Mary Gilliam Poems

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1.
Death

We all know life ends,
We may not know the terms,
We may not know why or how.
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2.
Reality Is A Blade

Reality is a blade
It kills hope
Hope is a luxury
Hope is the bubbles in a bath
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3.
Promises

Like little children we all believe
The promises that we speak
The oaths and pinky swears that we all declare
We believe in happiness that we cannot compare
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4.
Drama

It's exhausting, it's never ending
It's suffocating, it surrounds me always
It can't leave well enough alone
It twist everything you do or say
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5.
Hard Times

There's a knock on the door
Hard times are here and they are staying a while.
We make them as comfortable as possible,
Praying they will leave.
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6.
Valley Of Death

I was promised a paved path to follow
But I fell into the thicket and lost my way
I was promised smooth sailing
But I'm in a hurricane
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7.
Ignored

Why don't people realize,
what they're doing,
when they ignore someone.

Don't they realize,
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8.
So Sweet

When she makes good grades people say, 'I wish I was as smart as her'
When she helps a random friend they say, 'she's so sweet'
When she works out they say, 'she's so strong'
(stupid, mean, weak)
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9.
Mask

Beneath my mask hides my pain.
Hides my imperfections,
My insecurities, all my flaws.
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10.
Sitting

Sitting remembering,
Happy and sad times together.
Listening to love songs,
Wishing for a feeling that strong.
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