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Art, Changing, Poetry, Writing

First Impressions

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A grifter and a snake
A liar and a cheat
You showed us your true colors
And you’re not the man we thought you were

At first you were kind
At first you were caring
At first you were loving and full of charity
We thought you great
We thought you mighty
We thought you were for the people

But you are none of this
Mediocre at best
No better than the rest
Just a small man with even smaller dreams
Lazy and useless
Ambitionless, without drive

You showed us something different
You showed us something superior, at first
We thought you were like us
Striving for better, trying harder
Looking to be the best version you could be

But that was the truth only for a time
I must applaud you
You got one over on us
You tricked us, you lied
You sold us on a version of yourself that no longer exists
You made a good first impression 
And for you that was all that mattered

But we can see through the static, we know what you are
A grifter and a snake
A liar and a cheat
Someone who no longer tries
You’ve grown lazy and fat
Accepted your station

Ambitionless, without drive
Caring about no one but yourself
But not even caring enough
To better yourself, to take good care
A puny boy who needs a hand to hold
Someone who never grew up
You are what you are, a “man” mired in mediocrity

We don’t need that energy, we’d like to move on
You got one over on us before
Blinded us to the truth
But we’ve seen your true colors
And that’s all we need to see
A grifter and a snake
A liar and a cheat

Art, people, Poetry, Writing

Nothing & No One

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I don’t owe you a thing
You may think you deserve the world
But you haven’t done anything to earn it
You’ve sat around waiting for things to happen
Hoping and praying for miracles
Believing that the world revolves around you
Expecting that people will bend over backwards for you
Acting like you’re owed favors

But you are nothing, you are no one
Just another individual pawn in the game of life
Nothing special, no different than anyone else
Just another arrogant soul overvaluing your worth
Just another entitled child expecting handouts
Wanting greatness in life but unwilling to work for it
Expecting blessings but not putting the time in
You want things easy, but there’s no such thing as an easy life

Babied all your life, expecting someone to hold your hand
I know your type, I know your ways
I don’t owe you a thing
I won’t give you what you want
Nothing comes free in life, so I won’t give you anything
You are nothing and no one
No one and nothing
You want what I’ve worked for and I won’t let you win

Art, Changing, Discovery, Growth, Healing, Mindfulness, Peace, Poetry, Wellness

Specks of Color

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I’ve been hurt too many times before
Given guidance that was misguided
I was told right from wrong
Been told what was good and what was evil
My worldview was in black and white
There’d never been any room for grey
I was told that there’s one way to live
Either you follow or you don’t

But as I’ve gotten older
I’ve begun to see that life is nuanced and complex
There’s more to life than obedience and commands
It’s more than just following the rules
There’s beauty in life, but you have to seek it out
Shades of grey, and specks of color
A vibrance to life that the institution tried its best to cover

I lived a life without any life
Eked out an existence without any exuberance
I lived because I had to, not because I wanted to
Each day was as monotonous as the last
I was stuck in a rut, forever & a day
A hamster on a wheel
Just a cog on the spoke of life
Having life dictated to me
Following a script

I didn’t know any better
Had been told that decent was good enough
But I had settled for mediocre
Convinced myself that I wasn’t worthy of something better
I wasn’t good enough, wasn’t talented enough, this & that
The lies I told myself were excuses not to live
The excuses I gave were “reason” enough not to give

But I know better
I’ve grown and matured
I see now that life is full of vibrance
Shades of grey, and specks of color
There’s more to life than just living

You have plenty to offer, you have much more to give
You were put here for a reason
Each human has a part to play
You find your shades of grey, you find your specks of color
You find your niche in life, and you find what drives you forward
All things will come to an end, but your life is far from over
Shades of grey, and living color
The vibrance of life has been gifted to you
The peace and comfort will guide you through 

Art, Discovery, Greatness, Poetry, Wellness

Burning Desire

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A fire burns inside of me
One that cannot be extinguished
It drives me onwards
It brings me to places I hadn’t known before

It’s been inside of me for as long as I can remember
In truth, I don’t know when it was formed
It’s a burning desire
Fuel that stokes the doer within

There’s a force, a catalyst within my soul
Something pushing me forth
A guide of sorts
A feeling of rightness

A beacon guiding me through the darkness
I don’t know where it came from
But it will never go
It was formed within me
A companion for my soul

The fire burns, it cannot be put out
It may flicker, it may waver
It may dim, it may wane
But the fire burns forevermore

A burning desire to do better
To want more
To strive farther than ever before
A fire burns inside of me
Whispering to me, telling me
Informing me of the rich rewards to come
Promises made, but yet to be fulfilled
Respect that’s yet to be won

It tells me to follow
Not begging, not pleading
I follow willingly
Not because I know where it will take me
But because I know it’s for the best

The path forwards is unclear
But my beacon is easy to follow
The fire burns within me
Lighting the way, showing me what’s ahead
A burning desire pushing me towards
What is right, what is good, what is best
A burning desire that promises success

Art, Changing, Discovery, Loss, Poetry, Writing

No Longer

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You were once my hero
You were once a saint
Worshipped by the people
No harder worker than you
Revered and exalted
Lifted on high

You were once our hero
No better role model for the younger generation
Venerated and worshipped
Crème de la crème
But those days are gone
Those days are over

You are not my hero
You are not my saint
You were once my everything
Who I modeled myself after
Who I wanted to be
You are now my nothing
And I don’t know what they see
Not a shining example to follow
Not who I want to be

The fame went to your head
The success made you arrogant
The quality of work dropped
But you were too blind to see
Refusing to acquiesce to anything 
But your desired to pump content
Your desire to bloat your catalog

You were once my hero
You were once my saint
But you are nothing
No longer anything to me

You were once my hero
And that’s all you’ll ever be
Someone I looked up to once before
But never again
Someone I modeled my life after
But no longer
A has been, an also-ran, washed up

No longer a paragon, no longer the ideal
I’ve outgrown my need for you
You’ve outgrown your use
You may influence other youth
But for me, I will find a different truth