Lonely Sacrifice Poems

The mother loved him before she met him. 
On days when her love posed a threat 
She gambled with her health 
And cradled him against...

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(Kindly take a look at 1st and 2nd part for better understanding )

In a castle, lonely and bleak,
A girl's love brought pain, a fate so...

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I do it for the birds that chirp in the morning 
I do it for the dealers that pass me by calling 
I do it...

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Such horrid forfeit wars yet thresh
          A scree of youth in blood and flesh
  ...

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I will not ask you to sacrifice your light for me
as I am unworthy of its glorious glow

Instead...I ask you to hold my humble shadow...

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What have our sons gone off to do?
They have left to fight a war for you,
And risk their lives on a distant shore,
Like our fathers...

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By Laura Dee Battle
May 10, 2015

My legs are growing heavy from all the miles behind
Perpetually erasing time, like a memory in rewind
A muse I used...

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You have my soul, but you have your fate
Whatever your words, I’m willing to take
You have my word; I’ll give you my breath
It’s like a...

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I name these vessels
My lonely freedom
Their destination
Confiding in demons

I paint an eyeless
Returning feeling
The arms that hold me
My evil’s kneeling

I write for downpour
Regret this shelter
I cry...

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