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[title] => DAY AND NIGHT
[time] => 2003-11-16 16:24:01
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[bodytext] => Why is it that when things begin to go right This is when the darkness moves in First the sun comes out, the light shines thru Then the shadows come, the night will soon begin When the world is bright smiles abound When the world is dark, fear takes hold The light keeps the shadows at bay At night a different world will unfold The sun leaves nothing to fear Creatures of the night retire Shadows don’t belong out here The tranquility felt we all desire But like all else, this feeling can not last Light will slowly fade away Soon the other world will emerge And we will be lead astray What was once good is now evil Friends will be quick to stab you in the back The shadows obscure and change your views You never stop to wonder what started this attack Fear, loneliness, and suspicion are your new friends Love and trust are a thing of the past Fighting this is useless and a waste of energy But to our hopes and dreams we hold steadfast There are those few who truly give in Those are the ones who soon disappear There are also those who never lose their faith For the rest of us they shed a tear The remaining ones live in a state of confusion They feel the sun and welcome its embrace But when the night takes over Their feelings get jumbled and misplaced They show a bold front, with smiles and all When inside the turmoil is just beginning They don’t know whether to wish for death or life They only know they have this never-ending yearning [comments] => 1 [counter] => 194 [topic] => 13 [informant] => mercedes [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => DarkPoetry )
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