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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California 
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COMPROMISE Winding roads, seemingly never-ending Lead through the pain but not toward mending. Questions unanswered otherwise- Yield in the maze of compromise. Hardened hearts and calloused fingertips. Sarcastic laughs and Freudian slips. Gesture of a jester, crown of the clowned, Ashes to ashes, love seemed so renowned. Dust blinds the eyes, winds howl at the ears. And still you press on, driven by your fears. Even daring to laugh at obvious self-distress, When the only alternative is loneliness. A kiss on the cheek, the turning of a head. The coldness of a stranger sharing your bed. Close your eyes and lie awake through the lies, Knowing tomorrow another piece of you dies. Grind away the hours, nurture the needs. Walk past the flowers to search and sulk in the weeds. If you ever realize life, itself, is the four leaf clover, I only pray your life isn't already over. ------------------ Michael Anderson And so, being young and dipt in folly I fell in love with melancholy, But dreams - of those who dream as I, Aspiringly, are damned, and die: EAP |
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Watcher666 Senior Member
since 1999-10-13
Posts 1606 |
Excellent! ------------------ Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you. |
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DreamEvil Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 2396 |
I am enjoying the philosophical bent of your recent work as it echoes my own sentiments my friend. Very well done, but you knew that before you penned it.  ------------------ Now and forever, my heart hears ~one voice~. DreamEvil© |
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X Angel Senior Member
since 1999-11-07
Posts 1521Oregon |
When we compromise our true selves, we become mouthpieces of someone else. I loved this ~X~ ------------------ "We have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night" (Tombstone epitaph of two amateur astronomers) |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Well done, Michael! |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Michael: I guess that's why we get up each day, you just never know what's round the corner.. HUGS ------------------ You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Nicely written Michael ------------------ Alis volat propriis (She flies with her own wings) |
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Iloveit Senior Member
since 1999-09-02
Posts 1121NM |
I like this michael, sigh...it sure says a lot and you say it well |
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RSEvans Senior Member
since 1999-10-23
Posts 1147Tulsa, OK, USA |
Loved this one Michael ------------------ Once I was brilliant, now I no longer shine, but the twinkle in my eye speaks of another time. |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Brilliant, Michael. |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Very well done Michael. |
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Julie Senior Member
since 1999-08-20
Posts 739Houston, TX |
Michael...your words so profound...love to read your work. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Another excellent piece, Michael. Very good! ------------------ Denise |
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Nan
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
I can always count on you for some real introspection, my friend... |
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ThUnDeRkYsS Senior Member
since 1999-09-23
Posts 727Wisconsin |
Very nice work Michael... Nicely written and a great message too ------------------ Life is what you make of it... Not what you let it be |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Wow! I love it!!!!!!!!!! |
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moonmoon Member
since 1999-08-13
Posts 277TX , USA |
------------------ "No one was ever ruined from without; The final ruin comes from within.".....Amelia E. Barr |
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JOY 14 Senior Member
since 1999-09-22
Posts 1419Wisconsin USA |
No surprise here. That was soooo good! What a message. I think I'm going to read it again! |
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