RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Life lies before us in skies of black and gray
supposedly reaching heights it was meant to,
scanning many horizons, waving good bye to all
that once stood for being.
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Somehow the sun shines through and onto blue skies of
heaven, clouds scanning the atmosphere, looking for
the rains of purity to drench the earth.
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For some reason the world enjoys celebrating ignorance,
only once in a very great while does a genius or
intelligent being get honored.
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Intensely feeling the music, listening to the sadness which
pours from deep within, wanting to be expressed in words,
finding that it can only touch the barest tip of it sends
a flurry of writing to commence, constantly.
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Reality peeking through imagination, showing images
of what was and will soon be.

Taunting this mind with inescapable horror, seeing
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Reaching into depths of behavior and emotions,
wondering how they attach themselves to our own
personalities and beings.
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Silence filling my empty heart with an electric
sadness that shocks me to the core of my being.

Lost and alone in jungles of remorse and sorrow,
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Pages of turmoil being written through this entire life,
lions roaring in my mind, wanting to escape this cage of
strife.
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Stars twinkling above, sounds of silence throughout
the night touch intellect with the tinkling of their
brightness.
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Silence of this night bringing me into the beauty of it's
nature, instilling a spirituality as I watch stars above.

Twinkling their smiles down on earth, standing here and
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