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Of Hope, Dreams, and a Love

The four walls envelope me Holds me down within it A place I neither enjoy nor desire I feel lost within these walls They are so restrictive on me Keep my life to a minimum I don’t live when I’m in them They’re a painful reminder of my past When I solely lived within them And didn’t know life outside A miserable life that was Now I understand more, desire A full and worldly life of hope, Dreams, and a love like no other I hold a love that compares to none One that these walls don’t know And can’t comprehend, it’s Something walls just can’t get A life of love, complete and true That walls can only dream of Entrant into Black Eyed Susan's "If These Walls Could Talk..." contest 9/5/2012

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Date: 9/5/2012 4:31:00 PM
Reminds me of the old country-western song "Four Walls", recorded by the late Jim Reeves.
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Date: 9/5/2012 3:01:00 PM
Good luck in the contest..Reads like a winner to me..Thanks for stopping by..I hope that your walls are not confining you but this is only a work about a topic..Sara
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Date: 9/5/2012 2:41:00 PM
Your walls sound like a prison, holding you in, and holding you back.
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Date: 9/5/2012 10:43:00 AM
dear me, russell... beautifully written, and quite reflective... i like the way you describe your inner desires---'and can’t comprehend, it’s something walls just can’t get'... the gripping imagery leaves me restless yet enchanted...just gorgeous!.. i admire your work with winning huggs!..:)
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Date: 9/5/2012 10:18:00 AM
Gosh its a good job they can't nice write Russell all the best in the contest this should do well cc
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