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1slick_lady
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standing on a shadow's lace

0 posted 2002-01-10 11:12 AM



              Paradise Of Fools

you only want
the touch of skin
I need more than
where hands have been
touch without love
is just a trace
another emptiness
in it’s disgrace
you live like a king
in a paradise of fools
yet in your vault
there are no jewels
you have no love
to call your own
so you sit alone
on a melting throne

"I have already paid for all my future sins."  Sade...(King of Sorrow)

© Copyright 2002 Helen Chambers - All Rights Reserved
Irish Rose
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since 2000-04-06
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1 posted 2002-01-10 11:34 AM


This says a ton, Helen, I know it spoke to me.
I know what you mean about those hands!

Kathleen--(Kay)
A true friend does not love you for who you are, but in spite of who you are." -- Caroline Tran

Pilgrimage
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since 2001-12-04
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2 posted 2002-01-10 11:36 AM


This one is so well-worded. Good one, with a real message.

Nan

EagleScorpion
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since 2000-03-08
Posts 1644
Here, Now, Forever
3 posted 2002-01-10 11:50 AM


its a shame, but so many people are like this.. I, being the wholesome virgin that i still am, am still lookin. it sucks when you get attached to somebody who wants only physical attention, as if love and understanding mean nothing to them. a throne of ice indeed
LngJhnAg
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4 posted 2002-01-10 12:00 PM


Helen - Great poem!  It says a lot.  BTW - How are you doing?
Startime
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5 posted 2002-01-10 12:05 PM


WOW!!! Powerful words....But so very true.. what is the worth of sensual delights when there is no love given...then each goes away feeling an emptiness inside....I feel sorry for anyone who only wants the physical without the emotional...I guess that is what keeps me alone. I want both or nothing...Very well said. BRAVO!!!! **big hugs**

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

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