Ashley Jarrett

I see you child,
You sleeping so peacefully,
Wrapped in sweet innocence,
Smiling in your dreams so blissfully.
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I am a woman.
I am strong, because I cannot be weak.
I hold everything together, take care of everyone.
I am on call all day, every day, all week.
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Whoever is looking down upon my life from up above,
Please do not be overly critical in your decision,
Please realize I try to walk my path with the utmost of love,
And at times my heart may outweigh logical reason,
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How nonchalantly

The lies
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The tide rolls upon the shore

Erasing the lines etched in sand
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You who stand meek and mild,
With the innocent banter of a child,
Can you not hear their incessant call?
A tiresome pride that is begetting the fall?
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They stood and watched
Their life was torn away
Everything they love was torched
In the fire, the night was like day
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If my heart should forget
Where my feet once tread
If my veins no longer regret
The way they once bled
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A pale shadow hangs over the light,
An ethereal luminosity only seen at twilight.
It brings peace, a calming peace to one's chest,
A reminder that in this busy world, one still needs to rest.
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Within my breast
Beats a pure heart
Bruised just a bit,
But no worse than at its start
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Sometimes I look at the things I have done,
And I think life is a competition I have not won,
I have not been so very many places,
I hold close only a few, very dear faces,
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A fragile heart was placed,
Quite solemnly,
Into your care.
A flawed piece of soul
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I feel the beat,
My heart drums on.
My ears filled with silence,
An unheard roar.
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For nearly as long as I can remember,
This vessel has been empty.
Though always seeking something,
It remains incomplete.
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A sweet slice of tender flesh
And the troubles begin to flow
A reddening stream of misery
That creates an undertow
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