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My closest companion.

Love was like the dawn,
Sweeping over the horizon.

But I hid from it's light,
Deep within the dungeon of myself.

Strength in my loneliness,
Was what I counted as my wealth.

I built the walls,
To keep the hurt outside.

I knew the truth,
But when I spoke I lied.

Kept within the Castle of Pain,
The hurt could not leave.

My fortress from the world was my prison,
And I could not breathe.

The barriers I built,
Were thick and strong.
The reasons I built them,
Were sick and wrong.

Finally I looked to the sky,
And saw the light of day.

So here now I stand,
Sledgehammer in hand,
And I pray.

Oh Lord,
Give me the strength,
To break down these walls.

Lord,
Give me hope,
To live my life,
With my feet on new ground.

Copyright © 1993 by Alexander McDonald
All rights reserved.
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CASTLE OF PAIN

Contributed by Alexander_McDonald on Sunday, 15th December 2002 @ 05:30:00 PM in AEST
Topic: LovePoetry

Fear was my counselor,
My closest companion.

Love was like the dawn,
Sweeping over the horizon.

But I hid from it's light,
Deep within the dungeon of myself.

Strength in my loneliness,
Was what I counted as my wealth.

I built the walls,
To keep the hurt outside.

I knew the truth,
But when I spoke I lied.

Kept within the Castle of Pain,
The hurt could not leave.

My fortress from the world was my prison,
And I could not breathe.

The barriers I built,
Were thick and strong.
The reasons I built them,
Were sick and wrong.

Finally I looked to the sky,
And saw the light of day.

So here now I stand,
Sledgehammer in hand,
And I pray.

Oh Lord,
Give me the strength,
To break down these walls.

Lord,
Give me hope,
To live my life,
With my feet on new ground.

Copyright © 1993 by Alexander McDonald
All rights reserved.
http://www.avatar-ink.com

Copyright Â© Alexander_McDonald ... [ 2002-12-15 17:30:00]
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Re: CASTLE OF PAIN (User Rating: 1 )
by yellow_sundragon on Sunday, 15th December 2002 @ 06:13:38 PM AEST
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Wow. I really like the imagery in this poem. It's a very good write. Way to go, and keep them coming.

YS

Re: CASTLE OF PAIN (User Rating: 1 )
by bobotheclown on Sunday, 15th December 2002 @ 07:51:35 PM AEST
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Hey, this was a pretty good poem. The first line really grabbed me especially the WAS. Breaking out of depression is harder than u make it seem in the poem, but still it was a good poem!

- Bobo (Joel)

Re: CASTLE OF PAIN (User Rating: 1 )
by OreO on Monday, 16th December 2002 @ 08:13:26 AM AEST
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Wow alex this is very inspirational for me...i hope one day i can find my way out of the walls and barriers i've built...and i hope the answer to it all comes easy for me as well...thanks for sharing this one it's beautifully written and it hit home with me deeply...
.:*~*:.OreO.:*~*:.

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