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You Cannot Have Both

Delusional by choice Reality suffocates dreams Sleep is only nightmares Burned by the rising sun Swallowed by the mouth of darkness One eye open, the other closed Never at total peace Restless at all hours Turns between life and death Laughter and tears Love and mourn The other eye closes

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Angelia Dawson

Date: 8/18/2008 11:58:00 AM

girl i love it not for sure what to say other then cool we cant have both is it either life or death love it

Sharon Winter

Date: 7/27/2008 2:14:00 AM

I can sense great turmoil within. Very unsettling to read. Great poetry, though I hope you are ok and this is part imagination. Love, Shar

Derrick Burton

Date: 7/26/2008 10:03:00 PM

Talk to god

Ronald Bingham

Date: 7/26/2008 8:49:00 PM

Teresa that is some heavy duty poetry, I can feel a lot of pain and confusion coming from these words. I hope these are just words but we all have those dark days just don't let them get you down, Blessings your way, Ron