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This is a Poem

May 23, 2013
By Mystoftime GOLD, Walnut Creek, California
Mystoftime GOLD, Walnut Creek, California
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Favorite Quote:
"Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship." - Omar Bradley


This is a poem… about drowning in dreary day after day.
This is a poem… about wishing upon a whitewashed well.
This is a poem… about life being a lie.
This is a poem… unlike any other.

This is a poem… about random things like ribbons and radishes.
This is a poem… about frivolity in fields of flowers.
This is a poem… about simple pleasures in simple places.
This is a poem… unlike any other.

This is a poem… about knowing what no one knows.
This is a poem… about hiding in a haunted attic.
This is a poem… about children catching dreams.
This is a poem… unlike any other.

This is a poem… about kindred spirits killing each other.
This is a poem… about every evil we commit.
This is a poem… about forgetting for what we fight.
This is a poem… unlike any other.

This is a poem… about typing instead of talking.
This is a poem… about importance in intelligence.
This is a poem… about change where cruelty is common.
This is a poem… unlike any other.

This is a poem… about dreading when you die.
This is a poem… about wanting another try.
This is a poem… about becoming a better person.

This is a poem… that has no end.


The author's comments:
I'm dumping poetry now, too. I have so much littered about, I'm drowning in it. Please enjoy this random poem written late at night.

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