Jon M. Nelson

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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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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The soldier gives the right to bear arms,
By carrying a weapon of his own in War.
The soldier keeps us all safe from harm,
By defending us on a foreign shore.
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When I look into your eyes
I can see for eternity
When I'm with you, I realize,
How much your love means to me.
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When the emotions sometimes run wild,
The sadness consumes me like a child.
When I'm scared, I won't hide my fear,
I'm not too ashamed to shed a tear.
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If you shoot for your dreams, they'll never be out of reach.
If obstacles are in your way, sometimes you'll have to breach.
Never give up and don't let anything hold you back.
Keep moving toward your goal, and never get off track.
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As the river flows deeply towards the horizon,
It glistens and shimmers reflecting sun.
I listen to the serene sound of the water running by,
Almost like tears flowing I can hear it cry.
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Starting out as a handful
it gains mass as it rolls
Individually they are barely noticed
together they cover the ground.
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I rolled into a one-horse town,
Looking for a place to settle down.
I left the big city life behind,
Hoping for a new life I could find.
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As I feel the agony fill my veins,
It's impossible to ignore the pains.
The retched fear fills my soul,
As my body is no longer whole.
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Now that your mother has become my wife,
You will always be a big part of my life.
I know I could never take your dad's place,
But in your heart, I hope you have a space.
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I may not be the biggest football fan,
But that doesn't make me any less of a man.
I don't sit in a deer stand waiting for the kill,
There must be a better way to find a thrill.
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I'm stranded and lost after my car broke down,
I'm on the outskirts of a strange, small town.
I walked up to a house hoping to make a call;
I knocked on the door as the rain started to fall.
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The leather jacket made her look like a biker,
She had her thumb sticking out like a hitch hiker.
Who knows what she was doing walking way out there,
I couldn't just leave her in the middle of nowhere.
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The multiple colors blend in as one,
As they mask the disappearing sun.
Slowly I watch as it drifts away,
It's marking the end of another day.
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If I feel that I have hit rock bottom,
I will find a way back to the top.
When it feels like I can't keep going,
That's when I know that I can't stop.
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The grass used to be a luscious green,
But now that beauty cannot be seen.
The ground and water have gone dry,
Because there is no moisture in the sky.
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We all have so much to be thankful for,
And every day it seems we have more.
We have our loved ones and family,
Even the times we don't always agree.
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When you look upon a tombstone,
Two numbers seem to stand alone.
The year upon this earth they arrived,
And the second was when they died.
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