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SHIELDED

He brings me warm sunshine

when life's anguish bells toll;

He's got the gift of fervor in his soul.

My mind was in puzzled pieces

til he nursed me whole;

He used his tranquil ways

just to nurse me whole.

When someone feels right

I try hard to conceal it.

I don't want to reveal it;

So, I don't let it show.

'Cause heartbreak's a knife

and it's inclined to bleed me;

These thoughts will impede me

from such an incredible life.

But, I won't....

I won't get bled or smothered in strife!

He's like a shield of armor

that glance arrow's piercing tips;

Still, I can't let emotion spill from my lips.

'Cause I've built a shield around me

that no one can see;

He'd need a hundred years

to get that close to me.

When someone feels right

I try hard to conceal it.

I don't want to reveal it;

So, I don't let it show.

'Cause heartbreak's a knife

and it's inclined to bleed me;

These thoughts will impede me

from such an incredible life.

But, I won't ....

I won't get bled or smothered in strife!

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WORDS CORPOREAL

Tongues whip, they lash

cause welts, will trash

believed worth, once held

sharp words, impelled

trust and unchallenged doubts

you're better off without.

Words from tongues of swords

bleed you dry as drought

Words pierce, I've felt

stabs often dealt.

But, if your words are true,

I will bleed for you

under a panther's paws

that bites with jagged jaws

as words are corporeal

and a predator with claws

If you speak with ruthlessness

merciless, so venomous

you'll wrought rot in yourself no less

than they rot in me

Words can make false truth

I know, I'm living proof.

Words that spurred with spite

bore demons in the night

clutching at my heart

tearing it apart

leaving me aloof

lonely since my youth

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FALL'S MOON

October's full moons pumpkin the placid Autumn sky

looming large as fire's glare, that cosmic basketball

that spies the Earth like a giant Tokay gecko eye

while breezes kiss goose bumped skin with excitement of Fall

Trees are wrapped in a quilt of myriad coloration

various shades of reds, golds, apricots, tans and browns;

A spectacular spectacle throughout Fall's duration

before frozen winds of Winter make their scheduled rounds

Though every season has wonders of their very own,

the brilliance of Fall, before her death, ends way too soon.

Like diamond's glisten, freshly fallen snow, stars shone;

Still, nothing's quite as beautiful than a Fall's full moon!

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