Poems from Cassidy Paredes

Poems from Cassidy Paredes

DRIFTING IN IMAGINATION

My time passes in a series of emotionsHaunted heart and thoughtless motions.My skin crawls at my head’s resolutions,Wishing I could …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

BITTER ICE AND ANGRY FIRE

“Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I’ve tasted of desireI hold with those who …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

WHEN DAY BREAKS

Change is happening before my eyes. IWalk through the orchard in the dead of night.Peacefully I see stars and sky …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

MY GUIDE

There is a trying war inside my headIt’s drifting to my soul, my head, my heart—Consuming me, tearing on every …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

Home No More

The house is empty—nothing left.Desolation fills the halls.Everything left unkempt. These walls were once a home beforeAll the tables fell.Now …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

DEAD MAN WALKING

There’s a dead man walking in my mind.He reminds me of all my faults all the time.He tells me I’m …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

ILL

I sat alone on that plush couch that I always hated—so fancy yet so uncomfortable. So very uncomfortable. You don’t …

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MY MASK

You’ve never seen the worst of her,The worst parts, the mess that she is,The broken pieces that don’t fit anywhere …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

THE LONELY ROAD

I walk along the road,Paved with regrets of past mistakes.The road grows heavy with sticks and stones.It gets harder to …

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THOSE STARS

The stars shone bright, brighter than those diamond eyes of yours . . .I might like the stars better because …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

THE NATURE OF LOVE

Love is the best and the worst,The most predictable and unpredictable,The greatest feeling and yet the most disappointing,The limitless and …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

SORRY

He’s sorry, he pleaded.He’s sorry for the hurt he caused.He’s sorry for the tears he made her shed.He’s sorry for …

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