free verse
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Who doesn’t like a bit of badinage Some humorous chatting, Sharing a few jokes and laughs It makes the day a brighter one, When you share moments With a special someone, Who gets you without any questions I think over time friendly badinage, Has become my overriding obsession.
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We all try to hide When things go wrong, Yet when things go right We are the center of the throng We don’t want the punishment But we love the accolades we’re all angry for being highlighted Worried about being seen to fail.
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Sometimes the problem is we care to much And others realise this and then use us, As the solutions to their problems Then when it gets too much for us to handle, We find ourselves cracking under the weight and the scandal, That is the drama of their lives that they hope we can fix…
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I dwell in reality And what does that mean to me? It means getting up tired everyday Going to work, I am a corporate slave, This is my reality Along with many others just like me, No wonder we look for escape Into the realms of fantasy, For just a short while we escape reality…
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Keep your head when things go wrong Hold fast and always stay strong, For things will turn and luck will change Don’t give up on life and don’t lose faith, Even during the bleakest times The impermanence of life will strike again, And you’ll find everything will turn out fine.
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What’s the point in wasting time On those who wish to fill your mind, With the toxicity and drama of their life Self created by deception and lies, Or by trying to seem big or being something they’re not It’s all good with me if that’s what they want, But I don’t want to be…
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How could you forget me Along a trail of forget me nots, How could you not love me Amongst the red roses, a sign of love, How could you hurt me Surrounded by such tender things, We dwelt in nature for sanctuary Yet you still manage to betray me.
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Life’s not great when you’re not feeling it How do you get motivated and inspired to rise to this, When you know it’s easier just to let stuff go Stay on the slide in an apathetic flow, But somehow we have to find an answer to this Comeback hard and discover a new lift, That…
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Get out, get air, feel free Don’t lose yourself in isolation, Get out, adventure, create stories That’ll be remembered Long after we slip off this mortal coil, Get out, be brave and courageous There’s no benefit in hiding away, Get out, break out, be authentic Be everything you want to be.
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Sitting in a cold dank cell Living in this place of hell, Shivering listening to bells That sounds out my death knell, And the fear I can’t quell Though I scream and I yell, I am scared or can’t you tell It’s a feeling I know so well, Because of drugs and booze I fell…
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