Updated January 27th. Sorry for the delay. We have been in Japan. Major report follows.
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small tricking
of white masses-
conjugating on
the utmost
point in heaven
burning a hole
in our delicate
pupils-
feeding your
soul full of
conspiracy and
always and forever
getting away with it
never being punished
for the harm that
is
done
-tugg-
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You are...
The stars in my sky that guide me
The fish in my sea
that carry me
The blood in my heart that keeps me
alive
The one in my life that will never hurt me
You are...
The wind in my hair that cools me
The fire in my eyes
that warms me
The earth and the sky that hold me
close
The air and the sea that surround me
You are...
The mountains that keep me so high
The lakes that
forever calm me
The love that is in my heart
The one
that will never hurt me
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Look around,
At the world all awry,
See what's there,
Then gone in the blink of an eye,
Seeing what's there,
And what's not there too,
A bless or a curse,
You decide,
To be cast aside by your friends unbound,
Or to have the knowledge,
Of all that's around.
Me I decided,
To choose the last choice,
As you can always find friends,
But knowledge can only be sought.
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STEPPING OVER THE EDGE
Stepping over the edge,
Into the deep blue sea.
Nowhere to go,
Nowhere to be.
Ravens flying high in the sky,
Or perched on a wall.
No one to catch me,
When I fall.
Cast over the edge,
Just like a stone.
No one to be with,
Just me, alone.
Crying out for someone to hear,
In return, the silence is in the air.
No one to love,
No one to hear.
Stepping over the edge,
into the deep blue sea.
Nowhere to go,
Nowhere to be.
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From a wire over my street
Some sneakers hang
Looking comfortable
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The bloodiest siege at heaven's gate
The fuel of fire is earthen hate
Burning golden gates and dewinged angels
Every demon dances and every devil mangles
It's time my friends, end game
Armageddon is upon us
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A tree bent backwards
Over a rising river grasps firmly
On to its own roots.
by Ben Sanchez
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sweet ambitions
torn apart by
bitter truths
dreams of nothing
hoping for all
trying not to fall
now beginning to
plea and bawl
where am i
who am i
why do they
wave goodbye
here alone
a young star
that has not yet shone
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Abstinence
The sun was churning, burning,
Like a little child begins with learning.
The frothy waters so crisp and clean,
Gave off a reflection of such a gleam..
In the north, in the south, in the east and west,
The powers lay hovering, not to die like the rest.
As the world falls apart, the strong lay weak,
And find out the true meaning of life, as we speak.
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My life nears an end
As i hold my mothers hand
The tears streamed down her face
As they discuss my case
I know i'm going to die
I wish my mother wouldn't cry
Now my time has come
For I am growing numb
i find it hard to breath
All i want is to say
Goodbye world, goodbye sweet day
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Starbuckets around,
Starbuckets in my sound,
I carry one by it's handle,
Grass dusted with glitter,
Watching a parade of shadowgas,
Twinkle twinkle little mother,
How your stars show,
Where is my moon princess,
there she is,
I can see her nailglare,
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Love
childish giggles
endless nights
dreamy days.....
Questions Questions
sleepless nights
flowing anger
loud voices in the night
crashing doors
pain
Love
childish giggles
endless nights
Dreamy days....
Questions Questions
Gecco@webtv.net
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Save Me From My Tears
I'm going to cry my life away...
I know I am.
Regretting lost regrets...
Reliving the past long to forget.
These tears are going to kill me...
I know they will.
Never ending liquid pain...
Marching down my sweet face...
Corrupting my sanity.
I'm going to drown under these tears...
I know I will.
Unless,...
You can give me a tissue.
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Benjamin don't you want your gun
go have your fun
shooting butterflies
and beer bottles near the ditch
where a witch
a malevolent witch
spoke over the rocks
embedded in the cement
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FADING LOVE
When love is gone, it is no more.
When it leaves, you close that door.
Though you know you'll find another,
He was your first real lover.
He came and went like a breeze on a summer day.
You'll always love him but not in that way.
It may be odd to walk the "single" walk.
After a while, though, you'll talk the "single" talk.
When love is gone, it is no more.
Then you'll find another and open a different door.
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Its dark inside the place I hide
my hole that I crawled in and died.
Its too bright out in the open air
out in this world that doesn't give a care.
I'm thinking of you
I don't know what to do.
Its too cold inside this box I built
and my mind as it fills with guilt.
Its too hot inside my head
sometimes wishing that I were dead.
Thinking of you, thinking of me
I wonder if this could ever be.
Its too quiet in both our eyes
but not telling any lies.
Super Cat
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The moon of the pale light
The stars of grace
The endless space
The night darkness
The movement of the dark people
All join on one night to become one
'Twas the people of us
And for all
Only the burning of the great fire may burn us
All join together this one night on Halloween
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the still form of a lost loved one
the busy chattering and bustle of
a family getting the funeral in order
people looking and then trying not
to look again towards the still
form of a lost loved one...
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And above it all, a child cries
Because his mother
Has no eyes
And she can't see
What's right or wrong
And he can't see
Why life is long
And muck and drab
go down the drain
And streets cry out
In pouring rain
And junkies lurch
While drunkards curse
And mom waits up
To call the hearse
And bombs explode
And bullets fly
And rape the land
And hear its cry
And above it all
A child cries
Because his mother
Has no eyes.
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Poets
Poets live
Poets dreams
live among us
Like whining critics
or
contemptuous scribes
of folly
and wastrel
and cold
obscurity
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ALONE
Activists
shout and spit
And strip themselves
of clothes and pretense
And in doing so
Lose accountability
Cars
zip by
Honking horns
Rubber tires
And world's turn
around the sun
Which, truth be told,
is NOT the
biggest star
in this galaxy
People meddle, muddled, raddled,
And fame forms puddles
where earthworms drown
Buildings sway
And cabbies curse
The lights all turn green
And I am alone again.
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"Homeless Woman"
Hunted red-rimmed eyes
long for food
and crusted pies
Ears escape
from burning lies
The world accepts
As true and wise
Muddy, flopping
Blistered feet
Encased
in muddy rags
Shuffle through
this muddy street
of butts and yolks
and shopping bags
And from the sun
a light is cast
Shadows fade and people pass
Today is her birthday
She will be sixty-one
Come noon.
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PAIN
The sun is shining in the sky
and I look up to ask it why
The pain we suffer is because of me
he's leaving, your sad, I just let it be.
I want you to be happy but there seems no way
perhaps the sun will shine another day.
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Dust of Ashes:
By Mariola
I can't grasp at anything real
So i touch the dust of ashes
I hold the flowers, now they are brittle and dead
I stare at photographs, our smiles are frozen
They will never repeat
I should be happy, for what i had
All i can ask is "why?"
And I feel so unloved
The melodies, that weren't trapped in the pictures,
Still play in my head
But I will never smile that way again
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Staring in Disbelief ~
Have you ever felt you were
On the outside
Looking in
At your own life
Staring in disbelief
Disbelief of yourself
Not understanding
How you got from
Where you were
To where you are
Now
Thinking that
Only yesterday
You were young
And now it's years
Later
And you can't believe
Your eyes
Have you ever felt you were
On the outside
Looking in
Looking at your own life
Staring in disbelief
At who you've
Become
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To S.M.B.
a lover in fantasy
friend in light
what makes a black heart
ache different from white?
a vision
CAUGHT
in the vise of my throat
made the answer clear...
there was no color
in my tears
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Alone
I know where
Your coming from
And I know where your at
Believe me your not alone
Having someone
To care for
and being their
Is great because
You don't roam
Being able to
Speak your mind
And showing
Your feelings,
Knowing their is someone
Who will simply wait
Taking a deep breathe
And saying I'm here makes
A person feel needed with cheer.
Because you aren't alone
open your arms,
Except their need
Wanting to be
Your friend is
Not greed.
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Squared away corners shadowed
allow me breath for fatal alert
most have been here have to
show me can it work I mean future
starting at five when will I stop
tis the season always tis the season
bleak dark or shine shine shine
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wherever you go I follow
whatever you do or say
I shall be empty without you
even for a moment of a day
remember my love forever
and why it continues to stay
today tomorrow and always
I shall find back my way
wherever you go I follow
if not with you then in dreams
our love is blessed by that feeling
and there are no walls between
wherever you go I follow
whatever you do or say
I shall be empty without you
even for a moment of a day
by Peter
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Last night, I sat alone.
Underneath the moon's iridescent glow.
I contemplated life
And the way things are supposed to be.
And as I felt
A single rain drop
Roll slowly down my face
I realized that
Maybe my place
In this crowed world
Is alone
In the darkness
Of the moon
And soon I realized
That the stream of flowing rain drops
Running down my face
Were my lonely tears
Wanting comfort under the moon.
jking@whitman.gmu.edu
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When I was twelve
I stood alone
On a vacant beach
The wind blew through
My hair and across my face
The ocean crashed
In thunderous booms
And people peeked
Through their windows
At the storm's torrents
Rain began to pour
Down on me and the sand
Making me cold and wet
And in all of my discomforts
It was the first time
I felt completely free.
~Jenn King-16~
jking@whitman.gmu.edu
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Closed into myself
Like a prison chamber
My once strong voice
Echoes through the halls
Reminding me
That I was once my own self
Not owned and controlled
by the voices of others.
jking@whitman.gmu.edu
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A TULIP
A tulip, a tulip, a bright yellow tulip.
It blooms in the summer and dies in the winter.
A tulip, a tulip, a bright yellow tulip.
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You are, and Shall Always Be
You are, and shall always be,
my pull into ecstasy-
without you my days
are without frame,
points of perspective
without a name-
I flounder in a world
of plenty,
and return with arms empty,
For you are, and shall always be,
the hunt that leads me to ecstasy.
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Test Prayer
Now I lay me down to study,
I pray the lord I won't go nutty.
If I fail to learn this junk,
I pray the lord I will not flunk.
But if I do; don't shed a tear,
Just put a rose behind my ear.
Tell my teacher I did my best,
Then pile my books upon my chest.
If I should die before I wake,
That's one less test I'll have to take!!
----------Suffering Student
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If
If I were a bird I would fly in the wind......
If I were a ship I would sail on the seas'......
But since I am not
And I am only me I will walk through eternity.
Wa-Nay
Wallee 0811@webtv.net
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I came hear looking for something I lost.
Listening for the beat of a long forgotten heart.
Trying to feel the heat and the pain.
Remembering a bed by a creek and running naked through the trees.
Tina
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The Promise
Resting breath succumb as legend
Colors folding once surreal
Falling to define the promise
Care intrusted to the ancient
Tides that wash away the many
Turn in anguish to the question
Echoes from the most forgotten
Whispers faint received in solace
Haunting thirsting spawning now
Ridged upright light the moment
Reaching up to see the numbers
Display the brilliance always known
T. Nosredna
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In Love Again
I swore to myself
It wouldn't happen again
I vowed to myself
That this was the end
The end of this loving
This yearning so strong
I said I was over you
But oh I was wrong
Now here it is quite later
And my love for you
Is now even greater
I spend all of my time
Thinking of you
I'm in love with you again
And there's nothing you can do
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Too young
innocence lost
taken away by those who care
or should have
angry, alone, cold
no one seems to care
problems that never should have been are thrust upon young, tender souls
yet we condemn them
No one asks to be hurt
the cycle of pain continues
there are no answers
only endless questions
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Homage to an artist(Warhol)
Vibrant
Alive and Colorful
flickering for just a brief moment
like so many of the stars
you lived in the FAST lane
drugs
parties
beauty
and then,
a gunshot
life often imitates art
and yours was so much like those
on the screen,
brief, beautiful, violent.
false.
Than the screen goes blank and we are left
with fluff
to contemplate
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soft white specks
dance in the midnight air.
An eerie chill envelops my body.
As I look at this forlorn object I begin to see
Beauty
and Truth
On this cold, dark night,
in the middle of nowhere,
a tree speaks to me.
In a language only nature knows.
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Only seen against the night,
Engulfed in darkness, I am light.
Never moving, always still,
Motionless, a void I fill.
I have no eyes, I need not sight,
For my life is endless night.
I'm only seen from afar,
For I am a distant star.
Zach
Henderson
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MY MAN
I met this man today
His eye were as soft as clay
His lips were as smooth as silk
His teeth was as white as milk
His nose was flawless
He sensed what I saw
I saw the day with him
My nights filled with them
A loving that only he could give
He is why I live
He's my man
And I'll say it twice so that you can understand
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NO ONE
NO PLACE TO GO
AND NOTHING TO DO
IN THE LONELY
NIGHT
ON THE DESERT ROAD
JUST YOUR FACE
IN MY
MIND
LOOKING AT ME
AND SOUNDS OF THE DESERT
NOW IT STOPS
STRANGE CREATURE,
HALF SNAKE HALF WOMAN
BEHIND THE
HILL
SHE IS LOOKING AT ME
SHE WANTS ME
STRANGE & COLD
EGSOSTING
WILD
SHE IS
BEAUTIFUL
MORNING,
MY FACE IS OLD
MY ARMS ARE TIRED
IT IS
ONLY A MEMORY
ON THE DESERT ROAD
LONELY
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"Dark-plumed whippoorwills
stir my imagination -
How vibrant their trills!"
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PAPER FROG
As we age
We look into the mirror and agree upon
"We're lovable creatures in the nude"
Golden and silverfish too and leaping paper frogs
All seem to be with heavy years
Our nostalgia increase wit time
All that remains are shadows of youth
All must come to an end
Except for my paper frog
For has no heart
He knows no defense
Is never offended
For he never knew a friend
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pressurize
There is a phone in my head
All it does is ring and ring
I can't get the noise to stop
If you think I'm crazy you may be wrong
Maybe it's YOU who dosen't belong
Maybe you are calling on that phone
If that's the case, leave me the hell alone
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Life's Storm...
A soft gray light
hit my eye
and tore my life apart.
The cool wind
took the warmth
and left a hollow soul.
Lightning pulled at my heart,
the thunder shook my steps,
and I was swept up in the storm.
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tears of blood
dress pure white
a bouquet of withered red roses
held within her hands
you cannot free her
she is now at rest
the bruises you caused
cannot hold her back
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Death to those who disobey
every night
every day
in the earth
in the sky
those who frown apon us
die
-HiGH DeNSiTY for HaKRZoFaMeRiCa@usa.net
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THE CONSERVATION
His drama seem to consume
My attention
Leaving me hanging on his
Every word
Holding on to
some twisted
Message of hope
But finding the climax
Of his words instead
Imposes upon me this
Emotional response
Feeding him irony just
To hear his satyr
And now that he pauses the pleasure
Of company washes
over me
Leading me to see my own
Internal need
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Solace-
Red-gold leaves
A cold, clear stream
The wind laughs
A playful child's laugh
Gentle voice
Shakes the trees
The frosty ground
Crunches underfoot
Geese sound
A jarring fanfare
With noble necks arched
They take flight.
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My Lily
The little prince longed
for his contentious rose;
I long for my lovely,
strong and sanguine lily.
She lacks spiteful thorns
and pretentious airs,
but abounds with warmth,
sincerity and honest emotions.
My lily grows stronger
and stronger; when placed
in the sun she multiplies
and spreads forth her long
graceful flowers.
My heart warms when I
gaze upon my lily,
and no matter how bad things are,
I am a peace with the world
when she smiles at me.
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(01/1998)
"ROSES OF DEATH"
bitter fragrance of roses
drifts heavily down the alleys
roses of death
in death-alleys
Welcome to town
you apostles of fate
Are you trying to drive us insane once again
Or yet merely
proof anew
that fragrance is
the most delicate form
of bad smell
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BE TRUE
The soul was out today
It said be true
Be true to who
It answered be true to you
be true to them
be true to the world.
How I said
It said be true
It did answer my question
but all it said was be true to you
be true to them
be true to the world.
I thought and thought and found the meaning
I meant Be true.
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Through the Velvet Darkness ~
I come down
and pick your body up
from frozen ground...
holding you unto me,
my sight is gone
breathing in the life
dark and alluring...
flickering tongue
longing to taste
the essence of your soul
engulfing me ~
as I place
my bloody kiss...
Ah, my love
your scarlet pain
now is mine
and my violet tears
yours.
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The Cities of Man
By Anthony Maxwell
The strangers talk,
on the streets I walk,
alone in
the cities of man.
The people I see,
have nowhere to be,
on the
streets of man.
The houses of God,
were once made of sod,
that
line the cities of man.
Where birds did fly,
structure fills the sky,
in
the valley of man.
Would our God be proud?
Were our prayers too
loud?
In the hearts of man.
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Need me
If you need me
I'll be there
No matter what, when, and where.
Together we can talk it out,
Or I'll just sit and listen
while you sort it out.
Because you mean so much to me
There for you, I'll always be.
No matter what the problem is
Remember, it's your happiness
That means the most to me.
If you need me just let me know.
A Friend like you I will never let go.
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a friend i had, had to leave so soon
he left without saying good-bye
didn't even get a last chance to glance at the moon
but now i'm sure he's somewhere in the sky.
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The poem is due tomorrow
It shall not cause me sorrow,
I shall begin today
And write it all MY way
And thus will have my say.
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I fell asleep so I could dream,
about you and our time together.
I undoubtedly smiled at the simple
thought of you held against me.
Hearts beating in time with the wind.
Only you can make a man feel this way,
and if I never felt like this, I could
never have called myself a man.
So say it's true, that you love me too,
before I wake from dreamland and into
an existence without us, and you.
-J.J.C., 01-15-98
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BOOKS
BOOKS CAN TAKE YOU ANYWHERE,
TO THE AMAZONS OR TO SOMEWHERE FAIR.
BOOKS UNLOCK IMAGINATION,
IT WILL BRING YOU OUT OF YOU NATION.
YOU CAN BREATHE UNDERWATER, GO FAR, AND SWING THROUGH THE JUNGLE, TOO.
OR.. YOU CAN LAUGH, CRY OR JUST ENJOY WITH THE BOOK THAT WAS MADE FOR ME AND YOU.
GINGER-ALE@WEBTV.NET
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such a delicate night to be found
arched in amorous twine riddled prostration
suffering no one.
lark cries morning dew upon the backs of kneeling embraces..
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"Her"
A man sits,
Thinking of her.
Her eyes,
nose,
ears,
Her shoulders,
arms,
legs.
Also her gentle breasts,
When they rub against his hard chest.
He thinks of her lips,
When they moisturize his dry,
Aching mouth.
Of her hips,
When he holds them close as they make love.
Last he thinks,
"Do I love her?"
"Yes" he thinks to himself,
As he sits,
Still thinking of her.
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Friends are there to guide to show,
to help to wonder if anyone knows?
Friends are there to give moral support,
and to rekindle past friendships that have deteriorated.
Friends are there to listen and to give advice and opinions,
whether you want to hear them or not.
Friends are there to love and to care.
If your mad or sad you don't have to worry,
'cause you'll always have a friend at hand.
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Updated January 9th.
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Up on my forsaken limb
I look down on my village turned dim
Wondering if the view is better
Not for the meaning that may seem
Nor for the birds eye gleam
But for the words hidden like an unopened letter
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in the winter chill
the silvery moon
beams cascading down
like so many waterfalls of cold pure water
my reflection
on the lake
as i watch, my shadow
she is daring to move before me, dragging me further
music coming
on the joy-filled wind that is him
and i watch she and he
dancing perfect partners-fitting like lock and lost key
i watch them
then she
walking towards me
it's time to leave the dream
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---Perchance To Dream---
Oh joyous sleep
A time for escape
To briefly leave our world
To play in our minds
Our little fantasy place
We are the masters here
Ours is for the asking
To swim in stress-free pools
Relax in our sanctuary
Relish the tranquillity
However, short is our stay
Reality will come again
And all of it is lost
But it was there
And it will come again
To rejuvenate our souls
--Garco--
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-- Dream Tree --
Sitting under a tree
I'm dozing soundly
All of a sudden
I'm looking down on me
I fly overhead
I'm a beautiful bird
Looking down at myself
Still sleeping
What kind of dream is this?
Well....let's see!
Laughing, I drop a load
It splats on my arm
I jerk awake
Under the tree
I wipe it off as I stand
Looking around
Could it be??
--Garco--
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Untitled
Two bodies intertwined laying in the shadow of the moonlight
Caressing each other.
Every emotion being felt by just a single touch.
The heart and mind working together is a powerful thing.
The heart is the weapon.
The mind is the shield.
And we are all the victims.
Some choose the heart, some the mind.
But its our choice,
so choose and be happy.
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The color blue is very sad
the color red is awfully mad
The color pink is a blush,
And black is the color of the handle on my brush
Yellow is the sun
Orange is the fire,
Gray is the color of a fat or skinny wire
Green is the grass and white is a flower,
purple is the color of a grape that is sour
Tan is a puppy, brown is a bear,
Gold is a strand of golden blonde hair!
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No more words, Gather you in my arms
Butterfly kisses, Gently close your eyes
Feathery fingers, Trace your sullen smile
Hold you closely, Listen to my heartbeat
Rock you slowly, To a forgotten lullaby
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Lie
Close your eyes
You won't feel a thing
They lied.
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JOHN JACOB WAS SUCH A TERRIBLE GUY, HE SOLD HIS SOUL TO GO
TO HELL, HE TRIED TO COME BACK, DEVIL SAID, "HEY BOY, I THOUGHT
WE HAD A DEAL "SO HE TOOK HIS HAND AND MADE A MEAL, HE SOLD
HIS SOUL FOR A BUCKET OF BLOOD, MAYBE HE SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT IN THAT FLOOD
TITANIC
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A rose blooms
a dove takes flight
a child
embarks
on his dreams for the night
The sun drops
the clouds reflect
the breeze
begins
its hypnotic affect
One's love smiles
one's heart flies
one's eyes
caress
the star filled skies
A memory haunts
one's eyes fill with tears
the
memories build
over the passing years
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People go crazy all the time
It sucks
I don't understand why they do
How can you let yourself go crazy?
It is your choice to loose your mind.
Right?
I believe it is.
So do the little pink elephants
They're my friends
I talk to them a lot
Sometimes I have to beat them all up
Then they all hurt me
I cry when they hurt me
It's so sad
Crazy people are so weird
That's why I don't talk to them
Only to the elephants
They're my friends
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1\5\97
M.BEERLEY
CATHEDRAL ON HIGH
YELLOW SKY, WATCH
THE ROLLING TIDE.
GREEK GODDESS IN LIFE
MOUNTAIN PEAKS RISE
SHIPS ON PASSING BY
THE LONELY CRY OF THE
SHRIEKING SKY
VOICES OF CHILDREN
PASSING BY. ONLY LIFE
ITSELF CAN ANY FIND.
HERE LIE THE
STRENGTH OF MIND
SETTING FREE, AND WONDERING
WHY. BIRDS CHANTING
THE SCREAMING WINE
OF TIME LEAVING BEHIND
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'butterflies'
love's intense burning fingers-
strangling my heart
adding weight to my lungs
till breath - no longer natural-
becomes a conscious thing
and the pounding in my chest
moves to a drum
fluttering in my stomach...
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feelings of contrition
frolic freely in my murky reality
how can you declare love to one
and recite the verb to another
ashamed and hurt
i watch as my life flies before me
like an old-fashioned motion picture
with no rewind in sight
to hurt one is to hurt another
there is no triumph
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CAR RIDE
WE DROVE DOWN THE VACANT STREET
ALL YOU COULD HEAR WAS
OUR STEADY HEARTBEAT
MY DARLING SAT BEHIND THE
WHEEL
EVERYTHING WAS COLD AND STILL
BUT OUR LOVE SHATTERED THE COLD
FOR IT COULD NEVER
BECOME OLD
THROUGH THE NIGHT WE DROVE ALONG
THE RADIO
PLAYED A CHARMING LOVE SONG
HE PLACED HIS HAND ATOP OF MINE
AND I HOPED WE'D STAY
HERE FOR ALL TIMES
AS WE TURNED AROUND THE BEND
I
HOPED THAT WE'D NEVER GET TO
THE END
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You secrete your cigar beneath
my wind-slathered tree with
my mistletoe perched on your nose
and you hand me your pen as my
paper cuts menstruate between your legs
and i chisel through your armored novel
and my palms steep through your ink
as your fingers paint my maiden blouse
and our buttons combust
and our portraits conceive
while our skin-quenched breath pools
our panting cuffs into sculpting roots
Windtree@webtv.net
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Hollow
I look in the sky
And I see
What I would like to be
A star
A moon
A planet
Or dust
Something that is not me
I sit and stare
At things above
As if it would not be
The stars
The moon
The planets
The dust
I guess I am just me
JIM 01/05/98
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RIVERS
RIVERS FLOW WHEN THEY FLOW LOW
ITS LIKE A DAY OF GLOOM
BUT DAYS RIVERS FLOW HIGH
ITS LIKE A DAY WITH SUNSHINE
WHEN WE CRY ITS LIKE THE RIVER
RUNS LOW AND GLOOMY SORROW FILL THE AIR
SOME TIME YOU FEEL IN DESPAIR
BUT THERE'S DAYS OF HAPPINESS
THE AIR IS FULL OF HOPE AND JOYFULNESS
THAT'S WHY WE SHOULD KEEP OUR HAPPINESS
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HELP ME
I can't hold on
I'm losing my grip
somebody save me
Don't let me slip
I feel like I'm falling
down a bottomless pit
the bottom of my problems
I will never hit.
I scream and cry
but no one hears
somebody put an end
to all my fears
I can't handle all
of this on my own
into my soul a knife has been thrown
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Honey
When you touch me
I close my eyes
To feel your touch
Melt
Skin to skin
As your lips draw to mine
I taste the sweetness
The softness
Mixed with the hardness
That is you
As your body comes to my body
I feel you
And smell you
And taste you
You are like sweet honey
To my soul.
Theresa
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FLOWING BLOOD
the blood flows through my veins
like a river covered in the sunlight
moving in a rhythm
gently flowing
to its destination
slowly growing older
with each passing day
till the river no longer moves
and the blood no longer flows
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TEA KETTLE
the tea kettle sits
on the stove alone
turned on
and the water boiling
it starts whistling
like the sheer scream
of a mans soul
trying to escape
the powerful hands
from satin himself
Shannon Brown
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Alone
Here alone I sit and gaze.
I often wonder why I'm so crazed.
To this girl I gave my heart.
I just knew till death do us part.
But then one day out of the blue,
she seemed tired of this I knew.
Tired of the love that I gave.
I knew the romance I could not save.
She was gone like the wind in that cold December rain.
Now here I sit with nothing but the pain.
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A FRIEND
A FRIEND IS ONE TO CHERISH
SOME TIMES IT COULD LEAD UP TO MARRIAGE
BUT IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE RIGHT CARRIAGE
YOU MIGHT LOOSE A FRIEND
THAT'S WHY ITS GOOD ALWAYS TO COMPREHEND
ALWAYS LEND A HAND
AND ALWAYS UNDERSTAND
A FRIEND IS LIKE A DOLLAR IN YOUR POCKET
IF YOU'RE POCKET IS BROKEN IT WILL FALL OUT
AND YOU'LL LOOSE YOU'RE FRIEND WITH OUT A DOUBT.
RICHARD SERRANO PPCS@WEBTV.NET
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her hair was shining diamonds
her eyes were burning
coal
she sat there like a cat asleep
slowly getting
cold
her tears were like raindrops
her face was the silver
moon
she looked up like a flashing light
and smiled
like a flower bloomed
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STEADFAST
Closing my eyes,
letting thoughts wander around,
opening doors,
touching memories that flaunt us two entwined.
You inside me, am vulnerable.
Bodies dovetail,
never wanting the moment to end,
yet fate bestows tainted tomorrows.
Anywhere I go there you are.
Visions of us echo throughout my mind.
No welcomed glimpses,
no rushes of warmth
from delicate kisses,
it's all you.
Audrey Evans
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Spaceless
Who is breathing in my house?
silence when I seek
Who is stretching alive and sinking into space?
heartbeat, solid waste
Who evades my sunlight day?
radio and chatter
dissipate and scatter no life
ether of breath.
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NEW LIFE
A MOMENTS PLEASURE
THE JOINING
A FUSION OF SENSES
OUR BODIES ENTWINING
A MOMENTS RAPTURE HERALD THE COMING
AND NEW LIFE BEGINNING
THE WOMB MOTHERS BODY FEEDING
HER WORLD MY WORLD
IN MY EARS ECHOING
AND WITH THE PANGS
CONTRACTIONS COMING THIS COLD
THIS COLD WORLD i ENTER SCREAMING
ALL AROUND ME COLD AND GRAY
SO MANY SOUNDS A JUMBLED AFFRAY
SOME MANY SHADOWS PEER MY WAY
ITS A NEW BEGINNING
MY FIRST DAY...
By Denniston stewart Copyright © 1998.
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I AM ABEL
LESSONS TO LEARN IN LIFE THAT MOVES SO FAST,
WISHING ON A STAR THAT WE'LL MAKE IT THERE ALAS,
WHERE YOU SAY, WELL ANSWERS LIE IN YOUR WAY,
STAY TRUE TO YOU AND NEVER STRAY OFF THE PATH
THAT THIS DAY HAS PREPARED.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! May this year bring you special blessings. Thank you for sharing your poems.
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My first poem while on the net
I must first get my mind set
to write of love
or just of time
whatever it be
it must be rhyme
I shall not try
to be too cool
For this is my
golden rule
Instead I'll be
just friendly you'll see
Till I know more of you
then I'll write free
Wolrad/97
Mark Darlow
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Dancing:
The music is slow
and yet my heart beats fast
Together you and I
It's magic and we know it
Whisper to me of that night
Play our song again
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The melody of a familiar song triggering fond memories of you
Bringing about a smile...and a tear
Reminding me of cherished time spent together
Still remembering the good times had
Pondering upon what good times their might have been...
As I wish you were here to share in the warmth your memory brings me
I close my eyes and sing along
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Love
I feel it in my heart,
It's been there from the start,
It will always stay there,
No matter if he doesn't care,
Some say love is blind,
But I say love is mine,
Love is filled with hope and joy,
So don't treat it like a toy,
It is a wonderful thing,
Not just an old saying,
Protect it with all your might,
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Under the Spell of Love
Being under the spell of love keeps your feet off the ground, your head in the clouds, and your heart in the palm of your own loved ones hand. When he holds your body close to his, or presses his soft, satin lips against your rosy, red, blushing cheek your blood races through your body and back to the mile-a-minute beat of your heart. The heart held in the palm of his hand.
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I Believe
Teaching dreams to a world unseeing,
Taking a willing hand.
Showing beauty within this life
while building upon the inner spirit
of Christ inside us all.
Filling hearts with love and joy,
giving someone hope who might have none.
Spreading Peace as universal,
for just a brief moment in time....
I believe in Santa Claus
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Wanted
It's a want.
Its a need.
To be fulfilled
Would be cruel.
Cruel to the one who I want.
Who I need to hold me when my nights are rough.
It's nothing more than lust,
And it's killing me.
Yearning for your nearness.
Dreaming you're mine.
That's all I need in this sublime.
I don't know how to get you
And I don't know how to let you go.
You're wanted.
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Runaway
Runaway, far, far away,
Leave the past behind,
Forget your troubles and your worries,
Leave the pain behind,
Runaway, far, far, away,
In another lifetime,
In another year,
Maybe we wouldn't fear,
The passing of our loved ones so dear,
Runaway, far, far, away,
Escape this pain today.
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The NIGHT
whispering
its sweet desired to me
caressing
the curvature of my body
surrounding
my entire body whole
capturing
the essence of my soul.
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American Dream
Father at work while mother tends the home
Children scurry off to school leaving her alone
They give her a hug and kiss
She smiles as if in complete bliss
Secretly she hurts
Every night and day
For her life has floated away
But, she proceeds with her head held high
She is careful that her family does not see her cry
She has been confined to a kitchen to cook and clean
Her thoughts are never heard, nor seen
She wants more from her life
She wants to be more then a mother and wife
To be her own person
To be what she could
But she can't ,
She was brought up to believe that this is right
I don't know why
Women are equal better at best
So why are women condemned to a lie
That men are better then the rest
For women to become a person it is a struggle
Men have an easy ride
Why is this when both abide.
The American dream
Where the kitchen wife fades without a fight
Where the family is always serene
Has been blinded by new rays of light
No longer will women fade with the night
No longer will weak women just be
Because of strong women like you and me.
- Amanda Albert
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YOU
When I think of You I feel a warm embrace
Your memory bringing a smile to my face
Though the memories may be precious and few
They will live on forever within my love for You
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Never let to live
Always let to try
To die
Sitting alone
The moon sees to stare
I look on in
fear
Will I wake
The sun shines in
Another day I have to
take
11/20/96
I wish for a day I would be able to look in your eyes again.
To feel your touch would set my soul on fire.
to smell your perfume, as you walked by, would bring me alive
I fear and realize never again shall I love anyone more than you.
davearoo@webtv.net
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Searching
Searching for words to describe these intense emotions held inside
Unshared love built up within my soul, unable to be shown or felt
No phrases eloquent enough to do them justice
Nor describe their degree of measure
Unable to hold them back, I release them into the night sky
In an explosion of fireworks, filling the air with a kaleidoscope
of color and sound
Showering down to the earth to blissfully surround you
In the blanket of my love
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spread your wings of silver and gold
my little pet you are so bold
take your time and fly so free
you mean so very much to me
my love, my dear, my darling yet
i love you most as dragon pet
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I dream of you, that still holds true
Your breath in my ear, your arms drawing me near
Your kisses so sweet, when your lips I would meet
There's still a place I can go, to let your memory flow
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Shy
I'm so shy I could cry
When he catches my eye
My heart skips a beat
I loose control of my feet
my mouth gets so dry....
I'm so shy I could cry
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Searching my life
Sifting through untrue friends
Exploring creative releases hoping to find my niche
Never quite fitting in anywhere, I follow my own tune
Not caring whether I'm different or not,
Just asking to be myself
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*** A Tear***
A tear is shed for one
A tear of hope, sadness, and regret
A tear that endorses fun
The tear which is a symbol
A symbol that will guide the one to the light
In which makes one joyful
A Christmas cheer
Given for one
Shed through a tear
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Tears
Tears shed by many a starry night
I relinquish my hurt to the night bird in flight
In anguish and pain, in sorrow for the rain
My tears falling freely life's hurt flowing forth
Down to the creeks passage to the river banks just north
Flowing down the river to the vast open sea
Spilling into the open for the whole world to see
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Zero
Minus, Less than zero times four
Demeaned and judged by everyone
Leave me alone, I accept you whoever you are!
Where has the kindness gone?
Placing others self-worth on their monetary value
Look past the materialism and into someone's true self
Stop your false conformity and maybe then things will make more sense
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MY EAGLES GRASP CAN NOT MAINTAIN
THE SECRETS I HAVE INSIDE
SO I SPREAD MY HANDS OUT HIGH
LET THE BEAUTY OF FREEDOM
FLOW LIKE WATER ON A SEA OF PEACE
SO HOLD IT IN PLACE IT CLOSE
TRY NOT TO LET IT CHOKE
THE SECRETS I HOLD INSIDE
COULD MAKE A GROWN MAN CRY
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Traveling through my life
Stopping at each crossroads in-between
Reflecting upon lessons learned from the past
Wary of each new step I take into the future
Not placing expectations on anything or anyone
Just trying to determine what today holds for me
And if I will live to see tomorrow
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Integrity
For all the lives
That touch ours
It is a wonderful thing
To look behind
And see those that follow
Not because we chose
To lead
But because they
Where caught up
In the integrity
We carry so dear.
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"Broken Sanity"
A strong man
A cold wind
A bottle of Gin
Restless nights
Goose bumps
Broken Sanity
A tired man
A stronger storm
An empty bottle
Cabin Fever
Frozen toes
Broken Sanity
A worn man
A never ending snow
A piece of broken
bottle
A dead man
Bleeding wrists
Broken Sanity
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Like a problem they try to solve me
Never
understanding that I only trust in fate.
They will look at
me and ponder me and never will they see
I like to be
alone and love to feel their hate.
They never seem to care
I know they laugh when I stand
alone in the rain
They say what they dare
No one else
could stand it like I can stand this pain.
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EARLY THE EVENING CREPT
AND EARLY SOON SHE
WEPT-
SUBSIDING SIGHT,
RECEDING LIGHT,
AND DARKNESS
CAME WITH FRIGHT.
HIGH, ABOVE THE GROUND,
AND STRETCHED HER ARMS TO OPEN
AIR-
REACHING,
PLEADING THE DAY TO STAY
KNEELING,
BEGINNING TO PRAY
HOLDING TO HER BREAST, A CANDLE,
SYNTHETIC SUN-
A
SULLEN,
PATHETIC SADNESS
AND HER, A NEW SKY,
OPENED ARMS AND STRETCHED
AGAIN
A NEW DAY,
A BIRTH FROM END...
A MOTHER.
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come to the buffet
there's lots of variety
try the fried chicken
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If you were a ship and I the sea
I would welcome your vessel to sail upon me
If you were the sunshine and I were the rain
I would clear up my skies so you could shine through again
I would travel the earth just to share in your smile
Cross each country on foot just to be with you a while
Walk upon the hot sand and dance through the fire
If it would prove to you I loved you..you are my souls desire
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Purple Sector
The
economy
is
anarchy
The economy is anarchy.
Poetry
is
pornography
Poetry is pornography.
Our
galaxy
is
spinning.
Our galaxy is floating.
Step
inside
my
sanctuary.
And I shall prey in thy Temple.
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Into the night
Your cry haunts
like no other,
It screams of
time lost.
You will not walk
among us anymore
We took it all away.
I don't blame you for the
hatred you must have felt.
When we never looked
back while you faded.
I felt your sorrow
and saw it in your eyes.
You said goodbye
and I cried...
Into the night.
-htz
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