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my unarguable love

is buried in a shallow unmarked grave

it rises quite frequently to haunt me

and whomever to which its gift I gave

and even though quite often with love

there comes some truly unexpected surprise

still that doesn't somehow lessen the level

of the heart's hardship

while one is dealing with the back lashing demons

that lay in wait behind all those so carefully

built up little white lies

a slower turning

just might widen my view

this pen's ink best weeps out for me

the prominent flow

of my life's many regrets

feeling empowered yet fearful

I face the fact

that the much too cold and horribly

impersonal world

mocks and mirrors many of my own callously

plotted persona

with her by even far emptier promises and

superficial affections

in my disillusion and confusion

I cry

these truly tragic words

of such indeterminate heart break

as I vow

no ugly actions past

shall ever again

darken my beloved dreams' door

for I am

no matter how imperfect

capable of so much more............

(Feb. 18, 1999)