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Nightmare

A best friend once I had Yet was long ago Transformed into someone I no longer know A brother once I had How well I knew his face Seems to me another soul Now occupies his space A lover once I had Twas the center of my life His heart he pledged to me Chose another for his wife A partner once I had I trusted with my ware Took all of my material wealth Then left without a care A pure world once I had Its beauty to behold Now badly scarred and littered Its surface bare and cold A nightmare once I had But with the light of day All these things imagined Had somehow gone away.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 11/19/2010 8:13:00 PM
Reminds me of the old proverb, "Man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward". Imagination and reality are synced on this one. It is a frame of mind, and the reality of human existence. You have artfully sculpted the depths of the human heart. It is exceedingly wicked; who can know it. Families fracture, soul mates sever their bond, and friends do not often stick as close as a brother.
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Date: 11/13/2010 4:45:00 PM
Quite frustrating and sad thoughts on Nightmare, Julie
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