Joshua Swanson Poems

I just stay at home,
With nothing to do,
With nothing to touch,
With nothing to view.
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At which time do you deceive me?

Please tell me. What have I done to deserve this?
You make me stand so low, as you're at eternal bliss...
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Happily accepting whatever I am thrown;
Knowing sincerely of the many people alone;

Wondering how they face their indescribable thoughts;
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You come home, late at night
The evening's so dark, there's nothing in sight;
You've never thought to yourself, how badly things went wrong
Then it occurs to you, you never could have won.
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I am the unknown.
You, to me, are a stranger.

I am the unknown.
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Deeds of the unknown; ready to strike our unconscious souls...
Even thoughts of ones we've loved; they are like burning coals...
Anything we've thought of as leaving the place we call 'home'...
Thoughts of running away; thoughts of just being alone...
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Emotions stunt everyday life-
Making you laugh; making you cry-
Openly expressing yourself; sharing your feelings-
Taking over your personality like there is no meaning-
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Can you spare a second of your time?
I would like to tell you a story. One so divine.
I'd need to warn you, for I have to the rest.
The ending of this story may leave you quite depressed.
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There is nothing in this awful time of ours,
Nothing that can cover our fatal scars,
Nothing that can shut out all the rest,
Nothing that can give it all its best.
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