RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Enclosed, a capsule of eternity, a being, a shell of a body.

Transparent life lived twenty-four hours, seconds of that
time in severe hardships causing mental or physical collapse.
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Running away from the latest memories and images, fast, rapid,
totally new, cannot understand reproductions brought to mind
with incessant music.
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Soundlessly, everberations twist and spin before me, vibrating
my inner soul, tantalizing the fragments of existence, hiding
within.
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Yielding to beliefs held tightly since birth, exiting quietly,
unbeknownst to anyone.

A forgiving attitude held in prayerful hands, a token of
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Total enhancement of natural devices, alight with the fragrance
of tantamount delight.

Saturated beyond persistence, slanted sideways throughout the
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Elderly enchantment scraped against the reality of today,
causing a discrepancy of total recall.

Yesterday, nothing mattered, life was bent out of shape
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Singing the requiescent song of internal nature, posing for
the picture of life, not one which is everlasting.

Disappointment abounding throughout many hardships, sapping
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Sacrificing daily serenity for upheaval and great joy, we
enjoy our children and watch them play and grow.

Pride and love, encouraging them along the way, understanding
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Understanding the need for dying much more than that of
living.

There seems to be so much more dignity in death, it's
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Mind opening engineers, holding out millions of dollars in
simple ideas.

Motivating people as they sit in chairs, causing emotional
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