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 Nov 2012 Stargazer
ORLA
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of Death
I will tremble and quake and hide behind couches.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures
My face is in the carpet, scratched by the wiry pile, and I can't breathe . . .

He leadeth me beside still waters
My tears roll down my face and I can't stop them or stifle the sound.

I will fear no evil, for thou art with me*
But ******* it I fear just about everything else, and most of all, losing you.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life
And what good is that when I don't know if I will live through today?
 Nov 2012 Stargazer
ORLA
Sculpted
 Nov 2012 Stargazer
ORLA
I want to carve your face into my tentative words,
Your forehead, your nose, your chin,
Gently slicing off an adverb here, an adjective there,
Running my fingers across the keys and across your profile,
Until it is perfect and my poem looks just like you.

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