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This is the last poem in the 30 Days of Poetry series, and it's very personal to me. I'd really appreciate it if you could watch the video. Hey, guys! I've decided to do a 30 day series of poetry videos that I wrote and recorded myself.  I hope you enjoy them! Please watch the videos because they give a little bit of background and explanation for where the poems came from. P.S. DO NOT STEAL MY POEMS. Thanks! :) To Trust Again: the very personal reading and description To Trust Again 2 June 2018 Ariel Douglas I believed you I trusted you You broke me You used me You never loved me You took my heart My mind My body And threw it against the concrete floor Where it fell into a million, billion, gillion pieces It’s taken me so long to pick them up again To build them into something that I thought was worthy of being told That I was loved You caressed me In the beginning Tenderly whispering what you thought I wanted to hear ...

Hey, guys! I've decided to do a 30 day series of poetry videos that I wrote and recorded myself.  I hope you enjoy them! Please watch the videos because they give a little bit of background and explanation for where the poems came from. P.S. DO NOT STEAL MY POEMS. Thanks! :) video and descritption The Sinner's Heart 19 October 2014 by Ariel Douglas You know that something's wrong, You've known it all along. You're searching and searching, Falling, tripping, lurching, For help, for something to fill the hole inside. Not wanting judgement you try to hide All of the boiling conflict in your heart. We all see you falling apart, But no one takes the time to see All that you're trying not to be. You think that you're a good person, But that's not what counts, never taught that lesson. You come to us for the rumored grace, Mercy, love, and kindness, but we spit in your face. "How dare you," we shout. "...

Hey, guys! I've decided to do a 30 day series of poetry videos that I wrote and recorded myself.  I hope you enjoy them! Please watch the videos because they give a little bit of background and explanation for where the poems came from. P.S. DO NOT STEAL MY POEMS. Thanks! :) What Do You See? video and description What Do You See? 27 October 2016 By Ariel Douglas What do you see? My smile? My fidgeting? What do you hear? My chatter? My rambling? What do you feel? My energy? My intensity? What do you taste? My passion? My emotion? What do you smell? My perfume? My mouthwash? You see my drooping, blood-shot eyes And assume I stay up all night Watching TV shows or YouTube. Perhaps You believe that I spend all night Doing homework. You hear my laughter - Squirrel-like, High-pitched, Nervous. My constant chatter, Loud and verbose, Can be heard from down the hall. You feel the energy radiating off of me And the way I am ma...