Randy McClave Poems

I am not happy
No, I am not,
I lost in a war
That I had valiantly fought,
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Don't hate someone
Because someone wants you to hate them,
Don't dislike anyone
Because someone wants you to dislike them.
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I gave all to love
All that I had,
All that I possessed
And all that made me glad.
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Before she put on that wedding dress
Before my love she did possess,
And before she walked down the wedding isle
With her dreams and hopes, and her smile.
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I saw the Devil in a dream
At me he began to scream,
He said with him I made a pact
And now he wants me back.
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He couldn't breathe
I began to grieve,
Then his life began to leave.
He again begged for air,
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Do not cry as I lay here dead
Do not sigh as my body lies in its bed,
There is no need for your bereft
I am no longer here, as my soul has left.
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I finally ended my soulful search
I found myself a church,
From my face I assuredly removed my smirch
Today, at the Church.
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Instead of asking and looking on my search
I instead am going back to church,
It is where all my answers will be found
Indeed it is where I am soulfully bound.
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I remember what she had said
From a book of philosophy she had read,
Let your beam of happiness be spacious
And always be pleased, and gracious.
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