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You lean against your car
As I stand in front of you
Eyes locked on eyes
It's time to say goodbye
"Goodnight" I whisper as
I turn to walk away
"Wait" you whisper back
As you walk towards me
I turn back around to see you
Standing there
You grab my arm
And pull me in for a hug
Soft and gentle
Your touch lingered on my arm
Letting me go as slowly as possible
Just like my dream...
still is the night
no sounds of rain
or soft landing flakes
not one tweeting bird
no bunnies dash with haste
i couldn’t hear a mouse
i couldn’t see my own face
in the stillness of the night
not one disturbance
with the exception of i
though i lay awake
resting in my own hide
a growing belly and a chest ever so tight
we must not disturb
the still of the night
It's forever the rainbow
But never the rain
Everyone adores joy
But everybody despises pain
The sun gets all the praise
The moon is deemed dark
Street lights are vibrant
The differences are stark
What I'm trying to say
If you haven't figured it out
All focus on happiness
As for me, I don't doubt
Without the darkness of night
We wouldn't appreciate the sun
We wouldn't know absence of sorrow
If we lived our lives having none
I ripped my heart from my chest
and it turned to ash in my hand.
Still standing,
still breathing,
I watched as the wind blew it away.
I'm damned to this earth,
forever.
Heartless, cold, worthless excuse for a human.
If I am even that anymore.
Nicotine yellow tin ceilings
dark cupboards, blue-white table top
I see them now, in my dreams
with the love that never stopped
Gran's kitchen shared with aunt Kitty
The smell of something sweet
swing music from the radio
the gentle tapping of her feet
My world was there, heart of the house
or in the dry grass of the yard
I have lunch on the porch with my sissy
she falls asleep; from playing too hard
What Gets Me Through
You, my irreverent Steven
get me through the day,
preparing me for the night
It has always been your way.
Sometimes the sunlit hours
take their toll on me.
The ugliness of news stories
get me down, make me want to flee.
That's where you come in,
you rescue me with a smile.
Your kindness runs deep,
I stop, basking for awhile.
When each new day starts
I open my eyes to see your face,
feel your loving heart near me.
In your love I find a higher grace!
Stay.
No one waits for you
Out in that cold night
Where blindness reigns.
Stay.
Tomorrow we can wake together
On a bed of elation,
Recounting this white night's
Magic
Look not forward.
Look not back.
Focus on today.
Forward, ever-shrinking,
Will erode your will.
Focus on today.
Backward, stretching into haze,
Can lead one to regret.
Focus on today.
Today, here only control exists,
To share a life with those you love.
Focus on today.
Sweep the first few flakes away
No matter, soon much more
Oh no, here it comes
We will win this battle today
Shovels ready, and salted sidewalks
Tea and coffee breaks
Overtime will be allowed
Repeat those old mistakes
Mash the gas to beat the crowd
Steaming hot oatmeal
A cup of coffee light
to chase away the cobwebs
gathered in the night
T.V. news and weather girls
Local headlines here
Ads for cleaning products
Some for artificial tears
Gameshows, full of people
looking to make a buck
Sneering fashionistas
getting by with ....s
Who are all these people?
Do they live next door?
I've seen them out my window
Are they bringing us their war?
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