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My Creation

It's my created courthouse The jury's reached a verdict A sentence of familiar course Against the criminally virgin Guilty by association I stand to face my trial Innocent of all my charges Accused by my empire Out of seventy-two wishes I've got one left A hunger for escape grows On an open shelf Surrounded by my story I have lost my soul Upon an open world's edge And endless and lonely road It's my created jailhouse A self-sufficient cell hall Not a single bar in sight Just cells of open gray-walls Imprisoned by my own delusions In cell one on dead block With broken bones and dying faith An executed man begins to walk Out of seventy-two wishes I've got one left A hunger for escape grows On an open shelf Surrounded by my story I have lost my own soul Upon an open world's edge And endless and lonely road It's my created world It's my created plague It's my created punishment For my created hate It's my created nightmare In my created sleep It's my created six foot hole Which was dug for only me

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 5/7/2016 12:22:00 PM
steven, this is an awesome poem, thank you for sharing. *SKAT*
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Date: 4/3/2009 9:22:00 AM
Steven only you can make your mother cry with your words!!! I love you and as I am biased your favorite poet.... You will never run out of words and only you can speak so well
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Date: 3/19/2009 5:48:00 AM
We are the masters of what we create, and should never let them dominate us. I use to think I create poetry until I discovered I am griot in its possession, doom to suffer as it desires. God opens doors and make whole again the most abject slave of passion. Love and faith
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Date: 3/15/2009 10:46:00 PM
Very deep write and I am bias but I love your work!!!! I love you, you're so strong. Love Aunt Aleera
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