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Paralyzed in Paradise
The sun set too soon on this lazy day.
The heat from its rays begins to cool.
I had so longed for this feeling to stay
But my rearview shows the walk of a fool
Traipsing through a place he doesn’t belong,
A lingering peace that will not last long.
Crashing waves seem to judge and opine.
The moon sends a shiver down my spine.
I paid such a handsome price
To be paralyzed in paradise.
Palm trees cast alluring shadow,
Caribbean surf sets a gentle mood,
But once darkness descends I know
These diversions of bliss are misconstrued.
I’ve come so far yet I can’t deny.
As I walk along the dunes I cry.
I had hoped to seize them, cast them away,
But the fears and doubts still hold me at bay.
I paid such a handsome price
To be paralyzed in paradise.
This reading left me with a
This reading left me with a sense of witnessing a beautiful sunset in the pouring rain. The struggle to accept the 'bitter' half of the bittersweetness life brings us. It had my mind wandering off to people in all different kinds of situations---from political prisoners to car accident victims--- great poetry! I enjoyed.
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...and he asked her, "do you write poetry? Because I feel as if I am the ink that flows from your quill."
"No", she replied, "but I have experienced it. "