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Once Again, Oh Little One

Smile once again, little one, for I'm drowning in tears Why did you leave clasped in your little fears? Beneath tightly closed eyes, weren't dreams fluttering You were my world, in my mind now memories cluttering Kiss me goodbye, as those tiny feets stride away Far from life, far from world, far from me, without a say Angels, they said, you'd hug, heart's chariot flying This heart now grieves for the smile, all dying Pleading I await, your little wings flying down, soothing Our swollen gazes, whisper into my ears, frothing Words, I long to hear, know dear, you're more than missed The past I long for, watching your baby hands grow You were my little angel, speechless and quivering I saw Your life taken away from my hands, ceasing the delight Memories, deserved of past, blind and deep, without sight Those days crawl down my mind, ravenously munching Down my heart, embracing wait of a long awaited touching Time separates for the missing grows unbearable, it's you I need back, never to miss, safe with me, for days anew Stop my wailing words not, for I know not how to reach My little angel than through words, though unspoken, I beseech...

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Date: 11/22/2019 12:36:00 AM
Congrats on your winning poem Aleena
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Aleena Sandy
Date: 11/23/2019 10:52:00 AM
Thank you...
Date: 11/10/2019 12:43:00 PM
This is heartbreaking from start to finish..
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Aleena Sandy
Date: 11/23/2019 10:54:00 AM
Thank you...

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