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A Romantic Heart
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since 1999-09-03
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Forever In Your Heart

0 posted 2000-03-08 04:00 AM


Breathe

Where must I begin?
Deep within my heart,

For such a longing,
Is as to death,

Morning and deep sorrow,
of pain,

No one understands me,
Who I truely am,

What I long to be,
desire hidden deep,

I am searching,
I am found,

My complication,
Has got me bewildered,

This quest,this life, this journey,
What does it offer?
Or what do I offer it?

How do we decide our paths?
Or does the path choose us?

Fate? Destiny?
Is there a time to go?
A time to wait?

I ponder deep thoughts,
But who will ponder them with me?

Am I to be a slave to life,
My spirit soars,

The wind blows,
I want to ride the breeze,
Where ever it must carry me,

Boring, mundane, reputition,
Is not I,

For I have a soul separate,
Too many journeys await,

Must I hide me,
Or be free?

The rivers flow,
As the thoughts across my heart,

I want to live,
To BREATHE,

This person is me,
I have gave birth,

She is alive,
Her dreams roam,

Am I talking to paper?
Or talking to self?

Silence, silence,
Follow the rules,

Limits, boundaries,
These are the death of me,
Death of creation,

But what is to gain,
To smell the ocean,
close my eyes,

AND BREATHE,BREATHE...

Years held captive,
Desireing to come out,

Was it selfish?
Selfish is not abandonment,
Selfish she is to her own soul,

sometimes disgust,
For things she knows,
Things kept away from her,

Words, thoughts,all secrets kept,
But she knows, she knows...

Why must she talk to paper?
Is it that paper cannot talk back?
Paper understands, paper accepts,

So often said..If you love something,
Set it free,
If it loves you...it will come back,

Free, What is free?
Free to live? Free to love?
Free to be?

My mind ponders,
I sit, I hear the ticking of the clock,
Clock that measures time,

Minutes ticking by,
Minutes I am thinking,
Minutes I am getting older,

What about ME? What about ME!
Does anyone love me enough to stop and say,
What are your desires? Your Dreams?

It only stops, late at night,
The peace, the stillness,
The candles glow gives off soft light,

I write, not speak me, I write me,
Who I am, a part of me, my thoughts,my time,

Am I going crazy?
NO! I am being normal,
I am being human,

My mother carried me, gave me life,
I have a LIFE, a gift, a choice,
I have dreams, ideas, thoughts,

I am a being, a person,
I am ALIVE, ALIVE,

I am not everyone else,
I am not the same,

Who will hear me?
Who will understand?
Who will not judge or criticize?
But let me BREATHE,

life is to be lived,
I must live my life,

I must exhale...to BREATHE.




 "Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove.
O,no! it is an ever-fixed mark....William Shakespeare



© Copyright 2000 Millette A. (Lester) Addison - All Rights Reserved
RufffRyder
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since 2000-02-25
Posts 143
<------Over There------>
1 posted 2000-03-08 04:20 AM


Ya Know,
I had a real hard time reading this with that Pretty little face staring at me the whole time.
From what I remember you...oops..I mean it,ya know the poem,it was great.
Thank you for the mmmmmmmm oh yea,the read  





[This message has been edited by RufffRyder (edited 03-08-2000).]

A Romantic Heart
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Forever In Your Heart
2 posted 2000-03-08 12:33 PM


Do I know you Ruff? Are you one on here that has many names?
I know you are a badboy! haha! I went to your homepage!
I am glad you liked the read!!!!MMMM the poem!!


 "Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove.
O,no! it is an ever-fixed mark....William Shakespeare



mystery
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since 2000-02-21
Posts 79

3 posted 2000-03-08 12:57 PM


This poem had me in deep thought, very creative and expressive. It was a pleasure to read this, it made me exhale!
A Romantic Heart
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Forever In Your Heart
4 posted 2000-03-08 01:02 PM


Thanks mystery, I am glad you liked it!< !signature-->
This is my expression on how being a poet and writting poetry makes me feel! as though I can breathe!
 "Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove.
O,no! it is an ever-fixed mark....William Shakespeare




[This message has been edited by A Romantic Heart (edited 03-08-2000).]

Parker
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Posts 3129
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5 posted 2000-03-08 02:41 PM


A Romantic Heart,  Wow..... I re-examined my soul, my life, I just wanted to read a sweet poem and it was but now my mind is in chaos.
It was truely thought provoking.

Parker

EagleScorpion
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since 2000-03-08
Posts 1644
Here, Now, Forever
6 posted 2000-03-08 02:47 PM


A Romantic Heart, indeed. You are not alone in all these reveries, I share them with you, without knowing you, we all do.
Danny Holloway
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since 2000-01-15
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7 posted 2000-03-08 02:58 PM


I feel you have expressed yourself in a way that is unique in these halls of poetic wisdom.  Excellent questions and thoughts you provoke in this piece.  I like the depth of your feeling and your poetic reach for what is real and important.....so at last, in here you can BREATHE and we will float away with you to a poets paradise.
Enjoyed reading this piece very much.

A Romantic Heart
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Forever In Your Heart
8 posted 2000-03-08 04:22 PM


Parker:thats what I wanted to do! To provoke your thoughts, glad you liked it, I am a fan of your poetry Sweet poetry   

Eagle: Finally, someone who understands and feels the same as I! Thanks for sharing  

Dan: you have expressed your feelings well,
I love to make people happy, I am glad you enjoyed this piece! Poets paradise! Wow!


 "Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove.
O,no! it is an ever-fixed mark....William Shakespeare



poetFemmeFatale
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since 1999-07-25
Posts 2646
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9 posted 2000-03-08 04:59 PM


Girl, take a deep breath now.....LOL

Seriously, you remind me of me!  hehe  Glad to know I'm not the only one who feels this way!  You must be a Capricorn or something close!  LOL     It's really okay to ask these questions you do, although I'm not sure we'll ever find all the answers to them...I'll be searching right beside you, ok?     Sheesh, I could feel your frustration in this...I don't think I took one breath while reading it!  LOL

A Romantic Heart
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Posts 5496
Forever In Your Heart
10 posted 2000-03-09 05:35 AM


I feel that passions is the only place I can breathe...(Taking deep breaths)hehe!

As a matter of fact PFF I am a pieces/fish/Feb.23
I love anything to do with the ocean or water!
Thanks for reading and your comments!

 "Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove.
O,no! it is an ever-fixed mark....William Shakespeare


Michael
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Posts 7666
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11 posted 2000-03-09 08:35 AM


Wow - reading this was like peeking into your heart.  I could feel the sear of emotion...and yet it was worded so eloquently.  Beautiful, beautiful poem.


Michael

A Romantic Heart
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since 1999-09-03
Posts 5496
Forever In Your Heart
12 posted 2000-03-09 02:28 PM


Thank you sir Michael,(bowing on bended knee, with hand out to kiss, and head down in honor) I am so honored by your comments, coming from such a wonderful poet,
whos poetry stirs my soul when I peek into your heart!


 "Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove.
O,no! it is an ever-fixed mark....William Shakespeare


Nate Dogg
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since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658
Georgia, Fulton
13 posted 2000-03-09 03:12 PM


This is a deep poem! It makes me wanna take a deep breathe too! Ha, ha!

 Nathan

A Romantic Heart
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Posts 5496
Forever In Your Heart
14 posted 2000-03-09 10:48 PM


Thank you Nate for reading! haha...exhale, exhale...

 "Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove.
O,no! it is an ever-fixed mark....William Shakespeare


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