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Jun 13, 2009
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The Sun Shines
The sun shines brightly
on a cold face
The warm rays shimmer on
dead shoulders.
The orbit of heat
in the palm of cool hands
thrown far away to a distant land.
The past behind, lurking but
never leaves
The present here at attention
but does not heed.
The future awakens sleepless eyes
for those alive.
I am hollow, a shell
just bones, skin, muscle and sway
my heart is in the sun
burning with ice that has decided
to stay.
on a cold face
The warm rays shimmer on
dead shoulders.
The orbit of heat
in the palm of cool hands
thrown far away to a distant land.
The past behind, lurking but
never leaves
The present here at attention
but does not heed.
The future awakens sleepless eyes
for those alive.
I am hollow, a shell
just bones, skin, muscle and sway
my heart is in the sun
burning with ice that has decided
to stay.
— dina grey, Jun 13, 2009
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weirdelf
17 years 1 month ago
you encapsulate the environement and the emotion perfectly
dina grey
17 years 1 month ago
Thanks for reading it. Dina
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