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In This World...

some people offer you a
solution to survive more years
for you to live and less
pain

they require you to remove
your face
kneel before them
and they want you naked
(not the literal nudity
but the one with built-in
metaphors)

and then they require you
further to chant their names everyday
of the week
in exchange for a plate of rice
and three pieces of dried
fish

so cheap have you become

not only that
they spit on you
(there is no pain alright
but humiliation is more painful
than the kick)

and when you have all done
what they ask you
to do

they order you to stand
and they pat your back and say

good job

and you are ordered to leave them
for a while
as they indulge in the privacy of
their business conversations
secrets perhaps and you

wait outside the door
and you feel like a
poodle or
a shiz tzu

but whatever appellation you
attach to it

you are still within the category
of those pet dogs

or simply a
dog

wagging tails
roll, stand
sit

catch the stick

yet somehow your logic
makes the
dog world sad.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Pain Is

pain is what i go through everyday
pain is just being me
pain hurts once its in you
pain is painful
pain makes you sufer
pain makes you want to cry
pain makes you want to scream
pain takes control
pain makes others hate you
pain makes you mad
pain makes you want to hide or runaway
pain want let you sleep
pain makes you want to stab yourself
but your love ones stop you
they show how much that they care
and thet they love you

poem by Melissa Dixon
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I Feel It

Album: True Love (1999)
it's been a while
come on, come on
it's alright, i feel it
i've been tied down
come on, come on
it's alright, i feel it
why do i have this doubt?
come on, come on
it's alright, i feel it
why do i have this doubt?
come on, come on
it's alright, i feel it
if i survive this i'm gonna take new stand
i'd do anything just to feel the sweet touch of the hand
honey stand by your man
tell me again
come on, come on
it's alright, i feel it
why do i fear so much?
come on, come on
it's alright, i feel it
if i survive this i'm going down and pray
i know i have it in me, i will hurt you so bad if i stay
do you really want it this way?
they're the same, they're the same
they're all the same with the static faces
the slitted wrists and the fame
and only themselves to blame
and if faith means trust, there's no faith in me
and i need noone, as noone needs me
it's alright, i feel it
it's alright, i feel it
if i survive this i'm gonna take new stand
i'd do anything just to feel the sweet touch of the hand
oh honey stand by your man
and if faith means trust, there's no faith in me
and i need noone, noone needs me
it's alright, i feel it
it's alright, i feel it
it's alright, i feel it
it's alright, i feel it

song performed by by Yvonne
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Secrets

Secrets
In the dark
In the darkness you will find
Dirty little secrets we all hide
Cause' we all have a darker side
A place we keep where no one else will find
Cause' everybody wants to hide their secrets away
Nobody wants to stand up to the pain
But I will stand up to the pain
Wake up and fight again
If you could dance with me through this rain
And we will fight, we'll fight again, fight again
In the back, in the closets of your mind
Thats where skeletons and dirty secrets hide
And I'll rip out my insides
And leave them on this bed for you tonight
Cause' everybody wants to hide their secrets away
Nobody wants to stand up to the pain
But I will stand up to the pain
Wake up and fight again
If you could dance with me through this rain
And we will fight, we'll fight again, fight again
(fight again, fight again)
Nobody left, I hide my secrets away,
In the dark, in the dark, in the dark
We all try to hide our secrets away,
In the dark, in the dark, in the dark
Stand up to the pain
Wake up and fight again
If you could dance with me through this rain
And we will fight, we'll fight again, fight again
Fight again
Cause' everybody wants to hide their secrets away
And that's ok
Nobody wants to stand up to the pain
Fight again

song performed by by Good Charlotte
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Today My Problems Seem To Control Me

i don't really know how i'm feeling,
i guess i feel alittle numb,
i don't really care if i feel anything,
i feel like if i do feel,
things will come up,
that will be sooo hard to handle,
i don't really want that right now,
i don't need that,
everyday i wish i had normal problems,
i wonder if that boy liked me,
i wonder if i will get a A on a test,
what should i wear tomorrow?
these little things that seem soo big to others,
seem so little to me,
i'm more concerned about,
will my actions i choose today,
bring flashbacks to come flooding back?
will all of these worries,
just bring me to not even give it a try,
will i continue to fall down a hole,
that have no way out,
at times i think i over think alot,
but over thinking makes me feel safe,
if i were to jump,
i need a safety net to catch me,
it just how i been,
i require more safety than most,
but i believe it has to do with my past,
i didn't have that protection,
during a certain time in my childhood,
becuz of that,
i believe just the little things can hurt,
i was lied to, betrayed, and lost a part of myself,
it no wonder i have days,
where i just don't want to feel,
all i want to do is hide,
hide from the hurt,
hide from my triggers that bring these unwanted feelings,
who would want to live in a world of pain?
not me, but tomorrow i feel i have to put on a brave face,
walk in a world pretending to be living,
it's a hard mask to put on,
but i feel it what the world want to see.

poem by Mona Martinez
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Walk The Talk

where do you live?
i ask him

'i live there' he says,

pointing to a far place
it is a greenery, a forest opaque to the mist,
there is a path that leads there
on bare feet, and without any burden
to carry on
your back,

he says he is an honest man
and shall live with it for many years to come

he says he comes from a family of honest genealogy
and he thrives on simple living and word of honor

his face has a very gentle disposition
like that of the
common lamb
his words are soft
like a rose that you enclose with your hand

before he left for his intended journey
i had a bowl of rice and a
dried fish in my kitchen

i almost believe him
until my bowl of rice
and dried fish are all gone.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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12/09....Pain

Pain...............

It has many forms, some hurt worse than others
Some cause you to bleed, while others make you cry
Some make you want to die, or be dead, while
others just make you want to stay in bed

Pain, its like a bee stinging you in the face
Pain, its like someone sprayin you with mace
Pain, its like having your best friend die
Pain, its like biting into a hot piece of pie
Pain, its like a knife tearing your skin
Pain, its like not having any friends
Pain, its like having your heart ripped in two
Pain, its like not knowing what to do
Pain, is a common thing for me
Pain, it fills my life with sorrow and misery
Pain, it makes me want to cry everyday
Pain, it makes me feel the worst way
Pain, it drives my life and the things I do
Pain..........please leave me alone!

poem by Sacred Garden
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Pale

The World Seems Not The Same
Though I Know Nothing Has Changed
It's All My State Of Mind
I Can't Leave It All Behind
Have To Stand Up To Be Stronger
Chorus
Have To Try
To Break Free
From The Thoughts In My Mind
Use The Time That I Have
I Can Say Goodbye
Have to Make It Right
Have To Find
Cause I Know In The End It's Worth While
That The Pain That I Feel Slowly Fades Away
It Will Be Alright
I Know
I Should Realize
Time Is Precious
It Is Worth While
Despite How I Feel Inside
Have To Trust It'll Be Alright
Have To Stand Up To Be Stronger
Chorus
This Night Is Too Long
Have No Strength To Go On
No More Pain Im Falling Away
Through The Mist See The Face
Of An Angel, Calls My Name
I Remember You're The Reason I have To Stay
Chorus

song performed by by Within Temptation
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I Will Not Stand Down

I will not stand down when my fellow man is in distress
I will not stand down when my fellow man I could bless
I will not stand down when my fellow man's life I could save
I will not stand down when I'm needed and not that brave

Their lives might have been saved, when ordered to stand down
They were attacked and shown no mercy; help was ordered to stand down
They asked many times and again but their back up was ordered to stand down
There were hero's that fought to the end, they didn't follow orders, and they didn't stand down

We lost hero's that night, and all because someone ordered Stand Down
I love America but so ashamed, someone at the top ordered that night Stand Down

poem by Donna Nimmo
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She Makes Me Hear What I'm Saying, Y

Hear what I'm saying, you're losing control
Can't take the sun from her eyes
She's built for comfort, she ain't no fool
She said, take a look
It's easy tonight
It's gonna be alright
She made me feel alright
Baby baby baby baby, feel alright, wooh
Yeah, it's gonna be alright
A flaming sky sure makes her look good
You'll put your life on the line
Are you gonna stay, or do you wanna leave
Well hey, come with me
We'll have a good time
It's gonna be alright
Yeah, she made me feel alright
Baby baby baby baby, feel alright, yeah
Yeah, it's gonna be alright
I can't wait
I gotta have her now
I can't wait
Well my love is growing stronger yeah
I can't wait
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, wooh
????, wooh
It's alright
Baby baby baby baby
She made me feel alright
Yeah, she made me feel alright
Well baby baby baby baby feel alright
Baby baby baby baby feel alright
It's gonna be alright
She made me feel alright
She made me feel alright

song performed by by Journey
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Sometimes A Dream

I can't remember the last time that i felt good for more than a week
I mean really good, for more than a month
'cause i'm chasing a dream
Makes you wanna feel, makes you wanna cry
Makes you wanna tear the stars from the sky
And sometimes a dream doesn't set you free
And you're halfway there, but you're halfway down
And you just can't get your ass out of town
And sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave
And you can't back up 'cause you're against the wall
And it's the same goddamn thing i told you
Sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave
Baby, it's alright
Sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave
Baby, it's alright
And i think that's what's happened to me
'cause i'm walking almost everyday blind
And i'm searching through my past
In a way that isn't healthy, i'm hoping to find
Makes you wanna feel, makes you wanna cry
Makes you wanna tear the stars from the sky
A good list of reasons to know that i'm special
And you're halfway there, but you're halfway down
And you just can't get your ass out of town
To know that i'm different, to know that i'm better
And you can't back up 'cause you're against the wall
And it's the same goddamn thing i told you
Sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave
Baby, it's alright
Sometimes a dream is what makes you a slave
Baby, it's alright
Look around
Do you see anyone for themselves, like you see yourself?
So why do you still feel so all alone?
Bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish
Bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish
How many pieces do you wish?
Bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish
How many pieces do you wish?
My mother told me to pick the very best one
And you are it

song performed by by Liz Phair
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A wish to remain and last

Why not? we are happy nation
Stable and young without any doubt or question
Harmony and peace in every relation
I have every reason to feel satisfied with elation

I feel part and parcel of one package
We are capable and able to manage
All our internal and external affairs
No to cause concern in any matters

What a tradition to offer and follow?
No deviation or drift to allow
World as one family to profess and practice
How do we stand for it and feel very nice?

We have every reason to feel its pulse
Every negative ideas we repulse
Not to indulge in intimidation and threat
Always warmth in relation when we embrace and greet

We stand on our own feet
Not to beg and not to let
Offer a hand of friendship as point of strength
Love to live in peace with same wave length

We as nation may not budge
From our stated position with any grudge
We have no intention to indulge
But to cement the bond and gulf the bridge

What else do we stand for and live?
What have we to show and leave?
Not to cause concern and relieve
Peace and harmony always believe

I raise my head with pride and faith
It won’t be changed till the death
I have every reason to feel great
The goal an d aim is already set

Why I worry for what to offer?
We are one and never differ
Why I worry for what country could not do?
What I could not do is equally true

poem by Hasmukh Amathalal
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A young nation