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Tough Decisions to Make

Tough Decisions to Make.

 

The corrupt and dingy world of politics.

Tangled web of lies from the politicians’ lips.

Verbal lashing of the masters tongue.

The manipulation of our very young.

 

Headed words of the old wise man.

Political moves with a slight of hand.

Screams of fear and uncertainty in our ears.

No more longing for yesteryear.

 

Doubt and insecuriti...

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every morning,
a parade of perfect lives,
smiles meticulously adjusted,
breakfast that looks more like a work of art,
but deep down,
it's just granola and a desperate hunt for likes.

people transform into characters,
each post a script,
each photo a scene,
life in shining squares
where reality dissolves like sugar in water.

hashtags dance on the screen,
like confetti at a birthday ...

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My reflection doesn’t tell my story yet I still feel as though it defines me

 

When I look,

 

 I see my flaws

 

I see mistakes

 

I see problems

 

Looking at others I see so much beauty

 

They have the perfect clothes

 

Perfect hair

 

Perfect face

 

Perfect body

 

Maybe it’s just a facade but it seems so real

 

Pushed on me is the pe...

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Smiling Mirages

The sand of the sea, what are they to me?

Smiling mirages that drift by in lines.

Tried building castles but it seems to be,

the waves take them down every time.

 

I guess there’s a beauty in watching them flow,

like a kaleidoscope, swirling away,

back to their nature where they always go,

leaving me here at the end of the day.

 

Looking out as the sun sets to the se...

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