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I See You

I see you there; hiding

Behind layers of an icy stare,

Lurking in the shadows of a wicked wit,

Peeking from behind your "I don't give a shit".

 

I see you there;

Shivering,

Alone and bare.

Thinking no-one

In the world

Will ever care.

 

But I see you

And, I do.

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Her & Bear

Her & Bear

 

There was once a girl with a Teddy Bear

The teddy bear was part of her

 

They played, they cuddled they had such fun

They’d sing and dance and laugh and run

 

And then one day she met a boy

Who wished to take care of her toy

 

She loved that boy with all her heart

She always thought they’d never part

 

The boy was mean he hurt the bear

He k...

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my 1st ever poem published as ode to Alanis in the pill issue 3 Alanis morrissette zine in late 96

my 1st ever poem published as ode to Alanis in the pill issue 3 Alanis morrissette zine in late 96

THE TRAGEDY OF SONG

She sings in such hushed vocal tones one second, ...
then she shatters glass in an attack of tragic beauty the next.
The truths and traumas of life seem so real and painful when her voice glides over them,
after all, isn’t this the life that you and I and her live?
We ar...

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