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Trying To Hold On

I HAVE ALOT ON MY MIND BUT NOTHING TO WRITE I HAVE BATTLES TO WIN AND DEMONS TO FIGHT PAPER AND PEN AND THOUGHTS SPINNING FAST WINDOWS INTO THE FUTURE , MIRRORS INTO THE PAST MY LIFE STOPPED, BUT MY HEART KEPT BEATING MY SPIRIT WAS DYING BUT I KEPT ON BREATHING THUNDER KEPT ON RUMBLING THROUGHOUT MY MIND LIGHTNING STRUCK AND IT LEFT ME BLIND TIRED OF CRAWLING BUT TOO WEAK TO STAND WHENEVER I DO, I FALL INTO QUICK SAND I FEEL LIKE I'M DROWNING AND THERE'S NO WAY OUT SURELY THIS IS NOT WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT I HAVE ALOT ON MY MIND BUT NOTHING TO WRITE I HAVE FOUGHT ALL THAT I'M GOING TO FIGHT MIRRORS? I'LL NEVER NEED THEM AGAIN OPEN ALL OF THE WINDOWS AND LET ME IN! I TURN MY BACK ON THE COLD, DARK NIGHT I WALK FORWARD INTO THE WARM, BRIGHT LIGHT IT DOESN'T BLIND ME, IT ONLY SETS ME FREE SO I'LL HOLD ON TO THIS LIGHT AND FOREVER KEEP IT WITH ME...©

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Date: 7/7/2011 11:36:00 AM
What more could I ask for today? It is a beautiful day the sun shining and birds singing. Thank you for sharing your excellent poetry with us Rhonda. Love, Carol
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