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Chelsey Engel
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Welcome to my Purple Dream poetry website!
I hope you enjoy my works, and feel free to email me with responses with my poems!
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Everlasting Soldier
01/20/03
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I lost the fight but it's alright
Cause' I'm a soldier
You may defeat me but believe me
It's not over
I put forth everything I got
And I survive
You try to kill me but right now
I am alive
You pull me down to the ground
But I will stay strong
I won't be weak, I'll be on top
All my life long
I run and hide, you try to find me
But you don't
I'll slip away, you'll try to catch me
But you won't
You pull your gun and try to shoot
I get my knife
I won't let you destroy my world,
Destroy my life
I fight back with all I have
With all my heart
You give up quick, you know you can't
Tear me apart
Whatever you do, you can never ever
Put me down
No matter what you do, you can't
Knock me down to the ground
You think you got me, but, trust,
My life isn't over
I won't back down, I am an
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The Ripples' Tale
01/31/03 |
The ripples expand in the puddles, stretching before my eyes
Little at first, then grow stronger, reflect the darkness in the sky
They tell a story of destruction and death, the people falling apart
As the pain of hostility shoots their souls, ripping, tearing their hearts
Their bodies weak and weary, their eyes drooping low
They knew in their hearts that the only way to live is to never let go
Weapons not in use, only their minds put together
The patriots united and pledged that they would last forever
Walking the paths of harmony, down the road of peace
All together they declared that their love shall never cease
With their good hearts and souls, they lived a life of amity
Which led up to their growing of wings, peacefully flying free
Now the ripples are beginning to die, die down to a hole of clear
Only the sound of the hymns of the breeze flow soothingly in my ear
The clouds are moving away, the sky so beautiful and divine
I close my eyes to shield the golden sun beginning to shine
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Memories
04/22/03
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Jagged edges, high steep cliffs
Bumps along the road
All the barriers placed before you
Are creating a heavy load
But like a castle in the sand
It will soon collapse
You have to hold on to the burden
You have to tighten the straps
This journey is telling a story
Of your enduring and memorable past
You look at yourself and try to remember
The memories that forever will last
The suffering and hardship pressured down
Built a stronger you
Inner, outer, soul and spirit
Either way, you know it's true
This expedition through life was worth
The photos, the family, the friends
Because through it all you know you have
So many memories that will never end...
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Torture Extremity
05/01/03 |
Chains wrapped around her, pain suppressing
Her childish fears amist
Tortured by hatred of her own kind
If she's gone, she knows she shan't be missed
The metal is reflecting a face wretched with horror
But the girl sets her past aside
All those years of everything concealed
With no one in sight to confide
Her heart contorts and ensnares with acrimony
As she struggles to break free from enslavement
But her wrist starts throbbing and her heart beats suddenly
As she evokes those bleak times as a servant
She was not a drudge to a lady or lord
But a servant to all of mankind
She did what they told her and said nothing but,
"A good life is all I want to find."
Back to the present situation at hand
She surrenders and falls straight to the ground
Nobody knows what happened to the dear
But a good life, I suppose, was not found.
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Untitled
05/12/04
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The sky is painted yellow
Or is it really gold?
I don't even know
I was never told
I stare up at the sky
And wonder who is up there
Who sacrificed and died
All because He cares
Things are real confusing
In my little world
People are so abusing
To this little girl
This wretched stage she's at
Pounds her hard like rain
Beats her in this combat
Goes straight through her veins
I'm trying hard to find
A soul to answer me
Someone of my kind
Someone who can see
My true self deep inside
Isn't all that bad
I'm not about to die
Maybe just a little tad
Take a look at her
You'll see there's nothing wrong
She is just a sinner
Like you, but she is strong
She has faith in her Savior
With him, she will survive
She will not grow weaker
'Cause she's never felt more alive
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This World
09/21/03 |
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It's said this world is a beautiful thing
And you can be anything if you just spread your wings
The truth must be told that a utopia is out of reach
But all the rulers say that optimism, we must teach
How will children know that they can't fly?
How will they understand that any day they can die?
How will they take it when they fail their first time
And will they be revealed to all of America's crimes?
We are the most powerful, but it gets to our heads
We think we are invincible, then one day thousands are dead
But still we continue to ignore our disgusting past
Our hypocritic ways and the memories that last
Battles we've fought and wars we have lost
The way the non-guilty had to pay the cost
Slaughtered and butchered for no logical reason
They were left there to rot until the next season
Brought up by prejudice, hatred and lies
They cursed on those whom they thought they despised
Who are they to say who doesn't belong
When they've been just like them all along?
Rising their noses and kicking the ground
Lower than low, they think they deserve a crown
Judging the ones who stand out in the crowd
Because they are different, who cares? They're allowed
Their skin may be black, or yellow, or red
Just because of that, their blood has been shed
What if you were put into their innocent shoes
Thinking of your rights that you know you will lose
"United We Stand" is what the government stresses
But all of the hunted must force up defenses
Acceptance is the tie that will hold us together
Or burn up our nation into ashes forever
"Happily ever after" will never be the end
If we don't try to be the world's best friend
Touch the unfortunate, reach out a hand
Extend our minds and share our lands
Look into the eyes of the blameless prey
Whisper to their soul that they shouldn't be ashamed
Hand in hand, I know how it seems
Absurd and inconceivable, just another nightly dream
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I Remember
10/21/03
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I remember memories
Tossed in a box away
Take them out, never let them go
In my heart, they'll always stay
I remember Pap-pap
Always made me smile
Told me his stories of World War II
Though it took a while
I remember Grammy
Walking up her cement
Smelling ginger and baking bread
I'll always treasure the scent
I remember Daddy
Throwing me the ball
Had the patience of a guardian angel
Always catching me when I fall
I remember Mommy
Tying my hair in a bow
All I was doing was going to school
But she acted like I was in a show
I remember Natalie
Constantly on the go
Barely had time to play with me
I guess I'll never know
I remember Skippy
His dark, NAVY tattoo
Traditional kisses at every greeting
He always replaced my blues
I remember Nonnie
Sharing with me her prayer card
Telling me to stick it out
Even when times got hard
I remember Misty
Running wild and free
Heard the sound of the screeching car
I cried down on my knees
I remember David
Made your spirits bright
July 13 started out great
Then he vanished into the night
I remember my childhood
I'm so blessed I can
Though times were rough and tough to live
They've all made me who I am
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Lost Popularity
11/02/03
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Mirror, mirror on the wall
Show them who they really are
Break the glass with all their lies
Their fibbing eyes and rumors
Deceived by their own kind
They don't know who they can find
When they crumble, where to go?
Backstab, cheating, only I know
They'll never make it on their own
Turn around, mobile, changing everywhere
Out of what you used to recall
Your true friends who you thought cared
Really they desired your money and style
These things last, but only for a while
Then the real truth happens
And you're let laughing
At yourself and pitiful ways
Look back at your pathetic days
Used to know you, now I flee
Every time you come to me
That's what you get, you took the long way
Sorry it ended, but hey, that's the game
Your choice is yours, not mine, now I wonder
Celebration is ours as we look at each other
Trusting and respecting one another
As you cry in wish of gaiety
For paying the cost of lost popularity
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Heaven Dreams
01/02/04 |
As the rain falls down
And the wind blows past
I'll try to remember,
As my heart steadily pounds
My dreams that never last
I surrender to the drops
As they wash away my hope
I force myself to recognize
Not knowing what's the cost
That I'll just have to cope
Nothing lasts forever
I know this, but I shun
The fact because I want to live
Until the world gets put together
Under the new rising sun
My dreams are the only comforts I find
I can be myself, I can be me, I can be free
Without the pestering voices
And chills of the unkind
Which most know as society
So I push myself to sleep
And to forget about the morning
I want to be here until the end of time
And hide from the hauntings that creep
Constantly screaming and scorning
I beg the rain to continue
Its force onto my soul
Drain all my pain and flood my mind
Be veiled from the world in my dreams, I must do
Because that's when I lose all control
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Artwork
01/12/04 |
Am I a disastrous masterpiece?
Do you want to erase me?
I know you want to make me better
I'm not perfect
So mold me into what you want
Cause I need to put my heart to rest
Am I a smeared painting?
Do you want to clean me?
I know you want to make me neater
I'm not tidy
So pick me up into what you want
Cause I need to put my soul to rest
Am I a demolished statue?
Do you want to reconstruct me?
I know you want to fill the cracks
I'm not whole
So shape me into what you want
Cause I need to put my body to rest
Am I an undeveloped picture?
Do you want to show me?
I know you want to make it clear
I'm not vivid
So reveal me into what you want
Cause I need to put my eyes to rest
Am I a tarnished canvas?
Do you want to tone me?
I know you want to dust the gloom
I'm not gleaming
So polish me into what you want
Cause I need to put my surface to rest
Am I some work of art?
Do you want to own me?
I know you want to buy to waste
I'm not for sale
So walk away to wherever you want
Cause I need to put my life to rest
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