Tag: poetry
member name: Deb P.
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May 07, 2007 01:26 PM EDT --
She nonchalantly walks through the door.
To her it was just another store.
She looks the part—together, well dressed.
Not at all like a disheveled mess.
She's no different than the other . . .
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July 03, 2007 01:42 PM EDT --
I stood at the bank’s edge.
The water surged forward, driven by a need to be free. Each droplet collectively in search of a new beginning. Transformed into one powerful, unstoppable . . .
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December 06, 2007 07:30 PM EST --
I think about the fun times I’ve had.
Gather brought me out of my shell.
Now it’s time for me to branch out
And so, I say fare-thee-well.
The friends I’ve . . .
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May 29, 2007 02:11 PM EDT --
What if
I could find a way to tell you my son
The road you’ve chosen is not an easy one.
It is filled with traps to steal your soul
And make you want to abandon your goal.
What if
I could say as . . .
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October 01, 2007 09:34 PM EDT --
Mom put a necklace on lay-a-way.
A pearl necklace.
Just like the one Dad gave her
for their anniversary.
The one I lost
when I was nine.
She put it in my school bag
as we walked home.
But my bag . . .
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May 29, 2007 02:15 PM EDT --
Trapped!
Like a caged animal pacing in a zoo.
And all eyes watching to see what it will do.
Or me in a new school on the very first day,
Closely being studied like I was on display.
I was different from . . .
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April 28, 2007 12:55 AM EDT --
I have a set of crayons
That I purchased for my son.
They’re called People Color Crayons,
With more choices than just one.
And when I look at these crayons
I can’t help but imagine . . .
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May 29, 2007 02:40 PM EDT --
Dear Reader
Pay close attention to my words.
They fit together just right.
The verbs dance around the nouns.
This brings my words to life.
When you hold my words in your hand,
You hold a piece of my . . .
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