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Banish the Night
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Banish the Night |
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Robin Junior Member
since 1999-08-07
Posts 48Cardiff, Wales, UK |
Banish the Night Robin Laffan 11/01/00 Night is darkest when seen alone Enveloped in a city’s embrace, Sharing cold comfort with others I see Each with an unknown face. Condensing the shadows it summons Within me, The distant hum of a million lives Surrounds me. I stand apart and my loneliness Confounds me. No-one calls so I call no-one Reinforcing the walls I am building Losing myself in the shade I make In a prison of my own creating Yet all it takes to light the night, Is a beacon, a lifeboat man’s flare Lit when I reach out to the hands I knew And when others reach in from out there. Others like me, Wishing someone else would call. Others like me, Bitter at being alone. Too bitter to light their own dark. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Robin I too would like to banish that night. Very beautifully and clearly written...James |
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Danny Holloway Member Elite
since 2000-01-15
Posts 2034Tulsa, OK |
Your style conveyed the depth of the loneliness. Well done! DH |
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Robin Junior Member
since 1999-08-07
Posts 48Cardiff, Wales, UK |
Thanks both, glad you liked it. But lke I say it's up to you to light the beacon, don't wait for others to do it. Robin |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Excellent poem, Robin! I couldn't agree more...don't wait for someone else to extend a hand, extend your own hand first! The results can be amazing!  Denise |
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