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  Seeing Heavy

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  A heavy heart is what I hold Weighing me down until my breathing stops The force pushes me through I struggle but I can not do a thing Too great Too powerful I try to get up There is no possibility I am stuck There is no way I can win I can only hope heaviness can diminish You can not se...
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  Shadows of Trees

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  Last summer was the best I ever had I drew closer to my friends I lived life greatly I knew what was in my heart Because they helped me feel like myself We laughed till we cried We stayed awake till others awoke We spent simple days together Now here I lay Dead cold outside Wondering what ...
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  Sadly Weak

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  I worry I wonder I ask questions no on can answer I sweat I tremble I cry for no reason But there is a reason Traumatic phases of sorts In all kinds and extremes I can't really tell what's wrong Only that I'm sad I should be happy and counting my blessings I should be over...
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  Good Liar

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  I don't have disorders I am fine These days People have meds for everything So sickening They sneeze and they are having surgery it seems Well I'm not like that I sneeze, I say "excuse me" I trip over someone I say "sorry" Someone stabs me in the back I say ...
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  Cool Big Bro

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  A bright cool kid with spiky hair Drawing was his thing Summer rolls around Sleeping til 11:30 everyday Little sis was up Waiting for her bro to wake Making tuna for lunch Renting movies Swimming Tanning Riding on the handle bars of his bike Hanging out in his room Talking Taking pics ...
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  No Biggie

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  No big deal You said I shouldn't be flippin' over such minor things Little traumas It was just a small silly accident Silly words Silly actions A silly punch I may seem over it It may seem it doesn't matter to me But I still think about it today It was a scary part of my lif...
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  Hopes and Wishes

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  We know it may never happen We know that for sure Can't we hope? Can't we wish? We know reality But wish to ignore it We can push it outta our heads Laying in the summer grass At night Side by side With dew drenching us Gazing at the stars The ultimate hopes and wishes Mostly ...
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  A Reality Nightmare

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  I walk into my precious child's room I see her laying still and quiet With her feet out of the covers I pull the blanket up to her chin And touch her precious face My hand comes back wet For the dear child had been crying Her peaceful expression is nothing but a lie Thoughts are torment...
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  Messed Up

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  A happy family to everyone They are normally normal Laughing at each other Inside jokes Supper at night But someone messed up big time Someone wanted an escape A way out A time for themselves And it ruined everything It ruined their family Inside jokes And now They never have suppe...
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  Image of Perfection

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  You sit there with your Ugg boots on And your Pink shirt halfway off your shoulder Your legs are crossed And your arms Your hair straight and down Blonde and parted Flawless Perfect That's all you are Is perfect You say what you want to And don't care if it hurts People tak...
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  Juicy Gossip

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  You ask me and ask me You wanna know Know what's "wrong" with me If you don't have anything else to do If ya really want to know Then here it is Life is complicated It never wonders why It just does I'm trying to figure it out But things are never clear Then peo...
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  Delicat? Flower~

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  There is a flower up on the hill Untouched Beautiful It is left alone by all It is the symbol The only clean thing we have left It is delicate like a snowflake Melting on the warmth of skin If we corrupt the flower Death will follow us until it strikes Beauty is a wonderful thing But it ...
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  Dead Eyes

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  I know I should think of normal things No one wants to ask me what I think Cuz it's gonna be weird They don't want the trouble That goes with it I should be thinking of friends laughing Instead I think of them with blood gushing out of their mouth I think of them unconscious Thei...
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  Just A Girl

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  He doesn't love you He doesn't treat you like he should He makes you do all the work He beats you down You need help But he makes you help yourself You try your hardest Plus some more You're never appreciated You are just a girl That can not do enough Just someone to fil...
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  Vile >:(

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  They can not hide They run but they find no place to go They are horrified They scream They all slowly die Eventually they are not the winners They stand stunned in the streets They wish they were elsewhere They hope things will turn out well They hope... But things in this case are bad ...
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  Left Behind

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  I was looking forward to this day Since way before I knew it I could hardly wait I could see the people I loved And make sure I enjoyed Each moment to its fullest This day was set in stone You said I could come You I wouldn't dare This day was for you You wanted the day for yourself ...
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  Coming

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  I know what is to come I know what is to be But I don't want to I heard you were coming My feeling was gladness But you left something And I don't know if it will be the same Every time I think about it My wart aches from pain Why is it this way? If it were up to me They would ...
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  Factory Life

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  Waking up in the morning Way before dawn Fighting to get out of bed Hard to when your bones ache He shuffles around beginning his daily routine Packing his lunch Putting his uniform on Waking up his family to start their own morning And hugging them good bye Before he goes to the blood suck...
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  Time Flies I Suppose

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  I was scrolling through some old messages Ones where we didn't have a clue That soon you would be gone Turns out the next day you would have to go Move far far away I thought visiting would impossible Someone caught me reminiscing Caught me trying to go back To that time and place When...
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  The Person I Am

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  I am a dufficult person But I see right I am nice But I can smash I am smart But I don't have common sense I am not an artist But I am creative I help out But I don't a lot I act like a brat But I am just worn I am shy But I am outgoing I don't say a lot But I want to ...
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  The Wonderful King

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  Never quite told you about my feelings Bever quite told you about how I cared It's because I don't Not at all I don't want to deal with you I don't want to see your face I don't want to hear your name You are nothing but a jerk I have always looked on in pain You ...
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  All Your Fault

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  You have a beautiful smiling face You are a person destined for greatness But then you have that one person in your life That brings you down You are the child You can do nothing Only sit and stare at the wrongness of it all You don't have anything to do with it But you are blamed for e...
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  Love/Hate Mostly Love

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  I hate you But I like you I hope you get lost But I hope you find your way I hope you feel like you don't belong But I hope you find your place I wish you weren't part of this But someday I wish you will be I hope you don't come anymore But I hope you come everytime I wish ...
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  Where's the Hero?

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  We fall down We can't get up Who will come? Who will save us? We trip We stumble Who will come? Who will care? We scrape our arm We break our leg Who will see we need a break? Who will be our savior? The person who saves us from ourselves All the villains are thirsting for blood W...
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  Just A Name

  

  By sadesdd, Elma, IA

  Didn't know you too well Just a name Just a face But now that your gone I miss you I know we didn't have a friendship Something that could have been But I was still part of the same thing We know the same people We know the same smiles We know the same houses We know the same ...