Grace Burke Poems

You came into this world with a healthy, lustrous cry
This wonder of a little boy, my handsome little guy
This love I had for you as I nursed you at my breast
Filled my heart to overflow as I held you to my chest.
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My tears fall, but no one sees them
My cries echo in the emptiness of my life

No one is there to comfort me
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Pick me a daisy, I don't need a rose
Give me the sunshine to tickle my toe
I don't need diamonds or jewelry of gold
I just need a lover to have and to hold.
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We travel through this life, make friends along the way
Some will last forever, but many will not stay
We laugh, we learn, we cry and tell each other whims
But very seldom do we let another person in.
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My dear friend, take my hand walk with me a way
Know that I will never leave, I will always stay
Nothing you can say will cost our friendship dear
I will always stand by you, of that you cannot fear.
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Softly, ever so softly, I walk the night
I lurk in the darkness
Afraid to be seen or heard
Afraid of being stepped on, for I am loneliness.
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The darkness of the night creeps into my soul
The pain of loss is amplified by its intensity
Where did I go wrong, what did I do wrong
To not know makes the loss that much greater.
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Life is but a road with many twists and turns
It's filled with ups and downs with lessons to be learned
Some times we take the wrong path that leads to hurt and pain
Then we just must backtrack and take another lane.
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Down the path of life I trod
Passing years just seem to nod
And say I'll see you never more
Then one more year has shut it's door.
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I cry, but no one hears my sorrow
I weep, but no one sees my tears
I am alone on a sea of loneliness
Lost, forgotten, adrift on the water.
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