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perish within

such ridiculous blame

I take such great pleasure

knowing that no one can

hear me (other than God)

when I weep

in my mind these thoughts of

which are thankfully my very

own

fathomless tears

others before have yet to catch

whether it be simply onto

their ruse

or physically puddled in the out

stretched palms of their much too late

reaching hands

look long enough though

fondly objective fair observer

and you could quite the easily

obscure the pain and remorse

from society's primitive view

yourself and expose the bitter veins

of veiled misery

parched in even the shade of solemn self

examination

varying degrees of focused passion

stir inspiration's yet polished muse

Perhaps

contrary to my original beliefs of myself

Darlene is right

I am and have ever thus so remained

far too hard on myself

to the point where if she were me

of her

I would be entirely ashamed

which leads my thoughts down such

path as my asking this

why does it take the eyes of another

to better see one's own true self

and ageless faults

must be a

'with God's own eyes' sort of thing.........

(April 15, 1999)