Nick Kasparie Poems

I dare not say her name for fear that I'll
Become consumed by long forsaken woes,
Though maybe I've been happy for a while,
It has been years since last this dread arose.
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Eyes of gold will seek what troubles the meek
Those in the valley aspire to the peak
It’s hard to get there with these weights on my feet
I’ve been running forever on this hopeless street
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Kelsey…Kelsey, my heart seems to say
In the dead of the night
Or the brightness of day
Kelsey…Kelsey, the beat never stops
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The Sword That's Sheathed

I am not one who walks through desert storms
I am no hero searching for the truth
I walk down paths with those who misinformed
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Life’s cage is true belligerence
And ignorance, its Lock
The young die bold
The old die cold
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In one long note, the song is sung. The hopeful dirge has now begun.
What started with a coward’s cry continues with an honest lie

Would arrows shot in parallel bring forth an end to actions fell
The first struck hard into the lamb, and soon the second’s sure to land
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If I were to describe to you
Something like the color blue,
I’d start by pointing to the sky
And you might start to wonder why,
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In case I leave, I hope you know
It wasn’t me who broke the stove
But yes I did those other things
I burned the couch and lost your rings
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What thought, belief, of what I’ve dreamed is naught
It’s naught but that which I have dreamed before
Though months have passed since last I ever thought
I would go back, back by the tidal bore
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I didn’t know then and I can’t say that now,
I know all the ins and the outs or the how,
But I’m living and learning while still missing you,
And it seems pretty clear that you’re missing me too.
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