Poetry

Michael
I still remember the last day I saw you Laying in the hospital bed, close to the end My dad grabs your hand and slowly says “I remember the day you came into this world Now I’ll always remember the...
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I’m Gone
I sit in a single chair In my house of clear glass walls. My hands folded over a note in my lap I keep my head bowed. Black covers the room all around me for miles Yet small hints of...
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Distance
Since I was young, I always dreamed of travel I would fantasize about climbing Mt. Everest Feeling the stinging cold of the wind hitting my face I would fantasize about studying with the monks of Thailand Learning how they spiritually...
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Heaven
Heaven is a big empty room yet full of imagination and memory. In heaven, god is silence. You sit in one lone chair, staring out at nothing In this big and empty room As you sit in silence on that...
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View from the Porch
Dawn makes a welcoming appearance over the green mountains surrounding the valley. Tired eyes open wide to see the sky light up a baby blue, bringing back sudden childhood memories of laying in freshly trimmed grass. One slow but steady...
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God’s Perspective
You don't need to give your life to me because you think I want you to. You don't need to be kind or loving, But honestly, it is a pretty good thing to do. You don't need to pray everyday...
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Searching
He was stuck He was lost He was confused So he went searching He traveled He went to New York He went to China But still, he was searching He wandered the many cities He hiked Everest He walked the...
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Palugput Ka!
Palugput Ka! It's something I've learned just today From my older sister You know? The one sister I have That gave up a year of her life to god lived away in a foreign land Learning the sounds and smells...
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Forgotten
I was hunted By the things I’ve done wrong I was placed on the evil side of the moon’s face I can not control my way I can not control your way I have seen my own darkness And now,...
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Lost
I am confused I am broken But I am not lost I am boring Following the same routine everyday I know it's not forever But I am not lost I am living Walking on a crazy road Like Alice in...
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