Rachael Flint

I cry without knowing sometimes.
Silent tears that catch me unaware.
Barely there.
I glimpse a mirror to discover that
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I often find when I can't sleep,
My brain is alert. I sit and think.
Distant places, events impossible,
People who are new,
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Love runs away from me,
Hides in shadows,
Ducks behind trees.
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I wrote this for you,
In case there comes a time
When you feel alone or tired
To remind you that no matter,
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Sometimes I stop just to look,
To look at your smiling face
Or sparkling eyes,
And I think that love is you
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Drenched in salty tears,
Your soul yearns as you lay
Staring, Staring
Drenched in nightmares,
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Do you know how to smile?
It took me quite a while
At the bathroom mirror,
A grin to conjure
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Skies shatter above,
Cracks of bright white
Stretching bony arms
To the edges
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Pull my knees up close,
Duvet to my face
Eyes shut as I
Drift to a different place
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I cannot sleep tonight,
For even in your absence,
You fill my every moment.
Your face eludes me,
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Weighted sigh,
She lifts her hand
Cradles her head.
Erasing her thoughts
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I’m wasting time
Saying I’m fine,
When we both know,
It’s a lie.
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The Night is being loud again.
In the depths of the dark
There is a hum
From something still plugged in.
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Steps follow steps down the single track lane
I know the deep rutted potholes,
Flooded in winter
Parched and cracked in summer.
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Around my body
And my mind
There is a flurry
Of crystal tears and raindrops
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Shadows stretch,
Faded hues of grey and blue,
Reaching out, barely touching you.
Light rises from the depth of dreams
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A friend of mine,
Asked if I had the time
To put together a rhyme
Even if only one line.
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Today is nearly over,
And as I lie here thinking,
I ask myself what have I done?
I ate, I sang, I slept for some,
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