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[title] => Day's Battle
[time] => 2014-11-25 21:57:22
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[bodytext] => Day begins with the breaking of dawn Open my eyes as I try to stifle a yawn Reach to open the curtains with a snap Bright light hits; scramble to close the gap Wander down the hall to start the day Don't need to see as I know the way Coffee in hand as I scan the paper Curious to read of time's newest caper Sounds so normal to say the least It would appear I've mastered the feat Yet behind the innocence grows despair You see, sometimes life doesn't play fair Hidden beneath this quiet calm exterior Beats a heart that has always felt inferior It's true I've tried to fit in with the rest Played by life's rules and tried my best As another day arrives to teach me a truth It seems no matter how much I try to dispute The past has a way of commanding its site Darkness within extinguishes the bright Multi-colored images of past hurts and lies Memories of black clouds hiding the skies May not be physical but it hurts the same Damaged by humans playing hate's game I know letting others' evil scar me is wrong I know I've yet to sing my greatest song With each tear created in a memory's pain There may be happiness hidden in its rain Many times I've wanted to let go and give in Overwhelmed by the image that I can't win But when the sun awakens me yet once again I realize I'm still standing; myself I'll defend [comments] => 2 [counter] => 180 [topic] => 48 [informant] => dvtpdw [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => EmotionalPoetry )
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