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    That Was Unexpected
    That Was Unexpected
    That Was Unexpected
    Ebook73 pages23 minutes

    That Was Unexpected

    By Karsten Colbert

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    This was an unexpected debut of the poetry collection of the newcomer Karsten Colbert.

    In this collection, Karsten finds himself asking the important question of why. Why do we live? Why do we die? Why do we love? Why do we experience hate? In his journey of questioning why, Karsten has come to realize that life, love, and everything in between is unexpected and that you never know what tomorrow truly brings.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFulton Books, Inc.
    Release dateSep 28, 2020
    ISBN9781646542741
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      That Was Unexpected - Karsten Colbert

      In My Hour of Need

      I am not ashamed to bend the knee

      and on bending knee is where I stand my ground

      on my knees I pray toward the sun that makes my shadow starts to sway

      I’m dancing in the shadows of the dying day where others peer to create and put up brick walls to keep others away

      I say with my hands up still dancing alone that I am a bullet

      I am a bullet from time to time I stray

      I can feel myself when I go weightless

      I can feel others pulling and tugging and throwing me with their minds full of negative thoughts in directions that I should not be, but here is where I make my stand on bending knee

      I demand that you surrender your selfish needs and allow them to clash with mine so that we can rescue one another in my hour of need

      Hold

      I want to hold you

      I want to slide inside you

      I want to hold your face and slowly kiss you

      I need to look forward into your eyes to see the real you

      I need you and our rhythm to keep moving with the same time I want you

      No,

      I need you to feel that I’m free with you

      Hold fast

      Hold on

      I just need to hold to you

      Reality

      Rain is falling

      I’m looking at photographs of you,

      Wishing you were here

      As you walk in the room, you whispered in my ear that I had this coming

      You take your fingers and slide your nails under the top and bottom buttons of my shirt

      I want to be with you, but not now

      My behavior is unacceptable, I do

      I don’t

      What’s wrong with me?

      It’s a miracle that you want to be with me

      You become very physical as you

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