Boston Kelley

Peace is what I desire
for my heart lacks any aspect of it.
I am in a whirlwind of emotions
unsure of what to do.
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My heart is torn to pieces.
I am pulled this way and that by
contentment and dissatisfaction.
So much do I yearn for someone to
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Oh, my dear Emily, your blades have pierced this heart;
I am surrounded by the pleasant fragrance of your love.
So great is my desire to be in your presence,
for every day I long to seek your face.
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A lost sheep, am I, who has wandered from the herd;
mindlessly do I travel, not knowing the pathway before me.
Life charters a journey for each soul, yet the journey
I know not the final destination.
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The nature of man is but a fickle thing;
an endless mystery never meant to be solved.
Many faces and personalities does he possess;
ownership of numberless thoughts he is given;
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Oh, bright shining sun, where have you gone?
Where is your light that once lit up my soul?
Where is your gleeful smile that could turn the
saddest heart into one of joy?
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The darkness surrounds me, pulling me in
with its hopeless power.
I fall to the ground, my eyes welling with
sorrow. The tears beg to come forth like
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There she stands, my heart fluttering
at the sight of her; my soul sings with
joy in her presence.
Those beautiful eyes capture mine;
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The path before me seems so clear,
yet I stumble and fall at each step.
I try to seek out the course that is laid
before me, yet the bushes and shrubs
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A new generation is born
and the world rejoices.
New descendants do they so
wholeheartedly welcome,
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The farthest reaches of the universe
are a bleak, cold wasteland.
Look into my heart and see how it
is much colder and darker.
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I once met a man who told a great tale;
a story of a man whose pain had no equal.
A sorrowful heart he was cursed with
that poured forth fountains of misery.
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The sun casts its light upon the land
and the lilacs bloom in its wake.
The early birds chirp their cheerful song
as the majestic dawn wakes from its slumber.
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Our bright blue sky turns black,
and the moon is awakened from its slumber.
He sits on high with only his light to
shine upon the land.
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A war rages in this corporeal form,
and I am caught in its wake.
Two voices hammer away at me
as their offenses grow ever stronger.
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Great are Your mysteries, O Lord,
that they leave this mind puzzled.
The depths of Your understanding know
no bounds for an infinite mind reaches
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Powerful Love has taken me captive;
here, I sit in this prison of passion.
A tormented man has he made me
that all efforts to repel him have been
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Great is my passion for you, Queen of my heart;
The sight of you jolts my joy with a start.
Your beauty is fairer than the brightest day;
with you, I desire to forever stay.
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Too far am I from you, Lord my God;
the span between us is greater than the largest canyon.
My eyes have been opened and my heart convicted
as I see my true self in this reflection.
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Alone, in the sky, does that bright pearl sit;
without a companion does it live.
See how it changes throughout the years
moving from phase to phase; changing as it is,
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