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The Tides Are Rising

My heart is heavy from the waiting. Lonely from sitting in silence with nothing but my own inadequacies to balm the wounds time festers. Patiently abiding the time of recognition when fate bows down and bestows a grace sacrificing these tribulations for the mercy of love, I wait for the coming of salvation the benediction of true loves embrace. The tides are rising- and the binding on my soul is strong am I to die a martyr? With imminent despair I implore come home and untie me...

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 7/24/2013 2:37:00 PM
No despair life is full of lessons we all learn them on our own time, you'll be fine just as fine as your poetry! Laura :)
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Date: 7/11/2013 9:00:00 AM
What a deep, longing request to be free. But, from who? Another or yourself? Hmm. :) This was thought-provoking stuff! Wonderful job!
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Poet Tacito
Date: 7/12/2013 2:42:00 PM
Understood. We are human. It can & will get better as long the desire to want that is there. :)
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Tara Jennings
Date: 7/11/2013 7:17:00 PM
from my own inadequacies
Date: 7/7/2013 11:20:00 PM
this was very amazing, check out mine..
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Date: 7/7/2013 11:37:00 AM
tara, magnificent verse and imagery..last line stunning. I was in that scene completely all the way through :)
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