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SimpleDiscourse
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since 2003-04-24
Posts 79


0 posted 2003-07-16 11:06 PM



It comforts me to see
the house next door
with its lights still on
at this hour of the night.
Because it's good to know
I am not the only one
who has trouble with sleep.
And I'll lay in bed
for what seems like hours
as a minute passes by
and thoughts fly through my head.
And I can't help but think
that there is no point
to anything I do.
It is all leading up
to that one fateful day
when my life decides
to run away from me
because it got too
scared to stick around.
But sometimes I wonder
when my life will begin.
When I'll wake up each day
awaiting something new.
Instead of dreading morning
because every day's the same.
And I'm up late again
because there's no point in sleep
and the neighborhood
is screaming in its silence
as families quietly sleep
though they know that
tomorrow is just like today
and yesterday's a memory
of a place you wish still existed.
It's comforting to see
the house next door
with its lights still on
at this hour of the night.

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Lexy
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since 2003-01-28
Posts 1038
California
1 posted 2003-07-17 12:11 PM


"the neighboorhood is screaming in silence."
I loved this. And could relate I've have been up lately doing the same thing. great piece.
~LEX

Cinderelly
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since 2001-12-31
Posts 189
NM, USA
2 posted 2003-07-17 06:26 PM


Wow! I loved this poem! I can totally sypathize . . . Great job!

Life is a moderately good play w/ a badly written thrid act. - Unknown

AngelShell
Member
since 2000-03-01
Posts 446
not heaven nor hell so...
3 posted 2003-07-18 10:28 PM


I really liked the imagery in this piece.  There is some strange comfort in knowing that there's someone else up at the same time as you are.

~I haven't memorized all of the cute things to say but I'm working on it~

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