When we think of him We just can’t stay sad too long His laugh forces smiles — About the poem: In October, a longtime friend died. He was a joker.
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When we think of him We just can’t stay sad too long His laugh forces smiles — About the poem: In October, a longtime friend died. He was a joker.
I was trying to do what was ‘normal’ But I just couldn’t do it I just couldn’t be it I couldn’t compete I couldn’t keep it all together
When I feel anger taking hold Stillness helps When I feel my words becoming cold Stillness helps When I feel ungrateful or jealous When I act like a
Oh path Where are you going, I do not know Where you are going, there I will go Oh path Just to have feet And you to walk
Projects and deadlines World-class boxing matches Battling it out in my brain Scenarios and conversations making laps Like the Daytona 500 No one can work in this mess
One hundred years ago You played right here You and your brother Chasing each other Working and playing Singing and praying The fields stretch to the east As
So many days You popped into my world With a wave and a smile So many days I dropped in to yours To sit and chat for awhile Now
Snowflakes on my lips Melting lilies in my hair Springtime confetti
Our appointment You can’t make it? Our plan You’ve got to break it? No worry Let me pause No hurry Let me listen If I close my eyes
I’m drowning here But I don’t want to call the lifeguard Because my mascara’s smudged And my hair’s a mess You can see my droopy breasts If I call him