Erika Wingo Poems

I am thinking of you
Thoughts of you swirl throughout
The recesses of my mind
Bitter-sweetened torture
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I honestly feel like
I'm losing my mind
Without you
As time keeps on passing
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So enchanting,
Watching, as you begin to steal my empty heart
Away from me and fill it in with brand new dreams
And memories
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My heart is filled with the ashes
Of our love burned away
I've emptied out my soul
Until there's nothing left to say
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When you are truly alone
No one answers your questions
No one holds you
Until the trembling stops
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The very moment after I'd spoken,
The second the words left my lips,
I wished with all of my heart
That I could take them back
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Autumn is a slow
Decaying death
Winter burdens you
With its gloom
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In someone's shadow
I can speak real loud
While standing behind
I can still stand out
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If you saw me lost-
Alone
Would you call out my name?
If you found me
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The passage of time
Speeds up, slows down
With emotions interwoven
And meanings profound
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