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  The Ticking Clock

  

  By ShaeMusicLover, Spokane, WA, WA

  I sit in class the clock goes tic-tic-tic-tic hands moving in perfect rhythm nothing exists except for that clock every second that passes is a second closer to death i don't wanna die i want to turn back the clock but time goes on i can't think about anything else how will I di...
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  Inner Shadow

  

  By ShaeMusicLover, Spokane, WA, WA

  Like a shadow It follows me 24/7, 365 whispering in my ear words of misery and self – loathing I feel its breath on my neck while I sleep, Wake up to the sound of its soundless voice, A voice that has blended so much with my own I don't know where one ends and the other begins. ...
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  Shattered

  

  By ShaeMusicLover, Spokane, WA, WA

  I'm looking at myself Through a shattered mirror Glass cracked by self doubt and shame Every negative thought, Every mean thing someone says to me, Every broken friendship, Every tear I cry, Leave a crack in the glass forever. Every person has their own mirror. Every mirror makes u...
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  The Vase

  

  By ShaeMusicLover, Spokane, WA, WA

  Trust has the strength of steel yet is more fragile than glass Iridescent blue, breakable yet indestructible, A vase carrying flowers of every color In its womb, the warm sweet pulsing nectar Of love and respect People walk by, averting their wary eyes Keeping each other at arms leng...
• Poetry > Haiku
  White Flower

  

  By ShaeMusicLover, Spokane, WA, WA

  A single flower Blossoms on a dreary day White and innocent Swaying in the wind My tears fall on its petals As I keep saying, “He loves me, he loves Me not..he loves me, he loves Me not..he loves me..” One petal remains, A sword that goes through my heart. He does not love me....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Cusp of the Seasons

  

  By ShaeMusicLover, Spokane, WA, WA

  Dead brown leaves Disintegrate in sloshy earth Trees have faded From their bronze glory Now dark and bare The wind Cuts through your skin Like a dull knife Hydrogen and oxygen Fall in unison Neither rain nor snow One of the many paradoxes Of life Where there were sounds Of birds singin...
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  Black Raindrops

  

  By ShaeMusicLover, Spokane, WA, WA

  The sky is torn Black raindrops fall I taste them on my tongue One drop tastes like Hot, bitter rage Another tastes like The blood and sweat Of soldiers at war And untold millions Of people around the world Struggling, fighting Just to live They taste like Rotten fruit - dreams Just ...