Cordell Rich Poems

Candles sizzle and pop
In an angry and desperate struggle.

Each snowflake fights and leans
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I have been lonely before.
Listing between friends.
Going through the motions again and again.
Adding the moments together,
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I wanted more from you than you even had.
How does a man fall so hard and become so blind.
Is it because of a darkness inside of you,
That some how blinds me?
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You spill into my dreams,
Intrude into my days.
You come into my thoughts,
A pause in the cold wind.
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I'll never cry again
because I've lost you.
Because my heart would break,
And my soul would run dry
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Please don't let him steal you away.
Please don't kiss him with those lips.
Why would you hold his hands with your delicate hands?
Please don't laugh and lean on him as you walk.
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He dips in and out of the flames,
Tempting the fires of fate.
He flies by many names.
And his sight engenders hate.
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Are birds afraid to fall,
As they hop from limb to limb?
When the water's rise to tall
Are the fish afraid to swim?
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Your kiss lies there
Waiting for my lips
to draw from you
Quivering breaths
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Ive touched your hand,
Your hair,
Your cheek to my cheek.
Felt the warmth of
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