Stephanie Donath Poems

Remember them
Remember who they are
What they did
And all they gave up
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You can't take away the memories
The memories of the soldiers
You can't forget
Forget what their families went through
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When I opened the door
You were there
Holding up
A bundle of roses
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I came to school
Unaware of what was going to happen
I turned up my music
As loud as it goes
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All of your white lies
Became clear
All of your promises
Had broken
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You speak as if
you could say it all.
You sound as though
you could control the world.
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I'd give anything
to call you mine.
To touch and feel
the sparks that used to shine.
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I'm holding my heart
it's out on my sleeve.
Losing grip,
it's barely hanging on.
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Dreams change, people walk away.
Night turns into day.
Shadows cover the ground,
now you're bound
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If I don't matter
then why are you holding on?
If you'd rather live in the past
then why do you move forward?
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