James McLain Poems

If That's what you think is best without voice,
without thought, something's wrong unexpressed.
Spoken out loud,
leading some one else to decide what is best.
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From a distance of a thousand miles,
In the stillness of the night, I heard.
As bright as a neon sign,
Your name, your name, was all I heard.
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The rain has left a glistening sheen upon the roofs,
As butterflies twitter and take to the open blue skies,
April's winds lend grace as does the drifting cotton clouds.
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New experiences
that are bad.
Something is there
it waits
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Will I still recall you after death,
And our long-lasting love that faded away?
In twilight's dreams,
Our unspoken love still remains.
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When I am an old man I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my social security on brandy and fishing poles
And underpants made of satin, and say we've no money for a proper burial.
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As I return to this earthly realm,
And shed my vibrant, adorned form,
Once adorned with red and white,
A source of pride in days gone by.
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Time has changed me, I now know that you have changed as well.
And I would do what you would now say.

A second chance from you I would ask as things with you have changed as well.
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Although government officials should take more action to tackle the homeless crisis in our country, individuals like you are making efforts in the right direction by providing assistance to those in need.

How do you feel when you see them, are you ashamed
Or angry?
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In shadows cast by moonlit sky,
Amidst the night where spirits sigh,
There walks a maiden, dark and fair,
A Gothic girl with raven hair.
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