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I wrote this for the "cry me a river" contest years ago. Don't even remember how I did.

If I should pass One quite day Or lonely night Upon a perch Above the pines At heavens height If my last beat Sounds in my chest And leaves ..

With a kiss and an embrace She held me fixed within her gaze Evil is attracted to the color Of the light Maybe that's why I feel blind when I'm W..

Free verse

There is magic that waits for you in a dream Close your eyes don't be scared take a peek Far away you can fly on a current of sleep Where a minute ..

You could spend a lifetime Crawling through the dark Losing the who's, the why's , the where's While trying to find your heart You could lose c..

Trapped beneath the rubble Of a mountain of despair I wonder if they'll notice Or if anyone will care I'm walking in a daze Every single day ..

Keep adding your sour into my sweet Keep putting hot coals under my feet Keep piling your s**t on my plate to eat Kick, spit on, scrutinize then wa..

With the silent grace of a midnight shadow Fallen somewhere between wake and dream This emotionally bankrupt victim of love Will never be as far a..

I sold my pride at a yard sale for fifty cents Along with some other old stuff There once was a time that I used it a lot But I guess that I'd just..