Imagine a man walking the world alone
Blind to the beauty and deaf to laughter
His face of stone to hide the pain inside
The private hell he endures and hides
Each step heavy as if he were Atlas
Imaging a girl waiting at the crossroads
Creatively shaping the world around her
Her enigmatic smile hiding her every thought
The daunting future ahead full of promise
Moving forward unsure of herself and her place
Now imagine the odds of these two opposites meeting
The chances that the two souls would cross paths
One intent on the future, one haunted by the past
Was it by some twist of fate or divine purpose
For against all odds they be
I was looking at the sunrise this morning,
It did not help.
I sought out the clouds in the sky,
It did not help.
I watched the sun go down this evening,
It did not help.
I gazed at the stars moments ago,
It did not help.
Nothing compares to the beauty,
of your smile.
Traveling the world I've seen many things
The rise and fall of nations
The vast cultures of the world
The graceful architecture of the ancients
I've seen the raw emotion found in nature
The power of the ocean's waves
The agelessness of the mountains
The awe inspired by great waterfalls
Yet never before could I dream of…
The beauty of her smile
The exhilaration of her touch
The joy of her love
I've been far and wide and I have never met another
Who could capture me as completely as she has
I dont understand
All the other guys out there
So many of them that are better
They are handsome
They are popular
They are musical
And I am just a silly boy,
In love with a girl,
That loves him too ...
I dont understand
Why she chose me
I couldnt wait to be out of school
But she is not out yet
Now I just sit here and wait
My days are empty without her
I spend them watching the clock
Waiting for the time I can call her
I still dont see her that often
But just hearing her voice is enough
It gets me through one more day
One day closer to being with her
Dancing in the middle of the street
Under the street lamps and the stars
Tripping over my clumsy feet
While we try to dodge the cars
Though as a couple we've yet to start
We have to be apart for a while
She continually steals my heart
And all she does is smile
I had no choice
You smiled at me
My walls crumbled
You looked at me
My masks fell away
You laughed and sang
My joy couldnt hide
You said you cared
My past lost its chains
You danced with me
My body felt the music
You stole my heart
I couldnt help but smile
With a radiant smile
She destroyed my walls
With a innocent kiss
She shattered my walls
With a hushed whisper
She stole my heart
With a single yes
She recieved my trust
With her hand in mine
She makes me invincible
With the softest of touches
She renders me harmless
With three simple words
She reminds me how to love
Imagine a man walking the world alone
Blind to the beauty and deaf to laughter
His face of stone to hide the pain inside
The private hell he endures and hides
Each step heavy as if he were Atlas
Imaging a girl waiting at the crossroads
Creatively shaping the world around her
Her enigmatic smile hiding her every thought
The daunting future ahead full of promise
Moving forward unsure of herself and her place
Now imagine the odds of these two opposites meeting
The chances that the two souls would cross paths
One intent on the future, one haunted by the past
Was it by some twist of fate or divine purpose
For against all odds they be
All the things never mentioned
All the things never said
All the words that never came out
All the feelings in my head
All the times I wasn't with you
All the times I wasn't there
All the times I thought i hurt you
I guess you never really cared
All the lies you told me
About wanting to be true
They were empty in the end
I mean nothing to you
All the months we were in love
Where you acting all the time
You took my heart and broke it
all that's left now is this rhyme
What is left now?
Now that you're gone
I gave it all
And I was wrong
What is left now?
What is not broken?
You stormed through me
You took it all
What is left now?
But a broken shell
I was once strong
But now I hurt
What is left now?
But a broken heart
One that loved you
You wanted no part
What is left now?
Now that you're gone
Something that's broken
And may never heal
What is left?
When you love leaves
When you are broken
What is left?
Sitting here I ponder
On the mysteries of life
On things we don't know
The little questions like
Why are we here
I can answer that
With a single phrase
It's the hokey pokey
That's what it's about
But still I wonder
On something truly puzzling
If you have the answer
Please send me a hello
If you figure the inner workings
Of the food known as Jello
I know it is hard
When there is someone you lost
You may feel confused
Your emotions have been tossed
Though it is hard now
Soon it will be through
Remember your friends
Miss and grieve with you
I just want you to know
That all of us care
And if you need anything
We will always be there
I knew someday it would have to end
I knew eventually I would go back to calling you friend
It's killing me that now that day have come
It is best for then where is this pain from
I know deep inside that this is what I had to do
But it's breaking my heart to walk away from you
I'm trying my best to remain strong
But it's hard when part of me says that in my arms is where you belong
You were my first love and my first kiss
There are so many of our special times I'm going to miss
I think you need me as a friend to help you through
Because there are things I can't control that are hurting you
Maybe we will be together again if it is
3 o'clock
Why can't I sleep?
I toss and turn
I sing and read
Why can't I stop worrying?
Those sheep don't work
And the house it too quiet
My feet are cold
My lips are dry
I think of her
And tears fall from my eyes
I crawl in bed
And curl in to a ball
I'm exhausted
But still sleep will never come
The numbers fly around my head
There are too many to be said
The formulas seem out of reach
I should have listened to him teach
All of these angles he said would be fun
None of these problems can be done
The shapes he calls simple and easy
That grin he had just made me queasy
He enjoys torturing me
From it he must feel some dark glee
My head feels like it is about to break
I'm not sure how much more I can take
Oh please someone come set me free
From the Simple Problems that can not be
These things make me wonder why they were sent
What crime have I caused, how do I repent
It must have been tragic, or at least perverse
To suff
All the emotions flowing through my veins
I never thought I could get over my pain
Through friendship you have healed my heart
You cared about me from the start
Where will these emotions lead me?
In the end what will we be?
Will we remain friends forever?
For your friendship I truly treasure
Or will we go through that door
And become something more
For now I have decided to remain silent
For this decision I hope not to repent
For I don't want to lose my friend
Or forever have our friendship end
Man has ever searched for the reason of life
We were once told, how many listened
How many have become lost because of not listening
And what of He that told us
We tortured Him, cursed His name
Then we Killed Him
All He did was love us
Through His love we were forgiven
What have we done with it
We were told to show His love to the world
But we have trouble showing love to those around us
When will we learn, will it be too late
The outcome is up to us
Notes on a Field Trip by UglyDuckling323, literature
Literature
Notes on a Field Trip
I love the sound of water.
That echoed drip of a lover
falling back into the arms of the one
who left on a hot day.
I love the rippled skin of the surface
when the wind leaves a whispered kiss.
I love how it makes me think of you;
soft and wrinkled,
drip-dropping with young hope for an old dream
and
flowing the way I loved to flow
(with you),
to a nowhere-in-particular vision of a wide-open ocean
and nowhere to go but up.
As a child you see your parents
As permanent fixtures
Like Michelangelos David
Unwavering, always there
Bus as you grow up
You realize that your parents
Are only mortals
As you watch them grow older
You see them taking more pills
Going to the doctor more
You can see the age start to seep into their eyes
Even as you watch them age
You cant fathom that someday
They will be gone
They seem so invincible
And indestructible as superman
When you are young
But then you begin to see that
They are mere mortals and
Someday will not walk upon this earth
Oh, if the naivety of childhood could only last forever
Just li
He stepped off the subway at 7:06. Strangers jostled past him. Two or three tread on his sneakers in their rush, but didnt bother turning around. He hardly noticed- the pain in his chest seemed to expel all other stimuli. Hed had his condition since he got back from the war in 53. The army doctors agreed it was severe heartburn and dismissed it to look after the other patients, the ones with blown off legs and missing eyeballs. He clutched his chest and looked around him, bewildered. Itd never hurt this bad before. He took a few more steps and stumbled. Catching his balance, he located his usual corner of the subw
Imagine a man walking the world alone
Blind to the beauty and deaf to laughter
His face of stone to hide the pain inside
The private hell he endures and hides
Each step heavy as if he were Atlas
Imaging a girl waiting at the crossroads
Creatively shaping the world around her
Her enigmatic smile hiding her every thought
The daunting future ahead full of promise
Moving forward unsure of herself and her place
Now imagine the odds of these two opposites meeting
The chances that the two souls would cross paths
One intent on the future, one haunted by the past
Was it by some twist of fate or divine purpose
For against all odds they be
Current Residence: Somewhere in my mind Favourite genre of music: Rock Shell of choice: Turtles Rock Favourite cartoon character: The little devil guy on my shoulder Personal Quote: Love is all about the little things
Well... cleaned out the deviations finally. Had a week with not too much to do finally. Also submitted something and updating this thing. Now all you naysayers that thought Id be gone for a year were wrong.... 3 days short of one. Anyway... Will be updating a bit sometime in the next two weeks (for real this time). Recently rediscovered my muse and havnt put the pen down. Curious how many of the ol people are still on here. Might actually have to put effort out there and meet new people *shudders* no worries. Ill talk to everyone later.
~Furzy... and Voices :evillaugh:
(Yes. I do plan on uploading soon. But thats not the point of this post.)
Im Sorry.
Ive treated one of my best friends in all the world like crap. She has forgiven me time after time and still I was a idiot and drug her in the dirt. Whenever she would try and smile and say it was ok i ignored the tears and kept going fine till I hurt her again. All I ever said was Im sorry. I could never figure out what to do or how to change.
Jessica Cardwell I miss you and I miss our friendship. I know I deserve all the crap in the world from you and yet here I am. Begging you for a second chance. Anything I would have to do to keep or regrain our frien
Moving into Sister's house. She is moving up to St. Louis. Will update more in bout a week. Have bout a journal full to upload. Will.... sooner or later.
~Bear
no worries. Im on and off here every couple months. Keep meaning to check it but when I remember I only have a couple min. Ill try and get some comments up pretty soon