Stephen Martin II Poems

I have hit the bottom
and it is farther down,
than I once imagined.
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Foot taping
Pen in hand
I wanna write
It seems I can't
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I bought these shoes in Baltimore.
I'll walk until they're worn.

I wear down the rubber soles,
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Are you here with me tonight?
This is my darkest hour
I have lost the will to fight
And I think I have the power
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The house is burning.
Do you smell the smoke?
Meddling in foreign problems
Neglecting simple realities
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What is this emotion
that I have no right to feel?

With all the dead and dying
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Remember when...
A silent stare spoke volumes
Sitting in that class room
Up at the community college
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I sit across from her
with the same old story on my tongue.
I know I must say something,
but I can't say this.
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The waves break over the bow
The wind drys salt across my face
The rain beats on the canopy
We use the lightening to keep pace
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You clever little temptress
For you I wrote each word
And I’ll keep you in this notebook
‘til I muster up the courage
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