Surrender Hold those memories oh so close Provided no guidance, feeling lost. No idea, no direction, no sign post The thing I thought I wanted most – I had to surrender. My head said yes, my heart said no Undecided, someone tell me the way to go. No longer want to feel this way Looking…
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Respect Your wishes were vague Open ended and confusing But at the end of it all – it was you I was losing. Watches your lips move, didn’t hear a word you did say My heart crumpled and torn Tissue paper thrown away. Lived in a daze, a state of delusion Behaving the same way…
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Blind Faith Another day I wake up cold and alone Roll over and reach out – but there’s no one there to hold My heart sinks, reality bleeds back in. CHORUS: I gotta believe it, know that it’s true No reason why, there ain’t no signs That it will all be okay, it’s not too…
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Number One Been here forever, been here since day one To catch me any and every time I would fall Support and carry me til I could stand tall Helped shape the man I’ve become. CHORUS: You’re all I ever wanted You’re all I’ll ever need Don’t ever walk away from me In my life…
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My Own Man Made the decision, the hard call To be here, by myself; do it on my own. The phone doesn’t beep, doesn’t ring at all Got to be my own man, got to do this alone. No one here this evening, no one here at night No one here in the morning, her…
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Changes I reached for my lover, I reached for my friend. In the depths of darkness, I’ll do it again. No longer here now, no longer the same, Stop and I’ll wait here, for everyday. Come on right back now, talk to my face, A new life, a new love, it can be replaced. I…
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Star Bare feet flat, frozen on the floor Surrounded by the shards of my shattered soul A heap of rubble that was my heart No direction to turn, no way to start. Sit in silence, let the darkness thicken ahead Cover me in shadow, guide me to the edge Where the chains break and fall…
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Everyone do the Interrobang When writing text messages, I tend to use these a bit, but now I know what they are called. Interrobang (Interabang) A printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after…
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Waiting I can’t remember what was the trigger That forced my lungs to wheeze Pushed me into a bent over figure As I continued to cough, splutter and sneeze. When I straightened and looked down The tissue was speckled with blood My brow turned to a frown My eyes began to flood. Where had this…
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WIP: Things to do Before Starting Your Novel I found a site that listed 25 steps to take before beginning your journey (warning: this link contains foul language). One of the recommended steps is “Test Drive Those Characters”. The step is outlined as: ” I will advocate this until the day I die. (Or the…
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