Forgotten

By S.B. O'Riley

Forgotten picks up where My Soul's Core leaves off. It is a poignant yet inspirational collection of thoughts and feelings written down in poetic form. It's purpose, to share those ups and downs we experience in life, and to let those who choose to read them know that they are not alone. Despite what we believe otherwise, there are others who have experineced the same things in life and have survived. Forgotten is a collection of 100+ poems, written mostly in free-verse form.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Soul's Core Press
• Release date: Apr 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223766568

S.B. O'Riley

S.B. O'Riley is a self-taught writer, poet and nature photographer, trying to bring a touch of joy and inspiration into the lives of those who read and view his literary and photographic works.

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The Rain

I did something today,

Something I had not done

In quite some time actually.

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I stood out in the pouring rain,

Not really going anywhere,

None of the usual

Dashing between falling drops

On my way to nowhere,

No trying to avoid getting soaked.

In fact, for a change,

I welcomed it.

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I just stood there,

Gazing upwards into a darkened sky,

Each drop greeting me

On its way to join its companions.

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Even though the mid-winter winds

Were cold and daunting,

I embraced them.

I embraced each half-frozen droplet

As they beat against my flesh,

All-the-while, just standing there.

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I know,

Not the smartest thing to do,

Considering.

But, as foolish as it appeared,

It felt freeing.

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It made me feel something that

I hadn’t felt in such a long time,

Something I look forward to one day

Feel again.

It made me feel alive!

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I did something today,

Something I had not done

In quite some time actually.

Perhaps,

When the next rain comes,

Just maybe,

I’ll stand out in it as well?

Forgotten

A tear falls

Silent,

Unnoticed by whom it was shed for.

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No one really knows

Or, even cares

What has become of him.

What once was

Is no more,

A distant memory.

What could have been

Should have been

Will never be,

Lost in the darkness of his loneliness.

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Another tear falls

Silent,

Unnoticed by whom it was shed for.

The Darkest Corner

In the darkest corner

On the darkest night

One man, sat alone.

To powerless to move

To powerless to fight,

For his soul

Could not yet

Feel the light.

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Through trial and error

Suffering was learned

Defeat was second nature,

It usually came

At a price too high

One few

Could afford

To pay.

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In the darkest corner

On the darkest night

One man, sat alone,

For an end he pleaded

As his spirit faltered

Thoughts of mercy

All but a dream.

All that was left

Were fading hopes

And lost dreams,

As he wondered

How much more

He could bear.

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In the darkest corner

On the darkest night

One man, sat alone,

To powerless to move,

To powerless to fight,

For forgiveness

Never came.

Searching

It’s in the pain of those I love

My own agony chooses to live,

Knowing it was I,

Not some stranger,

Who brought their hearts

This sorrow.

Throughout one’s life

A heart learns many things

Yet, no matter

How hard we try

We can’t teach it to forget.

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As for me,

My own heart see’s the struggles

Of what I’ve put them through.

Even as, I write these thoughts

My soul searches for its release.

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But, I know I cannot claim

What has yet to be offered,

It’s as if the words needed

Were too sacred to be spoken,

They elude my prayers,

Only to be found in the darkness

Of my own,

Misguided dreams.

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Each night, without fail,

Your forgiveness, their forgiveness,

Is sought,

And sometimes, even found,

Only to be lost once more

With the coming of the dawn.

Into The Darkness

Into the darkness

His thoughts start to creep

Looking, searching

For all that he’s lost.

Faces, places, things of the past

Tormenting his memories

Then haunting his dreams.

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Into the darkness

His hope now strays

Lost in the shadows

His own mind creates.

His sanity lost

Or was it taken away?

No one’s left to tell him

Everything will be okay.

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Into the darkness

His spirit now fades

His humanity lost forever

For