Poemetry by T.A. Barnhart

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2022-1-8

my body
is doing
all it can
to get me
to take seriously....
2022-1-6

life is precious.
short, easily ended,
awful at times
yet so amazing,
so wonderful....
2022-1-5

mornings, when i wake,
the first parts of my mind
to kick into gear,
and then try to kick my butt,
are the anxieties, doubts, fears....
2022-1-4

i just love it
when a plan
comes together.
an intention fulfilled
is a great feeling....
2022-1-3

everything everywhere
is spinning & circling:
galaxies
stars
planets....
2022-1-2

there is no magic
in this sad world
; my wishes
never come true.
i am forced....
2022-1-1

despite the parties and fireworks
and all the other foofaroo,
new years day
is just another morning
in another year....
2021-11-9

the dream
wakes me
and lets me
remember,
lets me....
2021-11-4

i am haunted
by my past
in the mistakes
i make
today.
2021-10-27

should i do this
(i want to do this)
or should i do that
(i want to do that)
so of course....
2021-10-26

i am so afraid
of live
my own life,
even though
that life....
2021-10-25

the purpose of life
is to survive
and create new life
to follow after you,
surviving and creating....
2021-9-13

the space
in my head
is too small
for me
to live.
2021-9-7

confronting
what i would
rather ignore
until it
disappears forever....
2021-9-3

i am free
to live my life
as i please
with my only limits being
my sufficient income....
2021-8-31

yes, i am
one of those people
(annoying?)
who asks,
with neither....
2021-8-30

a hamster wheel
would at least
give me exercise.
i gain nothing
from my....
2021-8-29

how helpful
for my mind
to notice
all the flaws
(so many flaws)....
2021-8-25

this morning,
this setting
deserves the touch
of a true poet.
instead....
2021-8-24

walking up
the down escalator
is where my mind goes
when i feel
like i’ve not done enough....
2021-8-22

i don’t dream
about my ex-wife
too often.
like all my dreams,
they have nothing to do....

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