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(originally written February 27, 2006--have no idea why that one line is bold and i couldn't get it to unbold)

I’ve been down this road before

Relationships are fragile by nature

They gain strength over time

Building up a thick wall, hard to break

In the beginning it is like glass

Easily shattered by the smallest stones

Once it cracks it’s only a matter of time

A time where everything falls apart

As we embark on this journey

Whose destination is unknown

Let’s protect ourselves from the small stones

Communication, honesty, and trust

Can block out pieces of rock

To shield us from flying gravel

We need to be less skeptical

I’ve been down this road before

Instead of tearing down what could’ve been

I’m dedicated to building something strong

bits and pieces of a love poem

(this was orignially written in 2006--posting so you don't think everything i write is depressing)

Bits and pieces of a love poem in progress—some of this stuff is good!

Pouring rain

Flickering candlelight

I lay here writing about you

The man who just a few hours ago poured out his heart

Honest eyes

Sincere words

I lay here wrapped in your love

Expressed both in words and the act of love making

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Rain pounds the roof on this cold winter night

In the bedroom he sleeps; worn out from a long day

In the living room she sits; reading a book

Physical space between them, but joined at the heart

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They made love that night, before the rain

Under an umbrella of sweet words

She is his everything

He completes her

These feelings and words drive their passion

Together they fit—to form one

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Once more he lifted my chin, gently this time, with one finger

His blue eyes looked into mine and out of his mouth poured his heart.

The man I’d fallen in love with a short time ago had returned.

Sunshine

this poem was originally written march 5, 2006

Sunshine

Your world is darkened...

rejected

hurt

angry

depressed

bitter

lonely

A ray of sunshine squeezes into your dark world...

skeptical but open-minded

scared but longing

doubtful but happy

cautious but hopeful.

A self imposed cloud blocks out your ray of sunshine...

distrust

confusion

isolation

hurtful

sad

This phenomenon poses a question:

Which is worse, being hurt or never having a chance to feel the sunshine?