The Struggle

as night falls
and dark crawls 
up to form an abyss
where every hand turns into a fist
and a small fight
turns into a struggle for life 
to do what is right 
or wait out for morning light
a cry in the night 
sends a shiver of fright 
through out the town
but they pretend there was never a sound
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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June 3, 2010 at 9:03 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through the first round Amber. I wish you the best in the finals. Love, Carol
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May 31, 2010 at 2:39 PM
Congratulations on making it through the first round of the Poetry Soup contest with this poem. Best wishes in the finals. Karen
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May 4, 2010 at 3:48 PM
Congratulations on this great poem being featured this week..Sara
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May 3, 2010 at 6:19 PM
People are just as guilty when they turn their heads and look the other way. Congrats on the feature. Vince
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May 3, 2010 at 6:18 PM
Congratulations Amber on your worthy poem feature this week. Agape, Moses
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May 3, 2010 at 10:07 AM
Congratulations on having your poem featured this week. A. W. Nutter www.freewebs.com/abcedit
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May 3, 2010 at 9:03 AM
Many congrats on your featured piece. Rgds Janette
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May 3, 2010 at 3:40 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week at PoetrySoup. May you have many more features Amber. Love,Carol
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December 17, 2009 at 5:37 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Amber. I also wish you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
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