Death

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You seem dark;
People I love
Are afraid of you.
They do not
See you truly,
As poets do.

Those think of you
As a friend,
Some as a lover,
Some as an end.

For me you’re no god,
No gateway –
You are one who will
Never betray.

Cockroach

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When ever you saw a cockroach
you’d scream.
I’d compel you and tease you and
You’d run –
Now, you just remain in parts of
My dreams
You have taken the parts of me
That were fun.
Today, I saw a cockroach and
I smiled;
It reminded me of us for a
little while.

Turn Away

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Every night as I sleep near you,
Your back is turned to me;
And through this journey of my pain –
Your back is all I see.

It’s like a time worn barricade
Of distance and no relief,
Quietly, in the dark, I type
And deal alone with grief.

Somewhere in your heart, you must know:
I’ve no one left but you;
But each night, a turning-away
Is all I get from you.