sharon catley

REST YOUR HEAD, MY WEARY TRAVELLER
THIS EARTHLY JOURNEY IS AT END
SAY GOODBYE TO THOSE WHO'LL MOURN YOU
AQUAINTANCE, FAMILY, FRIEND
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My beloved,
Oh, my beloved……
I want to declare my love for you to the universe.
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Life's ephemeral as it is
No need to hurry fast toward it's end
Stay with me and watch the sunset
We'll never have this day again
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The end of love has come..
Your desire has gone elsewhere..
We are undone.. unclasped…..
Oh, duplicitous one…
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Every night,
My spirit walks naked through the streets….
Stopping at your door,
Entering your room,
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Spring has finally come to your heart.

And I am pleased..
It does not matter that I was not the sun who's warming rays loosened Winter's grip.
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Sometimes…
Your heart is made of ICE
Like every tear you ever cried has frozen round it..
Forming a frosty… thick… protective barrier….
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I promised I would buy her something so
We went to Chinatown
In search of a perfect large, blue and white vase.
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My life is out of control
It runs ahead of me like some wild rampant dog
And I tethered to it must stumble behind trying to keep up.
Not that long ago things were different
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thought my heart was broken
When you said you didn't want me in your life anymore
But I was wrong.
It didn't break till later
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Nature normally includes a caveat when she creates something dangerous…
(Rattlesnake tail rattles..
aposematic butterfly wings…
brightly colored poisonous frogs and snakes…)
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Its hard to go on
Carrying the ghost of you inside me
Always
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When you go away,
On your trip around the world,
Don't forget to pack my heart with you.
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I do not know
Which I like best
Your lips upon my neck?
Your hand upon my breast?
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