Summer Dawn Pond

As time goes by
I hear the trees creaking old with age
And I think to myself
Am I on a shelf?
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What a thought it is
That we hide our faces when we cry
Shouldn’t be ashamed
Shouldn’t be hesitant
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What a feeling it is to be proud
To tip toe on the faint line between arrogance and accomplishment
To wonder if it is by your own efforts
Or Grand design
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He knows
Every hair on my head
And its number
Yet I am concerned
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I'm lost in a sea
of darkness
and you are my only light
I wait and wait
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Thirst
Drink
Destitution
Reparation
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Pain will sound
deeply, boldly, and deafeningly
from every corner of your being;
Which is why it is absolutely detrimental
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We are creatures.
Ruled by love,
tarnished by pain,
and polished by others.
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Every thought you produce
will spark another thought
So
please
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I look back
Finding myself underneath its three lengths
The damn thing wore me out
It was a heavy burden, believed
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