Alyssa Rieper Poems

Sweet yet sour in her mouth
Blood from a fight dripping out
Everyone hates her, she knows it, too
But offending God is against her rule
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The wall is cold and made of brick
In the corner, where I sit

No more light from the candle I lit
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A chilled tear runs down my cheek
The rain so cold, the weather so bleak
Why is it me who suffers this pain?
I wonder this before I am hanged
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I found myself pride
Courage in strides
For a moment there
I felt no care
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On the day of the wedding
The ceremony ran long
The church walls towered high
And the last man applauded from beyond the rooftop
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Why am I letting addiction show through?
I tried to think just pure thoughts towards you
With a hop in your step, sparkle in eye
The moments under table are the ones I deny
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The faint fire is weaker today

And the color of flowers have faded to gray
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I

Can it really be that easy?
All I have to do is take your hand
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Never thought that things would seem
Vital to a daytime's dream
Hacked into a massacred heart
Talk to no one you can't tell apart
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I used to think life was simple
When I was a kid, that is
But, now, I have a “taste of reality”
And see the real world’s violence
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