Marva Seaton

Believe in yourself,
And what you can be,
And not what others,
Think that you are,
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Today I pray Dear Lord,
That you will hear me,
A voice from a place,
Where right now,
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I saw, not for the first time,
Traces of tears mirrored in your eyes,
But the tears lost, for you did not,
Once let go of the smile,
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Rain drops pitter patter on the roof,
as I look in your eyes,
The touch of your gentle caress,
make me want so much to forget,
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Whisper a dream upon the wind,
Softly, caressingly,
And peacefully still,
Whisper a dream,
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Apple blossoms, the smell is in the air,
I cast aside my doubts,
The grass is green, the sky is clear,
Spring burst forth in a profusion of colors,
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She plays the dutiful wife,
she pretends that everything is all right,
But alone in her bed at night,
she wonders who she is fooling.
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They told her she couldn’t do it,
but she proved them all wrong,
Poor, bare foot country girl,
wanting to be doctor?
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Love don't live here anymore,
It left a long time ago,
And all I had were shattered dreams,
And thoughts of what could have been,
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I drank in the sweet scent of your perfume,
And momentarily it chased away my gloom.
I was afraid to look into your eyes,
Afraid that I would not be able to accept the truth.
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She watched him walk through the door,
Without a backward glance,
Her heart was breaking but her pride,
Would not allow her to beg him not to go.
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I can go on,
In spite of shattered dreams,
And broken promises,
I can go on,
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I look at her battered, bruised face
And she quickly looks away,
'I fell, ’ she responded,
to the unspoken question,
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I walk with my head held high,
and I am not afraid to pursue my dreams,
overcome my challenges,
remove my obstacles,
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The masquerade stands,
Alone and distant,
A look of deep fixation,
A show of authority,
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He seems so big and strong,
And he is a hard-working man,
Yet he is never too busy,
To give me a hug and a smile,
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Emancipate yourself,
From the bondage of violence,
Which keeps you enslaved,
Emancipate your mind from hatred,
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Let’s wage a war against,
Violence and crime,
Hostility, retribution, hatred,
and revenge,
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I bared my heart,
I bared my soul,
And they bled me dry,
Drop by drop the blood flowed,
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As oft we moan and groan about our broken hearts,
Of the love we had and lost, of the one who was insincere,
And whose promises and words of love were false.
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