Date: October 14,2020
By:Leria Hawkins
I closed the door, turned off the light
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Will there ever be a place in your heart
Or is this thing, just fire and sparks
A burn that's held me, decades long
How can it flame, and still be wrong
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Up one night with bloodshot eyes
Who wants a shake, who wants some fries
I surfed the waves, stopped to swim
The light was on, but now it’s dim
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Tin Man
Date: August 6,2014
It was winter when I found you
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Date: August 4,2021
By: Leria Hawkins
Deny me the perfume that you wear
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And this is how it is with true love
I invite you into my open spaces
Give free reign to explore and fill my deep dark crevices
Touch me; mold my passion to fit your dreams
I ask nothing in return
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Date: November 9,2021
By: Leria Hawkins
The book, wide open
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Ode To My Gumption (Or Lack Thereof)
Date: January 20,2012
I’ve written more prose, rhyme and drivel than I care to think
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I'll Leave It Alone
Date: February 8,2015
I do not weep in sorrow
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