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John Simons

If you don't learn to write your own story, someone else will write it for you

8 poems·Since April 2014

I decided to pick up poetry because it doesn't only take skill to conduct, but you can release yourself in the words you write.

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Our Basic Needs

June 18, 2014

Emotion.

The one true feeling that seperates us from them.

Courage.

That will to push on and defeat the odds.

Purpose.

The reason we don't kill ourselves.

Emotion.

The feeling of gratitude towards each other.

Courage.

What allows us to stand up for what is right.

Purpose.

The reason for each breath we take.

Emotion.

The tears we shed when a loved one passes away.

Courage.

The ability to fight the tears away.

Purpose.

The drive we need to live everday.

 

"Carpe Diem, boys. Make your lives extraordinary." - John Keating
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