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60 · Jul 2020
Troubled Mind
Trevor Reynolds Jul 2020
So many thoughts swirl through my mind
I've been troubled now for quite a while.
But no one sees my darkest thoughts
As they hide in secret behind my smile.
Anxiety chills the warmest nights
Some I barely get to make it through
Disguised in public so they don't know
It helps to crack a joke or two.
A simple tear rolls down my cheek
My self-pity consumes my body
Yet people think my life is good
I’ve managed to fool most everybody
Like a rodeo clown, I mess around
And hope that nobody will see
But there's one person, I cannot fool
And that person, I know is me.
Say a prayer for everyone suffering with anxiety or depression
58 · Oct 2020
Taking things for granted
Trevor Reynolds Oct 2020
There are things we take for granted, like a sunset or sunrise
A thing of natural beauty, happening right before your eyes
A super yellow glow, out there beyond our atmosphere,
But although we can all see it, it’s something we will never hear.
The deafening boom of thunder, will awake us from our sleep
Although we may search the sky, it’s invisibility it magically keeps
We watch the evening tide, come crashing into shore
But when we awake next morning, it isn't there anymore.
Instead of taking things for granted, let's appreciate what is there
For life soon fades and disappears, like a receding line of hair.
Admire someone’s wisdom, and take in all you can
They just might light a bright idea, that wasn't in your plan
Don't take each other for granted, let them know how much you care
As like the tide, you may wake to find, that they are, no longer there.

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