Breathe in
Pencil markings fill an empty canvas
They are the guideline
They are the base
They are the precursor
For the picture you wish to paint
What is erased will be redone
To improve
To perfect
To validate
Images you desire
And then the pencil breaks
What you see is not what you drew
Look around you
The options are few
It’s too late to start anew
So you carry on
With determination
With faith
With hope
The picture will one day be complete
Confusion checks in
Pain checks in
Worry checks in
Doubt checks in
Confidence checks out
They make themselves comfortable
On the desk
In the room
Of the house
Within your head
One day it will be clear
The markings that once dominated the canvas
Are missing
Washed away by the rain
Vibrant colours set the scene
The sun will shine
You’ll know why
There won’t be any doubt
No reason to pout
Bliss
There will be no more questions
Only answers
There will be no more judgments
Only a final ruling
Clarity
The road will be clear
No hesitation
No doubt
No fear
Smooth sailing towards a sun that never sets
It won’t be temporary
It won’t hide anything
Your teeth will glisten
Your cheeks will hurt
Your heart will beat
It started with a pencil
That made mistakes
That started over
That tried something new
Every line meant something to you
The song will change
The lyrics will stay the same
As they were meant to be
With the melody
You were always supposed to hear
Believe you will get there
Maybe not today
Maybe not tomorrow
Definitely not yesterday
But one day
Breathe out
Poetry, eh? Good one!
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Thought I’d try something different!
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Playing with the prose again, dear fellow. Why, your love of sports knows no bounds!
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Gotta keep people on their toes! As opposed to their heels, of course.
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So that’s why Ballet was created. The things you can learn by reading The Captain’s Speech.
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What if you became a persnal-development bard 😀 This is so motivating and artistic Paulo! 😀
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Lol I don’t know about that, but thank you!
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Very nice Captain. You’re the next Walt Whitman 🙂
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Is it bad I had to google who that was? But yeah! He better watch out!
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Hey now! You should thank him for your nickname! He wrote “O Captain, My Captain!” Haha
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O wow! I should know these things…
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Whoa Paul! I love this. Just. Love. This.
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Thanks Sooch! 🙂
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Beautiful.
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Thanks!
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Every word… love it.
Thank you.
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🙂
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Beautiful. I really really liked this…It’s different.
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Glad you liked it. Was wondering how people would take it if I did something different.
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It was definitely different and a bit shocking for me since I’m used to a certain writing style from you. All in all when you’re a good writer…You can write about anything and it’ll be great. It was enjoyable
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You write poems? You can be so good at it? Philosophy suits you Captain Paul!
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Haha I have many talents! (not really). Yeah I surprised myself with this poem. Might do some more!
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This was incredibly beautiful. Filled with sadness yet determination and then personal relief? Personal acceptance? I loved it. And am wondering if writing it was cathartic. This was great, Paul. A poem I will read again…..many times.
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Thank you! Didn’t know how it would turn out but I’m proud of it. One of the favourite posts I’ve ever written.
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Binge-reading your latest stuff and loving it, of course! While you took a break for summer camp, I took a break, because well, life. So it feels like it’s been forever but anyway, I know I’m late but it’s good to have you back! 😀
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Welcome back to you too! I was happy to see a new post from you. Glad you’re doing well!
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Aw, thank you so much! 🙂 Hope you’re doing well also!
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Also! I’ve nominated you for the Blogger Recognition Award! 🙂 Be sure to check it out here: https://simplealyssums.wordpress.com/2015/09/19/blogger-recognition-award-nomination/
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Thank you!!
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Your poetry is really good, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
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That really means a lot, thank you!!
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