Lorraine Licona

The undertow
dragging me down under
The current
carrying me with each wave of pain
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No one sees and no one tries
to find the pain in lonely eyes
They're strong and bold they hide the tears
that many people cry in years
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Dream your dreams my little boy
dream them while you can
For all too soon my little boy
you will be a man
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The battle-cry went out
and they marched in obedience
for the opportunity
to defend their country
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He kissed his wife and children goodbye
and with nothing more than the clothes on his back
began his long journey to a better life
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Love has no remorse
when the cold hard truth hits
It has no feelings of sympathy
Nor is kindness
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Sometimes in fear
I build a wall
But know it is only my self-defense
as your silence is yours
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I never thought I would love again
but I do
So in love with you
Much more
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As I watched you walk away
today
I cried
But a strength inside
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While the sweat on your brow
still lingers
from the sweet night of love
a cool breeze from the open window
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Take me away
to a warm summer breeze
where the fragrance of the red roses bloom
under a midnight moon
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He kissed his wife and children goodbye
and with nothing more than the clothes on his back
began his long journey to a better life
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As I watch you cry
Tears rolling down your cheek
I wondered
if for just one moment
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Talking to you
I feel my heart opening like a flower
allowing my feelings
to finally escape
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I can’t imagine life without you
You have become a part of me
Without you I would not exist
Your life moves within me
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The battle-cry went out
and they marched in obedience
for the opportunity
to defend their country
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As I watched you lying there
bathed in morning sun
skin shimmering in rainbow colors
hair touched with gold
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What will I do when you take away the music
When all I'll have left will be the silence
screaming in my head?
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The dark tunnel of depression closes in
like the night
Suffocating me, squeezing and crushing my heart
as it’s black walls press against my body
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I stood at the edge of the world
and looked deep into the chasm
which was like my heart -
an endless pit of fear and darkness
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