RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Love taking a back seat when another is grieving for
the love of their lives.

Not being able to help how one feels about another,
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Two gentlemen playing pool, respectful towards each
other, polite, yet bursting out in laughter more
often than not.
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Steadily drumming rhythms filling my head, roaming and
wandering aimlessly through my mind.

Playing with notes, bouncing them around, tossing them
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Never been kissed by love, not even knowing the meaning
behind it, how do you find love, where is it hidden?

Looking into the eyes of men all around, seeing nothing
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1: 09 p.m.
Never been kissed by love, not even knowing the meaning
behind it, how do you find love, where is it hidden?
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Looking into an evening sky, anticipating seeing stars
lighting spaces above while the moon takes it's place
on an invisible throne.
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Staying power is able to be done through sheer stubborn-
ness of an individual.

Staying strong, not letting anyone sway you one way or
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Arizona sky above, blue everywhere you look, not
a single cloud floating in it's soothing realms.

Watching it's beauty with fascination, feeling
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Designs and patterns of shadows lying against walls
and upon sidewalks on the ground.

Tantalizing thoughts to invent and create things
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Trees standing around, growing silently from their
roots hidden beneath the dirt hard ground.

Branches stretching themselves in the wind, moving
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