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30 days, 30 poems.  Sometimes the ones we least expect Are our saviors or destroyers.  The self can’t even be trusted.  Sometimes we betray ourselves the most.

30 days, 30 poems.  Wishful thinking. It’s what makes us,  Believe in love at first sight.  That all poison can be remedied.  But, sometimes I wish,  I could live in this state of ignorance.  To think the world, a happy place.  A place without war,  Without sadness,  And, without lonlieness.  I wish. 

30 days, 30 poems.  I missed a day! So two poems today!  Raindrops on roses,  Evergreen trees drenched in rain Fall is among us.  Thunderstorms cry out,  Lightning cracking through the night Everything stands still.

There have been those– That faced the Devil– And lived to tell the tale.  Some because they are brave.  Others because they are stupid.  But very face the Devil,  Only to walk away,  Having outsmarted him.  But it’s never these we hear about.  It’s the ones who attack With no strategy.  Or those who accidentally Continue reading “NaNoWriMo Poetry Challenge: Day 8! “

30 days, 30 poems.  Safety is an illusion.  We tell ourselves, So we can sleep at night.  We can surround ourselves, With all the weapons the world offers,  Or lock ourselves somewhere remote.  But it’s only for our own peace.  But, what happens,  When the danger is your own mind? 

30 days, 30 poems. Rainy day, hideaway Just beneath the covers.  Exploring different worlds.  With the flip of a page,  Or the swipe of a finger.  Nothing to do,  And nowhere to go.  The best day. 

30 days, 30 poems.  I’m becoming numb.  Numb to not just pain, but happiness.  Pain is just disappointment;  Happiness is fleeting.  I’ve started not to care.  Started to wonder who does.  The truth isn’t absolute.  But lies, aren’t comforting. I hope someday.  Someday…

30 days, 30 poems. There are two me’s. Me and I. I and me. One was created for me. The other I created. But yet, it’s still so hard to tell, Which one is real.   There’s me. The me that’s polite to strangers, Holds doors open, And uses my indoor voice. But, me isContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Poetry Challenge: Day 3!”