ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
I'm 22. I'm a grad student at the University of Florida. I play guitar and have been writing songs for the last 6 years. I recently have tried my hand at poetry and short stories. Any feedback is really appreciated. Thanks guys. :-) [August 2003]
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (17) A Lost Conscience (Poetry) I recently had a bit of drama in my life. I ended up sleeping with a girl that my best friend really liked. I know, not good. But I think it help explains the poem. Any feedback is really appreciated. [173 words] A Midnight Journey (Poetry) I wrote this poem after getting lost in the woods while camping. It ended up kinda as an allusion to death too. By the way, try not to drink and wander. [131 words] [Mind] A Simple Night (Poetry) I wrote this about when you're in a fight or broken up in a relationship and you know it is time to go back. I guess just read. [126 words] [Relationships] By My Soul (Songs) This is a song I wrote about being swept away by the girl of my dreams... only a dream though. [229 words] [Romance] Castles (Foreign) We place these castles on the wall. Never thought they’d crumble, never thought they’d fall. [191 words] [Relationships] Dressed In Black (Poetry) I started this one out as a song and changed it around into a poem. I guess it was just a compilation of feelings I get when being with that special person. [155 words] [Romance] I Killed Her (Poetry) A short poem I wrote about screwing up a relationship. [64 words] [Relationships] Love & Hate (Poetry) Well this is about the darkest thing I've ever written. It's about betrayal and hurt. [307 words] [Relationships] On Her Knees (Always) (Songs) A song about having patience in and after a relationship. [146 words] [Relationships] Rise And Fall (Poetry) This is just a poem I wrote about the ups and downs of love. You know you want to r/r. [106 words] [Romance] Second Thought (Poetry) A poem about not having the courage to talk to someone you see... and the regret that follows. [109 words] [Romance] Seventeen (Songs) Song about the past. [121 words] [Mind] The Gambler (Poetry) Not sure why I wrote about this... I don't gamble much. [132 words] The Winding Road (Poetry) I wrote part of this a long time ago and decided to rewrite and add to it.....And here it is for your reviewing pleasure. [168 words] [Relationships] Unrefined (Poetry) A little self exploration piece. [158 words] Until Now (Poetry) Realizations of life. [102 words] [Mind] World Of Color (Poetry) We live in a world of color but nothing is brighter than our shades of grey. [137 words] [Mind]
A Foreign War Eric Richards
Hiding behind my secrets
Living for the past
Take it all in, believe me
Nothing ever lasts
Waiting on you
Is weight on my back
Pulling straws in foreign wars
Just to get you back
I tried to see myself
With your eyes
Like some motionless painting
Of troubled skies
I could scream for justice
Recite it all again
But my lungs are exhausted
From these trite confessions
Chorus
A simple moment to save
Like the reflection in your hair
Like all that you gave
Was it ever, was it ever there?
Hiding behind my secrets
Living for the past
Fighting you just to get into
A peace that could never last
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