Robert Smith

I stole this poem, yes I did
It isn't mine to publish
But every word I write myself
On paper reads like rubbish.
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o widow! what is it you mourn?
is it the man? or labor borne?
the loss of love? or yea the past?
perhaps that beauty cannot last?
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i walked a mile in her shoes
(but where they led i'll nary tell)
for not the same i'll ever be
(alas they hurt my feet as well!)
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her pen met the paper
a dot, jot, a tittle
a letter a word
then a phrase then a verse
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can i tell you a secret?
i'm not supposed to tell
a secret all about you
that pertains to me as well
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silent stoic
strong as can be
why would he need
a friend like me?
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when i lay me down to sleep
i see her face appear and then
within the dream i ask implore and beg her
please don't come again
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This old man named Balco
He lived down the stair
With old fashioned trousers
And thinning white hair
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there's a place in my heart only you know
where no one else will ever go.
that no one else could ever find.
an attic deep within my mind
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who are you
without a name
without a face
without a voice
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they say a song cannot be true
without an ear to hear

therefore courage cannot stand
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through the sultry night
i begged for a puff of breeze
or one drop of rain
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"Mother", we asked
"Are you dying today? "

I'm under the weather,
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I played with fire
with my fingers
It burned too close the pain still lingers
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one night from dreaming i awoke
and pondered 'til the dawn
pages read the night before
and road my life was on
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spring is here again anew
yet vibrant greens shade faded blues
i lost my love in winters chill
the sting and cold i feel it still
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I once fell in love
On the back of a train
Through the urban decay
Of a city in pain
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I make the best cookies! And you'll like them too
The secret ingredient is gloppity glue.
I start out with sugar I mix it with spice
I use a big spoon and a big bag of ice
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i once knew love that wouldn't die
it lived and loved but lived a lie
to leave this love i had to try
i lied to love i know not why
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