Johnskin11

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  November 2021     8 months ago

Submitted Poems 5 total

Who Am I Not To Forgive?

WHO AM I NOT TO FORGIVE?
A son looks to his father
For guidance, approval, and strength.
The absentee of a father can leave a child
Confused, abandoned, and with a lack of self-confidence.
I know because I've been there
I was full of...

by JOHN ALLEN SKINNER

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Reflections in the mirror

As I began to look at Myself in the mirror
and all that I have become
All of the roads that I have traveled
All of the songs that I've learned and sung.
All of the lessons and teachings
that where either told or dealt
All of the pain and...

by JOHN ALLEN SKINNER

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A True Friend

A True Friend

 
If you would have asked me when I was younger how many friends I have
I would have counted everyone that I hung around in my past
If you would have asked me that same question 15 years after that
I would have thought there’s...

by JOHN ALLEN SKINNER

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Who Am I Not To Forgive

WHO AM I NOT TO FORGIVE?
A son looks to his father
For guidance, approval, and strength.
The absentee of a father can leave a child
Confused, abandoned, and with a lack of self-confidence.
I know because I've been there
I was full of...

by JOHN ALLEN SKINNER

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added 9 months ago
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My son-shine

Morning mist overnight I’ve Become Waiting patiently to see my son
I know he’s coming as stars began to fade Grey clouds turn white and trees give birth to shade
Birds began singing as flowers open their eyes I began to smile as I see my son...

by JOHN ALLEN SKINNER

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added 2 years ago
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