What They See

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The bell sounds and I hurry to class
To avoid the awkward looks as I pass
By now I should be accustomed to their secret laughs
When I come around people change their paths

Why should they like me, just look and see
With my raggedy clothes, no one wants to be me
The load is so heavy the pain I have to bear
No one to talk to, no burden to share

Is it my fault that life has been unkind to be
When I look to the cupboard, there is no food that I see
Do you think I enjoy being the subject of a joke?
I want them to feel like me one day I hope

Am I a leper, do I have a disease?
People scatter like roaches at the sight of me
Which makes me hate myself and the image I see
Loose me from my prison please let me free

I think that I'm a good person, I wish others could see
Escape this place and extend my branches like a tree
I'm not asking for pity or any sympathy
Look past my clothes and just see me

Walk On By

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Walk on by me
Just walk right in front of me
While you walk, I just sit
Wishing I could walk just one more day

Stare at me
Your stare makes me feel worthless
I can stare back at you
When I stare I still have to look up

Words I hear
Several words are directed at me
Your negative words stall my progress
I use your words against me

This wheelchair was not a life choice
I didn't choose this from the ailments of life's store
Not realizing how blessed you are
I don't have the freedom to go where I want
You continue to walk with all your complaints
Being in my position I get to observe
It angers me that life has no meaning to you
Complaining about insignificant little problems
Nothing can ever seem to go your way
Petty lives for petty people
While I try to maintain, you continue to walk
I would tell you to walk a mile in my shoes
Yet I can't even walk

A Renewed Spirit

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I have really enjoyed receiving all the comments on facebook from my writing. You never really know how people relate to something until you start getting responses. It really motivates me to try and be the best writer that I can be. I don't write for recognition but for a connection with other people. Some things that I may write could help with a situation. I try to be as honest with my feelings as possible someone may have felt the same way. To all my dedicated readers I appreciate each one of you. You don't know how it inspires me to continue to write. I hope each one of you continue to read and comment. If you think someone else might enjoy my writing share my work with them. Until the next time.


Creatively yours,
Terrence

Warning Signs

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The fast lane
Pushing the accelerator to the floor
Adrenaline
Wanting everything sooner than right now
The warning signs are everywhere
Casting a blind eye
Loving this feeling
Life on the edge
Whatever is the norm
Doing the complete opposite
Boundaries
The definition is useless
Running to the edge and leaping off
Anything that pushes the envelope
One day this fast life will end
Another car will be as fast
The collision will be total devastation
Nothing but the warning signs will be left

So Much To Say

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At a loss for words
Sound captured in the back of my throat
I can't speak
Don't know what to say
The doctor's statement echoes throughout my brain
Terminal
At that very moment
Life changes
Life that seemed so infinite
Now has an expiration date
Finality
Now having so much to say
People I need to call
Loved ones I want to embrace
Time is now of the essence
Funny how the threat of death
Makes me want to live
When all my life I've been living dead
Now I have so much to say