Jodie Hardy

You wear it like an old black cloak
It smothers the light within.
Wherever you go, it's always there
Keeping out the good people bring.
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There it stands
Never moving less the wind blows
In my mind it stands tall and strong
A visual marker of the time since you passed
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Your eyes glistening as does the ocean on a summer's day
Rain falls around us, you enfold me in your leather coat
Time stops as you hold me in your arms and time stops
Ten years or so have passed and here we are still
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The road is long and I am weak
I get swept off my feet
There is a wave it carries me
I feel strong now I believe
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Not very far away from the town
Just away from the hustle of the high street
I sit in my favourite spot beside the canal
It's so peaceful still there is pleanty to see
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You are young, the world lies at your feet
All you are missing is a sense of belief
Anything you covet anywhere you want to go
Is within your reach, Just choose the road
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My heart stops...
Then speeds away faster than a bullet from a gun
Ringing, beating pounding through me like screams of terror
Paralysed by panic and lost in time all consuming fear blinds me
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Pen to paper, thumb to keypad
Stream of consciousness
It's been a while since I've done that
So long I've forgotten where to start.
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Where do I go when I disappear
When my memory fails
When my eyes are blank though wide as a cold winters full moon;
Just as all-seeing and unfeeling.
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My mind is full
all the way to the top
Words are waiting
waiting to drop
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The history book has no ending
It lays open until the next page shows its self
The chapter you deemed the ending is simply a resting place
The past is not a vault with a lock and key, safely keeping things inside
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As the old house on the hill
Where ghost hunters dare
I am haunted too
You stay with me
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A simple strand
Hair tied in ribbon
The bond
Has no description
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Chip... chip... chip... CLUNK!
There falls another piece,
Careless words fly through the air.
The mighty chisel fiercely breaking down the wall of mystery,
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Holding the hot rock of hope with one hand,
Refusing to let go despite the screaming of the raw skin,
How can I go on with only one hand,
Practically disabling myself.
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Full moon rises over the glimmering ocean blue,
Out shining all the stars, brightening the sky anew.
From here on the surf tormented shore a carpet of white leads me to the horizon.
Where on tiptoes and with outstretched arms I could touch the sky,
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You see me and assume I'm here
You talk to me and think I hear
But I may as well be an illusion
I can't manage a conversation
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Our freedom we sometimes take for granted
Though freedom doesn't come for free
We live in debt to those who serve
Those we love but cannot see
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Time will not heal as it often does
Nothing can be salvaged from the ruins
All hope has left; it flew away with the words
The ones that shattered the lives of all who heard them
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The pride that fills my heart multiplies as you grow
Everyday a new achievement, you learn and mature
The world is a playground and life is our teacher
My love and admiration for you will never end
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