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I Thought I Must Give Up on Life
I thought I must give up on life
And turn into a stone;
The desert wind quite suited me:
No heart, no mind--just bone.
I thought it would be dumb to try
To want something again;
Wanting turns to need, and then
Transmogrifies to pain.
I laughed at people still in love
Who trusted someone's word;
To make my happiness depend
On faith seemed quite absurd.
I lay alone and wonder-struck,
Sleepless in my bed,
Still numb, still dumb, still ice, ice cold,
Not knowing I was dead.
And then you came and shone upon
My meadow full of snow,
And saw the flowers only love
Could recognize and grow;
And made me feel so beautiful
I shed my cold, cold skin,
And opened up my heart to you,
And, fearful, let you in.
And now, my dear, I am in love,
With all that I've been through.
I know the worst of all the world,
And I believe in you. |
| Nicholas Gordon |
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| Name: bob | 2004-09-14 |
| this is want i think of you |
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| Name: Sam | 2005-02-24 |
| I loved this poem. It really made me think about the one I loved. |
| it was awesome |
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| Name: Jen | 2005-03-10 |
| i thought it was great it made me think about my baby and how i was exactly like that b4 he came along |
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