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Playground In My Mind How you used to run around. In every playground you could find. As you used to laugh and play. In your playground in my mind. The games you used to love to play. Pull me close then push away. Telling me how much you cared. Not meaning what you say. The pleasure you got from my pain. With your deceit and strife. As you laughed and played. In your playground in my life. As you rallied all your troops. So they told the same lies. Begging me to came back. As fake tears fell from your eyes. The way you relished your success. As you tore my world apart. As you laughed and ran around. In your playground in my heart. With all the games behind me now. I've found a way to heal. And I found one that gives a damn. For the way I feel. Still the memory haunts me. Every once in awhile. Like every time I pray for you. Or I see the devil smile. Edwin C Hofert

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Date: 5/4/2015 6:32:00 PM
Brilliant, especially the lingering of the memories
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Edwin Hofert
Date: 1/17/2016 6:01:00 PM
Thank You!
Date: 4/30/2015 7:59:00 PM
Edwin, ONCE AGAIN Congratulations on your win. SKAT
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Date: 4/30/2015 12:58:00 PM
Yes Congrats on your win. I am a bit like you don't know where to look for the winners...guess because all the Soupers are winners......
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Date: 4/27/2015 7:46:00 AM
Dropping back with my congrats Edwin:-) Hugs Jan xx
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Date: 4/26/2015 10:14:00 PM
Edwin, Congrats on your awesome win! ~SKAT~
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Edwin Hofert
Date: 4/26/2015 10:42:00 PM
Thank you so very much!. God bless!
Date: 4/26/2015 10:12:00 PM
Congrats on your win..happy for you. BG
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Edwin Hofert
Date: 4/26/2015 10:41:00 PM
Thank you Barbara. I don't know what to say. Except thank you.
Date: 4/16/2015 4:11:00 PM
childhood memories can come back to haunt us Edwin - I found this a heartbreaking write. Writing poetry can be so therapeutic to deal with the demons from the past:-) Hugs Jan xx 7 xx
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Edwin Hofert
Date: 4/16/2015 4:28:00 PM
And hugs to you my friend.
Date: 4/16/2015 12:16:00 PM
Edwin - an excellent poem. It's sad the way some people take pleasure from another person's pain. Hope you are doing well now!
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Edwin Hofert
Date: 4/16/2015 12:33:00 PM
Thank you Wally. Not only are those days just a memory. They are a distant one at that. Thank you for your show of compassion. God bless my friend. Ed
Date: 4/16/2015 10:43:00 AM
beautiful gripping,brought tears to my eyes
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Edwin Hofert
Date: 4/16/2015 11:12:00 AM
Thank you Mary. Though it's an older poem I remember the time it was written all too well. Mostly I'm sorry you can relate to it as well. God bless you. :) Ed

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