Long Fire burning within Poems

This is the closest that I have ever been to  a funeral for more than forty years, a young boy just eighteen was shot dead for stealing
I sat quietly on the school veranda and...

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I was born with the spirit and soul of a writer. The cathexis to invest emotions,
and have a great affection for my poetry.  I love the children born of my pen
and pour my heart...

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mind in soul
body entwine in heart
making the thrist of fire enrage

devastation is near 
waiting and wanting 
the passionate that lingers near

standing in the shadows not far
but with in eyesight a strange figure
walks slowly out into...

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Lust, a fire burning within,
A hunger that we cannot help but begin,
The yearning for a lover's touch,
The need for intimacy, oh so much.

Lust, the beast that dwells within us all,
A force that we cannot help...

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You know a magnet exists not from its form, but from its effects.
Many things are like that, I suppose. 
Last night, I had a few glasses of wine; normally, one will suffice.
But I fear there...

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I look out across the ice 
towards an igloo in the distance
It is like a diamond sparkling in the night
I see a fire burning within it's centre
Refracting light through the crystallized walls

I walk towards the...

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L,

You walk by, you stare
not perfection but you're drawn
to its unique flair

blue shingles caressing
the night time sky

intrigue enters the picture
and you start to see
inside the sheerness
the classic curtains
with a touch of grey

you get closer and...

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I'm Aching
Their is no faking 
the fake that I want you
  I can't erase you from my mind
 No matter how many times I try
   Your perfect
   My eyes have...

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The ground is painted and the sky is torn
An old man passes and a baby is born
The war is over but the memories are strong
My time is coming; It can’t be long

The heroes are gone...

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As I felt her hands trace the lines of my body
I began to think thoughts that I shouldn’t
And soon enough, I find myself submitting
To the desires of flesh, all because of her!
Am I this weak...

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A fire dreams inside a pit
Cosy as it starts to glow
Matching the fire burning within
Seeping in the warmth it throws.

Her flames now reflecting in my eyes
Amber coloured hot ribbons of light
The sparks now fly, with...

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I wish I wish this Christmas wish
Upon one star above
I wish for another to see this star
And wish to find my true love

With snowflakes falling
You will see through the clouds
A bright star gleaming
Showing you the...

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