I don’t know what time it is. I step outside onto my endearingly decorated porch in the cold, brisk air, and that tells me that it’s morning. I reach into my back pocket to find it vacant, then tap the rest of my pockets, searching. Where the hell is my phone? Maybe it can give me a clue or tell me anything that’s happened this past year. Let me backtrack and give you a little explanation:

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There once was a magnificent kingdom

Ruled by a less than graceful king

But it didn’t matter because he was full of wisdom

He won many wars and his legacy was flourishing

The key ingredient in his success was how he was always optimistic

Try as they may no one could ever stop him

To think they could was just wishful thinking and unrealistic

The crown sat magnificently on his head

And a warrio...

An example is when your sweet, tart, juicy peach begins to rot

You could take another bite but good it would be not

Another example of decay is that faint lingering smell at an open casket funeral

And if you ever lost someone you loved you wouldn’t find that last line humoral

Decay is when a once white collar, kid friendly neighborhood becomes overrun with gangs and robberies

This is when you c...

Sweetness and softness were old friends seldom heard from

As I hold the knife in my hand my heart beats in my chest like a drum

Anger and aggression are now the only friends I know

My heart is cold as ice like it rests in a bed of snow

Strife and oppression are things I’m certainly familiar with

The friends I had will surely start to drift

Once they know what I have done

My own brother star...

I’m truly sorry for everything I put you through

Unspeakable we’re the things that I would do

I was manic and unmedicated, a canon ready to explode

My actions were enough to make your head implode

I know I can’t change the past or erase my mistakes

But I can’t lose you now, ever high are the stakes

My love for you has only since grown

I want to make you feel like a king on a throne

You say ...

Strawberries; purity, sensuality, fertility, abundance, modesty

Due to high vitamin c content, to your health they are a commodity

Apples; good health and future happiness

Their crisp, sweet taste makes them the opposite of nastiness

Peaches; prosperity, happiness, sensuality, immortality

They remind me of my childhood, so I eat them nostalgically

Plums; perseverance and hope, as well as beau...

Trying something new

Like traveling to an unknown city

Stepping on the balcony just to realize there’s no beautiful view

Your first week at a new job

Going through orientation and training

Only to find out, your new boss is a total snob

Sometimes trying something new can be the start of something great

Other times it can lead to disappointments

Despite this, don’t be afraid of new beginnin...

Go the extra mile

Pick up the trash you see in the street on your walk

Hold the door open for the sweet old lady in a wheelchair

Pick up an extra shift to cover for your sick coworker

Make your significant other a decadent meal, but don’t leave out dessert and a bottle of good wine

Braid your patients hair after you give them a shower

Apologize for the things that weren’t your fault, but thi...

Time is of the essence

When we met, you truly valued my presence

Things got rough, arguments, infidelities, and drugs

Now the only thing I truly crave is your hugs

Time and distance can never keep us apart

Baby boy our love is nothing less than art

You help me keep my chin up when things get rough

Your kisses are something that I can never get enough

We slept outside, pouring was the rain ...

Somberness is like a dark sky filled with beautiful and shining stars, but the stars are all concealed up by clouds. It is as dreary as cancelled plans to go chill at a water park with friends, ruined by a rainy day. Have you ever loved someone so dearly, that you’d do any and everything to see them smile, but they simply do not reciprocate those feelings and they’d rather only stay for a while. F...