Rachel Henley Poems

If there was ever such a forever.
Or an eternity combined with destiny.
That would be me,
That would be you.
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Pride and shame, over this valley, over my name.
Yes, this is my home, but this is not where I grew.
You see, I am so different, Here difference is few.
I walk through the terraced coal houses and feel so alone.
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When a bird swoops over water
tracing the water with its speed.
Like two long lost lovers greeting.
With nothing to say but hello.
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Do you walk down the cobbles, searching?
Glancing through windows with spare hope.
Have you ever heard me calling your name?
Only to turn around and find it was only the wind.
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The forgotten men and their mines,
Lost, well before their due time.
Mothers who lost their boys,
To black lumps, that did not resemble toys.
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As I stared at the pills at my side,
Thinking. how many. would it take. for me. to die.
I imagined all the people I loved, For one last time.
How I would be unreachable to them, even for a goodbye.
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Driven for the face on the note.
Once you taste it, You can easily waste it.
Materliastic to the capitial C, for Corporation.
Lets raise our children next to the TV stand,
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Pulling up, braving the rain, Chug of the engine.
Taking me to my destination, Destination love.
Finding the seat, Avoid tripping over shoezone feet.
Bus driver singing, Bus doors miserably swinging.
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Heart is heavy, By burdens I should not have to bear.
Months alone, Distant from function and normality.
Sucide lingers in my mind, Like a fog above the ocean.
My past forever pollutes my deep soul.
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Here I stand,
On legs that tremble with pain.
But with open, ready arms.
Ready for lifes cruel aim.
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