#tfburke

I feel like I'm close to an idea to what can save me,It's on the tip of my tongue,But the answer escapes me,I was born alone,Because the wolves wouldn't take me,Carve my poems into stone,Because this world wants to break me,Apprised of their lies,Because the truth might devastate me,Success is the guise,Failure is the destiny,It pays to be wise,When the lies are so sedating

Begging and pleading,To imaginary deities,Please! Just save me from myself!Requiems of empathy,Redemption through self discovery,Wishing for subsistence, not wealth!Surrender unto thee,Demand onto me,Righteous indignation no excuse for your apathy,Never took to violence,Not to even save me,Begging for your faith in perfect silence,Your sense of irony doesn't evade me,In my head it's always night,Though I've surrendered to the light,I have to feel everyone's pain,And in this you delight,I felt love from the stars,I learned from my scars,I've lived in kindness with the world,I took that to heart,I've paid for my sins,You let me rot in my hell,You hid me from your light,But I'm not the only that fell,Your grace is only a word,One that I've never heard,Your silence proves more,Are you settling a score?You will not erase me,I've done what you asked and more,Your threats no longer phase me,It's your love I abhor,You've broken every promise,You're no shepherd and I'm not flock,I've stayed kind, despite your resistance ,No longer a loyal subject,I'm just indignant of your existence

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the world has beauty standards, but I don't agree,I won't let them steal this moment from me, no one tells me which moments are precious or have validity, only the beauty I see gets to control me,they try to negate, the racing of my heart, it's not a debate, when I feel I found my other part, now, with my wholeness in tact, you frantically insist these aren't facts? Your weights and measures don't influence how I choose, my fate and my pleasures should only matter to those who walk in my shoes I will not follow!I will not comply!I live my life my own way!Free from your lies!

Next poem:

I'm not scared of love,It's something you don't know how to feel,You're so self obsessed,Thinking that you're blessed You forgive yourself for breaking demon deals,But love moves on,Because life moves fast,So you run like hell To outrun your past,Miles are collections,They tell you who you are,There are no destinations,So it's never too far,I've slept in gutters,I've slithered out from under a stone,even in the emptiness, its only you that makes me feel alone

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