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"Answers of Life"
"Mind of Hatred; Heart of Love"
"Forgotten Memories"

"Answers of Life"
8-14-97

Maybe months ago I was right when all I wanted to do was give up,
Maybe you can’t know what is really going on inside my head,
Maybe I could never control what I think,
Maybe all I ever needed was nothing.
I didn’t need people, I didn’t need love.
I didn’t need kindness, or friendship, or anything.
I used to think I was above all that,
And I’m beginning to think I was right.
There is a saying that you need to love yourself,
Before you can love others.
And that’s the problem with me, I like myself,
But I don’t accept myself for who I am.
I always need to rethink everything, and find a better "me".
But sometimes I just can’t do it,
Instead I find a darker, more sinister "me".
But above all else, in the face of everything that bothers me,
The thing that makes me want to give up. . .
Is that I don’t have any answers.
Not a single one, I have no idea:
What to think,
How to react,
Who to love,
How to hate,
How to feel,
And how to live.
Maybe I don’t have all the answers,
And I hope I don’t hate myself for it.

"Mind of Hatred; Heart of Love"
8-17-97

As I close my eyes to the world,
As I cross my arms in the hope of solitude,
I realize that problems are meant to be fixed,
That dreams are always shattered,
And that nightmares are destined to be fulfilled.
I open my eyes in the hope of something new,
That things have changed,
That maybe, just maybe, I can dream again,
I can believe that sometimes things fall into place.
And then it happens; all hope is lost.
What do I have to do? What is the cost?
And I close my eyes again, this time to everyone,
Because my mind is filled with hatred,
Even thought my heart is full with love.
I want to love, not hate,
I want to smile, not frown.
But it never works out this way,
The past always returns to yesterday.
Though I never lose hope, I never forget,
That one single moment, when I felt complete.
Nothing was missing; everything was there.
And I dream again. . . of that time,
Where no one vanished, everyone cared,
And the sun shined brightly in a forgotten land.
And as I close my eyes again, I hope, I pray,
That dreams will come true. . . not tomorrow, but today.

"Forgotten Memories"
8-22-97

A hug, a wave goodbye, a tear.
A wounded heart, the unconditional love.
My sister has left me behind,
Moving on to bigger, and better things.
A step forward in her life,
She may have been ready for it, but I was not.
And now I miss her, not because of the times we had,
But of the times we will have together.
I will miss her smile, her presence in the house.
I will hear her voice on the telephone,
And I will see her face in pictures.
I will miss her when she’s gone,
But even more so when I am.
My sister is going on with her life, and I can only follow.
I’ll be leaving one day, looking ahead.
I’ll want to stay and remember,
But I have to leave and forget.
I have to move on with my life.
And sadly as it may seem,
I have to forget others around me,
To remember them later.

(Written after my sister left for college.)



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