Maria Shaw

'What do you want to eat' he said
I saw the dark glint in his eyes
I knew whatever the choice I made
would be wrong and would cause a fight.
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Her beauty was second to none
like a butterfly she flitted by
as man with a net did chase
hoping to capture her heart.
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She lived in the mountains wild and free
with her closest friends and family
she ate from the land, she reared her young,
life was bliss until man came along.
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Governments shake bloodied hands
keeping the people under command
the more they protest the worse it gets
and then they call it civil unrest.
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I tasted paradise
sweet nectar of life

I ate of the fruits
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Gypsy eyes hypnotize
I drown in oceans sea
lured to forbidden places
my heart, my soul so weak.
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Jealousy completely overwhelmed me
I drove love away in awe of my constant insecurity.

I loved too deeply, I clung too tight,
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I have a dream
of freedom, peace, equality,
where man will love his neighbor
sharing land
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I breathe in your heavenly scent
water turns to wine
blossom falls at your feet
as the wind blows your heart to mine.
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The queen, the bishops,
rooks, knights and pawns,
all protecting the king on the board
who protects the pawns?
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This kiss
is bliss
passion erupts from my soul
making me whole
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This prison I live in
four walls
no doors.
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Sitting Bull stood his ground
he refused to sell his sacred land.

Respected by his people
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Rain falls down my window pane
reflecting tears of pain.

I pray for the sun to rise
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Kaleidoscope eyes that hypnotize
a rainbow of color captivates
smiles and tears contentment and fears
I'm sinking I'm drowning the sun's disappeared.
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He entered my life like a hurricane
I was caught in a whirlwind romance
I tried so hard to resist his charms
but I didn't stand a chance.
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Tender lips

kiss my brow
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'Wide awake in a dream'

So now you listen
as screams become whispers
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She wasn't gone
only sleeping
I knelt at her side
no tears I cried.
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Silent tears are shed
echoed through the mountains
carried by the breeze
as man falls to his knees.
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