A poem about zombies

In a zombie apocalypse
I slay all who could not
survive

I picture all the faces
in which I hated
I picture them
as dead

To protect those
in the reason of heart
to prevent a fate
of a life empty
and husk

All in which
ignored my place
which sits low
on a food chain
now follow

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The Dragon, The Illusionist, and The Spider ft. The Backless Chair

I have thoughts
described as words
that hurt my lungs
when said

Like breathing fire
Light the room
with orange and red

Who knew
that honesty
would betray me
like this?

A lesson learned
but skeptically refused
like simple
magic tricks

Now I spin

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The Scientific Method

Cold Stone
Idle and still
A Human
Titled
A Mad Man
Nowhere to go
Nothing to do
No success
No failure
It's crazy
But why?

Stillness
Equivalent to
not existing
No existence
Means peace
And peace
Means freedom
Freedom and peace

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Robert Downey Jr.

Traveling down a road
with pills, weed
addiction written in stone

From highs to lows
going up and down
Chemicals reap what we sow
rehabilitation bound

Still I keep shuffling
my heavy muscle relaxed feet
Knowing this is the life of rockstars

Once you've reached the high
you still have to come down
and the way is steep

And when you come down
You can never take the stairs
The elevator is out of order

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The Reclusive Eyes

Stare into the eyes
whom scan for flaws
There you'll find a gavel
covered in the blood of time
The same time in which
friends once resided
Not even a corpse left
just cold gray walls
Covered in layers of signatures
written in a dull rainbow of sharpies
Each signature contains a hallucination
inspired by memories of painted faces
These memories entice a deep pain
after the attempt of remembering these names
All details are forgotten

These are the eyes
of a recluse

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The Face

And the face I wear
won't stay the same
it changes
from day to day
so untamed

Either a smile
or frown
maybe a smug smirk
or an indifferent
expression

Someone will notice
someone always notices
the angle
of today's face

They look at my lips
and wonder
'Why didn't he smile

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The Seasons and The Ignorant Bus

I, at some point had
a feeling for
the seasons

A sort of excitement
for the transitions

The dropp in temperature
and the cool
melting snow

The way the leaves change
from the green essence
of life
to the orange and red
farewell

At this time
of my life
I marveled at

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Perfect at my lowest

Hungover
and pissed
you can see
the veins
in my wrist
wrecked
from alcohol

This is a new day
a new beginning
but it starts with
a dead end
and grows

To studder
charming words
To smile
in a half ass way
'I'm having a good time'
a default response

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The Lion in The Corner of My Room

There is a lion
in the corner of my room
He roars viciously
aggressively
But I am not scared

His presence
confusing
So with curiosity
I stare

As a boy
I am comfortable
with this midnight lion
with this teacher
who teaches:

'In life threatening danger,
to lose your life
should not be a

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Sponge

And now
Let me begin
With these awkward steps
I'll attempt resurrection
The lines are now blurred
no time for perfection

But now
We will learn
The screaming sirens
can seem so violent

I cry, and yearn
for reminiscent bliss
but this, will burn
the compliant

I can feel this fall
But I'll bounce
like a ball

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