Boston Kelley

Peace is what I desire
for my heart lacks any aspect of it.
I am in a whirlwind of emotions
unsure of what to do.
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My heart is torn to pieces.
I am pulled this way and that by
contentment and dissatisfaction.
So much do I yearn for someone to
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Oh, my dear Emily, your blades have pierced this heart;
I am surrounded by the pleasant fragrance of your love.
So great is my desire to be in your presence,
for every day I long to seek your face.
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A lost sheep, am I, who has wandered from the herd;
mindlessly do I travel, not knowing the pathway before me.
Life charters a journey for each soul, yet the journey
I know not the final destination.
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Oh, bright shining sun, where have you gone?
Where is your light that once lit up my soul?
Where is your gleeful smile that could turn the
saddest heart into one of joy?
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The darkness surrounds me, pulling me in
with its hopeless power.
I fall to the ground, my eyes welling with
sorrow. The tears beg to come forth like
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The nature of man is but a fickle thing;
an endless mystery never meant to be solved.
Many faces and personalities does he possess;
ownership of numberless thoughts he is given;
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O Rising Sun! How you herald the new dawn!
You signal your arrival,
With a colorful stream of red, orange, and yellow.
You bring forth a new day, new opportunities.
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As I think of her time moves like a snail.
When I don't think of her,
I am in agony.
I desire to converse with her,
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O, Petrarch! How great is your work!
How marvelous are your verses!
Your sonnets fill my heart with joy,
I swell with glee.
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When I met her, I found joy incomparable.
She was a light to my dark world.
I experienced a happiness that I had not
Known in a long time.
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My God, I have gone so far.
Oh, look at how far I've wandered!
I once was so close to you,
I was enveloped in Your Presence,
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I am caught between two forces.
Like a game of tug-of-war,
they pull on me with
Unimaginable strength.
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She stretches her arms out to all,
Beckoning all pain and misery in.
Her aura is so joyous
that all brokenness and anguish flee
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Reading
Oh, how much joy I find in it!
Reading
It fills my heart with joy.
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I love her with all my heart,
My greatest desire is to be with her.
I cannot have enough of her,
She is my one true love.
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Lord, look at the distance
I've walked from You.
See how far I've strayed!
I was blind to my sin,
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Rabia Al Basri, how I love your works!
They bring much joy to my heart!
Your elegance and beauty I deeply admire.
As I see the emotion behind your poems,
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I look upon your tomb and weep.
I gaze upon the hole that the casket
will be lowered into and wail.
I look out at the audience,
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Lord, why must I commit this sin?
I know it is wrong, yet I do it anyway.
I hear Your Voice, telling me to do
what is right, but I ignore it.
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