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Skyfyre
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since 1999-08-15
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Sitting in Michael's Lap

0 posted 1999-10-23 07:11 PM


Thank you, my deceiver,
For opening my eyes;
You paved the path into my heart
With finely-crafted lies.

You made me a believer;
Convinced me I could love --
Enwrapped me in the silken strands
That dreams are fashioned of.

I never thought to question
This delicate control;
Your hands had known my body,
Your heart had claimed my soul.

Perhaps you never loved me,
Your feelings were a lie;
Regardless, they have changed me
In ways I can't deny.

Though I no longer want you,
Your touch renewed my heart --
I've gathered up the pieces
And made a hopeful start.

I guess I should be bitter
At the treatment I've received:
But who has gained the most, I ask:
Deceiver -- or deceived?

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You cannot choose the way of your death, but the path you choose will determine its own end.

© Copyright 1999 Linda Anderson - All Rights Reserved
Julie
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since 1999-08-20
Posts 739
Houston, TX
1 posted 1999-10-23 07:24 PM


Well done and well stated...

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Julie
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Almost all our misfortunes in life come from the wrong notions we have about the things that happen to us.
>Stendhal



RSEvans
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since 1999-10-23
Posts 1147
Tulsa, OK, USA
2 posted 1999-10-23 07:30 PM


Well put. When saying better to have loved and lost, keep in mind that without both you would have known neither.

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On the wings of day-bright dreams...


Denise
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3 posted 1999-10-23 07:36 PM


Excellent Skyfrye! I enjoyed this!

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Denise

Skyfyre
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Sitting in Michael's Lap
4 posted 1999-10-23 07:45 PM


Thank you ...
Kitty**
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since 1999-07-27
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5 posted 1999-10-23 07:48 PM


This was great..I've felt the same way!!
You stated it very well.

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Kitty**

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05
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Glen Hope, PA USA
6 posted 1999-10-23 08:20 PM


Excellent!! Not only was the subject matter well expressed, but also your meter and rhyme are absolutely perfect. One suggestion.....get this one out to a publisher. If you need an idea, e-mail me and I'll give you the name of one I can assure you will take this piece.
Watcher666
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since 1999-10-13
Posts 1606

7 posted 1999-10-23 08:26 PM


Well done. Liked this much!

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Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you.

DreamEvil
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since 1999-06-22
Posts 2396

8 posted 1999-10-23 08:51 PM


Excellently written piece this is and well can I empathize with it.

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Now and forever, my heart hears ~one voice~.
DreamEvil©


Balladeer
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9 posted 1999-10-23 09:06 PM


Better than excellent. Superbly crafted with substance.
Skyfyre
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since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906
Sitting in Michael's Lap
10 posted 1999-10-23 10:09 PM


Many thanks ... your words are the wine that intoxicates this poor poet's soul.

--K.

Starith
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since 1999-08-18
Posts 176
Leesburg, FL USA
11 posted 1999-10-23 11:52 PM


Very nicely done. You will go far here I think.

Star

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We are only truly apperciated after we are no more!


Systematic Decay
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since 1999-09-15
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That place with padded walls and funny people in white.........
12 posted 1999-10-24 02:29 AM


Excellent poem. I think you should take hoot up on her offer...this is just great...and hits home with me.

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"Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage."
-Billy Corgan-

ThUnDeRkYsS
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since 1999-09-23
Posts 727
Wisconsin
13 posted 1999-10-24 04:01 AM


Unfortunately, this is too often the case. We think we know love, but then find out some way or another that it is just a game. It hurts, and there is no way to prepare for the pain.
RainbowGirl
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since 1999-07-31
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United Kingdom
14 posted 1999-10-24 04:48 AM


Hmmmm...the deceived I think, for they usually try to rise above..

HUGS

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You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.


Pepper
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since 1999-08-19
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Southern Florida
15 posted 1999-10-24 11:18 AM


Masterfully done!! An excellent piece!!

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May your days be filled with lots of sunshine and your nights lit up by golden moonbeams

Martie
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16 posted 1999-10-24 05:14 PM


More wine for your soul from me. This was so very well done. We gain so many lessons from the pain we feel. I say the deceived wins.
Skyfyre
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since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906
Sitting in Michael's Lap
17 posted 1999-10-24 05:24 PM


"Inebriate of air am I,
And debauche of dew;
Reeling through endless summer days
From inns of molten blue."

--Dickinson, "I taste a liquor never brewed"

I am truly drunk on all these responses -- thank you all so much!

-- Kesslynne

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You cannot choose the way of your death, but the path you choose will determine its own end.

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