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Lay still this night
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Lay still this night |
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Astraea Member
since 1999-11-09
Posts 378California! Yeah! Okay, I'm done now |
Lay still this night when the stars sing quietly while the watchdog sleeps as the blanket of night settles The pit I've fallen endless To fight, eternally helpless my grip loosens my will fades my heart slows O why can't you let me lie still this night? With hunger in your eyes masked with clouds With open arms to forgive silent to not condemn With a gentle smile on your lips the cool winds soften O let me lie still this night! Let your ghost rest once Let my soul go on Let go of me Why must you haunt me so? Creeping closer, you reach out to hold, help to comfort, soothe to plead, rest to cry, forgive I scream silently Begging you with tears I collapse in fear Pleading with sobs I break from a shell Blocking memories in walls I keep my sanity Shivering, shuddering, quaking you touch my heart with forgiving confidence Broken, crying, waking you hold me close gentle, solid tenderness Alone, lost, empty, you whisper in my ear an angel's echo And when I rock, holding myself hating myself wishing everything would fade My words unlock what you mean to assume "Let me lie still this night! Let all the pain leave me empty, empty from all given and gotten, let me suffer alone! "Let me lie still this night, without screaming memories to pain. Let the needles of my own pierce, let your haunting leave me be!" You smiled and I feel darkness close over me ever more Tears were in your eyes The arms tightened Your words shook "Let this be the night you lie let my words carry you thus and my haunting kill you no more: I forgive you "Let your heart grow warm again let the guilt lift placed by your own hands and so let my words be a sun: I forgive you "Let the tears stop flowing let your eyes dry now and so let my light guide: I forgive you" You left...I cried deeper still than before You had so much more to give! I took it all it away You had so much more to say I stole your breath You had so much more to live I killed you Your hand's touch burned the night you lay still The next dawn silent when your breath ceased And with your last you wrote with shakes Poetry I couldn't forget in death my lock my key my death my life Saying with all the friends in the world In one burst of goodness Your last was to me in pen: I forgive you O let me lay still this night when no memories haunt me so When I could have saved you and did not fight and do such With your goodness and feeling innocence lost I took from a world with ignorance turning away taking back ignoring you For that I pay still more to give until I die But the years have taken I have but one wish selfish Let me lie still this night |
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PoeticDreams Junior Member
since 1999-12-23
Posts 35Lindsay,Oklahoma US |
Oh my gosh, this brought tears to my eyes. I feel your pain so much. I hope you get over this soon because its still peircing my soul. My god lay a healin hand on your heart. ~¤Always look to the sunrise and you'll never see the shadows¤~Anee Frank |
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Alwye
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since 1999-06-16
Posts 3850In the space between moments |
Wow, this is absolutely phenomenal....very few works actually bring tears to me, and this did. I am breathless and awestruck by your talent. What emotion...please keep it up, you've gained a fan here! *Krista Knutson* ~*Like a lion, without fear of the howling pack, Like a gust of wind, ne'er trapped in a snare, Like a lotus blossom, ne'er sprinkled by water, Let me, like a unicorn, in solitude roam.*~ Hymn Of Buddha |
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Astraea Member
since 1999-11-09
Posts 378California! Yeah! Okay, I'm done now |
Thanks for the positive comments! -PoeticDreams- Yeah, the memories are bittersweet and I used to loathe reminiscing. But now, I think, what's a life but a collection of memories? -Alwye- I'm glad you enjoyed it! "Sometimes stars can only be seen in darkness." "Sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier things." |
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Marilyn Member Elite
since 1999-09-26
Posts 2621Ontario, Canada |
Wonderful! This is a stunning piece. Very emotional and solid. You are right...Life is a collection of memories. we must be careful that the ones we create are warm and caring. The most difficult thing in life is forgiving yourself for things that you do. We learn from our mistakes and we all make them. Live well and love fully...this is the way we make warm memories. |
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