My

My eyes 
Are covered with ice. 
That’s why 
They are of the colour of the sky. 

My right
Is to be beside
You but
You do not understand that.

My light
Will be kept inside.
I’ll hide
My soft heart behind my steel mind.

I won’t
Be again a dolt.
There’s no
More the word “love” in my lexicon.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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April 23, 2012 at 5:42 PM
I enjoyed this interesting poem. It is quite beautiful. Keep up the great work! :) Always, Laura
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