Shalom Freedman Poems

ALL THESE YEARS

All these years
All these fears
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A POEM MOOD

The thin clear ordinary mind
Is not for Poetry-
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GOD HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH

God has given me so much inside-
So much Beauty-
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EVERY POEM THAT IS NOT WRITTEN

Every poem that is not written
Sings another poem
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I AM NOT GOOD ENOUGH

I am not good enough.
I will never be good enough.
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WE NEED POEMS TO MAKE US LOVE LIFE MORE

We need poems to make us love life more
Poems that will make us happier
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I NEED A POEM MORE THAN A POEM NEEDS ME

I need a poem more than a poem needs me.
I need a poem because I have no poem within me
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THE POEM I WAIT FOR

The poem I wait for
Was written long ago,
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ALL THE POEMS IN THE WORLD

All the poems in the world
Cannot say proper goodbye
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IF I TRUSTED YOU AS I SHOULD

If I trusted You as I should,
I would not worry as I do
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