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My poetry (pre-mental illness striking)

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Last year we were together
In each other's hearts
Loving each other forever
Now you're gone and I'm alone

Undeserving of love and care
Never to be forgiven by you
Wishing I was with you there
Crying from the pain of loss

I'll never hear your purr again
Never see flowers by your grave
Having to lie about the pain
I didn't mean to hurt you

Watching your heart break
As I walk away in betrayal
Having to act like a fake
But deep inside crying for you

You probably hate me now
Watching me sadly
Crying "Why" and "How"
Desperately yowling for me

I used to cry in my own way
Watching something running
Looking at the sky I pray
Please be safe my lovely

I hope to see you again one day
Need to apologise for the pain
Deserve to suffer until you're okay
Come back to me my darling snugglebug
 
Different

I remember the tears
I didn't hurt you
But you thought I was bad
You thought it was fun

Emotionally you hurt me
Thought it was funny
Just to make me cry
Cutting me off from you

I remember the times
When you laughed at me
Avoided me for being different
Wouldn't let me join in

You called me a freak
Threw me into the cold
Despite the fact I was sad
I just wanted to be there

Now I'm away from you
Just a lonely outcast
All the times I offered to help
But when I needed help you refused

Do you remember I was different
The help I offered to give
The kindness I wanted to share
But no it was all about you
 
World War Three

Here we go again and again
Raised voices and arguing
They don't realise it causes pain
Listening to them downstairs

Verbal missiles flying free
Just like a war zone
World War Three
Voices exploding like bombs

Is it my fault they fight
Did I cause all this
Can I ever get it right
Am I as bad as they make out

What can I do to make them happy
Do I cause more harm than good
Is it always going to be this crappy
Should I fade away to improve their life

Can't we all be together
Make the best of a bad situation
Live in peace and harmony forever
Why do families have to fight
 
Like a Ghost

Like a ghost
I glide
Lonely and in pain
Through this place

Like a ghost
I lost myself
They broke me
Now I'm gone

Like a ghost
Into the place
My only escape
It's dark here

Like a ghost
They can't see me
Can't hear me cry
Don't know my pain

Like a ghost
I fade away
Into the darkness
Back into despair
 
Ebony

I love your sweet purr
Your gentle meow
The feel of your soft fur
Your gentle nuzzles

I love the way you snore
The way you curl round
Your cute little paw
Your head resting there

I love the way you chase your mouse
Across the kitchen floor
Giving a wiggle and then a pounce
Loving every moment of the game

Most of all the things I love
Is to see you outside
Playing like you came from up above
Running free from the things you fear
 
Run Away

I wish I could just run away
Far away from myself
Run away and never return
Escape from the confusion

I wish I could get away
Into a parrallel universe
Where I'd be truly happy
Doing what I want

I wish I could run away
Back to where I came from
I don't belong here
I don't belong anywhere

I wish I had somewhere
To run away to, not from
I don't know where I'm going
Nor why I want to run away
 
Turtles

Swimming around for millions of years
Living your life free from humans
Carrying your home around with you
Everywhere you go in the ocean

Deserving of respect from humankind
You just want to survive out there
Living where you've always lived
It's where you belong for life

Your shell glinting in the night
As you come to the surface
To gaze at the moon in the sky
Before sinking back down into the water

Splash, splash, away you swim
Back to your family and friends
One more small wave and you're gone
Free and happy where you need to be
 
Ex-Racing Greyhound (temporary title)

I want to be free
Running in the fields
Or on a warm settee
Instead, I'm here

This is all I know
Life in a kennel
I was too slow
So they sent me away

Now I'm waiting alone
Watching for someone
Just to give me a home
Will it be my turn soon?
 
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