Poetry: Stricken

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by Tenebris

Created on: June 30, 2008

Caress

Rain lashing against the opaque panes
cold
ice pellets rattling a tattoo
on my skull
See, the draft
it slips under the drapes
blankets huddled
whispering a sweet lullaby
to the harsh rattle of diseased lungs
What else do you want? but the rain
is the only love you'll know
That, and the hum
of machines

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by Grace Alexander

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The fury only men can feel
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Caress

Rain lashing against the opaque panes
cold
ice pellets rattling a tattoo
on my skull
See, the draft
it slips under the
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Without love
I'm like
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melted-
Without love
I'm like leaves
Fallen from treetops
dead-
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I'm like rain
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