poet Dave Alan Walker
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A Beating Soul

As I lie in bed
watching the curtains
blow in and out like
a beating heart
I decide to get up
and close the window

As I get closer
my blood runs cold
and my heart beats faster

The window is already closed

Submitted: Monday, May 28, 2012
Edited: Monday, May 28, 2012

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  • Gary Kedron (4/16/2013 11:22:00 PM)

    Great poem! ! ! !
    Amazing last verse! ! !
    I thought in my head....

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  • Jasmeen Khan (1/10/2013 4:44:00 AM)

    An eerie atmosphere!

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  • Smoky Hoss (6/12/2012 7:45:00 AM)

    Interesting... mystical... like it!

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  • Sharon Smith (6/4/2012 11:50:00 AM)

    So, where did your thoughts go from there? ?

    Regards...Sharon.

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  • Eric Cockrell (5/29/2012 10:29:00 AM)

    you are not alone! good awareness poem!

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  • Ramesh Rai (5/29/2012 3:35:00 AM)

    really amazing but poem is nice

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