Mark Heathcote Poems

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151.
Music More Rousing

Don't let rainclouds spoil the view
our tears are flowers, too.
that move mountains with a smile
a clear-country mile.
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152.
Where Shadows Lie Between Us

Let me be superfluous
Where shadows lie between us
I would sew mend and make whole.
But whose step should it follow,
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153.
Revolving Doors

Relationships are a revolving door
The more they spin, the dizzier I get.
Often there like a four-leaf hellebore
Divided by partition glass; reflect-
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154.
Venetian Blinds

How much are you proportionally full of hate
Do you wear a scarlet visor around your heart?
Is it even safe to look into your eyes?
I guess you have too many scares
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155.
No Other Child Has Just The Same Garments

A seamstress took pity on me
She clothed my ivory, frail bones
And whispered into my shell-like ear
It's because I love you,
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156.
I've Got To Snap Out Of This Self-Pity

I've got to snap out of this self-pity
and beat my own-drum
and regain some self-confidence some self-control
I've got to redirect myself
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157.
Moth To A Flame

This is why she's like a beautiful moth to a flame.
Through a crack, a hole in a dividing wall
She's breaking down all my internal barriers.
Like a fledgling bird learning to fly
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158.
Virgin Snow That Hasn't Been Penetrated

Would I sing for a meal?
made of snow and ice
that will melt within seconds
and not for an instance suffice.
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159.
Boys Vs Girls

My lover and I play tiddlywinks
One pressed behind the other
This-is-happiness methinks
When, we're this close, together.
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160.
A Hermit Crab

'If I was a hermit crab,
in a shallow rock-pool.'
'I'd be contented as can be
this distance from the sea.'
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