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Karen Degnan Foiles, 19 february 2013

Runaway

Runaway into the night
Runaway without a fight
Have you slept at all tonight?
Have you thought about your future?
This is not something you can suture
This is such a hard way to mature
Do you have shoes on your feet?
Do you have enough to eat?
Are your plans set in concrete?
You think that this will solve
The problems you can't resolve
Are now problems that will compound?
It's not too late, but the clock ticks
Come back and face the music
Come back and share your feeling
Things aren't always what they seem
Come back, and let out a scream
Share your pain, and let your healing begin
Let the hope of love get under your skin
And bring you back home again

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Karen Degnan Foiles, 19 february 2013

Hidden Talents

Many times you've heard them say
"You never know until you try it"
Who cares if it's less that perfect
Your reason to try, can be many things
Boredom, a dare, a bad dream
A time in your life for growing
So you sit down and write
And to much to your delight
Who knew you'd have a new talent
They've been inside your head
You can wait to see
Just what all these words mean
They have a life of their own
A story evolves, the words unknown
You can't wait to get to the end
When it's time close and the story is done
You take the time to sit and ponder
My goodness was this me
I can't believe that
I made this masterpiece!

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Karen Degnan Foiles, 19 february 2013

Another Chapter

Another chapter ending and another to start
Another heart descending, another heart departs
My life is an open book, for all to see
As I write these painful memories, and my wonderful journey
Excited about the future and frightened by it too
Each day grows closer to my new history
I take a step towards the bright mystery
Discoveries to be sought and lessons learned
Who know what they will be
For only god does know that for sure

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Karen Degnan Foiles, 22 january 2013

Guilt

Guilt is not your friend,
But is it…it depends

Guilt, the stink of sludge
And the color of mud

Guilt, the reminder of the past
Of harm and pain surpassed

Guilt, is the devil in disguise
Waiting for your soul to die

Guilt, is slime with all beauty aside
Covering your beaten hide

Guilt, keeps you in check
When you want to say what the heck…

Guilt, when you feel you should
But it is something understood

Guilt, partners with regret
Consequence’s with debt

Guilt, is like a death
It reminds you of the your dread

It hisses from the lips of those who are pure
It turns their gentle heart insecure

Guilt, it makes the stomach turn
When things are about to turn

Guilt is not your friend,
But is it…it depends

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Karen Degnan Foiles, 24 january 2013

Who Am I

I lost the person that I once knew
She took a different path to pursue
A path that I had to go through
And paid my past life adieu

I used to like my crafts
To see what I can create
Now I only do for others
So 'they' can appreciate

I used to be outgoing
I liked to make new friends
Now I'm timid and boring
Now I sit back and blend

I used to love to sing
It was my favorite thing
It made me feel that I could heal
The pain that I felt inside

Now it's not a treasure
That I can take pleasure
It reminds me of who I was
And who I do not want to be

I'm told I must heal myself
When all my life I felt pain
I tried so hard to keep it shelved
Protecting myself from blame

I was always very sensitive
To harsh words or a loud yell
They cut so very deep within
Bid my self-esteem farewell

Now I try to see
Just where it all comes from
Not take it so personally
They had also succumb

Who am I, this person I've become
The old me has disappeared
As the new has persevered
I'm someone who's no longer numb

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Karen Degnan Foiles, 22 january 2013

Martin Luther King Jr.

When I was little, I wanted to be
A speaker against prejudice and hating
My dad told me of a man of ground breaking
He spoke of equality for you and me

This man would bring people together
Of every creed and color
He tried to teach us live with each other
Side by side with toleration as brothers

He did not expect us to live in bliss
But with respect and without malice
He had a dream so strong and true
He had a dream for me and you

His life was short and not so perfect
He was simple man, a born sinner
A master of words, a deal spinner
But he was a model, a man to respect

His life was cut too short one day
By a man filled with fear and hate
If they were both alive here today
He would wipe the slate clean and pray

The good in his heart
Has lived on today
It shows when we show
Respect for each other

We hear of Equality, Peace, and Love
These can be all be linked
To that man who had a dream
To let freedom ring

His dream lives on today

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Karen Degnan Foiles, 23 february 2013

Better off

I've been doing some thinking
'Bout this new path I'll be taking
It'll be really scary without you
When I've counted on you for everything

I'm strong in spirit
And will not give up and quit
But I believe in my heart
That is just what you did

I grew up in a house
Of love and hope
You grew up with
Common sense and dope

I am the dreamer
My eyes wide shut
You're the controller
Eyes on the buck

Our love was started in sin
Yet we threw caution to the wind
We found the fantasy mirage
And thought we could beat the odds

Oh how we struggled
Just to be together
I guess you were just tired
Of”trying” to love another

I never gave up on love
But I gave on you
I guess that why I did
What I did to you

You've done me a favor
My future I'll savor
Because "Better off" I'll be
To finally live my life

For "I" and not "We"

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Karen Degnan Foiles, 24 january 2013

Sands of Time and Birthday’s Whine

I turn the glass over and watch the sands fall
Creating a mound of memories to recall

I reflect to cherish, the days of my youth
Watching them slip by, not much I can do

But awake to a new day, that too will pass
I will pick up that glass and with no abash

I empty the grains of days gone by
Empty the time, and fool myself “why”?

Who wants to see that you’re getting older
Just let it come by and you’ll feel bolder

I’m not leaving without a fight
I’m stubborn and full of strife

I like how I feel and don’t want a reminder
Just how fast time slips by

So I will run in the that sand
And then kick my heals up high

Take “that” sand, take “that” time

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Karen Degnan Foiles, 19 february 2013

Shipping My Anniversary

Never thought I'd be sending you clothes today
Today of all days

A day to celebrate but instead
I picked out your favorite threads

And shipped our hopes a dreams away
To made sure you'd warm while away

I'm a little numb and going thru the motions
Throughout these complications

Still can’t believe our marriage is but a memory
On our anniversary

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Karen Degnan Foiles, 19 february 2013

What I Want

I want to know someone’s there
To hold me when I laugh
And when I cry when I’m sad

When I’m at my best, in all my glory
And at my worst, yet you’ll stand by me
Not judge, nor guilt me into shame

I want someone to love me
Be my cheerleader in life
To sing my loving praise

And I want inspire him to be
The champion of my heart
Whose dreams will never be out of reach

I want to lock eyes
From across a crowded room
And only see you and feel our passion
Begin to rise

I want to feel alive

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Other poems: Forgotten Mom, Frustration, You Bring Out The Best In Me, What's Done is Done, Under My Skin, Stronger Everyday, Fractured Fantasy, That Moment, Best Years of Our Lives, Live Through Another Day, The line between Steps, No Lingering Feelings, Frazzled, Just Me My Friend, Kinds of Loss, What's Done is Done, TORN, The Hard Way, So Many Questions, Ready To Be On My Own, No Regret, I Got An Email Today, 911, A Birthday With No Presents, Cast Judgment, Better off, Anticipation, Hidden Talents, Runaway, Another Chapter, What I Want, Shipping My Anniversary, Sands of Time and Birthday’s Whine, Endless Valentine, Who Am I, Awakening Feelings, Chirp, Chirp, Chirp!!!, Martin Luther King Jr., Guilt, Last Night I Dreamed Of You, God Knew, Letting Love Define Me, Sold Is My Heart, Please Do Leave Me So..., To My Music, My True Love, Better Off, A Storm is Brewing, A Second Chance, A Prayer for America,

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Runaway

Hidden Talents

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Guilt

Who Am I

Martin Luther King Jr.

Better off

Sands of Time and Birthday’s Whine

Shipping My Anniversary

What I Want

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