John Thorkild Ellison Poems

How often have I laughed to hide
The torment that I felt inside?
You must have watched the tears subside
As one by one my dreams have died.
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The person who haunts my darkest dreams
Will take you away from me,
The person of whom you have spoken.
I know it only too well
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Walking this bitter path with You,
I wonder why it has to be like this,
Your death in torment in the name of Love
Betrayed in the garden by a traitor's kiss.
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I'm looking for love but it's getting late,
I know I'm well past my sell-by date,
All I can offer is warmth and affection,
Hoping my failings will escape your detection! !
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'If you touch the flame you're gonna get burnt
And when you're deep in love, you'll wish you weren't.'

She's beautiful, she's oh so fine
And I really wish I could make her mine,
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I've measured my life out with Buddy Holly tunes
And pints of beer, and even coffee spoons,
I've prayed somebody would return my love,
I've prayed to the Devil Himself, and to the Lord Above!
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Did Jesus look you in the eyes?
The Gospel is a pack of lies.
Everything's a compromise.
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You walk alone,
Your clothes are made of saffron
And your face of stone,
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These poor villians,
Breathing in the nuclear air,
And destroyed by the poetry of Caesar,
Remember a time
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