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Finish the Dream

Clasping harder I pulled, 
though her hand slipped away,
And when I looked down,
In my palm,  it did lay...

Left only with blood,
Thickened with grief.
The dream stole my heart,
Nightmare was the thief...

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Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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September 8, 2015 at 2:05 PM
Judy, Congratulations on having your poem featured on the home page. **SKAT**
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September 8, 2015 at 5:22 PM
Thank you Boogie Woogie....
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February 16, 2011 at 3:11 PM
A different approach..Reads like a winner to me..Good luck..Sara
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September 8, 2015 at 5:24 PM
Thank you Sara...5 years have now passed since you wrote the above...so now I will stop and say thank you ...appreciate it....
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