Riitta Gyllenbogel Poems

suddenly stopping
gasping with pain
struggling to remain
standing
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making a penance
out of suffering
little by little the lash
granting peace by piece
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memories
bring not back the past
to haunt us in our yesterdays
for the life of me
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can we with the pain
no pain no gaining of pennies
amassing of fortunes five hundred
and may the good lord help those less fortunate
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look! look, there's a light
in the midst of the shadows a light
in the shadows there is light
can we make it through this night?
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I promise the promise
made to be broken
meant to be taken away
some day
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Put aside
your differences
for a moment
if even only just
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Be still,
mine fluttering heart
lest you break
when we must part
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Land of the free
and the home of the brave
so very very afraid
of an influx
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