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Tears

April 29, 2009
By Alik_=) SILVER, Rochester, Illinois
Alik_=) SILVER, Rochester, Illinois
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Tears
Streak down my face.

I can feel the mask
I wear each day
Washing down my neck.

My eyes,
Covered
To the last lash,
Now stand exposed.

I glance out the window.

I see rivulets of water
Streak down
The paneled glass.

I hear the patter
Of water on the roof.

I am blind to the world,
But I can imagine.

I can imagine
the rain
dripping
off the spring leaves.

The new life green,
The sand paper bark,
The spongy mud.

I can imagine
Furry tails
Peaking out
For the first time in months.

I can imagine
The sun breaking through the clouds
And people stepping out their doors,
Taking cautious
Little
Steps
And Glancing
To the sky.

I bring myself back
And look to the window,
This time,
I see only my reflection.

The matted hair,
The red eyes
Framed with streaks of black.

I realize
My foolishness
For sitting here
When the life I’m missing
Is out there,
Outside that window.



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on May. 16 2009 at 11:23 pm
lily clayton BRONZE, Bayfield, Colorado
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THats deep. I loved it. Keep on writing hun your great.

Alik_=) SILVER said...
on May. 8 2009 at 9:14 pm
Alik_=) SILVER, Rochester, Illinois
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Thanks a lot! I have another version of the poem too for a story I wrote that isn't on the site

on May. 7 2009 at 7:10 pm
MiuBlaze BRONZE, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
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Nice! I like it!

on May. 6 2009 at 9:59 pm
morgie7<3 PLATINUM, Tremont, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I&#039;ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I&#039;ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I&#039;ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.&quot;<br /> ~Michael Jordan

ok this is like one of my altime faves i will put it on my favorites list! this is so amazing!