Kim Schilling Poems

They delivered me out of profound darkness
With the kissing promise of saving light
The key, they said, was in their mighty hands
Looking up with poignant eyes, I followed.
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Say not a word,
For silence is golden;
Heeding the warnings,
Of abusers from past,
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So many little ones sit in wonderment
Sitting and waiting far, far away -
Your friends go before you
Waving with happy, hopeful faces.
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Wandering the fissures of my mind
He observes what other have missed
Pain, sadness, hurt and loneliness
Sharing it in part with his own tender heart
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She walks with an air of confidence,
Drawing stares of awe from many;
What’s behind the smile she wears?
Must be contentment of past and present.
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Our love set aside
Lets go your bitter pain
Pitiful little bird caged
Its youthful feathers clipped
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So quietly he sat in his dark cardboard house,
that very few knew of this modest dormouse.
Yet his presence was felt by all who knew him,
and loyally we'd fill his little bowl to the rim.
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I have felt Death calling my name -
From the damp warmth of ceasing
To the cold resolve of reaching finality.
My crumpled body rest at His holy feet.
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Sly Stallion of mankind
Zippered up and gathered
Relief behind a thirst quenched tree
Slowly marches back
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Ill-timed leaves crumble beneath my feet
The warm breeze tickling my bare back
I feel you there enveloping my vacant core
Lost am I since your untimely passing
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