Short Cochran Poems

The late Eddie Cochran summed it up well in his song.
The current situation I’m in is all wrong.
It is summertime, and that’s where we belong.
Folks hibernating all winter are doing their thing.
The weather is warm, and there are many birds that sing.
Although today is so pleasant and sunny,
it might as well be raining because I don’t have any money.
Because I haven’t got a dime and can’t go anywhere,
I’m stuck at home and deeply in despair.
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How do you
Put in words
The poison that
Spills inside
Filling your heart
Untill it bursts.
No more tears 
Left to cry
Fighting a war
you can not win
in a nightmare
That will never die.

Empty eyes have
No reflection
Not much left
Before I break.
Falling fast with
No protection.
Consuming all
That you are
Growing deeper
Within
Alone...you bare
The battle scar.
                                       Shanna Cochran
                                                   12/10...

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