Carl R Nicolas Poems

Life is not the routine
of waking, working, sleeping,
and repeating the same quiet circle
until the years fade away.
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The world may judge you.
It may point its finger,
whisper your name in criticism,
and measure your life
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I can fake it
for a while... I
can wear the mask of calm with borrowed confidence...and smile...Playing the lead role in a play called I'm doing Just Fine...
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We must believe,
deep within ourselves
that we are gifted for something...by a purpose
written into the very fabric
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You are the kind of friend
who comforts the soul
on a lonely night...
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We have marched miles. We have celebrated milestones... We have tasted brief peace,
we have believed with all our hearts
in the promise of victory...
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It is the ability to look across the table at a friend, deeply disagree with what they say, yet respect the person who is saying it...

We can disagree,
even in the heat of a fierce debate—
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Just because you look up
and see a sky painted blue
does not mean
every circumstance in your life
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I do not have to chase importance,
I do not have to perform for recognition,
when I am already somebody to You...
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Life's meaning does not lie only
in what happens to us.
It lives
in the meaning we give
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