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Songbird
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Missouri

0 posted 2002-06-04 09:15 PM



In a cubical I once called my home
I reminience
The walls hold memories
One by one I  dismissed

I lie on my bed
Looking at those cold hard stucco walls
Hearing faint echos of words
Said long ago

Learning new lessons
From a previous life
One that I discarded
For a life more free from strife

This room was once a prison
I was a prisoner of war
My only hope was
The thought of freedom

So why did I return to this cubicle
Where there are writings on the wall
A part of me was left here
In bits and pieces

I'm finding parts of me
That lay hidden
Buried in the past
Parts that should have been cherished
But were scattered in a blast

Picking up the pieces
I'm finding the edges of this thing
That was called my life
A complicated jigsaw puzzle
Worth every bit of perserverance

In spite of everything
I've lived a beautiful life

© Copyright 2002 Marcia Estep - All Rights Reserved
Joyce Johnson
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1 posted 2002-06-04 09:58 PM


I am glad you were able to pick up the pieces.  Joyce
2dalimit
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2 posted 2002-06-05 03:51 AM


… life
A complicated jigsaw puzzle
Worth every bit of perserverance …


Yes. Enjoyed the read.

Melton

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3 posted 2002-06-05 11:45 AM


Songbird:  Enjoyed your poem and your search for pieces left behind. Sometimes we never find them, no matter how we try. Glad that your life has been beautiful.

Betty Lou Hebert

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4 posted 2002-06-05 12:56 PM


SongBird~
Softly written of times of remember~

'Picking up the pieces
I'm finding the edges of this thing
That was called my life'


I enjoyed this~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Mobile, AL
5 posted 2002-06-05 12:59 PM


Lady,
For some reason your presence here calms me, and your work is always something to ponder. Its so wonderful to see you.

Are you still in Mississippi?

*Jenn*

How grave is my condition, for I cannot find the words to say, I need you so.
~Sarah MacLachlan~

laryalee2
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since 2002-05-22
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British Columbia, Canada
6 posted 2002-06-07 06:25 PM


Songbird, this is marvellous!
We all have our cubicles, I think --
and you've portrayed it so well...
although some don't want to go home.
Lary


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7 posted 2002-06-08 07:08 AM


So nice to know that when the "puzzle" is finally taking shape, and we finally find the edges and corners, the last two lines can be so simply stated.  Beautiful write Songbird ~ Bonnie
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8 posted 2002-06-11 03:10 PM


As life is always worth the wait, I enjoy your poem and the sharing of some on your pain.  You can not run from whom you are and your past is merely one small part.  For what I see is a poet whom has put together a work of art.

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