Life can throw some serious curveballs. For me, that curveball was a spinal cord injury that left me a quadriplegic. Suddenly, the world I knew shifted on its axis. Simple things I once took for granted – reaching for a glass of water, scratching an itch, getting out...
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GETTING IT RIGHT?
The scale tips, always just a hair, Away from balance, tipped by air. I strive and strain, I bend and mold, A story left forever untold. Each effort launched, a hopeful flight, Descends too soon in fading light. The measured praise, a whispered breeze, Lost in the rustling...
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LINDEN
(Record scratch)(Intro – Jazzy, low-fi beat with a vinyl crackle)Yeah, check it. From the East Side, to the West Side, to the North… nah.L-I-N-D-E-N. The Heart of the City.(Beat drops, a smooth, head-nodding boom-bap rhythm)(Verse 1)Used to rock the faded Timbs, walkin’ past the old Save-A-LotSummers felt eternal,...
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90s Nostalgia
Intro/Chorus: (Fast-paced, energetic punk rock riff) 90s kid, missin’ the scene Hangin’ out, gettin’ high, TV screen MTV, music blastin’ loud Nothin’ to worry ’bout, feelin’ proud Verse 1: Remember the days, simpler times Nothin’ but fun, no stressin’ crimes Skateboardin’ streets, rockin’ the band Friends by my side, holdin’...
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Lost in a Labyrinth
A maze of doubt, a tangled mind, Where every step feels undefined. Each word I speak, a stumbling block, Each deed I do, a heavy lock. My thoughts, a labyrinth, dark and deep, Where shadows creep and secrets sleep. I search for light, a guiding hand, But lost...
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Unbound
Though chains of circumstance have bound my frame, My spirit soars, unfettered by the same. A quadriplegic, yes, but not confined, For in my heart, a universe I find. Once bound by flesh, now free to roam, A soul untethered, finding peace at home. No longer chasing shadows,...
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LONG HAUL
(Verse 1)Headlights cut the darkness, a ribbon of goldTwelve hours on the asphalt, a story to be toldGot the hammer down, pushing this rig through the nightAnother thousand miles until I hold you tightWindshield wipers beatin’ a steady, tired drumPrayin’ this old diesel gets me where I’m comin’...
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My Girls
(Verse 1) Woke up in this bed of concrete and steel, Another day, another fight I have to feel. They put me here, said it was for my own good, But they don’t know the pain, misunderstood. They took my freedom, my life, my everything, But what really...
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The Cold Knife
Cold metal chills, a sterile gown, Thoughts spiral down, a whispered frown. The surgeon’s face, a calming mask, But fear takes hold, a chilling task. Will I wake up, will I see the light?Or drift away into endless night? The unknown beckons, dark and vast, A fragile breath,...
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Battle Within
Beneath the surface, calm I try to feign, A steady heartbeat, but a tremor in my vein. The looming surgery, a shadow in my mind, Where hope and fear in constant battle bind. Will anesthesia hold, will I wake anew? A million questions whispered, tinged with blue. The...
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