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Surrounded by fear
Not wanting to suffer
Slowly fading away
Death is near

Memories swirling around
My body cold on the ground
Covered in blood
Death is here

Darkness takes over
A figure approaches
Neither angel nor demon
The Grim Reaper is there
I remember the day that I met you
The sun was shining along with a breeze
We had a blast at the park barbecue
You and I relaxed underneath the trees

When I opened my eyes you were not here
I can still smell your scent on your pillow
There is no one who can lend me an ear
Without you I am at an all-time low

I still miss you when I am all alone
The fun did not seem to last long enough
because now I am broken to the bone
No one told me that I had to be tough

Everyday I bring flowers to your grave
You came and left just like a tidal wave
I can still picture your sweet, little smile
Even those mesmerizing small, blue eyes
You were my only lily of the Nile
Every day with you was a nice surprise

I shed a few tears when I first held you
Just seven pounds and a couple ounces
How very small you were until you grew
A voice so sweet until it was soundless

Our time together flew by way too fast
A moment you were here, then you were gone
My life was overdue for a downcast
I do not know how I am to live on

You were my most precious little baby
Surely I will see you again...maybe
A desperate cry
Pain in the night
A child alone
Fighting for their life
People reach out
Never do they touch
Instead they turn
Preferring not to know
A terrible fate
When it's too late
Demons* in the night
Scaring you to the bone
Taking away the light
Forcing you to be alone

Praying on their victims
Who were peacefully sleeping
Leaving them sicken
And no longer in dreamland

A fire is crackling
The flames  dancing
Your bravery is melting
You are alone

No longer able to remember
Your body is on autopilot
Hope is a fleeting ember
Fading away into the *night
Daddy's little girl I used to be
His very special princess
That is no longer me
Now I am all alone
More so than before
Stretching out my wings
Until I am able to sore

His little girl I used to be
Precious and innocent
No longer does that describe me
This world is grim
Not meant for the frail
I must become tough and resilient
For I cannot afford to fail
 May 2016 Shreekant Dhuri
jalc
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         •we sleep
                                 swad-
                                           dled
                 we manage               tight•
           somehow      to wake            late at
       •and...                  cradled             night•
      the bed                    in the ci-          we toss
   ngle off                      cle of ea-           and tu-
   ms da-                     ch oth-             rn•roll
our ar-                  er's a-             away
sheets•            rms•           and re-
with the                   turn...•
our legs tangle

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Words by me.
Arrangement by the madly gifted ryn; more of his talent at writing and concrete poetry showcased at http://hellopoetry.com/ryn/
Thank you ryn(:
I like to write
but I don't know
if my writing
has a flow.
I always care to
contemplate
every single
word I state.
But then again
I've always heard
do not obsess
on every word.
 Apr 2016 Shreekant Dhuri
ryn
Many have come to pry me open.
Many have come asking for the key.
Offering promises that the doubt would lessen,
flaunting their oaths as currency.

Plenty have assured that they're not like the others.
They promised that their words were forged in steel.
They had come with nothing else except to offer,
their ears and support just so to seal the deal.

"Forgive me", I'd say... I am still a tad apprehensive.
But I do feel the need to speak...
I do long for ears attentive,
Not the ones which are attached to mouths that easily leak.

I know that there are such ears...
Hard to find but they're definitely there.
They'd be ready to catch my tears,
more than willing to show concern and care...

Yours seem rather reliable... That much I see.
They've come with intentions seemingly untainted and kind.
Don't suppose they'd take my words ever so lightly.
They won't lap up my secrets with treachery in mind.

Again I find myself here at the same spot.
About to hand over the duplicate key.
This familiar leap I hope you'd have me caught.
Please don't give away my secrets for free...
On top of the world
One stands alone
A sight of beauty
And a voice with a sad tone

Full of love and joy
Her heart is pure as gold
Full of death and despair
Her shadow is ice cold

Separate but one
Her shadow completes her
Her job is never done
For the world needs her

On top of the world
She controls it all
From dusk to dawn
And Spring to Fall
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