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Joyce Ratliff Poem
I never thought my tears would fall for you.
Never thought i would see meaness in your eyes.
I thought you were a friend.
A steady place, safe harbor from my troubled winds.
I never thought our trust and bound would be so broken.
Never thought harsh,cruel words would be spoken.
I thought your were my friend.
A shelter where i didn't have to pretend.
I never thought it was leading anywhere.
But i never thought you didnt care.
Copyright © Joyce Ratliff | Year Posted 2011
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Joyce Ratliff Poem
You looked sturdy.
You looked strong.
From the outside
I saw nothing wrong.
You were shiny and polished
not a scratch or a dent
not a smudge, not a fingerprint.
Every tear and hole had been mended
We were happy, or so you pretended
I didn't kick the tires
or look under the hood.
I didn't have a clue you were damaged goods
There were no signs.."Fragile---Handle with Care"
There was no "keep out--beware"
Or did I just not take the time to see them?
What if I had known from the very start?
What if I had known we would fall apart?
Would I have turned and walked away
Or would I have paid the full price just to have you stay?
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Copyright © Joyce Ratliff | Year Posted 2011
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Joyce Ratliff Poem
John 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of
this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I
will give for the life of the world.
I sit at the table of life
hungry
my plate empty
I see the bounty
others feast upon
and I am envious.
Happiness, love, success
seems heaped upon their plates
while I sustain myself on scraps
gnawing savagely
on the smallest of morsels
until they disappear
I hunger for the FOOD of life
I hunger for Your love
but always
I feel myself unworthy
My heart is hungry
my soul emaciated
as I die from within
Copyright © Joyce Ratliff | Year Posted 2011
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