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Facade

This forced word falls as sweat to roll off paper sheets;
as wrinkled as my tear stained cheeks, rejecting inky black regret . 
This forced smile falls from shallow eyes, to roll off tapered teeth,
as yellowed by the words I speak, reflecting lies in cheap disguise . 
This Forced hope falls from an empty head, to roll off borrowed ground,
as awkward as the tears of clowns, reliving lies of fools long dead.  
This forced love falls as blood, to roll off plastic meat ,  
as hollow as my last heart beat, resisting sorrows endless flood. 
This forced life falls to death, to roll off sacred soil ,  
as cast off as this mortal coil, forcing out my dying breath.  

By Jove !
— jove, Feb 11, 2010

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Region, Country: British Columbia, CAN

Favorite Poets: me, ... what can I say I can't dance. lol

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xena465

xena465

16 years 3 months ago

Such distress shown...

in this poem. We have to use all our strengh to lift ourselves above the the dark cloud that follows us all. Header it like a football and send it to the moon. Rosina xena465
jove

jove

16 years 3 months ago

YA YAs, ya gotta get 'em out !

Then it worked, that was the idea. We want to exercise all our emotions ! Ahem (grin) I have em, light and dark, happy and sad, here, inside me; and I just gotta get em out ! lol I am sorry it left a bad taste in your mouth, I will post a sweet one next ! Ok ?:) By Jove !