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CHAPTER 1
A Date With Death
A date with death Is all I have Because of my scars Engraved in my arms One date My cruel fate My heart is broken My life is destroyed My life is in pieces My scars are stories To help me survive Without a token
All My Love
Your eyes are so bright They fill my heart with light It shines without a doubt And wipes away the route That leads to madness And prevents sadness Your smile is more than fair It's something that you share With anyone who is near And help them with their fears You're more than just a guy You're as great as the sky What you mean to me No one can simply see And from the heavens above I give you all my love
Always Will
I love you now I love you forever There's no how My love will ever whither It's not a game It's not a puzzle There's no shame There's no muzzle I loved you once I love you still Always have Always will
Barrier Unbroken
There are moments in life When you feel unwanted Unloved, not needed, and invisible It is times like these That we feel most alone When feelings such as these Begin to surface and freeze We retreat into a shell Never to be cracked open Never to be released People may walk in and out of your life But the ones who stay Are the ones who can see you See you, free you From the barrier that's formed To keep you from feeling Wanted, loved, needed, and visible
Better Or Worse
For the better or For the worse Everyone feels Total remorse Some may feel bad Some may feel good Most may feel mad But all feel like they should Feelings get twisted Thoughts get listed Right down to the very soul Out of the corner of the bowl Feelings are remembered The truth is surrendered To the thoughts Of the slandered
Can't Take It Away
So much to say Wish I could stay To find some way And take it all away So much strain That's causing pain It needs drained But it's stained In your heart and soul There forever as scars Like being trapped behind bars In a cage And full of rage So much needs said Before bed I'm sorry for all I curl up in a ball Dreading each day Not being able to say The words to take it away Full of anger I won't put your heart in danger Of being broken again No more pain This was the last Forget the past But remember What you learned
Children's Adventures
When I sing I say what we feel When I dance I do what we want When I act I show what we mean You say what you feel And feel what you want You want what you do And do what you mean We speak, we sing We move, we dance We play. we act We love, we hate And we forgive Children's actions Forever told Shapes and figures Of a young one's Imagination unfold Distant creatures unknown Children's dreams Forever withheld Sorrows in darkness With wishful thinking That is a child's Past time adventure
Day And Night
Pitch black Black as a cat The stars are out Bright as the sun That's when the moon Comes out to play Day has come Crystal clear The sun is here Night is gone The trees dance The wind sings This is the story Of day and night
Death
Death is not pleasant It's easier to own a pheasant It causes pain It makes you go insane It causes irritation As well as suffocation Death and life are the same Both take more than they give When you live It's a gift When you die It's an adventure
Enough
When you tell someone Enough is enough They don't always stop They may need a dictionary To look up the word Enough is when flying Away like a canary Is necessary Enough is where a child Goes to sleep After a long day Enough is why people Go to jail after So many escapes Enough is enough When someone says Enough
Fighting/Arguing
Fighting solves nothing It's not worth the hurting It's just drama I'd rather get a llama Arguing causes pain It's being vain I'm going insane I'm not plain Fighting is boring It causes soring Not much more caring Than all the arguing Arguing is painful Fighting is hurtful It needs to stop Before a cop Gets involved
Friends
I feel deserted I feel alone My friends have left me My friends have flown I have a few left But more would be great Great amounts of friends Block out the feeling of hate It feels as though I'm hated By everyone around me It makes me feel degraded About how wrong I am
'Cause I know I'm not alone And I know I'm not hated My friends are all I need I don't need to be rated Even a few friends Are plenty for me
Goodnight Kiss
When I'm with you I allow myself to let go Of every worry, every tear Every care and every fear All that matters When we're together Is the spur of the moment The best time of day The best part of my life When I'm with you Nothing else matters With thoughts of you When I'm down and low I think of you Of your smile Your laugh, your touch And your kiss Thoughts of you fill my head Every hour, every minute Every second of everyday My day ends When I'm finally home Safe and sound After a long day And before you depart Until the next day You kiss me softly A goodnight kiss To last till I see you again The goodnight kiss Is the best part of my day For it shows care Acceptance, love, and promise A promise of being there Forever and always
Home
Home is where the heart is Home can be with your parents Home can be with your friends It can be in a house Or in a church Where you feel safe and secure That is where home is It is a place where you can hide in the closet When you become frightened A place to rejoice or feel remorse A place to be yourself Where no one can judge you This is where home is
I Am
I am a writer hiding in the dark I am a child going to the park I am a singer singing of my love I am a dancer dancing like a dove I am a teen listening to my mind I am a sister fighting to be kind I am a daughter following my heart I am a friend there from the start
In Love With Thee
It's been so long Since I've heard your voice I've been so wrong Silenced of any noise I'm afraid to speak Through my fears It makes me weak From all the years I try to pull together To keep from falling apart I might not be lost forever But I will never regain my heart For it belongs to you It's yours to keep There's nothing I can do I'm in too deep And when I think of you I can't get through It's hard not to be In love with thee
Just A Little Bit
Just a little bit of faith Is all that was needed Just a little bit of hope As he begged and pleaded Someone to believe Believe anything's real Someone to trust To help him live and feel He never sleeps He never dreams He never loves Never hopes, never trusts Just a little bit of love Just a little bit of trust Is all that is needed To be rid the rust The rust from the heart Injected by a dart Turned stone cold With nothing to hold Just a little bit of work Just a little bit of time Not even a dime Was ever asked for Just someone he could turn to When he felt alone Just a little bit of friendship Is all that was needed
Lay Down To Rest
As you're standing there Remembering the good times Watching me lay there Knowing I will never stand Knowing I will never walk Knowing I will never smile Never laugh and never talk Keep one thing in mind.
This is just the beginning Of my new adventure.
Instead of sitting down Mourning my death Would you do the honor Of celebrating my life?
Please don't cry.
Just because my body Has been laid down to rest.
Imagine I am flying Over the Atlantic,
Or tanning In the Caribbean.
I know it seems Most difficult to do,
But I ask this one Last request of you.
Picture me at my best And know I am happy.
But most of all Know that we will be seeing One another again But live your life like you should.
Life's Tragedies
Tired of trying Sick of lying Sore from crying Feel like dying Hurt all over Want to go under Never again to rise Just to end the lies The ones I love Are the ones above When they get hurt It's my rebirth I do it to myself Can't save thyself Help would be nice Though I'm cold as ice It's a wasted effort A useless attempt Failed on my behalf Lost in pitch black Becoming a black hole Tossed away like a broken pole Useless piece of equipment Burning in the fiery depths of Hades Forgotten and unwanted But being haunted Like a spirit Trapped between realms This is what I feel Not as if I'm alive and real In order to deal With feeling the guilt As I'm being rebuilt This is the story Of life's tragedies
When
When I see your beautiful eyes All I see is pure love When I hear your amazing voice All I hear is sweet truth When I feel your soft touch All I feel is complete surrender When you kiss me softly All I feel is a touch so pure It makes my head go round and round When you hold me close I hear your heart beat I listen to its steady hum It makes me feel at home I'm in your arms I feel no harm I love the warmth I feel When being near you Feels amazingly real
Endless Bliss
I feel so far down Down in a ditch That I can't get out of
All I feel like doing Is hurting myself physically To take away my pain
Why I feel this way Is completely unknown
I smoke so much That I become light-headed
I try to ease the emotional hurt With the taste of a little smoke
All it does Is make it ten times worse
All I can do now Is find a blade
Once the metal Finds my wrist
It won't stop Till I'm in endless bliss
Locked Away
Locked up. It's hard to face reality We spend our time thinking about our choices All we expect is an amount of pity We hear all the miserable voices Calling our name, haunting our memories Making us regret all the things we did To hurt the ones we love, brings us to our knees Locked up, he felt ashamed, so he hid He hurt me because of his selfish needs He sits in his cell awaiting the day I still love my brother for all his good deeds I just want the one chance for me to say I forgive you like there's no tomorrow I want to ease all of your sorrow.
Locked Up
I'm locked up Locked away In a cage And full of rage People are kind And they don't mind That my anger Might cause danger To one another Like my brother Who is in danger Everyday But I pray To make it end And always send My love to all It's better to call Instead of curling in a ball And staying there Until you're free From being locked up
Love Hate
What is love?
But a four letter word That people use To express their feelings What is hate?
But a four letter word Of the same meaning Love hate, Hate love Nothing but words Words are meaningless Actions are what count Actions speak louder than words Words are lies Actions are the truth Love hate Hate love Only a fool Would not show their feelings
Love You Still
Every time I see you All I ever want to do Is be there for you But you keep pushing me away It's hard to be able to stay When I don't get the chance to say How much I miss The way you kiss And make my bliss The way you listen The way you glisten I love you still
Memories
Memories are forever Never do they die Memories can be painful Memories can be shy Some cause sores Some cause scars Some keep you scared Some keep you behind bars Memories live in your heart As well as in your mind But memories are best When shared with the rest
No One Cares
Guitars and Chocolate candy bars Hearts and All the K-marts Wings but No one sings Mud and Drops of blood Strips of metal and Flower petals Desks chairs and Lots of dares That's when no one cares
Old Friends
We use to spar Far away from your parents' car We'd laugh, we'd run We'd play, we'd have fun I use to think I'd never sink Away from this Never ending bliss It was paradise Even with ice We'd enjoy the time We gave for the rhyme We hardly fought But when we did It only brought Us closer in the end Now we're grown All our time blown On work and school When it comes time for the pool You'll be in another town And I'll find myself down Lost and alone With a dead phone But not to worry There's no hurry We'll be reunited In the near future
Passion
I wrap my arms around you
And hold you close I tilt my head backward
And stare into those hazel eyes You lean forward
And press your lips to mine You kiss me sweetly
As gentle as can be My hands find your hair
As they tug playfully The kiss gets deeper
More passionate My heart beats steadily
In time with yours Our breathing becomes heavy
And full of longing Our desires become one
As our passion is released
Perfect Love
If you love someone Everything seems perfect When you lose everyone It's a great defect Soon it's nothing Later it's everything After it's something Love is wonderful When received But horrible When deceived Love is love One great thing Soft as a dove Nothing is a dream But the perfect love Is never found
Rain
Rain is fun Rain is great No sun No flakes Just drops And clouds And rainbows And shrouds Rainy days are dull And gray But they are fun And make you say Rain, rain Stay awhile Come again On another dial
Relationships
Music is nice So are friends Full of spice Friendship Never ends But relationships do Finding the one Finding someone new May be like Finding none When the sun goes down You hope to find Homeward bound Without losing your mind Finding love Is not easy Like a dove That is queasy Love is painful So people are People are heartless Relationships are hard Love is reckless But barred from the heart People are
Shattered Heart
I've become heartless I have no feeling Other than anger I try to keep myself from stealing But I can't prevent My sideways glances I run from him Because he won't give any more chances I blew it from the start With no knowledge of how My shattered heart Is forever lost now Even if I try To search for the missing pieces I can't seem to fly Away from the creases Of my shattered heart
Sisters
We disagree We fight We sing We take flight You love I fall And you pull me Back up We dance We party You leave I drop and beg For you not to Don't go, don't leave But you don't have The right to make that choice I cry I hurt I pray, I sing You return We rejoice You stay, stay forever Never leave, always here No more pain No more tears Together forever Sisters for life Your pain is mine And mine is yours Together we stand Through hardships unknown This is what sisters are for
Slowly Dying
Days go by
So fast my head spins As years fly
I'm standing still full of pins My heart aches
My body is sore He is removing stakes
In hopes of something more Trying to revive me
Striving for a second try Instead of letting things be
Refusing to let me die His heart is beating fast
His breathing so unsteady My heart beats slowly appearing in the past
Not at all ready Praying, begging, pleading
He is needing Hoping it's not too late
Trying to fight fate My body goes limp
The time has come My heart beats fade
He's coming undone Keep living and move on
My last request With my last dying breath
I close my eyes accepting death
Slowly Undone
Whenever I look Into those bright brown eyes I always get hooked On the absence of lies I see nothing but truth And the sight of soft love All is absolute But as gentle as a dove The way you kiss Is a slight caress From a windless bliss That you choose to bless Either way it's for the best As I place my hand upon your chest I feel the beat As two hearts become one The cold heat Slowly undone
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Excerpted from "Truth in Emotions"
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Copyright © 2018 Shadlynn Burch.
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