Paul Reed Poems

Are you happy now
That your fire has eaten up the sky?
That you have done your deed
And left a tree to die,
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Survivors, that is what we are
We had to be to get this far,
We wouldn't allow ourselves to crumble and fold
Or give in to the ravages of growing old;
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I see a faint light at the end of the gloom
An opening door show the way out of this room
The smoke is still dense, but clearing
The future still far away, but nearing;
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What is all this for,
This path through life ever-wending
Why would you open the door
To a room that is never-ending;
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Hidden above the clouds
There is a sunny day,
Beyond our mortal vision
But coming to light our way;
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This life which has been given me
From the first day to the last
Will just be a page in history
When my time has passed;
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Even as I write
Your heart is beating -
Somewhere,
In a different place to mine;
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With your head rested on your paws
Strapped in, confused and afraid
The highest price you paid
For a cause that was not yours,
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Littlehaven lies in the wintery harbour
Waiting for shrieks and screams and laughter
Waiting to reflect the heat off walls
Into the blissful evenings after;
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You were destined to be the last
Those glorious, heady days that passed!
With your bud hidden away
Waiting for another day;
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