Josephine Dunn Poems

A stranger came knocking at my door
I opened my heart and let him in
Knowing what I fool I am
To play a game I can not win.
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You are ever in my head and heart
Even though we are miles apart
My arms do not embrace thee,
You don’t wake smiling to face me,
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How is it to stand in a dead man’s shoes
To lead his life, have you ever thought
As you survey all but can change naught,
That your own identity you’ll begin to lose.
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Wonderous visions have I seen
Diamond covered waking dreams,
In my mind
Bright pictures
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Silver sequins
On a black satin road
Twisting
Into infinity.
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These hard grey walls
Are solid around me
Resisting my touch.
Their cold stones
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Like the ocean
I am drawn
To your shore;
What a pity
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Can we not run softly
Hand in hand
And as the sleeping waters
Gently break
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I couldn’t eat my Mother
When she died
Her face was disbelieving
When I lied.
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You fill my mind with unquiet thoughts,
Thoughts of where you are
And who you are with.
I am not alone,
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