dressed in white

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    dressed in white

    tomorrow I'll wake up torn from my skin
    watching life from a box someone else put me in
    as I leave bloody fingerprint smears on the glass
    of the one lonely window in four walls of black
    I'll watch her arrive, head to toe, dressed in white
    before I realize

    all those endless drives with the world flying by
    and the dashboard footprints she left behind
    were the little reminders to live through the days
    of a self-calloused soul when I threw her away
    and I'll watch her arrive, head to toe, dressed in white
    before I realize

    that night after night in this room without light
    I'll scribble on pages and argue and fight
    with the thoughts that I'm left to consume every morning
    from the dreams that invade my bed without warning
    and I'll watch her arrive, head to toe, dressed in white
    before I realize, I never tried

    'cause I can be as damaged as I appear
    a slow dying waste of a forgotten tear
    but as the snow kisses trees over white covered ground
    I'll remember your warmth and miss you around

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    knight4696 commented on dressed in white

    07-13-2010

    Hey CR! Very nicely written. Pain of lost love is prevalent in this metaphoric emotional write ! :) Nice Work! :) Ken

    commonreactor

    07/16/2010

    Thank you! Yeah, "what if's" are never enjoyable ...

    When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

    John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

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