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XOx Uriah xOX
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since 2006-02-11
Posts 1403
Virginia

0 posted 2006-03-30 04:38 PM



When his life got wrecked
there was no crash
No screeching tires
No broken glass
Just muffled tears
only his heart could hear.
Most don't walk too close
to his shattered dreams.
They're frightened by
his tattered seams.
They will not spare a dime
or lend an ear.

But, their little acts of kindness
make the world a better place.
They always bring the dog in when its cold.
They tote the barge and lift the bales
to plant a tree and save the whales.
Those little selfless acts soothe their soul.
I know
I've seen them feeding red birds in the snow.

They feel the pavement
beneath their feet
But somehow never
touch  "the street".
Their Spirit Guides
don't hover that far down.
They feed the squirrels
and adopt a pet.
Take a stray pup
to the vet
and at Christmas
drop a quarter on the ground.

Tis the Season...
Love in the air...
Little acts that show they care.
The coat he got last year
is thin and torn.
Its kind and sweet
The gifts they give
But he has to eat
He has to live
eleven months
before New Hope is born.

Peace on Earth
Good Will to Man
Will finally come around again.
Baby Jesus will  live within their hearts.
It's a crying shame
that he's so prone
to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
He'll disappear
before the New Year starts.

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Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269
Pennsylvania
1 posted 2006-03-31 04:42 AM


They feel the pavement
beneath their feet
But somehow never
touch  "the street".

What a great way of putting it.
I know  exactly whst you are saying.
What a wrenching and eye opening poem
Thhank you
Liz

passing shadows
Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577
displaced
2 posted 2006-03-31 05:09 AM


what an awesome write!
really touching, and then came the end part...well, shame it never lasts in most but thankfully it does in some

iliana
Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434
USA
3 posted 2006-03-31 05:15 AM


Uriah, your point is very well made in this one!  The Sudden Death Syndrome...brilliant.  *hugsbro*...jo
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