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via Daily Prompt: Explore

Explore

I am driven to explore
What lies beyond my door
To wander thru my life
Looking for something more.

Unable to just settle
To accept what comes my way
I am highly motivated
I have plenty of things to say.

I won’t follow and be guided
By the small and the bleak
It is knowledge that excites me
It is what I strive and seek.

Writing is my passion
Give me paper, give me ink
I will dazzle and amaze you
With what I feel and what I think.

My family, my foundation
Their love so deep within my core
They are there to support me
Give me wings so I can soar.

I will continue on my journey
Make my way thru life’s sweet maze
I will cherish all the moments
Of each and every day.

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The stars are sparkling in the air
Like diamonds everywhere
Curiously captivated
I have to stop, I have to stare.

Intriqued and mesmerized
Can’t stop gazing at the sky
I can’t take my eyes off
Can’t stop feeling hypnotized.

The moon is bright, illuminating
Spotlights the trees below
Their branches and fallen leaves
All blanketed in the snow.

I marvel at the magic
A spectacular creation
Who placed the light so far above?
Who gave us illumination?

What keeps the moon up in the sky?
What gives the stars their sparkle?
Who sprinkled the snow, all over the ground
What makes the sky look purple?

At night the mix of dark blue and white
A mix of red from the setting sun
Swirled together, a grand menagerie
Delighting everyone.

Dancing across the water
Upon frozen cystals of ice
The music from the wind , the owl
Now, welcoming the night.

All the joy and wonder
A spectacle of dreams
Feels like I am flying
My smile so bright, it gleams.

Thankful for these moments
The pleasures given to me
The world that surrounds and keeps me
As happy as can be.

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via Daily Prompt: Radiant

Radiant

She was radiant, incredible
I knew right from the start
I saw her from across the room
Be still my beating heart.

I fell for her, at first glance
Head over hills in love
I was smitten, shot with an arrow
I thought, blessed from up above.

My knees were weak, stomach turned
Never knew this feeling before
Something about her smile
Made me know, I needed more.

She made her way, stood before me
Asked if I wanted to dance
Before I knew what was happening
I was lured into romance.

She had a way, unique to me
She was so mesmerizing
I had no choice, she took control
Her voice, so hypnotizing.

I left with her, walked out the door
I would have followed her anywhere
She brought me home, I didn’t know
I believed she really cared.

All a game, just for fun
I was a mere distraction
After months of lustful sex
She began to lose compassion.

Before I could blink, I was dismissed
She was onto a new attraction
She dumped and cast me aside
No concern for my reaction.

A relationship junkie needs her fix
She’d do anything to get that high
She needed more than I could give
I knew better than to ask her, why.

Over and over, and over again
She moves like a snake from person to person
Taking what she needs from them
No concern when you say, you’re hurting.

Stripped to the bone, left for dead
I will never be the same
If she and I were face to face
I doubt she’d even know my name.

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via Daily Prompt: Toxic

Toxic

This relationship is toxic
It’s poisoning my heart
I have to get away from you
We simply have to part.

All your lies and cheating
Have more than taken their toll
I can’t believe anything you say
This sad story’s gotten old.

Coming in at 4 a.m.
After partying with your friends
You’ve pushed the envelope way too far
And, now this is the end.

Not interested in your explanations
Your half-baked truths and lies
Don’t bother with those crocodile tears
Or your see-thru alibis.

Pack your bags, grab your coat
Head on out the door
Don’t waste your time trying to explain
I’m not listening anymore.

I’ve so totally had it with you
Don’t bat those eyes at me
It won’t do you any good
Just get out and let me be.

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Why can’t you see what he’s about?
Why can’t you stand on your own?
He’s not worth spending your life with
You’d be better off, alone.

No one can understand why
Or, what you see in him
He’s cruel, vindictive and mean-spirited
His outlook…. incredibly grim.

Karma’s there for balance
When you treat others like they’re peons
It’ll come back to bite you
Are you listening to what I’m saying?

He simply isn’t nice to you
He wants to hurt and bring you harm
He goes out of his way to maim
He gets pleasure out of twisting your arm.

He’s definitely schizophrenic
A depressive egomaniac
One minute he is up, feeling high
The next he’s stabbing you in the back.

There’s no give and take with him
It’s just getting his own way
You’re nothing more than a victim
In the game, he likes to play.

He enjoys spreading things around
He likes acquiring all he can
The more property he can own
The more he feels like a man.

He has an immature sense of humor
He is somewhat juvenile
He laughs while you are crying
Likes letting you suffer a while.

He’s a taker in the game of life
Trying to grab all that he can
He’s not sincere or magnanimous
He’s a coward, not a man.

He should treat you like a princess
Instead, he gets off on putting you down
He has you convinced that you need him
Without him, you’d be lying there on the ground.

Helpless and surly destitute
He’s everything to you
But reality is, you’re the one that’s strong, not weak
You would figure out what to do.

He has you where he wants you now
Isolated and dependent
He keeps you down and away from us
Are you getting it, can you comprehend it?

You’re worth more than you realize
You should be valued and appreciated
Stop letting him rule and dictate
Stop letting him complicate it.

There are those of us that love you
Wish you could see what we do
He doesn’t know what love is
He’s just taking advantage of you.

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I’m afraid of crocodiles
Though I know how to swim
I’m afraid of sharks too
Which keeps me from jumping in.

Every time I watch them surf
I so wish that I could, too
But being fearful of the “Great White”
Tells me what I need to do.

I hide out on the sandy beach
Though tan, I’m green with envy
Wish I could throw caution to the wind
But I’m too scared of a feeding frenzy.

After watching “JAWS” ten times
I can’t seem to shake off my fears
I am so afraid they might
Find me wading here.

I’ve heard it said they can attack
In only one foot of salty water
Just my luck they’d find me here
The thought makes me shake and shutter.

Fear can be so paralyzing
I stand frozen in the sun
I want to get over this
Get out there and have some fun.

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via Daily Prompt: Warning

Warning

Don’t ignore the warning
Don’t give in to his sweet charm
He’ll tell you what you want to hear
While he creates the perfect storm.

He’ll play you like a violin
He knows just what to do
He’ll lay all the ground work
Then make a fool of you.

He has his own agenda
Why can’t you understand?
He’ll lead you down the crooked path
Right into his own hands.

He’s so vile and so deceitful
All the lies he’s told to you
But, you can’t get enough of him
You believe he’s kind and true.

Everyone around you knows
He’s the king of manipulation
He’s got you where he wants you
He’s the master of the situation.

Where’s your moral compass?
Don’t throw caution to the wind
He’s going to leave you high and dry
Once you give in to him.

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On a quiet moonlit night
As I walked along the beach
I could feel the warm water
And the sand beneath my feet.

Lying on the beach
Maybe ten feet up ahead
Was a body of a woman
I’m afraid that she was dead.

There were barnacles and small fish
Still hanging on her flesh
Her hair was long and stringy
Her face wrapped in a mesh.

Could have been an old fish net
Or some strange and unusual cloth
I wasn’t too sure what it was
There was also some kind of froth.

Coming from her mouth and nose
Maybe from all the salt water
She wasn’t a very tall person
She looked to be 5 ft or shorter.

Her body had been bitten
Some of the skin had been consumed
Her dress was somewhat tattered
She was blown up like a balloon.

I called 911…
The police and EMS were responding
I waited there with her
I saw no evidence of bondage.

The smell was somewhat repugnant
Her body had washed up on the shore
I thought she was the only one
but noticed there was more.

This body was that of a man
Wearing slacks, shirt and a necktie
He had been chewed up pretty badly
The sight of them made me cry.

Was this a double suicide
Or maybe a gruesome murder
We would find out soon enough
They ‘d check for rigidity and turgor.

Both were in their forties
Dressed in somewhat casual attire
Could they have been on a cruise ship
Before they both expired?

Maybe on a fancy yacht
Had they had too much to drink?
Did someone push them overboard?
I had some time to think.

Many different scenarios had
Cleverly come to mind
It was a freaky coincidence
Something grotesque for me to find.

The police arrived with flashlights
Made their way down to the beach
I gave them all my info
And a place I could be reached.

A photographer took pictures
They drove me to the station
I was escorted in a squad car
What an odd and weird vacation.

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via Daily Prompt: Betrayed

Betrayed

Betrayed and abandoned
Left on my own
You were so cold
Your heart turned to stone.

Never thought you would leave me
Never thought you’d walk away
I wasn’t expecting
You to ever stray.

Where did you meet her?
Did she come onto to you?
Did you tell her about me?
What exactly did you do?

I trusted you, I loved you
Never thought we’d come apart
I gave you everything
My soul and all my heart.

You don’t seem to be sorry
You seem relieved, undisturbed
No real explanation
Now you’re living with her.

How can I accept this?
I can’t get over you
What am I suppose to say?
What am I now suppose to do?

Every song that I hear,
Every picture of you
My mind is racing
I’m sad, I’m so blue.

I talk to my friends
I cry all the time
Constantly reminded
Can’t get you off my mind.

I’ve gotta let go
Have to make it thru the day
It’s going to take time
I have to find a way.

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Sitting in the waiting room
Overcome by nerves and fear
The whirling sound of the dentist’s drill
You can hear it…loud and clear.

Why can’t they simply put you out?
You don’t want to know what’s happening
The smells, the sounds, the look of it all
You can feel yourself start panicking.

You want to hide, to run away
What are you waiting for?
Soon they’ll come out and call your name
That’s when they lock the doors.

Call the police, sound the alarm
You’re so terrified of needles
Especially ones in your sensitive gums
This procedure should be illegal.

Pulling and yanking with dental pliers
Seems barbaric and quite cruel
Wish you could just fall asleep
Don’t want to see those gruesome tools.

Who would want to do this job?
A sadist or tormentor?
Maybe they should take a class
On how to be more tender.

No one considered in their right mind
Would agree to have this done
Dental visits are hardly what
One might consider…. fun.

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