Always Second Place

Always too late
Letting go of all the hate
Never letting them see how bad it hurts
Stuck in endless Deserts
No one to believe
Heart Burnt passed any degree

Always hiding pain 
They look past time and time again
Running away to the south
Into the deap blue monsters mouth
Never to come out to the sky 
The shadows now and forever an ally

Always trying to keep up
Wandering like a lost pup
Sometimes behind Never ahead
Just a mass constant agony and dread 
Never to find another half
Knowing this by hearing they're stinging laughs

Always having to wait
The spirit they will desiccate
Almost but not quite
Forever in a loosing Fight  
Just shy of first place 
Always second place
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Mason Avatar
March 29, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Ah, but 2nd place is the BEST ... no pressure to live up to anything but being the best I can be and thats always second place ... my Creator has first ... smile ... your writing got me going, Taylor ... LOL ... great words and a well-deserved selection to be a feature this week at the Soup. Congratulations!
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March 29, 2009 at 12:30 AM
Congratulations on your lovely poetry being featured this week, GB and Best wishes Always, Tyesha
Suzadail Jr. Avatar
March 26, 2009 at 8:22 AM
Tough write. Congratulations Taylor on "Always Second Place" being featured this week. Vince
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March 26, 2009 at 5:34 AM
Excellent write. Congratulations on being featured this week. Smiles from Lolita
Brown Avatar
March 25, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Congratulations on your excellent poetry being featured this week. Love, Carol
Rider Avatar
March 25, 2009 at 8:41 AM
Keep trudging on there Taylor, when you win you will win big! Congratulations on being featured! ~Trudy~
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March 25, 2009 at 8:34 AM
Congratulations on your wonderful poem being featured this week. Kirstie
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March 23, 2009 at 6:05 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved featured write of the week! Love, Shar
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