Vanessa Alvarez

In life, the scales may tilt unfair,
While joy is yours, grief fills the air.
One heart may sing, another mourn,
A day of laughter, a night forlorn.
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Sometimes in life, the colors fade,
Joy and sorrow in parade,
Happiness whispers, then pain takes its place,
Trials and burdens we're forced to face.
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I've met so many through the years,
Faces of laughter, voices of tears.
Different hearts with stories untold,
Some shine with kindness, others grow cold.
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We vow, "The land I'll cherish true, "
Yet turn away from what we do.
The morning sun, the golden sky,
Reveals the truth we can't deny.
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Christmas is never meant for me,
That's the refrain, my constant plea,
Each time the season fades away,
I tell myself, "No joy today."
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I'm Done

I'm done—this weight I can't endure,
We speak but never find a cure.
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I see their sorrow, hear their cries,
The smoke still lingers in the skies.
Their homes are gone, reduced to flame,
And all was taken just the same.
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I wish that all whose burdens weigh,
May find them lighter day by day.
That every soul in need of care,
Receive the love that waits out there.
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There are reasons to be sad,
And reasons to be glad.
Yet often tears will start to fall,
And sorrow seems to take it all.
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Some folks will drive a thousand miles
To fake their grief with practiced smiles.
They'll stand in black and bow their head,
But never checked on you in dread.
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The mask I wear is always bright,
A painted smile, a borrowed light.
It hides the truth, it veils the pain,
A silent storm, a constant rain.
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"Thank you" feels too small a phrase,
For all the light you've brought my days.
You took my doubts, my fears away,
And turned my tears to smiles each day.
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Not cruel, though cruelty nears,
Not hurtful, though you bear tears.
Not silent, though unheard
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How quick we are to point and see,
The faults in others, endlessly.
Yet blind we stay to our own flaws,
Our hidden sins, our broken cause.
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Through every corner of my home,
You follow close, I'm not alone.
I sit, I rest, you're by my side,
In every moment, you abide.
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If you make mistakes along the way,
Or choose a path that leads astray,
And life turns dark, the skies turn gray,
Don't lose your hope—there's still a day.
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If you falter, if you stray,
If your choices turn the day
Into shadows, heavy skies,
Do not despair—new dawns arise.
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They said we share the same red stream,
That I was born from their living dream.
But blood alone cannot make a home,
Nor mend the ache of being alone.
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When I first awoke to the world's gaze,
No one saw me—not in loving ways.
No worth was given, no name held dear,
Only silence wrapped around my fear.
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Christmas comes again once more,
The year turns like it has before.
I whisper prayers for swifter days,
That sorrow's fire may lose its blaze.
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