Jon M. Nelson

As we journey through our lives,
We all take separate paths.
Sometimes they're filled with sorrow,
Other times they're full of laughs.
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Once again, it's that time of year,
When the world should be full of cheer.
This is the time for peace and love,
As the angels watch from up above.
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You can't expect me to be something I'm not,
This is who I am and this is what you've got.
I won't pretend to be someone else's dream,
So that I can help with your self-esteem.
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Now that your mother has become my wife,
You will always be a big part of my life.
I know I could never take your dad's place,
But in your heart, I hope you have a space.
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Where exactly did our priorities go?
This is something we may never know.
Family values are a thing of the past,
And our connections don't seem to last.
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The midnight creatures begin to howl,
As I see the shadows on the prowl.
The darkness surrounds me like a cloud,
As my inner soul screams out loud.
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As I search the horizon for a new beginning,
I always wonder what tomorrow will bring.
As the sun rises, it triggers a new day.
But now will I get lost along the way?
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As I look all around everything is soaked,
From all the violence that's been provoked.
Crimson rivers now flow through the street,
And it is everywhere I try to place my feet.
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They say Curiosity killed the cat,
Well, there is a story behind that.
It's not the reason that you may think,
When you hear it, your heart will sink.
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Dear John,
I don't like that you're so far away,
Because I want to hold you every day.
I long to hold you in my loving arms,
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Why is it so hard for me to let her go?
Because deep down inside, I know we are through.
I've learned from my mistakes, and I'm willing to grow.
But I don't want to move on to find someone new.
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I awake in my own bedroom,
Have I been in here before?
I need to use the restroom,
But I cannot find the door.
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The tortured screams echo
From the endless abyss below.
From the wretched souls the ashes rise,
And disperse into the amber skies.
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I've burned too many bridges,
To go back across the river.
I could try to swim back across,
But the coldness made me shiver.
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Nobody wants to learn anything anymore,
Since everything is found on the internet.
There's no reason for them to study now,
Since the information is so easy to get.
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So many treasures of this nation
have been lost and will never be found

There is no justice kept at the borders
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I may not be the biggest football fan,
But that doesn't make me any less of a man.
I don't sit in a deer stand waiting for the kill,
There must be a better way to find a thrill.
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I'm stranded and lost after my car broke down,
I'm on the outskirts of a strange, small town.
I walked up to a house hoping to make a call;
I knocked on the door as the rain started to fall.
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The leather jacket made her look like a biker,
She had her thumb sticking out like a hitch hiker.
Who knows what she was doing walking way out there,
I couldn't just leave her in the middle of nowhere.
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The multiple colors blend in as one,
As they mask the disappearing sun.
Slowly I watch as it drifts away,
It's marking the end of another day.
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