Claire Jones Poems

You stand proud
Strong and afraid.
Silent pain escapes your lips
Beads of sweat taunt your eyes.
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I may be cynical
I may even be sad
But my heart won't get broken again
For that I can be glad.
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Everything I touch feels like you.
Your the unseen presence lurking over my shoulder
Your the wind that blows through my hair.
Your the laughter of my friends
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When it gets quiet
I know it'll happen again.
When I get angry
I don't think straight.
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Thats how it happened
One boring Saturday night.

I wanted to go out to play
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Why can't you see me
When I'm standing at your door
Why can't you hear me
When I'm screaming 'No More'.
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You said it was my fault
And I blamed you
We're as cold as each other
Now what do we do?
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Why do you wake me
Always at 3
What are you showing me
That I cannot see.
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An open palm handshake
With black eyes of despair
Acid kisses from your heart
True compassion not to care
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You didn't want to come out that day
Snug in mummys tum
But I'd finally be an aunty
By the time that day was done.
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