Haley Akin

I'm afraid to break the wall
And live inside of me
I had forced myself outside
I don't know what I would see
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My mind... it is tired
This body is too weak
I am spent with all the effort
Of the oppressors I can't beat
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When little they flowed over freely
And were so hard then to stop
But now they stifle before starting
I can't even manage a drop
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A word is burning
In my chest
I know not what it is
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I wish that there
Had been that day
An angel at her side
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It begins small like a burning ember,
what starts it you cannot remember.
The more you feed it the brighter it glows.
Feel it... as the fire grows.
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I wish I had a friend
to tell me funny stories.
Someone to hang out with,
and not have any worries.
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In all the time
You spent with me
I loved you more
Then anything
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A poem is a ripple
From a wave called grief
Never perfect with its order
But almost constant with its beat
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When tears no longer fall
The words then take their place
Flowing from a lake within
She hopes no others face
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To dance with such emotion
It is beautiful to me
I wish I had such talent
That everyone could see
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Breath…
a steady in and out
Beat…
a pounding in my veins
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This feeling that is trapped in me
I cannot seem to catch
It's always there and mocking me
My emotions rose to match
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I have drifted on a lake of sorrow,
unwilling to take that deep dive in.
I may float here just a little longer,
and put my feet just slightly in....
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A sliver has been cut,
From my weak and broken heart.
Children lost by winds,
And families tossed into the dark.
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Shut down.
That is what my mind is saying.
Block it out.
That is what my senses scream.
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What a roar
That cools me down
Like an ocean waves rolling round
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Don't put on me negativity
Then expect it not come back
My silver lining you’re wearing thin
And pressure on me you stack
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I write this on request
By a very special man
He wants a poem of meaning
So I'll give him what I can...
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One breath... is all it takes
To tell you oh so much
An exhale... to move your soul
And open your heart to touch
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