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Characterless

What is a man? Well, are you someone who respects women or thinks of them the way that is shown in this poem?

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fading

A poem about a boy whose thoughts are trapped in his mind.

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Sand

Sand was originally written as a spoken word poem. The idea behind it is that some events in your life never leave, and remnants stay for a very long time.

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The Power of Music

Words do little justice to the emotions told and felt by musicians. One can only try to capture the sheer magnitude of the power of music to draw people, hearts, and stories together across boundaries both physical and ideological. To be able to share it is an honour and a skill to be honed over many years.

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Should I Envy?

envy (noun) painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage.

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Starry Night

If you just take a moment to listen, hear, and watch your surroundings, the world could be amazing and beautiful, even if only for a moment.

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You

This poem is about how a writer who loves someone he can’t have and no matter how hard he tries to explain it, he can’t. So, he wrote what he felt, because that’s what writers do best.