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Aimless the Stare

Comfortable with the uncomfortable trapped with an intrepid countenance reaching out to the other side unable to table discussion as the world rolls by Half past twelve but can heavy eyes last another forty years holding back tears stretched out across a hardened porch made solely off the back of a broken man The hills of coal have stripped again what once was the promised land engulfing the mountain and a soul rocking the chair aimless the stare *inspired by a book I'm reading* *Gray Mountain by John Grisham*

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Date: 12/17/2016 9:09:00 PM
wow, you are really delving into well crafted poetry that digs deep into the themes you are reading. Wonderful work.
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Date: 12/15/2016 4:49:00 AM
Reading literally or metaphorically makes in a way no difference. The desolation, destruction and loneliness are the same. ...
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Date: 12/14/2016 9:17:00 PM
Great write Tim, I have read most of his books but not that one! Sounds interesting!
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Date: 12/14/2016 7:14:00 PM
Someday, we will all have to answer for what we have done to this planet. Doing nothing is as bad as the act itself. Really a deep write, Tim. Wonderfully written in your own unique style. A 7
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Date: 12/14/2016 5:09:00 PM
Probably another skewed metaphor, but I'd call this "strip-mining the soul". 3 wowsas and a seven! ~ j
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Date: 12/14/2016 3:50:00 PM
Read the lyrics to The Old Rocking Chair by The Band. Love it, great job Tim...
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Date: 12/14/2016 1:46:00 PM
- Feels like time has gone too fast .... lonely and sad - Great written, Tim - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 12/14/2016 1:27:00 PM
Such a sad scene this is Tim. Just rocking and staring aimlessly out into the nowhere...all alone. Really nicely done.
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