Simon Collins Poems

He committed the highest sin
unspeakable in its shame
to burn the genetic bridge
releasing maternal pain
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Tonight I am the sun
a star in space
my blaze is a crescendo
or a silent point
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Your light safely sweeping
across the ink black sea
attracts like no other
you are the lighthouse
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I captain alone
Torn sails whip the bruised sky
Knuckles white
Eyes salted and wild
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A wave explodes upon the craggy shore
defended by bright black rocks
resolute in momentary power
holding fast
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Look at the wind
it moves for you
with the sun and stars and moon
a life begins anew
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When long these thoughts boil and rage
at last I put this pen to page
capturing the fleeting vision
cast words no longer hidden
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Blue is taken by the expectant rain
And given clothes of silver
I await the cleansing
Knowing soon I will not miss her
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From a distance
I see him bent stubbornly
Mad against the day
In resentful motion his
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If I could walk unclothed
to the gentle mountain stream
touching the bare earth
skin to skin it would seem
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