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The Danger of Sam

Beads of blood define my plight
No scars to see just yet
How much more do I need to fight?

I wish I could show you this sight
The fine lines of red that have just begun to set
Beads of blood define my plight

All I wish is that he might 
Stop soon, but my wishing is only a threat
How much more do I need to fight?

I scream and I kick as he shows me his bite
Trying to make sure I’ll never forget
The beads of blood that define my plight

How is he to know which is wrong and which is right?
Will he ever feel regret?
How much more do I need to fight?

Poor little raccoon, with your collar so tight
Why do I have you as a pet?
Beads of blood define my plight
How much more do I need to fight?

Copyright © Emily Macdowell | Year Posted 2006


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Metal Lies

Speaking metal lies
Your argument is rusting
With salt from your tears

Copyright © Emily Macdowell | Year Posted 2006

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I Am Still

I am sick of waiting, still debating, hearing and hating my wicked thoughts
   I am pill popping, still stopping, my heart dropping, hearing your voice

I am done wasting, still hating, enough of your taking, I’m breaking your memory
   I am quickly dieing, still crying, wondering, sighing and trying to forget your evil

I am still here, drowning in my beer, denying my fears, wiping away my tears, and 
you
   I am finally leaving, enough of this seething, I need to be breathing and thinking 
of something else.

Copyright © Emily Macdowell | Year Posted 2006

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Writer's Block

I hear a voice calling me To put down my pen and walk away It brings me to an 
edge 
of 
life 
I 
look 
down 
and 
see 
the 
swirling
mass
Of 
what 
I 
cannot 
describe
I
try 
to 
grasp 
at 
the
thoughts 
The 
wicked 
words 
that 
mock
my 
reaching 
hand
Spinning 
down 
farther
Out 
of 
view, 
spinning 
into 
you
Where 
you 
take 
the
truth 
I 
once 
knew 
in 
ink 
You 
erased 
it 
from 
my 
eyes 
And 
now 
all 
I 
have 
is 
nothing 
Nothing 
Nothing but a blank page

Copyright © Emily Macdowell | Year Posted 2006

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