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No Regrets
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No Regrets |
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Isabella Junior Member
since 2001-03-22
Posts 16Confusion |
Wherefore aging comes and I lie to awaiting death I will look into the eyes of those who trusted me- those innocent grandchildren, my own flesh and blood- my children. There, in my business of dying, I will escape for one last masquerade as I calmly match their gaze and announce "No regrets!" They, with their torched righteousness and folded secrets in those lock boxes ah, they believe their own demise will tarry but I know. I know I've fared well the cloak of secrecy, every lie, every whisper, every soft touch behind closed doors, ah, I completed this with abounding cunning. I fooled them all. They'll read the will, divide my spoils and my bones will rot as I lie cold in the ground. While yet alive, I floated above my body, looking down and I smiled viewing the already dead corpse as I screamed to the immobile decay of nothing, before I left to envision my adventure I touched the words to air and proclaimed: "No regrets!" For I had partaken in the good deed of loving fully without compromise; they will never read of it; it's burned to ashes, they will not know. Be gone! Do not weep for I read my horoscope pre-dawn and the words ring true. "No regrets." But then, I - am a liar. Isabella |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
A very interesting read! Welcome to Passions! Check your e-mail for a special message. Karilea |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
This is quite a facsinating read ... I enjoyed the cryptic...warning-like feel of it... almost like a private diary entry.... Welcome to Passions Isabella... nice to have you here... I look forward to more of your work. oh you speak to me in riddles |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Hummm, time for a bump so our members can really get to meet you.... |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
This was a very interesting piece of poetry...dark, yet so spiritually eloquent it was almost light...internal contradictions like that can be hard to achieve.. welcome to passions Isabella... will be looking out for more work.  K |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Very nice Isabella...James |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
indeed, as K said, this bridges light and dark effortlessly. . . well done. . . welcome!!!  -------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Isabella Junior Member
since 2001-03-22
Posts 16Confusion |
Sunshine, thank you for both the reply and the welcome bump! Janet Marie: Thank you, what a lovely name. James Michael, I'm glad you read and replied, thank you. Severn: That's the feeling I intented to relay, thank you. Sven: I love that name, thank you |
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JLR Senior Member
since 2001-02-04
Posts 1785 |
So much here to absorb. Thought provoking. Welcome! |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
~Welcome to Passions Isabella!~ An excellent first post, Severn described how I feel about your poem perfectly I will definately look forward to seeing your name from now on~ Take care, Melissa~ |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Excellent work... I'll look forward to reading more. *S* Welcome to Passions! *S* |
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Songbird Member Elite
since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184Missouri |
Enjoyed this very much, and I echo the comments of all of the above. |
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