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abbe
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0 posted 2003-02-01 10:23 AM


i stand staring into the inky sky
on tiptoes I stretch
upwards
upwards
reaching for the stars
a fiery comet streaks into sight
i push with all my might
thrusting into space
and grab it by its tail
then watch it disintegrate in my closed fist
head over heals I plummet
backwards
backwards
swirling black empty void
soul screaming in dark despair
crashing me to earth

i cry as i look upward
watching my comet disappear
into the night
i sit
my hands before me
covered with the stuff
of all my dusty dreams

Almost
Almost

i grasp these shattered dreams
into this tightened fist
and shake it with fury against the night
hurl these screams into the void
and send them chasing
after these lost dreams

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i'll dream new ones tomorrow!

© Copyright 2003 anne earle - All Rights Reserved
Midnitesun
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Gaia
1 posted 2003-02-01 10:25 AM


OMG, this is too sad, too eery.
We just lost the shuttle Columbia, and its 7 person crew.

Ericc
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2 posted 2003-02-01 10:40 AM


May you always reach with such beauty.
Eric

GG
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3 posted 2003-02-01 11:53 AM


i grasp these shattered dreams
into this tightened fist
and shake it with fury against the night
hurl these screams into the void
and send them chasing
after these lost dreams

wow!
it seems so hopeless when its just into the abyss of that black. but the stars are out there, and its always worth it to keep dreaming.
like this alot

Always, Alyssa

- And so it was that time stood still -
     (blink, breathe, stand, fight)

Dr Pepper Freak
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4 posted 2003-02-01 01:34 PM


Keep reaching for the stars, one day you'll truly catch one!  Beautiful poem and great imagery!

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it. ~ Lena Horne

ecrivan
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5 posted 2003-02-02 01:28 AM


what a perspective we have of the universe and what limitations there are to overcome!! welcome to Passions


passing shadows
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displaced
6 posted 2003-02-02 05:03 AM


yes...
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