This Poem was Submitted By: Joseph G Trotter On Date: 2001-04-25 14:12:29 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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chances (break me)

    5:17 A.M.     concrete settles against me      chilled to the wind of nightfall      my eyes are open again     sitting in the face of the dawn     panoramic skyline to bring a smile     it's been too long                                                               "I remember kissing the soft blue of          daybreak once, back in the age of          innocence.  It yearned for my touch          with a ferocity I hadn't known, and           fear rode my spine into the darkness.          It was the wrong time, and knowing           that drove a spike in my belly, pushing          me even further from the light."                                                                     those were different days                     I wore weaker eyes                                               midnight brought me many memories     welcoming me back always     when love failed, life failed     always there with a blanket of rage     something to carry me onward                                              I sit here enveloped in the moment     thoughts of too many broken chances      dreams of what fate might have been     you've read that book     travelled the road you wanted to     just to find the destination is a void     not quite the paradise you expected                                           I should have stayed in the light     I know that now                                             (nothing changes what was)                                arms folded over my knees     trying to make peace with a notion     to ease my soul back into life     the dead said it best            "what a long strange trip it's been"                                                                                        and here I am                    arms open                    for you                    don't mind the scars                    the dark eyes                    time can bring the shine back                                         I can see by your skies                    you wear the damage of years                    just as I                    share them with me                    the darkness lost my line                    time to break the dawn                     .                     end                     .                    Malakai 01.03.27

Copyright © April 2001 Joseph G Trotter


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