Madison Riffle Poems

Silly, foolish boy
With ideas so amusing
You think you own my heart
You believe you have my soul
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Clinging to him instead of my self-worth
because if he isn't there, I'm all alone.
So I slowly sell my soul
for bits of approval that
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Silence, cold and dead
That's all I heard from you
No matter how many times I tried
I couldn't get you to speak
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See me here, sitting on my own
Join me quietly so I'm not alone
Wrap your arms around me
Make me feel at home
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On my way to Jericho, I was robbed and left for dead.
Why did I leave Jerusalem, the comfort of my bed?
As I lay there in pain and blood, I could not understand.
Wouldn't anybody help me? Take my weakened hand?
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Stepped out on the waves
They turned to quicksand
No matter how hard I reached
I couldn’t find your hand
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Whistling wind comes in waves
During the dreary dregs of an overcast day
As a professor softly speaks of poetry.
Words weave around the silence
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