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March 22, 2021
By poetofthedeepbluesea GOLD, Nashville, Tennessee
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"One day you will tell the story of how you've overcome what you're going through now and it will become a part of someone else's survival guide."<br /> - Unknown

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I’m so tired.

And they don’t 

Understand

Why I don’t

Have the energy.

But they are the ones

Stealing the light 

From my sky. 

© Steve S., Marblehead, MA

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poetofthedeepbluesea GOLD said...
on Oct. 1 2021 at 3:59 pm
poetofthedeepbluesea GOLD, Nashville, Tennessee
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It is called The Architect's Daughter and is available on Lulu.
Lydiaq ELITE said...
on Sep. 18 2021 at 9:38 am
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This is a great work. Btw, I also self-published a small book of poems. What is yours called?