LETTING GO

 

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Today, my child,

I cry for you once again

not the way I did earlier

when I held you close to keep you safe

swathed in clothes that bore my smell

you could cuddle into, well in the knowledge

that you are Queen and Princess - 

the world yours to rule.

That was when lines did not blur

That was when conquering was just a beguiling smile

to get your way.

Today, it is the demarcation 

between right and wrong

Today I stand not by your side - 

I stand on the other side of the line

anguish in every breath, tears in my eyes

as these arms that held you close and kept you safe

fling you to the winds.

DEFEAT

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Did I, all her manipulative ways

accept, endure, manage

thinking she will, one day

change, realize, be penitent

Or did I, all her manipulative ways

accept, endure, manage

because love is unconditional?

To give up is to prove

love is not unconditional

but that's where I am now -

Driven to the point of no return

I now know I can't do this anymore

I now know I must let her go

I now wish myself well

before I wish her well

Let her go

and

Let me live in peace

 

CYCLONES AND HIGH-SPEED WINDS

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Is there rain in my heart?

Do the winds blow willy nilly?

I try to see the sunshine through - I do!

But there's been a meltdown brewing for some time now

Heaven sees me play my game

Sees me pretending I'm alone...only when I’m in the wrong...maybe

Thinking, isn't this the time she must come to us for guidance?

How does it help the cause for her to hide?

But life's been like that, hasn’t it?

The darkest hours buried beneath blankets of blur to keep them from ever surfacing

But surface they do!

Dark hours on Dark Days!

Cyclones and high-speed winds

Threatening a deluge that promises to drown all!

COZY

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Living alone in my cozy bedroom

'stead of fading away, I bloom

'cause everything feels just right

Problems out of mind and out of sight.

Lullaby is the soft rain

Gentle breeze a soothing refrain

Warm and cozy 'neath the covers

I dream of gardens, fruits and flowers

 

THE UNQUIET BURIAL OF THE DEAD HORSE

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Everyone was happy to know

It had worked out!

(It was time to start beating the dead horse)

Congratulations came pouring in 

Like so many drops of refreshing rain

(The dead horse was beaten so many times over!)

There seemed no end to the celebrations

That rang true and sincere

(They meant it - the dead horse deserved a good burial after all...)

If at all there was sadness in any eye

They hurried to hide it

(The dead horse must never guess it was dead)

Ceremonies followed ceremonies

And dreams came true - and how!

(The dead horse wasn't coming back for sure)

They who spoke heaped praises

Lifting to the sky

(Just let me beat the dead horse once more...)

Finally buried with great pomp and fare

beneath flowers and festoons

lay the dead horse pretty much as it were in the beginning...

You can never be "too dead," now, can you?

 

PARADISE LOST AND REGAINED

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Look at me

I'm the common denominator

responsible

for all the failed relationships in my life

Not the child molester

or the one who does not hesitate to poison

out of jealousy

Not the bullies

and the narcissists

and the ones who misinterpret

but me - 

the common denominator

that dares to whine

pushing my boat 

farther and farther away

from them all

into deep ocean

till it toppled altogether

and disappeared

Leaving me to find my way to the shore

all alone and gasping for breath.

But look where I am now - 

on a golden beach

looking up at a never-ending blue sky

that turns into millions of twinkling stars at night

Breeze whispering my name.

Look where I am now

Devoid of Drama

Paradise.