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Best Poems Written by Terri Birchfield

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Pictures

I burned the pictures
Every one of you and me
The love notes and teddy bears
Yes, I burned everything

I destroyed all the evidence
And all you left behind
But as I sleep, I'm haunted
By the pictures in my mind

Every 'I love you'
Every time we laughed
All the whispered words
It all comes rushing back

Drowning in the memories
Left unhealed by time
And resurrected nightly
By these pictures in my mind

My pillow, the only witness
Of tears that fall like rain
And silent sobs that echo
With guilt, fear and shame

Denial keeps me going
And refuses to see the signs
Believing all is well
With these pictures in my mind

The days pass so quickly
With never a thought of you 
But day slips into dusk
And with the darkness, there is always you

With every day's new dawning
I wake hoping to find
That with the next moon's rising
I'll be rid of these pictures in my mind

I hope, I wish, I pray
Somewhere, someplace, sometime
To finally find the flame
That burns these pictures in my mind

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What Could'Ve Been

Oh, how shattered
Torn and tattered
And how the pieces bleed
One by one, dying of need

The heart burns
But never learns
That after the ashes scatter
Nothing else seems to matter

The tears that stain my pillow 
Serve to let me know
That love slipped through my fingers
And how my heart now lingers

Over this pain, this heartache
This hurt, this heartbreak
Sanity dangling by a thread
Hating these tears I shed

Needing to say good-bye
To a love that was a lie
Dear heart,  don't give in
Given another lifetime you'll mend

The heart will hurt so deep inside
Still loving a memory that just won't die
Love can't thrive on what - if's and should've beens
But, still, it cries for what could've been

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Forever Bound

Stranded on the road to nowhere
Somewhere between lost and found
Warmth hides its glory
Behind the rain falling down

Looking for the right direction
As I wander farther astray
Pain grips my soul
My heart begins to ache

I've searched every nook and cranny
No help could I find
My very being bleeding
Emotions turned to ice

Chained to the memories
Better left unspoken
I try to summon courage
And yet, bit by bit, I'm broken

Begging for understanding
Yearning what was lost
Trying to reconcile
My actions with the cost

Lonely and afraid
Salvation out of reach
Weary to the bone
As misery invades my peace

Time is the enemy
Love, a fairy tale
Mercy is only make believe
No such thing in Hell

Redeemption hides it's grace
Behind agony and shame
Of mistakes made in haste
And sorrow for what can't be changed

Forgiveness not forthcoming
Anger mars the path
Of love lost in foolishness
And locked, forever, in the past

Dead among the living
Since you walked out on me
Nightmares would be welcome
If only I could sleep

Surrounded by the memories
Of the love, once, we shared
Haunted by the laughter
That still echoes through the air

No where left to turn
No joy to be found
And, it seems, although your gone
To you... I'm forever bound

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Laid To Rest

I've made mistakes 
I know it's true
And it sometimes seems
To be all I'm able to do

But life is meant to be lived
It's a fact you can't deny
And I'd rather make mistakes
Than let life pass me by

You may think me a fool
But one day, I hope, you'll see
That I am only trying
To be the best that I can be

I'm only creating memories
A life never to forget
Living life to the fullest
So I may die with no regrets

Tell me what's so wrong
When I'm only trying to be my best
So that I can live in peace
 When I'm finally laid to rest

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The Mine

The church bells tolled
They raised their hands to Heaven
'Praise God and all His miracles
Voices raised in jubilation

Silently, we waited
Twelve, soon we'd see
Their faces to behold
Safe and sound, for all to see

An eternity, we waited
It'd be worth it in the end
For after all the sleepless hours
We'd finally see our friends

But with a beat of a heart
All our hopes were shattered 
In the space of a sigh
We had lost what had mattered
 
How could it be?
We all asked in rage
Empty arms and empty hearts
Made emptier with hate

We placed our faith 
With you men from the mines
We wanted miracles
Not excuses and lies

Twelve, we were promised
And only one recieved
Why did it happened?
How could it be?

We searched for our loved ones
Now, it's answers we hope to find
When will someone tell us
What happened down in the mine?

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Left Behind

Bitter and broken
Shattered and torn
Resentful and angry
Weary and worn

Silently screaming
Controlled by fears
Falling apart
Scarred by tears

Wrecklessly wandering
Dreaming aloud
Sinfully hoping
Shamefully proud

Eternal damnation
Tied to the rage
Peace, so elusive
Burning with hate

Craving salvation
Just out of reach
Chained and on trial
Lonely and weak

Regret and despair
Flows, deep, through my veins
No turning back
Too late to change

Beckoned by lies
Into the abyss
Called by the darkness
Poisoned by it's kiss

Lost and alone 
Abandoned by all
I try to rise up
Only to stumble and fall

Aching for acceptance
None, could I find
Burdened with sorrow
Alone and left behind