M.A.R

She never smiled, yet she was always happy.
She never laughed, yet she cried tears from laughter.
She never said nice things, yet she meant them with all their heart.

She danced, yet she never stood on her own feet.
She prayed every night, yet never believed.
She was strong, yet oh so weak.

She never spoke, yet she said a million words.
She seemed put together, yet she was so broken.
She was hurt, yet never damaged.

She left without saying goodby, yet it felt like she said it too many times.
She was my everything, yet so quickly she became nothing.
She was the son to my father’s solar system, yet she burned out.

She is finally happy, but now we are broken.
She has finally stopped crying, but now we carry her tears.
She is finally a caring soul, but now we’ve become bitter.

She has finally become strong, but we’ve become weak in her place.
She finally believes, but we’ve lost all hope.
Now she is dancing with angels as we wait to perish.

Be free now.
Sing the song of freedom.
Be where there is no pain.

Cheater Cheater

Don’t you get that feeling
Knowing that it’s right there
Knowing that there is an easy way out
Knowing that yours is wrong?

You can look over and be done with it
It’s as simple as that
The answers are all there
It can be finished

But what if they know
What if they find out
What if they punish you
What if they fail you?

They will know you as a faker
They will call you cheater cheater


Murchison

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Music

Friends will break your heart
But music won’t talk
Memories fade
A recording is forever
We all die and be forgotten
But a singer lives through fame and voice

The notes are art
In the form of a tone
A delicate flower that can be forever
Or just in the moment

Music can cause fear
Or take it away
Make the voices stop
And the good ones will stay
Be alone in the dark
Or surrounded by friends

You can make it your own
Or sing along
Let the voices go
And hope we don’t fall

Don’t let go
Just listen for a tune
They might not be there for you
But the music will


Murchison

8

Chocolate

Chocolate is tasty
Chocolate is yummy
CHOCOLATE is delicious

When I take a bite
my mouth feels like dynamite

Sweet, sugary, good
one of the best kinds of food

Dark
smooth gliding silk

Milk
warm and creamy explosions

White
pristine royalty of the cocoa world

Chocolate will never faily
to bring delight, especially when it’s on wholesale!


Murchison

8

Hidden Worlds

I’m lost in a world
No one else knows.
I’m stuck in a dream
No one else sees.
With an unreal friend,
And an enemy I haven’t met,
And the sea next to them,
Deep and blue.
The salty wind in their hair
But the foe doesn’t care
He takes out a hidden weapon,
And my friend must run,
But I don’t know how they got here
Because it’s only chapter one.
I look up for a second
From my hidden world,
And see the flashing lights that surround me.
Someone is texting, sending “hi,” to a friend,
Another is playing a game.
I sigh, defeated, retreat to my world,
As the one around me fades away.
Then chapter 2 starts,
And we get backstory,
And my friends not a friend anymore.
The foe is paying him back


Murchison

8

Why Do We Care?

People are born different,
And treated like they’re somehow wrong.

But those who believe the different ones are less,
Cannot say why.
Which leaves we who think,
A person is never a mistake,
To challenge and defend.

A kid in a wheelchair is the same as one who’s not,
They won’t start a fight,
Or at least they don’t want to
Or maybe they will, anyway,
Even though they don’t want to,
The same as the rest of us.

So why do we treat them as different?
No one can tell.
We “normal ones” don’t even react…
We just watch the show.
Do they feel the same as us?
Perhaps we should ask.

I guess we’ll always wonder,
(at least I will)
Why we treat these people differently,
Sure, they were born different, but aren’t we all?
They were simply born uniquely different than the different of us all.

Some of us are short,
Others are tall,
So why do we judge them?
Just to lead them to despair?

A mouth,
A nose,
Ears,
Hair,
There isn’t any reason to stare.
No one should even care.


Murchison

8

Hardship in 2149

Ashes feathering from the polluted sky
A deep distinct charred scent filling the atmosphere
The moon filling the crisp night
The old man settles under the highway
Sounds from cars rushing over his shelter Water dripping down from the edge of the bridge
A car bolts by
Roaring and reverberating the highway
Splash
The old man’s belongings
Soaked
Just another day of the year in 2149


Murchison

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