Seeing

I close my eyes I breath in deep I wonder if And when I will be free From all the demons Inside of me I breath out slowly They are still there I ask them why They only laugh and sneer I breath in deep And ask again They mock and jeer And snarl and …

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Alight upon my weeping branch and I'll not weep for long. My heavy roots piece the soil, dig so deep into the earth, I can not ever hope to leave this place. Your birdsong lulls me fast to sleep, where in my dreams I'm safe, From love and life and all the hurt that awaits …

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More of the Same

It seems that lately, once or twice a month at least, I become doleful and listless, prone to melancholy. My mind drifts and wanders, like freshly fallen snow, from thought to thought, present and past, memories of things I can't be certain actually came to pass. I go through the mundane motions of life to …

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Despite what could mean my demise I leave all worldliness behind Without my lonely heart I thrive Laughing, loving I've arrived Making everything seem right Satisfying my desires Without extinguishing my fires Fanning flaming hearts contained I linger here to sustain the blaze ©2000 Erin Shearer

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All I want is you To see the things I see If only you could see Maybe you would love me   ©1999 Erin Shearer

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For you I would do anything That you would not do for me I would walk through fiery Hell Just to hear you speak I would sleep a thousand nights Just to see your face Even if I never woke from that state of grace   ©1999 Erin Shearer

Three Days

Three more days... Then I'll know where you stand. Well... technically I already do. I don't really need a judge to tell me, too. But bureaucracy says that I do. Three more days... Then, we'll be on our way, Breathing a little bit easier Day by day. Oh, I'm sure your ego has something to …

Hold On

"It's just you and me." That's what you say. I stand and watch you laugh and play. "Come on! Let's go!" Alright, hold on. I want to stay and watch you for just a minute more. "You see me?" Yes, I do, my funny little guy. I'm so proud of you. And I just want …

Distraction

  I can't hear a single thing, it's much too loud with all these buzzing sounds going round inside my head. Words are screaming to get out, written down, or even just said aloud. These steady outside noises hum and vibrate, grind and clang at the space inside my brain where it's meant to be …