theodore colterelli Poems

How little we know in our growing years?
Protected by our loved ones from woes and fears.
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Dear Mom and Dad you have granted us passage to life.
You were two and now we are one.
The hearts you kindled rest and beats in your daughter and son.
And like the keepers of the flame,
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When my self-esteem is very low, there is a place I like to go.
I sit by my rooms window and watch the moons subtle glow.
As fatique sets in, eyes drawn thin, have no reason to hesitate
But to drift towards heavens gate.
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Two nights before christmas
A cold and blustery night
Set out to buy a christmas tree
One for Santa's delight
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When you look in a mirror.
What is it that you see?
If not yourself who might it be?
Perhaps a scallywag looking back,
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