Brandon Shutter Poems

Today I will wake up and
call you beautiful
with a smile on my face.
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Next to you watching you lay
what can I say to make you stay.
You’ve been with me through all the
ups, downs, smiles and frowns.
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I envy the man that finds sanctuary in rest,
as to me this is an impossibility.
For when I close my eyes,
the darkness exposes the truths
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Late night dreams seem unending,
I find myself lost in this pretend place.
Reality is unbending – overwhelming.
I seek solace, escape from the never ending race.
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I can’t understand why I am hurting.
I can’t understand why you are not.
I wish this feeling would just end.
I wish I could just forget.
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Staring out the window just
watching the clouds float by
a thought enters my mind
and it makes me want to cry.
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Stop looking back my friend
instead look ahead -
Look forward to the future
and let go of the past.
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I’m yearning for change like a hug needed deep,
Burdened by secrets that I shouldn't have to keep
My thoughts are confused like a pattern unknown
And for all I got there is so much I don’t know.
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Just listen to me baby, just hear me out.
You are more than a man could ever want.
Listen, baby, to these things I say.
What are the right words that would make you stay?
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You bite my lips, grab my hair,
scratch my neck, baby we're almost there.
The sleekness of my sweat on your skin
you catch your breath when I go in.
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