RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Solitary figures gathering in ocean tides, allowing them
to take everyone wherever they will in life.

Surprising escapades, falling into pastimes of this mind,
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Socially accepting everyone, no matter what their positions
happen to be, because we are all of the same human race,
nothing else mattering.
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Unfolding thoughts and hanging them upon lines filled with
vibrant sensations to assign a quantity of focus to their
essence as it takes me on a journey of ancient values.
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Knocking together many blocks of puzzle pieces, ten -
dimensional in my mind.

Taking and building them into inspiring designs for
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Loving the freedom of the United States, wanting to protect
it from foreign and domestic enemies trying to subvert our
way of life.
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Circuitous routes travel within, giving chances to remember
each thing as it repeats itself in depths of intellect,
continuing and giving experience, feelings of contentment
and a wholesome energy in this lifetime.
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Beating of my heart keeping time with rhythms of life, being
played through harmonies and melodies, standing forever in
this mind.
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Different types and varieties of music are lifting spirits
into tides of oceanic waves, crashing right this moment.

Following beats rhythmically, taking steps needed to sit
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Wanting to climb the world's highest mountains, looking out
across vast deserts of Arizona.

Watching for footholds on the way up, holding on so as not
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Every time you come near or get close, I run away, afraid to
take the risk of loving you.

Rejection is just too hard to take from anyone, it's never
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