Marea Johnson Poems

Burrowing quickly
into my skin
I know what you want
I know where you've been.
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Diamonds and furs and satin and lace
Perfect foundation to hide a sad face.

Dances and parties and shimmering rings
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When I was young
I used to say
That love would take
the hurt away.
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There's no virtue in my mind
It's something you will never find.

There's no love inside my heart
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Love is like winter
it makes you feel cold
It makes you feel weak
when you want to be bold.
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Disillusion
mass confusion
Preacher makes
his grand intrusion.
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When I was just a baby girl
I'd look up to the skies
I'd brush away the tousled hair
that fell into my eyes.
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When winter comes I will think of you
And how your eyes twinkled brighter
than the christmas lights.
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I no longer have a reason
to check on you through the night
For you are gone
and I am lost and alone.
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The sky turns from black
to purple to blue
Gone is the night
and all is anew.
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