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Alicethruglass
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since 2001-06-19
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0 posted 2003-02-16 07:54 AM



Eye to Eye

You are distorting my thoughts,
the waves in the glass thinning me out,
a false image to look upon.
Behind me stands that shadow,
but he is up against the wall now,
for support, that I can no longer give.

Strange, how tall he use to appear to me,
and now, the shrinking of his image has begun.
Inside me is the turmoil, wanting out,
tired of its give and take, just wanting peace
and a love that has no boundaries.

I can barely remember feeling the warmth of you
flowing over me, and the hold of you,
the kisses deep and meaningful.
Where has it all gone, why now,
at this time, do you appear as another
to remind me, of a love that was felt
so much greater than what resides inside me now.

What am I to think when only yesterday, the calm returned.
How would I know that tomorrow would have been the now
to seep through the cracks in my promises of acceptance
and  pull me apart once more, in the knowing
that I will never understand the purpose of yours
or mine, in having met and faced each other eye to eye.

~A~

© Copyright 2003 Alicethruglass - All Rights Reserved
Sunkissed
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1 posted 2003-02-16 07:58 AM


Excellent. Both title and body of poem.


Sunkissed.

Ericc
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since 2003-01-31
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2 posted 2003-02-16 10:35 AM


Beautifuly written and expresed.
Eric

Duncan
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3 posted 2003-02-16 11:13 AM


'that I will never understand the purpose of yours
or mine, in having met and faced each other eye to eye'

I REALLY like the subtle power of this line.

SmartChick
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since 2001-09-23
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On A Journey To The Unknown
4 posted 2003-02-16 12:20 PM


You have expressed your feelings so beautifully here. I hope you are doing better.
Bill Charles
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since 2000-07-11
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highways, & byways, for now
5 posted 2003-02-16 12:29 PM


Alicethruglass - this is one of the best I have read of yours...

BC

passing shadows
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displaced
6 posted 2003-02-20 04:46 AM


love this!
Alicethruglass
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since 2001-06-19
Posts 368

7 posted 2003-02-20 10:44 AM


Thank you Sunkissed. *s


Ericc, thank you
for the visit and
kind responses.

Duncan, there is power
in truth  
have you know.

Sue, still shoveling
away up here.

Bill Charles,  I am glad
you liked this one. Thank you.

passing shadows,

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