Michael John Cook Poems

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1.
Your Broken Heart

I know your heart has been broken,
I witnessed the pain in your eyes,
I was there as you cried for them,
Those images memorised,
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2.
The Wild Running Hare

Incarcerated by despair,
The wild running hare,
Who's homeland is now bare,
Destruction everywhere
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3.
What Makes An Angel Of Her?

What makes an angel of her?
Is it her kindness?
The way she drifts from one thought to another?
As a bounding dear skips through a wood
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4.
For I Love You

Love you, I said
Cowardly in its tone
Rushed from my lips
To mask it's true weight
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5.
The Man On The Bus

'Poor blighter' I muttered presumptuously,
As I found myself staring at him.
From several rows behind,
I was passing judgement.
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6.
Time At The Bar

Not in this bottle
Now empty and of no use
I'll drink till I find it
Or at least that's my excuse
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7.
The Governor's Address

Not a dry eye in the house,
His words had echoed loudly,
The audience held in his grasp,
He had executed to perfection,
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8.
Preaching To The Choir

To the future,
He toasted,
Full of hope,
Not just his own,
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9.
The Love I Shall Know

Please tell me that I am not sleeping,
Yet if I am then do not wake me,
As this moment must not be lost,
For here and now I must remain,
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10.
Ne'Er Say Ne'Er Again

What a dream to awaken from,
No thought, other than of it, to mind,
Although now arisen from my slumber,
Still consumed by its dense reality,
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