Leria Hawkins Poems

You'll never hear the breaking heart
I'll never hold you to the sparks
A fire that only burns in me
Was simply one, that shouldn't be
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All the gold, a tinsel tease
No treasure neath the shine
All the fire burning bright
Was never yours, but mine
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I know not what it means to be loved
But only to love in vain
I have not held the gentle grace of your words
Or tasted the fiery bloom of regard
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Breathe me in, my precious
Swim free beneath my skin
Hold tight the reigns of passion
Our hearts forever kin
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Before the Wild Winds
Date: March 16,2012

I wish that I had met you far from your becoming
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The future holds a blinding grief
A day that shatters all belief
Stripped of fire and lustful thought
Midnight dreams, burned to naught
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At the heart of things, I sowed, I sowed
And waited for my gifts to grow
But tender roots could not take hold
In a hardened soul…so dark and cold
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Just a filigree of love's desire
Entangled red-gold threads of fire
Dreams burning ‘neath the midnight sun
My moonlit diamonds come unstrung
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Death Must Be Like Dying
Date: March 30,2012

Death must be like dying
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Let's Just Try
Date: September 19,2012

I'm trying to forgive the hurt
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