tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73523821410484771942024-03-21T13:08:38.388-07:00My Magic Magnifying MindCome along on a magic roller coaster ride through my mind...
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It'll be fun, I promise.Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-9534935180677841792016-07-31T12:48:00.000-07:002017-06-22T15:25:10.740-07:00Irony<i>This was something my son, Matthew, wrote back in July of 2014. I found it quite moving...maybe you will too.</i><br />
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His self-confidence waxes and wanes based on what niceties she chooses to allot him that day. How he chooses to use them is hardly sensible, adding a positive to a larger negative still produces a negative.<br />
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His immediate goal is to absorb the happiness and coerce her into giving him more.
There is precious little time.
If he can't make her love him now then he might miss his chance.<br />
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He checked his logic at the airport when he picked her up. Thinking objectively is to no avail, a boy loves a girl and wants his love reciprocated so badly, he is willing to change himself.<br />
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The great irony is he has no idea what she wants, he becomes a quiet, jealous, nervous, over thinker. He is making himself less attractive, he lays sleepless thinking about her while she dreams of a better tomorrow.<br />
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Fuck...
Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629792418712995624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-79799744066203260322016-05-16T23:48:00.000-07:002016-05-29T23:56:09.034-07:00And Still...<div class="p1">
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: xx-small;">Photo credit: </span><a href="http://www.freeimages.com/photographer/BWLIFE-46142" style="font-size: x-small;" target="_blank">Blackman Whitelife</a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">There is no air</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">For me to breathe</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">There is no light</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">To guide my way</span></div>
<div class="p2" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">The flowers don't bloom</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">My world is dark</span></div>
<div class="p2" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Only my mind is bright</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">With pictures of you</span></div>
<div class="p2" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">That look in your eyes</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Meant only for me</span></div>
<div class="p2" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Chemistry binding</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Skin mixed with sin</span></div>
<div class="p2" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Soul and heart </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Spirits entwined</span></div>
<div class="p2" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Until death do us part</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">But there was no death</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Yet my broken heart </span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Continues to beat</span></div>
<div class="p2" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Even when there is no air</span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">And still...</span><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="p1" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">You manage to breathe</span></div>
Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629792418712995624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-86513456794925576732015-09-11T00:26:00.001-07:002016-05-05T21:20:48.607-07:00Falsity<div class="MsoNormal">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #ea9999;">The push<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #ea9999;">The pull<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #ea9999;">The struggle to feel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">The need to be seen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Spills over the edge<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Drowned by tears <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">That no longer fall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">They dried inside a scream<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">The one you so easily ignore<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Falsity is the game<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Played as a truth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">But nothing is real<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Except jealousy <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">A cowardly melody<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Well overplayed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Oozing from your pores<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Smothering my pleas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #ea9999;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #ea9999;">The push<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #ea9999;">The pull<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">The struggle to accept</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">If he wanted me<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cc0000;">Truly wanted me<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cc0000;">He would’ve never<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Each moment<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Of the moonlit night<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I only think of you...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629792418712995624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-45038984221454040562014-05-08T00:36:00.000-07:002014-05-08T00:36:38.405-07:00Unexpected Everything<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I wasn’t prepared<br />
For the sweet taste<br />
Of your name<br />
Lingering on my lips<br />
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Branding my skin<br />
Marking your territory<br />
Spreading your sin<br />
That look in your eyes<br />
As you drank me in<br />
Penetrating my soul<br />
Claiming every inch of me<br />
Until you became<br />
My unexpected...<br />
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Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-62709202436712736882014-01-17T02:24:00.001-07:002014-01-17T02:24:31.287-07:00Flame<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIROYX83zZ_6DbrSP51MdFxH8uHtjDevdoU89Gnj_2psU8yio10VqZgmzuqUwKEjIn7FC7E7vO1nOCy7aGSETA8f7YPAfwSS1CkwdWWY-MrMES9uXFHZskHWPJm1Co4JQ_KDicueADmcZn/s640/blogger-image--1526595276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIROYX83zZ_6DbrSP51MdFxH8uHtjDevdoU89Gnj_2psU8yio10VqZgmzuqUwKEjIn7FC7E7vO1nOCy7aGSETA8f7YPAfwSS1CkwdWWY-MrMES9uXFHZskHWPJm1Co4JQ_KDicueADmcZn/s640/blogger-image--1526595276.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">I dreamt a dream</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">Of the perfect kiss</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">With desire in </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">Your eyes</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">And fire upon</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">But as the sun </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">Slowly rose</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">The flame began </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">To fade</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">I was left</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">With nothing</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">But a stolen wish...</p>Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-22583073317560701562013-11-28T03:21:00.001-07:002013-11-28T03:24:14.850-07:00Heaven or Hell<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #f6b26b;">A maze made of desire</span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b;">Fire smolders inside</span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b;">Dance with me</span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b;">Lets play in the flames</span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b;">Our ashes can linger on the winds</span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b;">Sprinkled with bits of levity</span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b;">Soaring high to blacken the moon</span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b;">Is it heaven or hell hiding in your eyes?</span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b;">A promise of your lips</span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b;">The sweet scent of your sin </span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b;">I'll receive the devil</span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b;">Just give me a reason </span><br />
<span style="color: #f6b26b;">With one heated kiss...
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Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-24024372055692418782013-01-22T02:26:00.000-07:002013-01-22T02:26:07.569-07:00 My Abyss <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Loss pulses inside</div>
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Veins bled dry</div>
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Into a pool of darkness</div>
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In which I breathe</div>
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Nothing to define</div>
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The abyss</div>
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I'm trapped within</div>
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Scattering reasons</div>
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From unmoving lips</div>
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Still unheard</div>
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Misunderstood </div>
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An ache unparalleled</div>
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By pain</div>
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Or grief</div>
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A heart does not beat</div>
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Without understanding</div>
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With no peace</div>
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Loss cries meaningless</div>
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Inside my abyss</div>
Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-8670126489214815792012-06-14T00:04:00.001-07:002012-06-14T00:04:57.982-07:00Your Grave<br />
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The man in the moon
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Among shadowed graves</div>
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Guilty souls reach</div>
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From their supposed
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Harmonizing as one</div>
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Singing their stories</div>
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Climbing beyond the
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A chorus of broken
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Regrets and half
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Paltry attempts at
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Tales spun from tainted
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Deceit speckled with
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Do you recall their
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Can you evoke their
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When your grave is
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Will anyone recall
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Will anyone care to
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I’m sure the souls
will welcome your song</div>Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-82698914373419806022012-02-09T22:25:00.009-07:002012-02-12T19:26:39.320-07:00Endless Loop<div style="text-align: left;">Caught in an endless loop.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Having been told once that I cry too much.<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yet, I’ve heard that if you've lost something or someone that's important to you and you don't cry, then you're not mourning that loss properly, effectively.<br /><br />When we cry, we mourn, we cleanse, and hopefully we begin to heal.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I do cry a lot, yes.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />But, it's always because I’m mourning a loss of something important to me, or even that I sense that loss coming.<br /><br />Sometimes I'm crying because I know that I'm about to lose something important to me and no matter what I do, no matter how hard I try to hold on, I will lose it anyway.<br /><br />My heart intuitively knows that it’s already gone, and the grieving process begins long before the action happens.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A friendship is gone.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And now I cry, every day.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm mourning and I don’t want to let go.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Unbelievable misunderstanding.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So much confusion.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Promises made then destroyed.<br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Often my mind rolls over the reasons given. When they were spoken to me, each one felt like a knife plunging into my beating heart. Now when I recall them it’s as if that knife is still embedded in my flesh, and with each memory twists deeper.<br /><br />It’s a physical pain. And I can only cry, so I do.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GBZ67JflOeXrlaeBN80B7Zv9OFaTKoOFtRmNzh6RmVrPiKfEYV2JuYUpm9Mvwvi5L4vVFaznUd58fm4qGlB4g4uYPdDt5GKm8sO6vItQsZnprdwzTBd190BZ05SRVmtNO2_JKxrTdfiO/s1600/crying-woman-thumb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GBZ67JflOeXrlaeBN80B7Zv9OFaTKoOFtRmNzh6RmVrPiKfEYV2JuYUpm9Mvwvi5L4vVFaznUd58fm4qGlB4g4uYPdDt5GKm8sO6vItQsZnprdwzTBd190BZ05SRVmtNO2_JKxrTdfiO/s400/crying-woman-thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707378328984572434" border="0" /></a>It’s a physical pain. And I can only cry, so I do.<br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />Often my mind rolls over the reasons given. When they were spoken to me, each one felt like a knife plunging into my beating heart. Now when I recall them it’s as if that knife is still embedded in my flesh, and with each memory twists deeper.<br /><br /><div>Promises made then destroyed.<br /></div><br /><div>So much confusion.<br /></div><br /><div>Unbelievable misunderstanding.<br /></div><br /><div>I'm mourning and I don’t want to let go.<br /><br />And now I cry, every day.<br /><br />A friendship is gone.<br /></div><br />My heart intuitively knows that it’s already gone, and the grieving process begins long before the action happens.<br /><br />Sometimes I'm crying because I know that I'm about to lose something important to me and no matter what I do, no matter how hard I try to hold on, I will lose it anyway.<br /><br />But, it's always because I’m mourning a loss of something important to me, or even that I sense that loss coming.<br /><br /><div>I do cry a lot, yes.<br /></div><br />When we cry, we mourn, we cleanse, and hopefully we begin to heal.<br /><br />Yet, I’ve heard that if you've lost something or someone that's important to you and you don't cry, then you're not mourning that loss properly, effectively.<br /><br /><div>Having been told once that I cry too much.<br /></div><br />Caught in an endless loop.<br /></div>Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-67144432033014663692012-01-06T00:14:00.007-07:002012-02-19T23:57:44.510-07:00His Journey<div style="text-align: center;">The velvet night sky stretches wide<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A lonely canvas painted by clouded memories<br />Love eagerly seeks a place<br />Away from the brewing storm<br />To rest his weary soul<br /><br />A Heart sings a call above frigid winds<br />Beyond creation it waits<br />With limitless calm and patience<br />For Love to find his way<br />Back home<br /><br />Thunder crashes<br />Lightning brightens the darkened sky<br />The Heart’s song penetrates the deafening rain<br />Its chorus woven and complete<br />Fueled with adoring passion and simple melody<br /><br />Love hears the Heart’s call<br />Rising above the mutiny<br />He launches and soars beyond winds high<br />His delicate spirit touches and ignites the stars<br />Then winks at the moon as he travels by<br /><br />He knows the Heart promises reprieve<br />Warmth and peace<br />The Heart swells and beats in anticipation<br />As finally Love settles before it<br /><br />His journey is over<br />Love has found his place<br />The heart cradles him<br />Within its arms<br />Soothing Love’s tired soul<br /><br />He sleeps<br /><br />~~~<br /><br />For Sterling<br />01/04/12<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2b89CyygMgi94aoC8rYyrCKFJ8W6i71iheaXWU381cuIIamkwB9FKy8FC5TtM-qDyPmtVF3_YsuTb7aAxKVlJ185xfnC8fDIJsBuA3QMfEe83IFe6pby1eewdwh4hfoe7KX7Ss34Jz7lx/s1600/19752_1337383721367_1434341521_944172_1887095_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2b89CyygMgi94aoC8rYyrCKFJ8W6i71iheaXWU381cuIIamkwB9FKy8FC5TtM-qDyPmtVF3_YsuTb7aAxKVlJ185xfnC8fDIJsBuA3QMfEe83IFe6pby1eewdwh4hfoe7KX7Ss34Jz7lx/s320/19752_1337383721367_1434341521_944172_1887095_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694414984301620802" border="0" /></a>Rest easy now, my friend. You will be missed, always.<br /><br /></div>Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-5360146179714668002011-12-25T22:57:00.002-07:002011-12-25T23:02:14.172-07:00Dreams<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpxQvZc_r8pKYAdEb8IoMFM-KHiN-4hEwoq_gKMCnhBB8SfgPj_JNtWwDK0i4REtfpDXQD94m1OGELZ_TpxHMvEp-LvaostcTYO_dZYVPgg7trOam4uFluawjkxT1uAG-p8a-2HHHmz3E/s1600/woman+cracked+overlay.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpxQvZc_r8pKYAdEb8IoMFM-KHiN-4hEwoq_gKMCnhBB8SfgPj_JNtWwDK0i4REtfpDXQD94m1OGELZ_TpxHMvEp-LvaostcTYO_dZYVPgg7trOam4uFluawjkxT1uAG-p8a-2HHHmz3E/s320/woman+cracked+overlay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690312951108514866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There is a difference<br />Between knowing something<br />And believing it<br /><br />A window into my soul was opened<br />All my dreams flew into your arms<br />And you held them<br /><br />Such a fleeting amount of time<br /><br />Then you let them go<br />And they fell to the ground<br />At your feet<br /><br />My breath seized<br />I waited<br />For a word<br />A sign<br />Some measure of understanding<br />And nothing came<br /><br />My dreams lingered unclaimed<br />My heart abandoned to beat alone<br /><br />That window into my soul<br />Slammed closed<br />The glass cracked within its frame<br />Distorting the view I knew<br />And reflecting what I refused to believe<br /><br />My dreams flew away<br />On winds of change<br />Tears streamed down my cheeks<br />And smothered my heart<br /><br />I watched you walk away<br />And I let you go<br /><br />You said I had to<br /></div>Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-57607101470574990172011-10-10T02:58:00.005-07:002017-10-10T22:02:27.594-07:00Love Remains<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAhSIgQiHI2j_KCQ5G-1Hxr6mGRR_PHtu3NDZmMorpkBEOr0a5Dg74dHjhO_cGa9NPx7Hj4ROhc2e1hBRBp5G3-Q9fN7i0zQZ_iX3pMQHVOfZuZD4BwCZchtAk7BnZXeO3EqaBYhRBs6Y/s1600/hands-reaching-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661805415252672578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAhSIgQiHI2j_KCQ5G-1Hxr6mGRR_PHtu3NDZmMorpkBEOr0a5Dg74dHjhO_cGa9NPx7Hj4ROhc2e1hBRBp5G3-Q9fN7i0zQZ_iX3pMQHVOfZuZD4BwCZchtAk7BnZXeO3EqaBYhRBs6Y/s320/hands-reaching-2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 181px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 273px;" /></a><br />
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Your question is one of sincerity:<br />
When love becomes all that remains, is it durable enough<br />
to battle the pain and anger that threaten to take its place?<br />
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There is a dwelling, beyond the boundaries of my humanity, where this love<br />
sits and waits. It waits for you.<br />
It’s solid and true.<br />
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Love...<br />
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An indestructible force with walls fortified by trust, honesty and<br />
immeasurable amounts of authenticity.<br />
It triumphs over false perceptions, mistaken intentions and unrealistic expectations.<br />
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My answer is one of equal sincerity:<br />
When love becomes all that remains, yes, <i>it is</i> durable enough to conquer anything.<br />
It transforms into the balm that our broken hearts need.<br />
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When love is all that remains…<br />
It is all we need.<br />
And it becomes everything.</div>
Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-74618043644740031772011-07-26T00:54:00.006-07:002011-07-26T01:01:26.534-07:00Your Sky<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdLtgUJ6620iMschzYXZRp2Bm1TDBi4J1mc5rIJPJj1Uk7BDmM73HpDjLlWPU6JyNtCFWIWoimj7p5HJpUWCVDp672sdGwThwT8qjTbZOdk8r78iSG5_XrW4yRH5df0oXwrhk8_ep3TA5/s1600/DRE1071+golden.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdLtgUJ6620iMschzYXZRp2Bm1TDBi4J1mc5rIJPJj1Uk7BDmM73HpDjLlWPU6JyNtCFWIWoimj7p5HJpUWCVDp672sdGwThwT8qjTbZOdk8r78iSG5_XrW4yRH5df0oXwrhk8_ep3TA5/s320/DRE1071+golden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633566554767377170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Unconditional gifts<br />Conditioning me<br />Inside my eyes<br />My hardness you see<br />An empty soul<br />Simply incomplete<br />Weeping hearts<br />Oozing sweet<br />Tender extremes<br />Giving more<br />Always more<br />Unrealized dreams<br />Floating on clouds<br />Hidden in your sky<br />Remembering my<br />Cinnamon fantasies<br />Begging for blessings<br />Bestowed by me<br />Mistaken expectations<br />Forfeited for<br />Anything receivedDorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-59731009125757963722011-07-08T01:45:00.004-07:002011-07-08T01:56:02.405-07:00Eternally<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3g9r0x3nJovFNVCE5L5GoGlpC3Sqe6F18HT2YyUEkonJLyljC70_jaemsOqILa2XZBezpI-kdoYtK7IaxspdphaWMR2PFWOWi-_kIuntLhpHvXjI-sn6ICMK3xp5x6AZ_5GyJCyWsW8xA/s1600/27704.jpg.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 121px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3g9r0x3nJovFNVCE5L5GoGlpC3Sqe6F18HT2YyUEkonJLyljC70_jaemsOqILa2XZBezpI-kdoYtK7IaxspdphaWMR2PFWOWi-_kIuntLhpHvXjI-sn6ICMK3xp5x6AZ_5GyJCyWsW8xA/s400/27704.jpg.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626902412178232690" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Our fairytale was<br />Written bold and clean<br />Woven between<br />Lies that became<br />Truth that became<br />Fantasy<br /><br />Yours and mine<br /><br />Excuses once<br />Logical now seem<br />Mundane and<br />Reality will always<br />Be love<br />I’ll love you<br />Eternally connected<br />Forever<br /><br />Perhaps mystically<br /><br />No matter how far<br />You stray<br />From me no matter<br />How long you<br />Stay away<br />Reality will always<br />Be love<br />You’ll love me<br />Eternally connected<br />Forever<br /><br />To me<br /><br />And bitter sweetness<br />Remains hidden inside<br />Our never ending<br />Fairytale<br />Of make-believeDorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-21529540621701942562011-06-26T03:55:00.003-07:002011-06-26T04:06:08.553-07:00Rent Free<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0FEX6rBxJYk2Jlu_CcWhngWUiaI1fTT_lpK8impG2Vj0_w2kfu3ez95nIyslrytpqVQd1CHH4Gry_M0kDQnmcJD5_7kvYtcX5WBfs5h5qOyWbpG29kPKR6n0c2fk-4ZRJM0QeI9nfzjT/s1600/broken-heart-8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0FEX6rBxJYk2Jlu_CcWhngWUiaI1fTT_lpK8impG2Vj0_w2kfu3ez95nIyslrytpqVQd1CHH4Gry_M0kDQnmcJD5_7kvYtcX5WBfs5h5qOyWbpG29kPKR6n0c2fk-4ZRJM0QeI9nfzjT/s320/broken-heart-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622482724791295602" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">A Slice to my heart</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">One moment I’m fine</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">The next</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">I’m bleeding</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Everything’s changed</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Yet remains the same</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">My scar</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Never fully heals</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">As if it knows</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">It’ll be torn open</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Again</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Tall on your soap box you stand</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Though you’re such a small man</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">One more comment</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Another useless declaration</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Carefully planned</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">To keep me away</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">And bring me to my knees</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">I gave what you wanted</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">And still you remain</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">A smudge on my soul</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Tormenting my dreams</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Casting your shadow</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Living rent free</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">You’ve soiled it all</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Each special moment</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Every precious memory</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">I’m left with nothing</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">It’s all very clear to me</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">I understand completely</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">The joke was on me</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Don’t talk anymore</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Just please</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Leave me be</span><br /></div>Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-75792718459850614012011-06-24T02:23:00.004-07:002011-06-24T02:27:46.672-07:00Posed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghH5iNBz24ZWQgCQcsOtxH27lWDtDcllgPGh4d4exsmxXKptVckUIo92eMp4hN70VuTAiIPXrOZbt6ZAh-mdKkE2xan4K_6i3WclMcyy-Zs3kYaCRHljKXYJ2rFLQfJK6Kj47EykaYO4sr/s1600/Doll.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghH5iNBz24ZWQgCQcsOtxH27lWDtDcllgPGh4d4exsmxXKptVckUIo92eMp4hN70VuTAiIPXrOZbt6ZAh-mdKkE2xan4K_6i3WclMcyy-Zs3kYaCRHljKXYJ2rFLQfJK6Kj47EykaYO4sr/s320/Doll.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621714818950255234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Discarded<br />Like an over-used accessory<br />Your well-worn doll<br />That sparkle once<br />Decorating my eyes<br />Must have grown dull<br />Your clouded vision of me<br />Determines my standing<br />Wait<br />Wasn’t I your favorite?<br />Your co-star<br />In this performance<br />Now cast aside<br />Only given<br />Barely a hasty glance<br />Perched upon some shelf<br />Collecting dust<br />An obsolete apparatus<br />Posed precisely<br />With a painted smile<br />Watching as you tickle<br />These newest versions<br />My understudies<br />Longing for the day<br />You’ll remember<br />The important role I played<br />Maybe you’ll remove me<br />From this artful display<br />Once you grow tired of<br />Your shiny playthingsDorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-50783720489087014262011-06-20T01:59:00.006-07:002011-06-20T02:07:01.019-07:00Perfect For Me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4e5o-QYm1mKTPRKMDt9Z9CeKNaLHeD2T2GkZZF6TABWdpXooOzcAA_l_wyoh2E4h6n-4Z7LTL8zw8dTIj6xHgPDZevKBPfSVFcqV3v4Egh11O2I9HfEe9yBqMJvhEqx76qZMTU5sXYCMP/s1600/snake-woman-complete.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4e5o-QYm1mKTPRKMDt9Z9CeKNaLHeD2T2GkZZF6TABWdpXooOzcAA_l_wyoh2E4h6n-4Z7LTL8zw8dTIj6xHgPDZevKBPfSVFcqV3v4Egh11O2I9HfEe9yBqMJvhEqx76qZMTU5sXYCMP/s320/snake-woman-complete.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620224862194545250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Shame is a waste</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">A seemingly useless emotion</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Slithering like a snake</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">It sneaks up on you</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Thickens and constricts</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Sucks the life out of victims</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Feeds on the hearts and souls </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Of the innocent and damned</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Consumes every inch of tender skin</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Spreading venom through frail bodies</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">It poisons everything</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">It’s poisoning me</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Weakened past the point of reason</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Insanity begins to take control</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Swirling thoughts of madness reign</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">And become truth</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Nothing is what it seems</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">I am no longer me</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Such a cruel twist of fate</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">And you are no longer you</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The hatred inside you grows</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">It surrounds you and taints all things</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">You wish to keep safe</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">You hate yourself</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Likely more than you hate me</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">And though I am weak</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">From touching you</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">I know deep inside my dying soul</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">The damage you have done</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Can never be undone</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Gone is the person I thought</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">You were</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Perfectly imperfect</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Perfect for me</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Now all I see is a vile shell</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Your mark has been made</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">This task complete</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">And as I take my dying breath</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">A single moment of clarity blooms</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Shame has proven its usefulness</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">After all</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">It’s destroyed both you</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">And me</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Though there was never really</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">‘You and Me’</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">There was only you</span><br /></div>Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-23987590530940683992011-06-11T02:54:00.005-07:002016-05-05T21:31:11.618-07:00Jagged Shards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPzd2Ap9T6yCLcKTV8FeqEpmbC1ZC_UwJMr6lYmdlY48VcomTqVW_1XTs0espBqc7YXczPmQJIRoCQC12gFFj_0bIdj2uAX5KEhU4LtcD9eFeKp_2k2W_r4BttVnXkJjVwL7ZvxdMEbu4/s1600/2v2w38i.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616899285332611170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPzd2Ap9T6yCLcKTV8FeqEpmbC1ZC_UwJMr6lYmdlY48VcomTqVW_1XTs0espBqc7YXczPmQJIRoCQC12gFFj_0bIdj2uAX5KEhU4LtcD9eFeKp_2k2W_r4BttVnXkJjVwL7ZvxdMEbu4/s320/2v2w38i.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
I remember<br />
When it was fresh and new<br />
We laughed within<br />
Endless hours of conversation<br />
And then sat quietly for hours more<br />
Discovering each other’s masks<br />
Our many different faces<br />
<br />
Carefully carved lines<br />
Marked the path we<br />
Trespassed<br />
Keeping us safe<br />
Yet trapping us<br />
Bestriding the bond<br />
Over a cavern of sin<br />
<br />
Connecting fantasies<br />
Dreams and nightmares<br />
Indulging in wants<br />
We shouldn't have<br />
Taking what we pleased<br />
In spite of consequence<br />
Damning sanity<br />
<br />
Breathing deep<br />
Every moment<br />
Each touch<br />
Fire raged between us<br />
An uncontrollable heat<br />
Singeing our lips<br />
With each passing kiss<br />
<br />
Such intense emotion<br />
At times neglected<br />
Leaving my heart raw<br />
In a defenseless state<br />
Blurring the lines<br />
In the blink of an eye<br />
Between love and hate<br />
<br />
The result could only be<br />
Heartache<br />
Broken dreams<br />
Sweet hours of conversation<br />
Now silenced by misery<br />
Riding our merry-go-round<br />
We twirled<br />
<br />
Sitting quietly became<br />
A deliberate punishment<br />
Yours or mine<br />
Who’s to say<br />
Amidst hurt feelings<br />
And indifference<br />
It’s all the same<br />
<br />
Leaving me behind<br />
In this broken state<br />
All things sacred<br />
Left in jagged shards<br />
Crushed in justifiable<br />
Yet uncalled for<br />
Disdain<br />
<br />
There is no glue<br />
No way to repair<br />
The broken mirror<br />
Replicating me<br />
A thousand different ways<br />
There is no more pain<br />
No blood left to bleed<br />
<br />
The pretty mess<br />
I willingly let you<br />
Make of me<br />
Do you see what I see?<br />
Horrified by all<br />
The memories<br />
You stole from me<br />
<br />
Can you still feel me?<br />
Like you used to<br />
Thoughts of you still haunt me<br />
Do thoughts of me haunt you?<br />
I suppose<br />
It doesn’t really matter<br />
If they do<br />
<br />
Still<br />
I remember<br />
When it was fresh and new<br />
We laughed within<br />
Endless hours of conversation<br />
And then sat quietly for hours more<br />
Do you?Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-89936013984093107072011-05-23T02:50:00.004-07:002011-05-23T03:04:45.135-07:00The Joke<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgFpXjrN64kli4XayTaFoX-nuj2II0FlmkQ1XNusszoUxL6zYRmxBOdS-r4kZX-lif_wTFvDp_RQHLVKhkyF3lp70DMt1g5GTNx0Fwhp4Qv07V8Bc9rE7fHHOudOEPHRj6K7iIV0Fps0N/s1600/7632.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgFpXjrN64kli4XayTaFoX-nuj2II0FlmkQ1XNusszoUxL6zYRmxBOdS-r4kZX-lif_wTFvDp_RQHLVKhkyF3lp70DMt1g5GTNx0Fwhp4Qv07V8Bc9rE7fHHOudOEPHRj6K7iIV0Fps0N/s320/7632.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609849403691241506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Are you done yet<br />Have I bled enough<br />Honestly could I ever bleed<br />Enough for you to be happy<br /><br />You’ve justified your misdeed<br />Twisted it in your mind<br />Made yourself believe<br />I was just a lapse in sanity<br /><br />You created a story<br />A manipulated masterpiece<br />It fit the picture you needed<br />To prove your innocence<br /><br />You told me I meant everything<br />Though clearly this new version<br />Makes you the martyr<br />You desperately need to be<br /><br />You’ve stained every word<br />Held sacred by me<br />What does it matter<br />What mattered to me<br /><br />I was the joke<br />You could never leave<br />Until<br />You finally didDorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-1113721789594078412011-05-03T23:56:00.004-07:002011-05-04T00:11:30.168-07:00Lined With Gold<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYTa-pU5K66Zn3mUSAVfd_axSD_kTUjKeYYrPCn99fNJNlCnPhDFar_sOjO3HpFbKgzZ07TX1lpTlji27N7Trhq775BTKr_IIQ05P2aRGUan2unJcPGOlrUg53Iz4dxHvbLf7tUOOhIhJ/s1600/479002_2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYTa-pU5K66Zn3mUSAVfd_axSD_kTUjKeYYrPCn99fNJNlCnPhDFar_sOjO3HpFbKgzZ07TX1lpTlji27N7Trhq775BTKr_IIQ05P2aRGUan2unJcPGOlrUg53Iz4dxHvbLf7tUOOhIhJ/s320/479002_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602755085538157378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Layers of tattered papers<br />Hold penned sonnets<br />Long since expected<br />Declaring love<br />Whispered promises<br />Devotions to keep<br />Letters received<br />One followed by another<br />Spinning fairy tales<br />Crafted from whimsy<br />Tied neatly in a bow<br />Cleverly lined with gold<br />Now worn from hours<br />Of recitation<br />Committing each word<br />To my heart shaped box<br />Of memories<br />Your cherished notes<br />Ceased long ago<br />As did anticipated hope<br />There would be<br />One more<br />Read by moons light<br />These shadowed words<br />Display differently<br />For now I see<br />The fallacy played<br />A story believed<br />Conjuring my desire<br />To set them free<br />To be carried away<br />Upon stolen winds<br />Sent back<br />From where they cameDorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-28695041770111263022011-04-22T22:43:00.003-07:002011-04-22T22:49:04.839-07:00My Bubble<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyXtyosW2jKVpfJzmF1Bc-ODJYgf9RLir27p5BdAUhFGS3b0PFhI73zMBGXJyg6xreu3_tp5zni5RHkied0VBkxS0o7My2SgmE-DUtYM15GgDZ4H8iYVcj2rNj5W06wpVctHDiEPeyRV8/s1600/bubble_06.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyXtyosW2jKVpfJzmF1Bc-ODJYgf9RLir27p5BdAUhFGS3b0PFhI73zMBGXJyg6xreu3_tp5zni5RHkied0VBkxS0o7My2SgmE-DUtYM15GgDZ4H8iYVcj2rNj5W06wpVctHDiEPeyRV8/s320/bubble_06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598651742070661378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A bubble is made<br />Of such fragile<br />Material<br />Thin and transparent<br />Defying gravity<br />Flitting from<br />Surface to sky<br />Gleaming in the sunlight<br />My bubble<br />Withstands storms<br />Callous skies<br />And Rocky ground<br />It floats<br />It persists<br />And remains intact<br />Heavy and weighed down<br />My bubble<br />Seems made from<br />Impenetrable steel<br />Yet still<br />Thin and transparent<br />Inside it I exist<br />Looking out<br />Watching you<br />As you look in<br />Watching me<br />I want to know<br />How can it remain<br />What would it take<br />For you<br />To burst my bubble<br />The one you helped create<br />And reinforce<br />For me<br />To finally touch<br />To feel<br />To taste<br />And to finally know<br />What my bubble was<br />Created to mean<br />If not for anything<br />But maybe<br />To finally set me freeDorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-60849080021218973662011-04-19T19:25:00.006-07:002011-04-19T19:35:42.414-07:00Locked Door<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJhgtcOUGyYM-69IEX1X3avcC-I3ch7HZLctopI1FjCbgK6NyyuOIySsy6sOmtV_9EFmDENWBifQbhI1lqLtQxPnm4Q2BnO37d3UyiwwwF-hNd3rI76RbJ-qN7vdqN9M2DsgiGqsnI7m9/s1600/Love+Was+Here+II+-+www.doel2020.org.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJhgtcOUGyYM-69IEX1X3avcC-I3ch7HZLctopI1FjCbgK6NyyuOIySsy6sOmtV_9EFmDENWBifQbhI1lqLtQxPnm4Q2BnO37d3UyiwwwF-hNd3rI76RbJ-qN7vdqN9M2DsgiGqsnI7m9/s320/Love+Was+Here+II+-+www.doel2020.org.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597486708770647842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A glittering halo<br />Once surrounded me<br />Bright and forgiving<br />Now gone<br />Bent and broken<br />Blackened by reality<br />Part of my heart died<br />The consequence of letting you go<br />Vast emptiness<br />Stark and cold<br />Deep inside<br />I stand alone<br />Broken<br />The door is closed<br />The lock engaged<br />And still<br />Love and compassion remains<br />You are<br />And always will be<br />Mine<br />My heart<br />My breath…<br />Mine eternally<br />When I dream<br />I see you and feel you<br />Our souls coalesce<br />As they’ve always done<br />Then I wake<br />So far from you<br />So far from where we once were<br />Consumed by the ache<br />Existing half alive<br />Knowing all is as it should be<br />The evidence of you<br />Is stamped upon my soul<br />Alone<br />Missing you<br />Behind my locked door<br /><br />** I wrote this poem for <a href="http://twitter.com/Christel42">@christel42</a> to honor National Poetry Month and posted on her <a href="http://christel42.wordpress.com/">blog</a>. She's a wonderful friend and writer. Thank You Christel.**Dorothy F. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352382141048477194.post-89252509643358415782011-04-15T18:45:00.005-07:002011-04-15T20:22:44.610-07:00Erase My Memory<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPl88i5_xJCfkMlWqV0sOE8QMed3m8MLdE9rDbJJxUipHXeIDkF3UytSyKFUOCbgHsQberOb-QEJOEPjLdMSfe-v-o4gBPMNXOWdmSwINYV2USYZWynb_5VAI1V3DDdVGGhH8R5IwAxtZK/s1600/3916193.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPl88i5_xJCfkMlWqV0sOE8QMed3m8MLdE9rDbJJxUipHXeIDkF3UytSyKFUOCbgHsQberOb-QEJOEPjLdMSfe-v-o4gBPMNXOWdmSwINYV2USYZWynb_5VAI1V3DDdVGGhH8R5IwAxtZK/s320/3916193.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596016253195359506" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My heart is slowly dying<br />He’s haunting me<br />God please<br />I’m suffocating<br />I beg you<br />Save me<br />Erase my memory<br />What I would give<br />For a moment of peace<br />To feel like me again<br />To know that I’m free<br />Noise surrounds me<br />Yet all I hear is silence<br />I can’t take another night<br />Crying myself to sleep<br /></div>Dorothy F. 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