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Nicholas Ryan Sampson

Nicholas Ryan Sampson

Uphill

Life is an uphill struggle
Nothing comes easy
and only hard work pays off
 
I don’t like hard work
was my 5 word protest
It was that simple
 
But when I was your age
he said
with a grin
It was uphill both ways
 
I couldn’t help but smile
I’m sure
Grandpa

(2013)

In Loving Memory
James F. Logue

#Life #MemoryStruggle #Work

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Gently

I hope this is postmarked before my death certificate is dat… but you’ll know why if it is or if it isn’t If you get this in time
Nothing

I say hello and you say nothing You may hear me you may even think of a response
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Writers Block

Everyday I visit the only writers block I know to hone my words and wit and help them cut deeper into the skin
Knowing

Just when I get back on my feet you pass on by and I lose my footing Again
Watch

The hands of this watch haven’t moved since the last time you did and I’m not sure if I’m ready to hear the ticking
Aware

It must be a wednesday or a friday or any day at all for I am painfully aware of the wo… that consumes me
 1
Untitled

I would write a sweet poem and title it with your name if I loved you at all
Friend

There is something to be said of a true friend One who will pull the knife from your back One who will stitch the wounds
Underwater

Everyday I lived out a song written just for you But you could
 1
Nature

There is poetry in nature better left to be spoken wordlessly by the breeze
 2
Always

I wrote this while thinking of you so I guess you could say this poem is eight years in the making
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One Way

The road is long and winding like nothing you can imagine Too many off ramps to count but too few in hindsight
 2
Reason

I awoke from a deep sleep and knew the reason was to write I love you
 1
Mightier

The pen must be
 mightier than the sword
 For there is nothing that
 will spill your guts faster
 than a bit of ink that says

Asleep

I awoke in the dark next to you and more alone than ever I was amazed to hear your heart beating from
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