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Open Poetry #38

Smile Upon Settled Dust

Kellie_Cantrell
Senior Member

since 2002-05-22

Posts 1667
New York

0 posted 2006-08-05 03:22 AM

Some how the time slipped away.
Like the morning of September 11th.
I walked into the room, a smile upon your face.
Remembering it now, it was your way of saying everything is gonna be okay.
You told us just smile.
To look up at the screen for awhile.

Bodies fell from the smoky ruins of tragedy.
The chalk dust settled in the air.
We were reading about Daisy.
Wasn't it just the American Dream.
Gatsby knew it. We couldn't see.
But there we went to protect it again.

A few months later,
the morning was cold.
It was early monday morning.
Your smile wasn't there, but it lingered.
Then the tears that we cried.

To remember your smile.
Is to remember your brave.
The courage to surrender.
Weakness will abide.
To remember the smile upon your face.
Not to hide.

In Loving Memory! gmc <3

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

1 posted 2006-08-05 04:18 AM

Nice writing...James

aziza
Member Elite

since 2006-07-09

Posts 2995
Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy!

2 posted 2006-08-05 04:30 AM

You touched me with your words.
I think that's what it is all about.

aziza

Jenn Cirrincione

Member Elite

since 2000-07-02

Posts 2107
Fl

3 posted 2006-08-06 11:04 PM

Touching.

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