A Cruel Laughter

This key, how it laughs!- how it taunts!
how it shows proof of a heart to unlock.
Yet with every atempt it leaps from my grasp,
And plays a cruel game of hide and seek.
A game from which mine heart wanes.
Now i find the key..

Only to hear the cruel laughter once more.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Cooper Avatar
July 1, 2011 at 8:59 PM
great write congrats on your great win
Brown Avatar
June 30, 2011 at 5:24 AM
A belated congratulations Daniel on your win in Brian Strand's "Let's See Poetry" contest. Love, Carol
Dietrich Avatar
June 27, 2011 at 7:04 PM
very cool, how you make that key come to life with its cruel laughter. I enjoyed this one on the winner's list!
Sweetheart Avatar
June 25, 2011 at 6:51 AM
Congrats Daniel on your amazing win in the contest with this dynamic entry luv..enjoy..
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