Karen Thornburg Poems

Like a living tomb
Lifeless body held inside
I laid in bed and cried.
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Sight of stars tonight
Tears corrupt my sight
Distance between us is far
I wish on every last star
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The waves swell high and crash down hard
With all its joys and fears
Expands as far as the eye can see
Ever present never gone
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The clock ticks on

A child cries
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Drifting along
Feeling no pain.
The warmth of the lake
Am I going insane?
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When it is time to end
Close my eyes not a sole to pry
Someone remember me
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I see you standing in the corner

I hear you call my name
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Crying out in you're sleep
nobody to hear a peep
Crying in a crowded room
get hit with a broom
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Over sized chair of dusty plum,
forcing my body into fetal pose.
Color the perfect shade of pain and depression,
you beckon me.
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The assertiveness of your enthusiastic tongue
turning my fleshy bulb into a diamond
Desires’ fluids trickle slowly
onto your tongue it needs no guidance
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