RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Crying within, saddened by the recollection of this day,
afraid to speak another word.

Hurting intensely, tears filling eyes and having nowhere
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If God loves you just as you are, who am I not to do
the same?

Loving and accepting, not wanting to change anything
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All of life revolves around children, taking care of and
protecting them.

Why then do our courts keep giving abusive mothers children
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Rushing to meet a new beginning, awakening from a deep sleep
through the night.

Keeping mind wide open, never taking my sight off of the
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Bright sunlight shining into my mind, illuminating it for a
moment in time.

Clearing up doubts and worries, placing them in a jar upon
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Life slides down a rainbow and into the ocean, falling onto
it's floor beneath tides of life.

Taking together, beauty of this forest, an almost perfect
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Anger building up inside, putting pressure on my mind, going
ahead, ignoring it's pain, looking out at life, it's glory
hidden, seeking inside, answers to it's plight.
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Why must I always be alone, why can't I have anyone here on
earth, I'm only human?

Loneliness, emptiness, I feel each day is excruciating, why
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Forgiving attitudes fill the air with their pity,
sending apologies into depths of unending prayer.
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Skies bluer than the mantle of the Blessed Mother sending
peace throughout me, even in my sorrow.

Hopeless feelings kept inside, hidden away so as not to
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