Jennie Scheihing Poems

Dear heart.
Could you beat a little slower
Because the frantic rhythm
Is getting to my head
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There you are again
Another friend
Nothing special
But baby to her
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Be strong
You will carry on
You'll be okay
Someday
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She always sits straight, proud and tall
I sit slumped, invisible and small.
She is thin, a winding stair rail
I’m simply not; I seem as big as a whale.
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An empty page
Waiting patiently,
Staring blankly
Urging me to write
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I can see the rising brick walls
My shelter
My haven
I can see them in the distance
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I can't breath. tension,
Anger, pain
Coursing through my veins.
Perfection
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They are wrong. I am
Not. I can quit you
Anytime I want. I
Am not addicted. I can
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11: 11, wish on a
Star, I learned long ago
Hope does not get
You far.
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I am going to disappear this year
And forget myself in Fall
I’ll climb into folds of winter
Where I will never hear your call
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