Jon M. Nelson Poems

As we journey through our lives,
We all take separate paths.
Sometimes they're filled with sorrow,
Other times they're full of laughs.
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Once again, it's that time of year,
When the world should be full of cheer.
This is the time for peace and love,
As the angels watch from up above.
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It was another typical day,
In an ordinary school.
Though we could not pray,
They taught the golden rule.
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You can't expect me to be something I'm not,
This is who I am and this is what you've got.
I won't pretend to be someone else's dream,
So that I can help with your self-esteem.
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As I gaze out upon the desert sky,
I sit and ponder and wonder why.
I left my life and family back home,
For this place where I search and roam.
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As the bullets were flying overhead,
I knew any moment I could be dead.
When the bombs exploded all around,
I stayed as low as possible to the ground.
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Dear John,
I don't like that you're so far away,
Because I want to hold you every day.
I long to hold you in my loving arms,
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Why is it so hard for me to let her go?
Because deep down inside, I know we are through.
I've learned from my mistakes, and I'm willing to grow.
But I don't want to move on to find someone new.
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I awake in my own bedroom,
Have I been in here before?
I need to use the restroom,
But I cannot find the door.
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The tortured screams echo
From the endless abyss below.
From the wretched souls the ashes rise,
And disperse into the amber skies.
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