Paul Warren Poems

What was in my stare
That made you not care
What did I say
To make you feel that way
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There were moments when I could have shined
But I just stood back and stayed in line
I could have taken the lead and stood out
Really testing what I'm all about
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Tepid water from the bathroom tap
Washes my face with a flanneled slap
The water trickles between my fingers
My reflection in the mirror now lingers
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Do you see the sun glint off the sea
A deep blue crystal you will see
As a breeze brushes the water carefree
And the gulls wheel and squeal gleefully
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When the world has been putting you down
And all you feel coming down is a frown
I'll be there to love and comfort you
For the world will go away but I'll stay through
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Just get on with it
You are made of tougher things
Perk up it will get better
For good or bad there is an end
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I sleep with ghosts
Who stand and watch
They don't interfere
Just stand and stare
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The road went straight on
With the ribbon drifting as a heavenly song
They call it the "Road to Heaven" going up high
Stop and look at how it leaves the earth for the sky
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What is left
A memory, a feeling, a picture of them
When you close you eyes weary again
What do you see in the dark and the cold
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There are places I go and people I meet
For good or bad they make my life complete
Who they were and what they did may be mundane
But their memories are part of my refrain
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