A Soul In The Night

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by Kendrick Goldwater


  your absence hurts me

  leaving a hole in my spirit

  where you belon g

  the clouds

  obscure the sun

  but she

  is planning

  her revenge

  and will dissipate

  them all

  in the morning

  with her first touc h

  i vow to contribute

  to creating a world

  where progress is celebrated

  where everyone

  regardless

  of their

  sex

  gender

  sexuality

  or whatever

  is treated

  equally

   ​

  we made a language

  all our own

  out of the slang

  and ways of speaking

  that we formed

  togethe r

  the sun knows

  that the whims

  of the clouds

  on earth

  truly mean nothing

  in the larger scheme

  of things

  she will win

  in the en d

  everyone deserves

  to exist

  exactly as they ar e

  nice guys

  who are just

  using being ‘nice’

  as a way

  to try to get sex

  are the worst

  type of me n

  we are all

  just trying to find

  our place

  in this worl d

  life

  is far too short

  not to take

  everything

  it has to offe r

  do not listen

  to those

  who tell you

  that you

  must change

  who you ar e

  love

  always win s

  you showed me

  the type of love

  that my analytical mind

  could only

  begin to appreciat e

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  A SOUL IN THE NIGH T

  the greatest secret

  of life

  is that we

  are the product

  of the mistakes

  we make

  mistakes shape us

  into the person

  we will ultimately

  becom e

  i was

  a lost soul

  in the night

  stumbling around

  confused and broken

  until you

  took my hand

  and led me

  to the light

  with your lov e

  stop losing sleep

  over those

  who don’t even

  bat an eye

  at the idea

  that they

  have hurt you

  your inner fire

  is enough

  to devour the world

  do not

  treat it lightl y

  to be broken

  is not the same

  as giving up

  you do not need

  to give up

  on the contrary

  see this as an opportunity

  to put yourself

  back together again

  into something

  ne w

  you do not know

  the extent

  of your true strength

  until

  you keep fighting

  even though

  you’re tire d

  keep going

  even when

  it seems

  like the most

  impossible thing

  in the entire worl d

  the best part

  about healing

  is that your scars

  make you stronger

  than you’ve ever been

  before

   ​

  you will know

  that your strength

  has eclipsed

  your pain

  when you find yourself

  capable

  of moving o n

  every beautiful thing

  comes from pain

  a dove

  cannot take to the skies

  without going

  through the struggle

  of breaking through

  its shel l

  once

  you have begun

  to heal yourself

  your inner light

  will spread

  to those around yo u

  it is time

  to tell your heart

  to move o n

  find someone

  who doesn’t cringe

  when you express

  your individuality

  and quirks

  find someone

  who sees who you are

  and loves you deepl y

  be ruthless

  with cutting out

  the things

  and people

  in your life

  that don’t make you

  happ y

  do not feel guilty

  for cutting out

  the people

  who add stress

  and negative energy

  into your life

  let the toxic people

  go

  ​ i still think of you

  whenever i see

  a beautiful rose

  some memories

  are too powerful

  to forge t

  do not think twice

  about leaving

  situations

  that make you

  feel

  badly

  about yoursel f

  some people just want to hurt you to make themselves feel a sense of power that they do not deserve

  do not take it personally

  but also

  do not

  give them a pass

  for the way they ac t

  ultimately

  the person

  you need most

  in the world

  is yourself

   ​

  focus on yourself

  first and foremos t

  no matter

  the length

  of your journey

  do not forget

  to keep

  looking up

  the cosmos

  move

  in their beautiful patterns

  within the confines

  of your sou l

  you do not need

  to hold yourself

  to the standard

  of perfection

  it is enough

  to push further

  than you were

  yesterday

   ​

  do not allow others

  to take

  your inner light

  from yo u

  joy

  is a beautiful thing

  on the face

  of a woman

  who has gotten over

  a man

  who does not

  deserve he r

  your problems

  are not permanent

  you will look back

  on them one day

  feeling free

  as a bird

  having conquered

  all

  of all the mistakes i’ve ever made

  you are the one

  i wish i could repeat

  over and over agai n

  one day

  i will wake up

  no longer craving you

  no longer desperately wanting

  your soul

  to be next to mine

  again

  one day

  i will recover

  and become whole

  again

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  DO NOT FORGET

  TO BELIEVE

  THAT THE DARKNESS

  THAT SURROUNDS YOU

  WILL NOT LAST FOREVER

  YOU WILL BECOME FREE

  THIS I PROMISE YO U

  A SOUL IN THE NIGH T

  A SOUL IN THE NIGHT is a book of poetry written over the course of nearly a decade by Kendrick Goldwater. It chronicles his journey through darkness and pain, love and heartbreak, into a place of hope, love, and healing.

 

 

 


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