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aziza
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since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995
Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy!

0 posted 2006-08-08 12:29 PM


Just a Puzzle

When you miss the boat,
arms flailing,
blinded by fear,
it's so easy to quit.
It’s easy to
toss down your bat
and leave home plate
to go home.
Take your balls with you.
They are no good to me without you.
We can couch our fear
with excuses
and hide behind sadness
that is misrepresented.
While misplaced rejection
pushes at the guilt
we feel.
We can be
afraid to love
and afraid to be loved.
And that,
my darling,
is the ultimate oxymoron.
It’s all just a puzzle
to entertain us.

aziza

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The Lady
Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634
The Southwest
1 posted 2006-08-08 12:32 PM




Oh  a real grabber aziza

grabbed me hard

aziza
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since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995
Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy!
2 posted 2006-08-08 12:35 PM


Thank you, darlin'.
Your words mean so much to me.

aziza

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