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She lived in shadows, where light felt too bright And joy was something spoken of, But seldom felt or experienced, something That most of the time, meant reaching for another, Another’s joy, though not hers, She hoped might, somehow, rub off Blot out some of her pain and doubt, Lift her spirit with a sense of what it is To be loved, kissed, embraced Leaving all those shadows in the past. She lingered amid the quiet thoughts, Broken pieces of fear, tempting her to hear The screams of a darkness, storming, raging Inviting her to the meal of deceit, The darkness of a trepidation that won’t say Where it is she might be taken, What it is that will soon be forsaken, What it means to let the horror overtake Leaving only the silence, lonely and aching To break through the shame, the disgrace, Find the joy that might erase this place. She lets the ones who she borrows her joy from Know that they are nothing, mostly People who will be used and dismissed, Left behind with the feelings that glistened And glittered, reflecting what it is to be given A piece of pleasure, a wonder, an affection, The poetry of peace, the autumn’s laughing seeds Inviting every soul to just believe, to believe In the dancing leaves, the quiet serenity, the fallen Dreams, who risk becoming songs of grief, Songs who need to be forced from the guitar’s strings. She leaves only the shades of scandal, Tarnished and bleeding faces of a past Where her light was never cast, Where her blessings could not last, Because she was just a hollow soul, Without a purpose, without a hope, Prayerless and penetrating the darkness With starless nights, feelings so quiet, Leaving lessons behind, learning Growing, becoming, something better, A heart restored, an opening for more, A song of light, whispered with insight…. She is gone, the person I once was, The person who bled dread and fed her friends Sadness and shame, weary and teary She is everlastingly humbled By the moment when she heard His voice Finally offering her the choice… She is gone, but the shadow is in her song, Light breaking through the hope With joy indescribable, joy beyond words, Joy that comes to those who can see Past their fears, beyond their tears, Into the notes of a melody brought to life By the generosity of a love who was the ultimate sacrifice! She is gone, but I recall her misery, her dour, The reason that I’ll forever be blessed By the knowing… her gloom is forever in the past, And, she will never go back – I’ll never go back!
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