Liz Annson Poems

Hush, hush
Don't cry
Your eyes betray the pain
I can see straight through
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I saw your face in the mirror
Hitting the light as I peered in the dark
Catching your black-speckled tears
Facing away
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The stars, the stars
Keep your eyes on the stars
If you can't fly
Keep your eyes on the stars
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I feel a sloth
Slow blood, lazy bones
Moving inches per minute
And my mind humming like a mad insect
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can feel the weight falling off my shoulders
Though only moments ago it sat heavy
I can feel the slip and slide of water
Though only moments ago I was dry as a desert.
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All the people around me are so loud
It makes me angry
And Sad
They do not know what silence is
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Hurt and pain
Return again
They flight through tears
And churn out fears
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If nobody knows
If nobody feels
If nobody cares
Am I really here?
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