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She lived all alone
No family to call
The last one standing
The last to fall.

She spent her days
All by herself
Can’t imagine just how
How bad she felt.

Her parents gone
No children or friends
A neighbor stopped over
Every now and then.

The church brought by
Lunch , served cold
A cup of tea
For the feeble, the old.

She didn’t complain
Always smiled, was polite
She dreaded the end
The end of daylight.

So afraid of the dark
Being all by herself
No one to call
If she needed help.

No one would be there
To comfort console
She was all alone
A timid, sweet soul.

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Why be so unkind?
Why snub and ignore?
I’ve been around people
Just like you, before.

You fabricate stories
You lie and extoll
Your account and excuses
Of the facts….getting old.

You’re given a pulpit
You’re given the stage
You rattle off tales
That garner, amaze.

The attention and stares
Of your group of friends
No concern for my feelings
This abuse has to end.

Won’t submit to your cruelty
Won’t be coming back
Find someone else
To mistreat and attack.

I’m standing tall
No need to cower
Taking back my pride
My strength and my power.

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Though light years away
You are close in my heart
I cherish your memory
I have from the start.

So hard letting go
Like grains of sand
That pass through my fingers
Right out of my hands.

I try to hold on
Can’t bare losing you
I miss you so much
What am I to do?

So many tears
The heartache, the pain
Reliving the memories
Again and again.

The smile on your face
The look in your eyes
But, why…..why you?
I keep asking why.

How can I go on
Day after day
Without you beside me
Being so far away?

I look to the sky
To the moon and the stars
Believing I know
Where you went, where you are.

Beyond the clouds
In heaven above
You reside with the angels
You are cherished and loved.

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A scoundrel, a thief
Should’a known from the start
That you’d be the one
To walk off with my heart.

I fell from the ledge
While in free fall
Only seconds to think
Before, hitting the wall.

The lies and the stories
That you told to me
Convincingly charming
I chose to believe.

Would have done anything
That you told me to do
Obsessed, overtaken
So in love with you.

That boyish grin
That handsome face
You won me over
No time to waste.

The shame and remorse
I feel to this day
Will haunt me forever
It’s here to stay.

So foolish, so innocent
So hard to believe
Never thought you would go
Never thought you would leave.

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She couldn’t explain
What went wrong, what had happened
Why after they parted
He had completely forgotten.

The promises he made
The plans that they shared
After all of this time
He just didn’t care.

It was hard to imagine
That he’d just walk away
But, he closed the door
He had nothing to say.

He never looked back
Just got out of bed
Had no second thoughts
No guilt or regret.

He had met someone new
So easily replaced
Any memory of her
Was gone, was erased.

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Let’s go to the beach
It’s a perfect sunny day
Leave your cares behind
I will gladly lead the way.

The seagulls and the osprey
Found at the water’s edge
Often nestled in the dunes
Now, seen flying overhead.

The children building castles
So many grains of sand
Washed back into the ocean
A part of nature’s plan.

The ghost crabs scurry by
Move about with ease and purpose
They quickly run, they hide
Disappear below the surface.

The sun so hot above us
Sunscreen to block the rays
Getting under the umbrella
A needed respite in the shade.

A sandwich, a cup of lemonade
Some chips, pretzels, and cookies
A perfect day to spend with friends
So happy you are with me.

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No need to explain
No one will ask why
No room for excuses
No feigned alibis.

The meetings, the quotas
You’ve run out of time
No need for discussion
You’re partners in crime.

The push, the demands
With no questions asked
You’ve got to deliver
The dye has been cast.

The pressure, the stress
The risk of it all
Out on the ledge
Afraid you will fall.

Standing alone
With no safety net
No second chances
No bulletproof vest.

Groomed for this moment
A moment in time
Your place at the table
Your turn, next in line.

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The night was young, I wandered
Down to the sandy beach
The moon, so high above my head
So far above my reach.

The stars were brightly scattered
Like jewels, sparkling in the night
The magnificence of nature
The essence of moonlight.

I walked along the shoreline
The air felt clean and warm
That’s when I found the body
The night after the storm.

Something terribly horrific
Had happened to this man
Found his cold, lifeless body
There, lying in the sand.

Dialed 911 and waited
Two men with flashlights up ahead
The sheriff and his deputy
The kind of call they dread.

This makes the second body
Recovered in three days
The M. E. had been contacted
EMS was on their way.

He’d obviously been dead awhile
He’d washed up with the tide
No wallet or identification
No way of knowing when he died.

They took my information
Glad that I had called it in
Would be worse in daylight
When the kids came out to swim.

I agreed, then simply said good night
I started heading home
Would be awhile before I could
Not think of him, alone.

Lying there unprotected
A victim in the night
No way to know what happened
No way to make it right.

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I walked along the sandy beach
It was late, so dark and windy
I kept my eyes wide open
Hoping she’d be there to greet me.

Her long red hair, her golden fin
Her sparking emerald eyes
I waited beside the jetty
Hoping she might soon…. swim by.

The stars above were hidden
Deep within the dark grey clouds
I watched the waves come crashing in
The sound… so incredibly loud.

I looked passed the crest of coral reef
Beyond the rolling waves
Looking for her silhouette
There near the turtle caves.

The moon so bright, a shining light
Cast a beam in each direction
I looked around, I looked for her
I looked for her reflection.

Suddenly, I caught a glimpse
A sighting beneath the water
There I saw her bright red hair
I thought aloud.”I love her”!

Up and out of the water
She found her way to me.
She swam up to the surface
From the bottom of the sea.

“Hello, my love, I’ve missed you.
It’s surly been awhile.
I’m so happy…just to be with you”
She said, with her sweet smile.

I reached out to gently hold her
Her skin so soft and sleek
We sat together side by side
Till she started to feel weak.

The air above the ocean
Makes it hard for her to breathe
In time she needed to return
I knew, she’d have to leave.

We said goodbye, we bid farewell
Until, we meet again
I’ll wait beside the water’s edge
I’ll wait for you , till then.

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We’re not getting any younger
The time is passing by
Stop worrying and fussing
Too soon we’ll say goodbye.

Get up and shake it all off
Don’t let it burden you
Life’s too short, no regrets
Change your point of view.

Don’t spend your time pining
Wishing there was something more
Be satisfied with what you have
Content with who you are.

The time that’s been allotted you
Is a gift, a special treasure
Let’s make the most of each new day
Let’s spend this day, together.

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