That psychedelic
Funky relic
That I tripped over
On the way to school
Made me stumble
And fall
Doing a somersault
And I broke my flipflops too
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Why didn’t I see
There in front of me
That colorful
Awkward thing
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Because, I was on my phone
Just a texting along
Instead of watching ahead
Ding-ding
The last sunset to grace her eyes
Brought her tears of joy
This precious gift of life was ending
In this she had no choice
But, oh, what delight she knew
From childhood to old age
The seasons that she’d witnessed
Blessed throughout her days
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And as her loved ones gather ‘round
To pay their last respects
She smiles as each one kisses her
And hugs her around her neck
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A whisper, barely audible,
To bid them all goodbye
As her heart stops
And she smiles down
Above from where she flies
Have you ever felt this way?
When he drifted off
He never dreamed he would be
Stranded – Lost at sea
When I enter the mind storm
For the battle of my life
Eternity hanging in the wings
Deep down inside
Burns my desire
And strength from the King of Kings
Mine is a future
He laid out the path
To follow and trust in His Word
If only this battle
Raging inside
Could be clear – but I make it blurred
Float away
Like a leaf on a river
Ascend high
As an ash on the breeze
Dive deep
Like the great Blue Whale
Burn hot
Like lava into the sea
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Be wise
Like the owl in the night
Speak loud
When defending the truth
Forgive completely
When the anger has passed
And laugh like you did
When you lived in your youth
Once, there was laughter and tears
Here in this now abandoned room
Memories of a life filled with love
But now it resembles a tomb
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Worn down with neglect and broken hearts
Like the paint peeling off the walls
Emptiness fills the voids within
Just as it fills these halls
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He made a promise that he would come back
Then one fateful day came the letter
And the love of her life was gone in a flash
As she crumpled inside like a sweater
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Little by little her heart found strength
In the need of her sweet children’s eyes
Alas, she moved on from the bitterest song
And let go – with farewells and goodbyes
