Phillip Dodham Cormier

The sword clattered to the ground
As the lovely Maiden stepped forward
His eyes glazed over
Such beauty he had never seen before
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Why do you stare?
What am I to you?
Who am I?
Am I nothing but eye candy?
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I was there by your side
I helped you
We spent long hours together
Then I realized I meant nothing to you
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Sara was a girl
Nothing special about her
Just another girl in the crowd
No one ever noticed her
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The ice-cold hand grips my throat
My voice too small to cry out
I am trapped.
Nowhere to run
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My heart is in two
I lie bloody on the floor
She stands over me
Never, never did I think it would come to this
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Why is it gone?
Why can’t I write?
Where did all my creativity go?
Where are the characters that used to fill my mind?
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I sat beneath the old oak
Through the year without moving
I had nothing to help me enjoy the peaceful days of summer
In the fall I continued to sit motionless
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I wish to feel your arms around me
The soft caress of your lips against my skin
I want to feel your body against mine
Your hair brushes against my face as we lay together.
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The ceiling fan slowly rotates above me.
The fan’s shadow is cast across my body
I lay motionless, thinking of times past
Times of excitement
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Snow falls around me
The cold wind blows
I shiver
The moon is high in the night sky
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What can I say?
Do the words I speak matter?
Can I do what I wish?
Every word I speak seems to fall on deaf ears
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I need to escape
I am wrapped up in its webs
Every where I go it follows me
I cry help, but it never leaves my throat
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What can I tell you?
I cannot voice the truth
It hurts me not to be able to tell you
I am a coward, one could say
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My heart is torn in half
As my eyes water
The world spins on forever laughing at me
People surround me, yet they pass me by
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I can feel your warm breath against my neck
Your arms reach around me and pull me towards you
Your embrace excites me
I spin to face you
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Why am I so different? Why do I hide?
Why are they different? Why do they hide?

Murders, cutters, lovers, politicians
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I just lay here staring at the ceiling
With a feeling of longing
She was here beside me just a moment ago
Now she is gone
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To my left stands the love of my life
But to the right stands a friend
My heart beats for both
I feel the happiest I ever have when I spend time with either
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The walls enclose around me
I try to reach out but it seems my arms are bound
Men in lab coats stare at me through a slot in the door
I scream for them to let me out
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