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Feb 2018 · 349
Tribute to the Master of Madness
Erin Lewis Feb 2018
Tribute to the Master of Madness
Darkness and Mystery
Insanity, strife
Written of the tempest chaos
Of this man's mind

The master of words
The craftsman of night
Bending and twisting
The word called light

His dreams on paper
The nightmares that haunt
Creepy, despairing
Murmurs that taunt

Torment of Twilight
Author of Anguish
Edgar Allen Poe
Is the Master of Madness
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Feb 2018 · 314
Dedicated
Erin Lewis Feb 2018
Dedicated
Nathaniel Aleczander Gasc-Lewis
Adopted 2/23/2017
March/30/1994-
July/16/2017

I know you’ll never read this
But I was thinking of you today
I wanted to write a letter
Of everything I wish I could say

I wish I could say I love you
And hear you say it too
I wish I could tell you everything
All the dreams I want to come true

I wish I could see you smiling
Just one more time at me
I wish I could hear your laughter
Contagious to all you meet

I wish I could hold you one more time
Just one more is all I ask
I wish to hold your hand in mine
A memory that would always last

But wishes went up in smoke
When firemen were too late to your door
My heart, my brother, my friend-gone
My heart shattered on the hospital floor
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Feb 2018 · 403
Magpie
Erin Lewis Feb 2018
Magpie
I think if I were an animal
I’d be a magpie
Collect all the wonders of the world

Collect all the stories across continents
Written, read, and told
New worlds, old ones,
All the knowledge I could hold

Collect paintings, sculptures, symphonies
Till my heart has no room
Hallelujah chorus ringing deep inside me
Starry night swirls to the tune

Find the magic in a hummingbirds wings
Find beauty as a church bell sings
Find peace in a soft trickling streams
Find the wonder in collected dreams
First poem I’ve written in a while. I’m a little rusty.
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Dec 2015 · 468
Walk Like the World is Watching
Erin Lewis Dec 2015
Walk Like the World is Watching
I walk like the world is watching
Every day I’m on a stage
Stand tall, just keep on walking

Don’t fall, don’t think of stopping.
A spot light on every step
Keep walking like the world is watching

The sun in the sky is burning
Till twilight comes and darkness falls
And only the stars are watching.
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Feb 2015 · 684
Chance
Erin Lewis Feb 2015
Chance
Are you ever going
To give me a chance?
Or should I try
To forget you
Like a dream that's
Too good to be true
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Jan 2015 · 956
Death and the Unknown
Erin Lewis Jan 2015
Death and the Unknown
I'm not afraid of growing old.
No, I fear not remembering and dying alone
I'm not afraid of the dark.  
No, I fear the empty silence and the unknown.

I'm not afraid of the end of life.
No, I fear I will leave nothing behind
I'm not afraid of death.  
No, I only fear dying with too much life left.
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Nov 2014 · 1.3k
The Message I'll Never Send
Erin Lewis Nov 2014
The Message I'll Never Send
When we met I knew
You're so much more than a one night stand
I knew I'd want to hold your hand

I wish I had the guts to say something
Cause I know you don't see
How perfect you are to me.  

With you, I want to lie under the sky
Wrapped in your arms
I want to make wishes on shooting stars.

But I'm scared I don't know the real you.
And I'm scared you'd run from the real me.
What happens when you realize I'm crazy.

What happens if you find out
I think about you every day?
What happens if you walk away?

I want to say all this to you...
But I know I'm going to erase this
And pretend I never wrote it.

I'll tell myself to keep it in,
To guard my heart
Because it will never start.

But what would happen if
I sent this to you now?...

I wish I had the guts to find out.
It started as a message... But it'll stay here alone...
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Nov 2014 · 392
Moving On
Erin Lewis Nov 2014
Moving On
Feeling lonely
And kinda tired
Of living
But not of life

Once I thought
My time had come
To leave this world
For the next

Life was trouble
Not worth the pain.
I tried to die, then
I had to learn to live again

I longed to live
A life full of joy
I never thought
All I had to do

Was to just keep
                    Moving on
a really old poem revised
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Nov 2014 · 578
My Myke
Erin Lewis Nov 2014
My Myke
I know you spell it with an i
But that would have been to easy
You know I had to make it rhyme
I had to make it cheesy
totally random and written at like 2 in the morning lying in bed with him
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Nov 2014 · 760
The College Life
Erin Lewis Nov 2014
The College Life
Dragging my body outta bed
Remembering the night before
Getting back at 3 am
Never wanting to stop
Kissing good bye
Remembering every sore muscle
Being rubbed out
With hands that were strong
And impossibly gentle
Remembering a new soreness
In places that are secret
Remembering that
There are no secrets left

Getting outta bed
With 6 hours of sleep
Smiling like a fool
Walking to class
Because I was remembering
A night with you.
Maybe rough, but maybe that's best
#remember #college #nightwithyou
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Oct 2014 · 366
Tears
Erin Lewis Oct 2014
Tears
The tears softly clouding my heart and my mind
Slowly burning endlessly, like the agony of time
My face was beaming brightly, then filled with despair
I was so close yet so far away. I tried not to care

But tears will fall to stain my eternal pain
Jast as I fall to restless sleep only to dream of you again
My dreams are the reality I wish my life could be
A tangible love surrounds us as I hold you close to me

I do not want to dream though, it reminds me of the times
I used to hold you, our love making me blind
One day my dearest angel I will come home to you
And al the things I wished and dreamed will come true.
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Oct 2014 · 295
Run Free
Erin Lewis Oct 2014
Run Free
Running free
Through the grass
Through the trees
Breathless yet steady
In the warm summer breeze
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Oct 2014 · 1.5k
One Last Time
Erin Lewis Oct 2014
One Last Time
One last time
May I say that I love you
One last time
Will you hurt because of me

One last time
May I call you my own
One last time
Will I say "come home"
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Oct 2014 · 481
Shattered Dream
Erin Lewis Oct 2014
Shattered Dream
You once heard
All the music
Of the coming night
Of the whispering winds
Singing psalms and ballads
With guardian angels
Singing the gentle lullabies
Of a loving mother
You held a dream
Once upon a time
You held a dream of hope,
Singing beautiful melodies,
Of a family
Of never being alone

Now you hold only the shattered dream

Of never being alone
Of a family
Singing beautiful melodies
You held a dream of hope
Once upon a time
You held a dream
Of a loving mother
Singing the gentle lullabies
With guardian angels
Singing psalms and ballads
Of the whispering winds
Of the coming night

All the music
You once heard.
Reverse Poem
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Jun 2014 · 517
On Top of the World
Erin Lewis Jun 2014
On Top of the World
Lift off!
Feel the pressure on my chest
Ears popping as we climb west
The big city fades
Crisscrossing, curving city highways
Turning to mere lines, grey against the green
Still rising
Past the first layer of white misty cloudy
Emerging above the cotton candy mounds
Gentle pillows, pale against a brilliant blue sky
Soaring through the air so high
I feel like I'm on top of the world
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Jun 2014 · 2.5k
Sinful Love
Erin Lewis Jun 2014
Sinful Love
I never understood
How love could be a sin
How I could be disgraced
Just by holding your hand

But a man with a woman
Can beat and cut and curse
And still the church will bless
A union with this or worse

No, I don't understand
How our love could be a sin
#love #sin #church
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Jun 2014 · 1.1k
Days
Erin Lewis Jun 2014
Days
The days go slow and fast
At the same time
College looms at the end
Of the tunnel
Though I'm still not sure if
I'm terrified or excited for the change

I have a girl
I wish I could fall in love with
But I can't forget the fact
That I'm leaving.

I want the summer
To disappear
so I can get to the parties
The adventure
The college girls
The college boys.

I want to leave behind
My bad reputation
My bad relationships
My bad memories...

I want to learn
I want to grow
I want to be wild and crazy
I want to break through
All of my walls I've built

But the days drag by
The more I think about it
And my heart breaks
The more I think of leaving my sister
And I can't decide if I'm terrified
Or excited for the next day to come
thoughts running through my head
#love #days #college #excited #terrified
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Apr 2014 · 378
Still So Alone
Erin Lewis Apr 2014
Still So Alone
They tell me I'm beautiful
But what good has that done
I'm surrounded by people
And still so alone
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Apr 2014 · 488
Too Good
Erin Lewis Apr 2014
Too Good
I should have known you
Were too good to be true
And now I'm left alone
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Apr 2014 · 360
Thinking
Erin Lewis Apr 2014
Thinking
There's so much flying
Through my brain right now.
I just want to write it all down
but I can't seem to phrase
all the words I'm trying to say.
there are tears
and fears
and longing.
I'm so lonely
But I won't let it show.
So I just smile and joke
and I laugh just for you
And give you a hug
When you seem down too

I wish I could love you
And you don't seem to see
How I'd do anything for you
Hell, I'd part the Red Sea
I just want to hold you
Fix what I did wrong
But I know that won't happen
so I have to be strong

But I dream of you at night
Singing lullabies and melodies
Holding you under the stars
Walking along the sidewalk
Showing everyone how
Lucky I am.

Still it's all just a daydream
an empty wish
That'll never come true
And as I write I realize
honestly all I think about is
*You
Probably makes no sense, but I needed to write  down what I was thinking about. It was driving me crazy.
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Apr 2014 · 376
Hidden in My Eyes
Erin Lewis Apr 2014
Hidden in My Eyes
I can't talk to you in person
Can't talk face to face
It's too much of a risk
That you would see
Unshed tears and longing
Hidden in my eyes
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Apr 2014 · 436
Lost in Love
Erin Lewis Apr 2014
Lost in Love
walking in the shadows
Lost
I'm looking
to the world
but for just a moment

that love would come
then singing
wishes left unspoken
and singing of
pain and heart ache
singing of
broken promises
but singing of Love's
beauty
and the world's
Love
and the world's
beauty
but singing of Love's
broken promises
singing of
pain and heart ache
and singing of
wishes left unspoken
then singing
that love would come

but for just a moment
to the world
I'm looking
Lost
walking in the shadows
first reverse poem, i'd like to know how it worked out
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Apr 2014 · 640
Perfect Harmony
Erin Lewis Apr 2014
Perfect Harmony
Each time I see you dance
My heart just skips a beat
Love and rhythm
In perfect harmony

You couldn't be more perfect
When you're dancing to the beat
Motion and music
In perfect harmony

But when the music stops
And reality strikes the beat
Drama and heart ache
Have the only harmony

I'm dancing alone now
To my lonely heart beat
Love and heart ache
In perfect harmony.
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Mar 2014 · 441
Sound of Life
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
Sound of Life
My heart is beating fast
To the beat of a thousand drums
My mind is speeding past
To the sound of a thousand songs

A thousand voices combined in harmony
Rise higher, brighter, stronger
Lifting my soul till my spirit sings

A timpani triumphs over the trumpet's cries
While the trills of the golden strings
Ascend like angels beginning to fly

A crescendo vibrates with breathtaking power
My heart nearly bursts with joy
No moment passes when my eyes do not smile

Every fear was the last I held
Every sense is alive with love
Every light is bright and gold
Every breath is a new life begun
Written after singing with the symphony <3
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Mar 2014 · 570
My Eyes Turn Blue for You
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
My Eyes Turn Blue for You
My eyes turn blue for you
Every time I cry
The coldness inside
Turns my eyes crystal blue

When you see me smile
Don't be fooled
Please see the reflections of truth
In my sapphire eyes
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Mar 2014 · 897
A Tribute to the Grand Canyon and Her People
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
A Tribute to the Grand Canyon and Her People
The first sight was breath taking
The second, a sigh
The wind whipped through the air
As I watched an eagle fly

The first breath was halting
The second beautiful
The sun was beating down
Strong as the hand that made me whole

The first dance was intriguing
The second caught my heart
The music  sped through me
With my heart's rhythm beating its part

The first sight was breathtaking
The last a sigh
A thanks in her direction
A kiss goodbye
It sounds stupid but it felt like there was something almost... alive about the place. It was truly amazing..
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Mar 2014 · 654
Meine Engele (my angel)
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
Meine Engele (my angel)
"My angel!" he calls
"I long for your touch."
"My angel," he cries
"I love you so much.."
"My angel!" he yells
"I need you here.."
"My angel," he whispers
His eyes full of tears
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Mar 2014 · 931
Falcon
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
Falcon
A silent shadow
Across a midnight sky
Beauty and danger
Within him, he flies
Moonlight hints
At peace and wonder
Through a snowy scene
This hunter wanders
Freezing winds
Lift high his cry
Piercing fear
Where comfort would lie
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Mar 2014 · 330
The Rains
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
The Rains
When it rains
I lose myself
Like the rain, my tears fall

I used to think
It rained because
I cried

Standing by the lake
The rain pouring down
Hiding my tears

I love the way
The cool soothing rain
Cleanses me of pain

Now the pain means nothing
My tears are cried
My heart feels at peace

*The rain stops
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Mar 2014 · 350
Elements
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
Elements
Fire burns and sears
Though it never hurts me
Just burns away pained memories

Water heals and cleanses
Both body and mind
Even still my heart is broken

Spirit sings in me
Taking me past my sorrows
To a place I can heal

Air all around me
Winds through my hair
I feel alive
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Mar 2014 · 341
Fearful Possibilities
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
Fearful Possibilities
Through darkened streets I wander
Through midnight shadows of fear
Only just to wonder
What I am doing here
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Mar 2014 · 418
Hopeful Embrace
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
Hopeful Embrace
His arms wrap around me
As tears wrack my body
The unshielded pain
Revealed in my face
The hurt of hidden feelings
Revived with force
The seed of loneliness
Had grown in my heart

But through this I am comforted
By a presence I can't conceive
A forgiving force
That releases my guilt
A loving wonder
To fill the gap
An amazing hope
That cleanses my face
And soul of stains
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Mar 2014 · 387
All I Have to Do
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
All I Have to Do
When I am cold I seek warmth
When I am sad I seek comfort
When I am tired I seek rest
They say I can find these with God.
So why do I keep searching?

When I am cold I seek warmth
The warmth of God's love
Is suppose to cover me
So why do I keep freezing?

When I am sad I seek comfort
The comfort of God's presence
Is suppose to surround me
So why do I keep crying?

When I am tired I seek rest
I am tired of crying
I am tired of freezing
I am tired of searching
So I give myself to God
And rest
Part of my life when I wasn't sure of anything... still not sure what I believe
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Mar 2014 · 345
Nature's Song
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
Nature's Song
Glancing up to the clear blue sky
Seeing the beauty of endless time
Never knowing what lies beyond
But hearing small hints in nature's song

I spin in a circle in a green clearing
Seeing the birds, and a mere cat leering
I settle on the ground and watch the world
Knowing I'm a small part, merely a girl

I may have no voice,  but my heart sings a harmony
Making my own song with nature's melody
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Mar 2014 · 471
Pierce
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
Pierce
Burning light
Sears through the night
His tears reflecting
The fear and anger, bright.

Dark brings chaos
Like none before
In only an instant
Life breathes in him no more

The sounds of gunshots
Echo through the streets
Piercing women's screams
Make even the strongest weak
A variation off one of my older poems
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Mar 2014 · 430
Diamond Sky (7/18/11)
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
Diamond Sky (7/18/11)
The endless twilight sky
Studded with diamond stars
No sound to disturb peace
No echoes of my scars

The darkness is velvet
Though satin touch on my mind
Deep and strong and hidden
As the midnight shadow of time
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Mar 2014 · 434
Diamond Sky (3/15/11)
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
Diamond Sky (3/15/11)
The endless twilight skies
Studded with diamond stars
No sound to disturb peace
No echoing of day
The darkness is velvet
Though satin touch on my mind
A clear crisp smell
Of a cold winter day
The midnight shadow of time
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Mar 2014 · 455
Flames
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
Flames
Fan the flames
Let my soul catch
Fire

Beat the drum
But let my heart set the
Rhythm

Shine the light
Let my mind leave
Darkness

Release the raptor
Let my body fly
*Free
one of my very first poems
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Mar 2014 · 530
Cryin'
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
Cryin'
I refuse to cry
But I'm breaking inside
Wish I didn't have to say
That heart wrenching good bye

I wish time paused
With her in my arms
Wish I truly had her
Before she was lost

Stting in class
Avoiding the past
Telling myself I haven't
Shattered like glass

Tears pool in my eyes
But I push them aside
I want to be alone
I don't want them to see me
                    Cryin'
it feels like something is missing...
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Feb 2014 · 2.2k
Take A Risk
Erin Lewis Feb 2014
Take A Risk
To laugh
Is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep*
Is to risk appearing weak.
To reach for another
Is to risk commitment.
To expose your beliefs and dreams
Is to risk judgement.
To love
Is to risk not being loved in return.
To live
Is to risk dying.

But risks must be taken.
The greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The people who risk nothing
Do nothing, have nothing, are nothing.

They may avoid suffering and sorrow
But they cannot learn, feel, grow, Live.
Chained by their fear, they are slaves
Forfeiting their own freedom.

Only those who risk losing
Can win the most in life
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Feb 2014 · 425
Surprise
Erin Lewis Feb 2014
Surprise
I remember her not being there
Walking alone to class
Walking a little slower than normal,
Feeling lonely without her hand in mine.

Walking to the cafe
My favorite time with her
30 minutes with her every day
But not today..

I didn't want to go in the room
Didn't want to see the empty chair
Didn't want to sit there
Not physically alone, but alone.

But there she was
Walking towards me somehow
I'm sure my heart skipped a beat
As I ran to hug her

I was completely unaware
Of the crowded room around us
All that mattered was her
In my arms

She had come in late
And decided to surprise me
It worked, I thought ironically.
And I could not be happier.

How does she do it?
Have me so wrapped around her finger
That I never want to leave
Never care for anyone else
I want her to go away and leave my heart be, but at the same time I never ever want her to leave my arms.
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Feb 2014 · 433
Winds
Erin Lewis Feb 2014
Winds
Sunny blue skies
Cloudless for now
Waiting for the hour
Of midnight hues

Winds whip up
Shaking trees
Clouds appear
And darken overhead

Creating quickly
An unnatural darkness
Unlike the calm
Of starry skies

Storms threaten
The peace of night
Chaos started
With just the force of
*Winds
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Feb 2014 · 795
Second Choice
Erin Lewis Feb 2014
Second Choice
"I'm tired of being in a relationship
Where I'm always the second choice"

Tears are in her eyes
As she tries feebly not to cry
She's fragile and weak
To sad to find more words to speak

She would never be my second choice
She hasn't been since I first heard her voice

She snuggles into my arms
Shaking from sobs
Tearing me apart
Cutting to my heart

She would be my only one
Till the day we part or till life is done

She lifts her head
Her cheeks still wet
I gently wipe tears away
Afraid she will break

She was never my second choice
I'd tell her.. but I can't find my voice
I think I'm falling in love and I can't stop.. it's killing me
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Feb 2014 · 374
Rivers
Erin Lewis Feb 2014
Rivers
Smooth, cool
Ribbons of blue
Drifting gently
Or rushing greatly

Strong, light
Endless like the skies
Twisting, shifting
Through the land, flowing

They reflect the sky
When sunsets light it on fire
Becoming a living, moving flame.
Rivers- Beauty's everlasting name
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Feb 2014 · 323
Blind Love
Erin Lewis Feb 2014
Blind Love
You look into my eyes
Saying so much more than words
I wrap my arms around you
Feeling your curves and your warmth

You twine your fingers with mine
Somehow a perfect match
But you still hold the hand of another
Of a man you love so much

I gaze at you when you're not looking
And smile when laughter lights your eyes
I wish you could always be mine
I wish I could be the one who makes you smile.
I swear I'm in love with her... and she doesn't even see it...
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Feb 2014 · 350
Poet
Erin Lewis Feb 2014
Poet
How do you know if you're still a poet
When all your words have simply gone silent?

Do you have to go back and remember
The times you lit fires from embers?

Do you have to write and sing
Only hoping the music will ring?

Do you have to find the stars at midnight
Just to wish for the hope of a sunrise?

Do you have to dance to silent music
To inspire all the words that are quiet?

What do you have to do
To prove the poet's still inside you?

Maybe just write a curious poem
About a soul that has lost its rhythm
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Dec 2013 · 411
In My Eyes
Erin Lewis Dec 2013
In My Eyes
In my eyes can you see
All the tears I've refused to cry?
In my eyes do you see
The pain I've hidden behind a smile?

When I dance do you see
Who I was, am and could be?
When I dance do you see
How much I just wish to be free?

In my voice do you hear
The hesitation, the confusion, the fear?
In my voice do you hear
All the words I can't bear..

To say aloud.
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Dec 2013 · 469
Song of a Nightmare Angel
Erin Lewis Dec 2013
Song of a Nightmare Angel
Who hears the scream in the middle of the night?
Who bears the brunt of the burning fright?
Who wishes most to see the light
Of the mornings dawn on the horizon

Who else but a nightmare

Who has skin of pale cream and eyes that dream?
Who has laughter that ripples like a stream
Who has steps that always seem
To bring beauty where ever they go

Who else but an angel

Who screams in the night
When the person inside
Decides tonight is the night
To **** the light
Who hides her fright
Behind beauty bright
When the world decides
Tonight is the night
To take her light

Who else but a Nightmare Angel
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Dec 2013 · 378
Me, Myself and I
Erin Lewis Dec 2013
Me, Myself and I
Me, the voice inside my head,
Me, the voice that creates my words.
Myself, the life that fills my lungs,
Myself the life that sings my songs.
I, the eyes that see the world.
I, the me the eyes of the world see
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Dec 2013 · 394
Write and Write, Then Write Again
Erin Lewis Dec 2013
Write and Write, Then Write Again
The first draft is always awkward
So I go back and write again.
But still the words seem awful
Almost worse than how they began

I wait a few days to think
Till I go back and write again
The words a little better this time
But the form is tight and thin

No luck for the starving artist
Who goes back to write again
I guess I'll be like my poem
Thin and almost worse than how I first began
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