.
It's terrifying to wonder if those dreams will remain thoughts.
Swimming in my head are the insecurities I fought everyday.
You shine in the abyss,
A beckoning brightness beaming
Forth with advice and encouragement.
You pull me aside after class
And softly, subtly, smilingly
We scored a goal.
We lost the game.
We still celebrated in the rain.
The coach, he yelled.
The subs went in.
The fact that we lose and we still grin.
I pass the ball.
I stop the goal.
Someday,
Someday, I will be a representation of my generation because I will stand up for those within it.
Someday, I will be loving to everyone who feels unloved.
Do you hear the music,
That once did beat from within
The constant thump of the unsettled.
To believe the impossible is possible makes me unstoppable to stop at all obstacles that only scream fall when I intend to vault. No need for a halt. That's what momma always told me.
Hey, what do I have to say
I only had a dime and a nickel to my name
I crave the high life, as far as the eyes can see
And when I make it, aint nobody will mess with me
Hey, I'm gonna do big things
How well do you know her?
Is he suffering?
Would you know?
How did we get here?
In this cruel world,
Where happiness is the most we can wish for?
Will we ever recover?
Its been long night for my heartA long day for my soulIts burning desire to know what can’t be seenA mooring breeze with the sense of the fruitful cherry blossom Oh its beautiful, the savory flowers of spring and its sense of eternal youthfulness
You said I'll fail
You said there's no way
You said I'd never make it
But guess what
I'm here
I've made it
I reached my goals
I'm on my way
Dear Me,
I know that sometimes life can be a big stress.
The things that you will experience can forsure make you digress,
from the path in life that you thought would be best.
Dear Past Me,
It’s been a while,
Since I was so young and wouldn’t ceist my senseless smile.
What is Sought
Why do we keep running?
What wheel do we spin?
A race in chase of nothing
That none shall ever win.
A life filled with fraught
Hungry am I
For something to fuel my soul.
A longing for a passion.
What was once a raging fire
Is now a flickering flame.
It is not enough,
I am greatness and power
I wonder about how to achieve greatness
I hear a roaring crowd
I see people chanting my name in Radio City Music Hall
I want greatness
One day I hope
For 50 years
50 years
Blood sweat and tears
It's beautiful to me
That you've come so far
Side by side
Each battle each scar
I can't imagine
Because i love you he said…
From what you see online as “goals”
But you never see how many tears she’s shed
And what happens through closed doors
There's no need to bark
and put a finger down
i have a goal to reach
so don't frown
i will jump and reach
until I catch the toy
for i have a goal to reach
and your just a boy.
Once upon a time
A group of pigs lived on the same street
They were friends and despised the rich
They saw their neighbor get it in a cinch
He had the cash and hid quite a large stash
In a safe
"As I arose from such an immersed slumber.
(I was knocked the fuck out)
My eyes were grappled with an abundance of ravishing sunlight
(the sun was shining bright as hell in my window)
It’s time to stop chasing the money, cars, clothes and society’s materialistic goals.
There is no stability in those nor Kim’s big fat homes.
Why not within your means?
Then you will see there’s more to be Than on TV.
Finally I've come to this realization
That you've never planned on staying
Even with all of your dedication
Blow absorbing hate
They're clueless 'bout the vision
Yes-I am one in seven billion
Which is a fact you can negate
But s'why I don't concede
As blood gushes out of my wound and spills onto streets that someone in mine or yours were slaves on,
I do not think about #BlackLivesMatter or #AllLivesMatter.
i didn't start this year at a park late at night, shouting rebellion and revolution, not this time. no, i started this year in an illegal 2002 honda civic without brakes, skidding through red lights & stop signs in downtown portland.
I am am a warrior who never stops fighting I am a proud Mexican female who is not afraid to show her roots I am courageous and piercing despite my accent
New Year, New Breath
Goals and Dreams, How to Achieve them?
Work Hard, Study Harder
Give up on All of It
New Year, New Breath
Missions and Drives, I Will get Through
Hustle until it's Done
There will always be traffic but stay in your lane, focus on YOUR destination, i promise it will keep you sane. & youll grow from it to , making you "the better" you that you have always wished and hoped to come true.
Each morning starts with a spark
“Thank-you” as each foot steps onto the floor
Remembering that days are better
Starting with gratitude
Success is my goal.
My goal is success.
I will get there if I do my best.
I must wake up.
I must be on time.
Success is not easy.
Success is a journey.
Success is my goal.
The crisp cold wakes me by nipping my nose.
The sleepiness leaves me from my head to my toes.
I look at the clock and groan so loud.
It’s 7 o’clock it’s time to get up now.
But instead of readying myself just yet,
The human eyes allow us to see
and the spiritual one allows us to perceive.
As a result, I wake up with desire to grow up to be,
is the greatest instiller in all of history.
The Future is not simply something that can be contained into a box or in the palm of my hand
It is not even something we can see fully and yet try to comprehand
We all want and all need and want to find out paths in life
This poem is the story of my life
It is a messy one.
And I've shed tears of hope and strife.
Oh look, there goes another one.
When a person really cares
they'll do what'ere it takes
I know that there’s a clearing’s reprieve
for weary travelers:
ones with honey thoughts,
those like geodes,
us like patient coal.
I’ve never ever seen that lake
but I hear
First came love like a roaring fire,
Burning intensely with flames only getting higher.
The roses were bought out of a love so deep.
I stayed up all night missing precious sleep.
It starts here
Right now
Your determination
Returns
And your goals
Are ever clearer
It's within your grasp
But will you take it?
Your dreams in reach
If you just stretch
Dazzled in wealth with milk and honey flowing, I look to my face
Silk from head to toe no corn in my row but my emotions have no place
at the mountain top, success on the clock with no sense of direction
I Need❣
I want to be be with someone who will call me at 3 am to make sure I'm okay.
I want someone who will make me feel like I'm the prettiest, smartest, and coolest girl in the world.
Nowadays most people think that if you have money you have power
They’re not wrong
You do have power
You have the power of gaining fake friends
You have the power to open alluring doors to negativity
My Life is not for everyone. My ways are not to your liking, then to bad. I'm a warrior princess with ideas that reach far beyond the heavens. I have dreams that you may never understand. It's my life as I walk with my head high.
My mind races with my dreams.What it is I seek is somethingWorth more than a nine to five,Worth more than a park to drive, Worth more than a pay check in my hands,For I will find my satisfaction.
My Life,
I've always faced conflicts and bad luck,
I never can find myself happy for a full month,
not even a full week,
better yet a whole 24hrs,
But I hold on,
The first cry, the first laugh,
the loving look in one's eyes,
so much innocence behind,
just waiting for goodbye.
Time goes by, hearts collide,
friends and family tend to be kind,
I am a river
working hard
always moving
changing everything around me,
while accepting change, myself.
Sometimes I am calm
sometimes I am restless.
No matter,
for I am a river.
You may strip me to the bone and examine my every part
Go ahead and remove my soul
While I pray to GOD that I will let go
Of all my insecurities
And my bad qualities
And a broken back that will not stop me.
I am,
I am a thing,
I am a thing that you can see
But can you understand? Can you really know?
What makes me beat inside? What makes me feel alive?
There's only one thing I can tell you:
I am not a number.
I am not another data point in a meaningless statistic.
I am a human, flesh and blood;
With a spirit like a lion
And a hopeless wanderer’s heart.
Narrow minds
stuck in wide subdivisions
They are but hopeless strings
on a Puppet Master’s creation
Undefinable
If you try to say that you can describe me you’re wrong
I’ve faced adversity and have since become strong,
The words that I write are just a glimpse of my own insight
being a mom isnt easy
being a student isnt easy
but i love it so it makes it easy
i wouldnt change it for the wolrd
did i mention being single
living on my own doesnt make that easy
Watching ultrasounds that reveal his heart flutter
Instant unconditional love that makes me melt like butter.
Nine short months of kicks and hiccups
Every birthday momma gave me a puzzle
Oh how I’d love to match up the pieces
The picture on the box forever a life saver
Completed each on with such ease
Imagine countless pieces
Do you think its ok
to keep trying
even though you are not
good enough
Do you think that
its ok to keep going
even though you have tried hard
but still have tasted defeat
A kid who just wants to be heard
Someone who wants success
Others look at him and say oh my he's blessed
They don't know the pain, the problems
Of always wanting to be the best
His parents are proud of him
Morning, its your wake up call,
Don't fall back asleep, you might not get another chance,
This might make you want to get up and just dance,
Rewards don't just come, don't just glance,
I want to learn, i want to grow,
but need your help in doing so.
My goal is true, my grades are high,
with just a little help, i can aim for the sky!
Could you feel me leave; and climb so high to see the world at my feet?
Steady storms ashore, but I'm the iris and I just want more
It's in the stars: the treble in my heart will be heard on Mars, for
They told us we would never make it this far but if they could see
how they look now. Like pinpricks of blood, dried and hardened,
that were long ago shed and long since forgotten.
And growing up we were always told,
I wear a mask, thick as leather
Beneah the seams fear keeps the mask together
No scars lie behind this invisible shield
A single word is all that's concealed
Senior year turned cold one day.
I fell on the ground and didn't have anything to say
I held on my stomach and cried a little or more than that
a nurse brought a wheelchair over on which i sat
Life comes with ups, downs, ins and outs. Dos and don'ts, wishes and hopes. Dreams and goals. Love for others only cause self that is just as bold. Knowing your place and playing your role.
What is it that we as individuals seek? Is it to be satisfied with life, like we've made it to the top of a mountain peak?
Thrown into life with no say;
born to a mother in a high school daze
who’s only direction was the bottle
of hard A – “adult juice”.
A father who gambled – and lost –
One day I'll make it big
One day I'll be remembered
One day I'll stand strong like the cold trees in December
My arms will ache
My legs will shake
and just about all of me will probably break
I stand there in darkness.
Heart beating rapidly.
Breathing heavily.
Three drops of sweat drip down my forehead and down my neck.
And I think to myself "will I be okay?"
Its my time to shine
many years have passed
my destiny is calling
reflection in the glass
Curtain call!
I hear the man scream
a bang on the door
Startling me
When you wake up what do you see? Do you see the world as a cruel unusual placeOr do you see that you were blessed with dreams to achieve everyday.
Tick tock, tick tock
1, 2, 3, 4
Starts the race.
7 hard steps.
5 fast seconds.
-
Tick tock, tick tock
75, 76, 77, 78
Starts the second lap.
Draft behind first.
Don't drop the pace.
You couldn't achieve your dreams now you wanna live through me. Looking for my lost thoughts with wall in front of me. How can I achieve when you don't believe in me? It isn't my fault your dreams didn't soar like the trees.
The building blocks you put down stack so high that they touch the sky
The skyscrapers you make are so tall they remind me that I'm so small
And I admire your optimism
Tick Tick
Tock Tock
Minutes slip away on my clock.
Need some motivation,
The days keep passing while I’m on vacation.
So what keeps me going,
Makes me want to keep growing?
Blink
Too much light.
Wink
She's just right.
Squint
He's not there.
See
Them smiling fare.
Yawn
Took tired and weak.
I love snowflakes,
how they stick to my jacket,
as they fall,
like little shredded fairy wings,
soft and delicate.
I love soft blankets,
how they envelop me in warmth,
minutes later,
Sculpted from minerals and then the spirit flows,
Let's do this before we expire
don't look away or you too will transpire
into a mindless individual a zombie to them
they take you and use you until you are dead
I see his shadow rising
I feel like going down
Once I feel my dreams
I can't understand how I feel
About this mystery love
Once I need know
How your heart works
I never stop thinking
About you
Someday,
I will learn
How to love myself properly.
Someday,
I will see that
All the horrible things I do to myself
Are ridiculous.
Someday,
I will know
They Say A Goal Gets You To Your Dream , But Is There A True Difference Behind The Scences ? You Write Down A List Of Things You Want To Accomplish , What Do You Title The Page ?
I will someday get to meet her
As long as I am able to save money
There will be a day when I am able to happily meet her
It is a matter of an exotic toungue and money, nothing more
As of now I am without gladness
I just want to thank you for the chance to tell you about who I am and what I’m trying to accomplish. I’m assuming that even if you didn’t ask me, you must have wanted to know who I really am?
Do you believe that the money and things equal progress ? when you die they will say man he could dress or man he was blessed with everything fresh.
We live our short lives with the perception we possess laser like concentration!Yet unbeknownst to many of us, we are part of a game rigged to generate tension!
So you're thinking about running
And it's less about the outcome,
the hardened muscles and lean body,
And more about the feel of wind
Rushing through your hair
Feeling the elements
As they pass
If I aspire to nothing I will be nothing.
If I work hard I'll only be disappointed
But...
If I work for me I will achieve greatness.
If I live to love I shall crash and burn.
Sometimes I just wish upon a star, that one day all my wrongs will be rights, all my flaws will be beauty, and all my frowns would be smiles.
My memory is flimsy, weak to the remembrance
but…
Never forgotten are the sentiments that cause my heart to cry
Savory veracity
Appeal to my palette
"Reach for the stars", a quote known by many.
But should this be done by any?
Space has no end.
Just darkness, like sin.
Jumping from star to star will get one very far;
The struggles, the pain, the moments of
happiness and anger all pushed into this funny
thing called life.
For the most precious gift God gave you it
teaches the differences between Heaven and
There grows a boulder
On the path that I walk
Rock grows on my skin
So I am tough
Trying to find a new
All of the sudden it appears
A detour, a way
I start the new knowing,
Time passes by
Through the eyes of a dreamer
Nothing can stand in my way
Soaring high over mountains and oceans
My own little airplane cradling me in the sky
If only I weren’t afraid of heights
I want revenge; I want him dead.
That's the evil thought running in my head.
How could he kill them; I don't understand.
Wait a minute. Take it slow. Let's make a plan.
What is the most powerful thing in the world?
Is it the desire to achieve greatness?
Or is it your desire to crawl out of bed in the morning knowing you have to get to class and can't be late?
At the top of the ladder is your goal.
Each of the ladder's poles represents
Your steps and efforts to get closer to that.
And your soul plays a major part in your pace.
Art relates to me.
Art is the creative skill and imagination presented to the world.
Every stroke of paint an artist adds on a canvas,
every stitch a designer puts in a piece of clothing
Who are you going to call,
When your leg is broken and you can't walk,
When you have sniffles and the chills,
When your back is constantly hurting,
But you don't know why?
Who are you going to call,
I'm thinking of a Master Plan
Only 1 dollar in my pocket, the other filled with lint
I told you I'm thinking of a Master Plan
Nothing like the get rich or die trying
I am not 50 Cent man
I come from the Bottom, I told all my family and genuine friends that I got them. I'm determined to make it, nobody is going to give me anything so I have to take it.
I’m sinking.
Store bought water wings
Are full of holes.
My cheap tweety bird education
Through public registration
One job that will change my life is becoming a writer. I'm in love with writing! I began when I was just 10 years old. I started out by writing short stories and comic books.
I am a dream
A picture formed on the mind
I am a vision
Is what I think of all the time
But what does it all mean?
Life
Live it up
Wake up to a new day
And seize it
Carpe Diem
Seize the day
But which day are you really seizing?
Today? Yesterday? Tomorrow?
Will you go and grab next Tuesday?
I Am Self-Discipline. Brilliance. Dedication.
I Am Beautiful. Young. Emancipated.
I Am Success. I Am Blessed.
Don't give up.
When roads are long,
and paved with fears.
When seconds turn to hours,
and hours to years.
When your dreams seem
far and out of sight.
And you paint on a smile,
Not knowing what my future may withold from me
I try my hardest to strive for excellence
I want to be the next to succeed.
not end up on the streets with a heart that doesn't bleed.
I'm the type of guy
who tries not to say "I"
Because when I saying "I"
is showing too much pr"i"de.
'I' was raised that way
believing there is a link
to the philosophy of my kind
Education is not pencils.
Education is not tests.
Education is not classrooms.
Education is more.
Education is not principals.
Education is not schools.
Education is not teachers.
I wake up to these four walls each and everyday
My cold room, this broken house, all take it's toll on me
No food to eat, dirty clothes to wear, no money in the bank
As you walk the eternal line
You see that you are one to transcend
Your roots stop you from moving
To let your heart mend
The start of the line is the beginning
But the line has no end
Do you really expect to get the love of your life?
When you don't respect yourself,
You post half nude pics, and say
“I give bomb head,” and yet
You dare to expect respect
Walking across the beach,
feeling the gritty warm texture of the sand against my feet,
I think about life.
Life as it is now and how life will be.
Liberation is like a ringing in your ear.
Silence is like the golden sun.
My friendship lasts like tree trunks.
My pain is exhausted wildfire.
Understanding is my unlocking key,
and compassion is my locket.
Dreams fade
Goals aid
It's the cold brigade
The heart played
Hands swayed
And hair frayed
Dreams delayed
Goals persuade
Rise Fall Rise Fall
Fall
Fight, hold on.
Breathe
Breathe, barely breathe
Fight.
Run, Waging War against monarchies
against worlds
Your seed of hope against a world of dreams deferred
They say a dream is a wish your heart makes
But your heart doesn’t warn you of all the roadblocks it will take:
The sleepless nights,
The negative opinions of even your closest allies,
Society’s judgment,
We are more than we know, we are strong!
Like the sea current pulling you slow
Asking you to follow the sea, deep within
Where many have gone unable to swim but Learning to float.
Your mind is on trial
shes tough, she plays hard to get, she makes you smile like you were five again. laugh like a kid and makes you feel like theres nothing in the world but you and her. she is like the angel frim the sky but she is buetiful and amazing.
I don’t really know him
He really don’t know me,
Took time to get to know each other
slowly but gradually.
(Fantasy, can you picture us with a family)?
If they don't know your dreams
They can't shoot them down.
Open your eyes child, those pyros are burning 'round.
Emptyed my bowl filled with hopeless immunities.
When I have a baby boy,I will tell him every single daythat he is not the person society tells him he is;that he is intelligent;that he is capable of beautiful things;that he is worthy;
I get laughed at,
I get picked on,
I often feel like no one cares,
And I just keep my thoughts inside.
People can laugh at me, and even pick on me,
But no matter what,
I’ll follow my dreams.
Against all odds I will succeed, I will be what doubting mouths said I can’t be.
Success is the achievement of something intended or desired, my desire is to reach higher to be brighter.
I appreciate to be writing freely
Because now I can describe my life
I come from a small town without much money
And my family would be better of without this strife
When I was middle-aged boy
"Hollywood" , She said.
That's my dream.
Lights, camera, action.
A part of the scene.
A comedy, a drama, a TV show.
How will I know, if I don't go?
I'm leaving in winter.
I booked I flight.
Life must be more thanstress rashno casha bit of food to stash
Life must be more than dollar storeskeeping scoresoul sores
If I reminded myself why I'm alive....
what would it be for?
If I asked myself for what purpose do I strive.....
what would I have in store?...
All I Can say is.....
Taste of water
Stroke of sunshine
blossoming occurs
Petals painted with
vibrant color
growing gradually
Sun guides me
through the day
with a grin
with a sweat
Scanning the ground since out of the nest,
Exerting energy to nothing left,
Eagle in the clouds swooping to engage,
Capitilizing on opportunity on all preys,
The mind is set fourth to be in success,
(poems go here)
See they messed up the truth
its more like "make up"
take "cover girl"
so you can face the
fact they dont want more women like esther or ruth
The reason I try so strenuously
Is waiting at the end of this tunnel
Relief and Accomplishment is there.
To embrace me in their arms.
To take me to cloud nine.
To forever fill my heart with joy.
I never once had a plan
my mom a drunk
my dad abandoned
me
for whatever reason
it was just unfair
so how could I
an emotionally hurt human being
do better
I can feel the breeze touching my face
Falling down on my toes, as I stand outside the door
Waiting for you to let me in,
So I can share with you all our goals and dreams
As I stand here
She lies in bed with me at night,
She pushes me to fight,
She’s the fire that ignites,
And inspires me to write,
She says everything will be alright,
And from the mirror looks into my eyes,
Angels without wings can never fly,
But they still try to reach the sky,
Not knowing what's beyond,
A land of paradise,
A place of lies,
A field of happines and joy,
A room without even a single noise,
Angels without wings can never fly,
But they still try to reach the sky,
Not knowing what's beyond,
A land of paradise,
A place of lies,
A field of happines and joy,
A room without even a single noise,
She was keen, smart and witty
Uniquely created and exerted to be educated
She outwardly appeared to be timid
With a small esteem lacking of self
Not good enough, not ever
Morning and the inevitable sigh
A constant reminder of life
So bright in the eyes
Yet so empty from within
I have heard
that the sky is the limit
but I do not want to stop
until I touch the sun
and dance
in the moon’s pearly crescent.
[A series of Haiku about my apprehensions, goals, ambitions, and determination to return to college]
Clouds above loom dark
Shattered by the wind and light
A revelation
The fairy with the broken wing
That loves to write,
That loves to sing,
That can't seem to do anything right.
Words spoken are a beautiful sound,
But those written scream out.
Every thing doesn’t come easy.
Everything doesn’t come cheap.
Everything won’t just be handed to you.
See if you want what I got, you got to dig for me.
The song of the unspoken soldier
I am not sure why we were to be left here.
Gunshots blowing, streaking past our faces.
The great abyss of death and sadness
Only to be remised as light streaking by our eyes.
Tonight is the night.
There is no stopping.
After this, it’s all over, and then what are you going to do?
You’ll have that paper in your hand,
You’ll be done, and where will you go?
“No clue” – she says.
I am lost in the expanse of the night sky.
Forever wandering amongst the beacons of light that fill this endless Cartographer's Dream.
Waking only to forget what I have learned.
Though you see,
To find is another matter.
Wanting hearts not filled overnight.
The journey continues,
Hope still abounds in us.
A search has demanded answers,
They will be owned, Oh Perseverer.
Why can't dreams come true the minute you want them to?
Oh, I remember why.
It’s because if everyone’s dreams fell from the sky,
there wouldn’t be a reason why.
farther away
than one can imagine
dotting the sky
in a blanket
of comfort and insignificance
these stars
they watch us
and they see us
as we really are
Some winds will blow your boat forward,
while others can send you back shoreward.
Plenty will bring along waves and rain,
making it hard to sail smoothly again.
Regardless of what nature may bring,
We come into this world with one goal
We have no choice but to take control
We live each day like it’s our last
You never know when we’ll become the past
Walk right in and take a seat.
Can you smell the tears of defeat?
The seat is warm, and toasty just like your dinner with Aunt Rosie.
He speaks to you, and your body gets tense.
I live in a hood where dreams are unreal
People are idolize for drug deals and kills
I refuse to fall victim to Cleveland's curse
I rather fall victim to the jail system first
Shrouded in Darkness,
A Spark of Ingenuity,
Hope ignites all.
Peace, Serenity
Hands all interconnected,
Mankind's problems all solved.
(poems go hPresent thoughts have driven me to find
Some dream in the future that I have in mind
Yes it has been official since I was a junior
Culinary was the one before but it’s not anymore
A distant Utter; a mythical Stutter?
In Youth, is It serious truth?
Must be fictitious; It is never to be serious.
But Observe! Another undefined curve!
For Play or For Real? They May both Seal.
Slow walkers, fast talkers
Book seekers, key keepers
Walking in pairs, retro chairs
Carved rock, a slow ticking clock
Striped bags with nametags
A fire escape, some blue tape
A quiet class, a wall of glass
Sometimes I feel lost in the dark
But I can hide it with a smile
And wait for the stars
Before reaching high
Challenges. My plans are like fogged glass
And nothing is new
Between the lines that my life holds
Reading the facts,the lies,the hate,
Twisting through the vines of love
Confusing,Trying to defuse the sparks that lie between the soul of us being human,
I only breathe twice a day,
As I fear the world
but yearn for it to tilt upon my finger tips
grazing the nerve endings
As for I am nothing more than a grain of salt
compared to the ocean.
New day different dream, New night different thought, Living life to the fullest because I know happiness can not be bought.
Dreaming of a dream thinking how will I accomplish, I wish I had the answer to be quite honest.
I am a charismatic girl, with big goals and aspirations
I wonder where I will be in about 5 years from now
I hear encouraging words from the angels watching over me in heaven
Who is Brandy? She's more than smooth brown skin and luscious thighs .. who is Brandy? She's more than her bald head and brown eyes .. who is Brandy ? She is more than her smart mouth and round back side .. who is Brandy?
When I was a child, this one question came up a lot,
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
My answer was always “A teacher ,” but with that answer people fought.
Some nights I
get on my knees and
pray to my savior.
Hoping one day this
grind will bring a
reward.
So i can buy my
mama the finer things
we could't afford,Back
in the hood when all our
What happens to a dream fulfilled?
Does it soar into the sky?
And hang there like a cloud?
Or does it flitter into a heart -
Where it stays alive and never parts?
Perhaps it emerges in someone's smile -
In.
The air is fresh.
Out.
Eyelids rise, open to the bright challenge
Brightness fades, leaving only a clearing.
The challenge remains,
yet the possibilities are easier to see.
In.
Got no money, job or car
But I know I’ll make it far
I’m about my education
But I’m reaching for the stars
Her name is but 12 letters long
Her height is only 4’11”
But she is a dynamo that ignites any stage she steps onto
Her blonde hair; infectious smile and extraordinary strength are something I envy
I remember the stars
in the night
they carried my hopes and dreams
I remember the stars
from years ago
I remember the stars of tonight
But even more, the stars
remember me.
I gaze up at the stars.
They twinkle down at me
as my mind wanders
and I’m numb with thoughts.
They twinkle down at me,
I admire their bright shine.
And I’m numb with thoughts.
Take me away.
