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Brad Chambers Poem
One wish I now grant to thee
To create all it is you seek to be
Shall you choose:
Fame?
Glory?
Or Power in time?
I'm sorry, but to those I must decline
I wish not for
Fame,
Nor Glory,
Nor Power,
Only that I am to be with her upon the hour
Her mind reveals that she's seen all there is to see
Before she finds out all roads have led right back to me
A sorrow felt for the time spent drifting without
The love she took for granted, never learning about
How deep it flowed
Seemingly never to care
For the simple fact she was scared
Of all the misconceptions the mind had strewn
No matter how ficticious or untrue
Unable to grab hold of the reality evading her
Falling into a construed reality that has created her
New life of repetitive grief and pain
Holding onto harbored feelings, err, regret
Much to her dismay
Knowing had she only remained here with me
She could have avoided this time of willful misery
However, my presence at this hour of revelation
Is not one of pride or consolation
More, a presence to portray oppotunities left behind
Opportunities once thought to stand the test of time
As her eyes show the hardships of recent past
She's left, broken, only to ask the eternal question, "Why?"
Why do I appear upon the hour she's most in need?
To quench a thirst of egoistic greed?
No, my dear, I promise you
Self-gratification is not that for which I yearn
As I help her stand
And ready my back to turn
Final words before my presence concludes
"Fulfill your heart's desire however to see fit.
Accept me,
Or for your sake,
Allow nothing less that what you know I would give"
Copyright © Brad Chambers | Year Posted 2008
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Brad Chambers Poem
You assumed I was not who I portrayed myself to be
Though falsifying myself is not a trait that I possess
Of all the reasons to deny me from which you had to choose
This is the one that sits above the rest?
Respectfully, I disagree, upon an educated opinion
That you have simply chosen to not break tradition
Refusing to step into the realm of the unknown
Moving ahead of what your very past has shown
To be an ever-repeating sequence of events
Where time after time you are subdued by your fears
Left only to drown in your rising flood of tears
A common ground so prevelant it has become modern lore
To witness the effects of the pain that bore
Itself deep inside your mind
Now escaping through your eyes
Tears saying more than words ever could
Clearly being heard above your cries
That your wishes be heard, demanding respect
Not to be confused with your utter regret
For all you have refused to try
Based solely on your bloated pride
Masking what it is you truly desire to be
All that you've aspired to be
Here now with every trembling breath you take
A revelation occurs, making its presence felt
As you now know I was only there to help
It was you who falsified your intentions to fit your needs
Your life cracks and falls around you, as you're seen
Reaching out for my loving hand
Reaching for one last chance to stand today
Reaching for the very hand you shunned away
Extended, you grasp only the emptyness of the dark
Emptyness that has become as real to you
As the space you left within my heart
Falling, your life now fades as fast as ever
To live, you know your pride must be severed
Will you have the strength to deny yourself this hollow death,
And grant yourself the chance to take another breath?
The decision is yours, wrong or right
Suddenly, my image appears
Possibly your final sight?
My hand, now the one extended
Reaches out with a message to be embedded
"Here is your one and final chance to stand
I'm offering you my forever loving hand
To save you from this eternal fall
Proving my love for you will conquer all"
Accept, or Deny.
Live, or Die.
Copyright © Brad Chambers | Year Posted 2008
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