Patti Wilburn Haney Poems

I feel kinda adrift when I am not with you
Like a ship waiting to be back in port
The days like contrary tides
seem to conspire against me
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Small and confined
she stays a prisoner to her dark place
Try as she may
she always ends up back at her dark place
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My hard little shell
hides the tender meat inside
To the world a tough nut to crack
But on the inside, delicate-fragile
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You don't have to thank me
For loving you
You make it easy
The open heart you show
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The little girl so close to the end,
Halfway here, halfway there.
Cries for a mother who does not come,
Because she is busy.
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Love is a purring kitten.
Soft and warm.
to be protected, cherished, ... nurtured.
...Held close..soft fur against your face.
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We start off unshapen lumps of metal.
God like a skilled smith,
Hones us down.
Smoothing the rough edges.
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Addiction is such a cruel thing
It takes over your whole life
Whatever your poison
It cuts to the core like a knife
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Pure crystalline waves,
Your chill reminds me of carefree youth.
Lay with me in the vast expanse,
My snow angel.
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She sits and smiles
A secret smile
Candlelight illuminating
...The gently upturned lips.
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