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A poem about the sadness of life and the regrets of anger. Each poem I write has something to do with the moment in which it was written. This one was written in about fifteen minutes after the event of outburst anger when four unbelievable events came together at the same time hitting me with hopelessness. So most of my poems are of a personal reflection nature and mainly invoked by my emotional state at the time of writing. I'm just trying to put out a set of different poems from different states of mind to see what it invokes in the reader...

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This is dedicated to fellow S.A.D. (seasonal affective disorder) sufferers. Winters just seem to grow longer every year. * Sigh * Damn you, Punxsutawney Phil!

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The process of grief. How I see it. Not only for those who have lost partners to death but also happiness to depression and well being to strife. Dedicated to JHawk, Michelle, and Folio and all others who have dealt with death of a loved one. To those who have come through the valley into the light. Hopefully offering a glimmer of what I believe lies ahead. Have traveled this road more than once. I believe these words. Any and all feedback

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The holiday this week triggers a memory as it has each year since the day of remembrance was created. I always thought the holiday should have been placed on or close to April 4th. Comments welcome.

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I wrote this after many visits to see my late father-in-law that had Alzheimer's

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Please do not feel the need to leave another review. The first piece was actually posted accidentally and while it was well received it was not the piece I had in mind and was only a outline of sorts. I didn't even know I had posted it until the I saw a review! aaaaaagggghhhh. I am conscious of reviews and rankings so a little uncomfortable doing this. Will work that out later. I have saved the original.. But this was what I saw. I is metaphorical in nature. I see many in this peril.. It saddens me. I have no rope to cast... Any an all feedback always embraced. I hope you find this one as emotionally impacting as I wanted it to be.

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Correne Johnson, 18, is all the things most women never want to be: Overweight, illiterate and unloved. And she is being molested by her Aunts fiance. She uses her addiction to the Oprah Winfrey show and Oprah's TV wisdom's to challenge her Oppressor. These actions could either end her life or save her.

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for a friend who's relationship has recently ended, a decision she did not make.

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Simple short poem for those alone. So many are quite content in solitude but others are not. The flounder ... feel incomplete. Until the day he or she discovers the truth that one is never alone as love surrounds us all. It is that notion somehow that one must have a 'lover' to be fulfilled. Any and all comments are welcome

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This is the story of the struggles I am going through with my marriage after thinking everything was fine.

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As some of you know by now, my wife is extremely ill and will never get better. She has almost died three times in the past 15 months. Her entire family is in Bakersfield, California. She is here in St. Louis. She depends on me for just about everything. Sometimes it leaves me overwhelmed and I doubt my abilities to give all that she needs. I wrote this originally as a song last year and had it recorded this past August. It was a cathartic process for me. I have slightly modified it for this poetic version. As far as feedback, any comments you would care to make are welcomed. Thanks for reading.

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THIS IS A DEDICATION TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO MAKE THE FINAL SACRAFICE TO PROTECT US ALL and especially to one man who inspired me to write this poem, you will never be forgotten, Wayne.

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The free world they came to find turns out to be something else.

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For a short-story contest with a 1500 word limit as well as the prologue of a novella. I'm 100 words below the limit. Please let me know if you feel the story "needs" anything. Also, please let me know which title you like most: BELOW HEAVEN, FOREVER TOMORROW JONES

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