Shannon Greenwald Poems

A beacon of light in the night
Yellow on black a tantalizing sight
For all who behold the hope in the night
There shall be no fright.
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Falling to heaven with grace and dignity
For the perfection of those around you
But its dismay to you in everything you do
The world around you chaos in your eyes
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This thing I wish
Can never come true,
Can never be so,
Will never happen
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No matter what happens I’ll always be by your side,
No matter what comes your way I’ll always love you,
No matter what life hands you I’ll always be there to help,
No matter what you go through I’ll always understand,
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It hurts so badly
The feeling of uselessness
Not being able to save them
You would do anything, yet you can’t save them.
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As you look around everything snaps into acute detail
Your hearing refines
Your breathing shallows
The numbing impact of fear, anguish, dread
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He broke my heart
I know that now
I can’t stop hating him
And her.
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His essence so close to me,
I feel it all through the day
I can’t stop picturing us together,
In a photo booth,
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When they say you laugh,
Like a turkey, and everyone agrees,
You know you have something special.
A gobble they say can
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So much energy, passion and
Love in one person is hard
For most to understand.
So much beauty, kindness and
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