Eric Niehoff

It would have been his birthday
If not taken before his time
Cut down way too early
Before he reached his prime
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Once a timid science teacher
Lost out in the private sector
Changed his life to deter
Family’s loss from death’s dark specter
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Staring into midnight sky
Vastness brings both fear and hope
Millions of light years separate us
Visible only with telescope
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Decadently sweet
Overwhelming treat
Unmatched ease
Gobbled up in a breeze
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As Freud describes humankind
With three divisions of the mind
Motivations now defined
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A train that’s ridden from birth to death
Picking up passengers along the way
Some people there as short as a breath
Others that are there almost every day
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Pictures of their kids
And places that they travel
Post about their loves
As we watch them all unravel
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He stares at it all but only sees half of the picture.
What he has seen he is never quite sure.

How important are the pieces that he missed?
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I once saw an ad to be Captain Morgan
What a wonderful life that would be
Spending my nights in music filled bars
I was sure to be the life of the party.
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It is said the grass is greener
But what makes green so much better?
We all fight to get to the top.
Is it because of the weather?
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You know I couldn't hesitate
To run the math and calculate
As I will surely demonstrate
It’s not too late, It’s not too late!
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It’s Halloween and I've gorged again
Eating as much as several men
Sickened last year, didn't learn then
After I start I can’t say when
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Drained of moisture, salty skin
Seizing muscles from within

A human oasis around the curve
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The perfect crime
So it seemed
But unbeknownst
At the scene
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I thought I had it all planed out
Until it all just changed.
I thought my love would last forever
Until she left me estranged.
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Vast, endless sky
Reaching beyond imagination.
Small sparkles of light
And swirls of dark colors
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Animated insights, parody of life
Cutting through controversy sharp as a knife

Subtle in display, padded by humor
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Went back to school to improve my station
But the weak job market brings limitation.

Accomplished so much, awarded for deeds
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TV at your fingertips
Movies on demand
Simple yet complex
Only few understand
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Bad decisions are made...
Clock starts ticking

Hope begins to fade...
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