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Array ( [sid] => 94027 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => I THOUGHT I MUST GIVE UP ON LIFE [time] => 2005-05-11 10:03:29 [hometext] => NOW I KNOW I MUST I LIVE..... [bodytext] => I thought I must give up on life
And turn into a stone;
The desert wind quite suited me:
No heart, no mind--just bone.
I thought it would be dumb to try
To want something again;
Wanting turns to need, and then
Transmogrifies to pain.

I laughed at people still in love
Who trusted someone's word;
To make my happiness depend
On faith seemed quite absurd.

I lay alone and wonder-struck,
Sleepless in my bed,
Still numb, still dumb, still ice, ice cold,
Not knowing I was dead.

And then you came and shone upon
My meadow full of snow,
And saw the flowers only love
Could recognize and grow;

And made me feel so beautiful
I shed my cold, cold skin,
And opened up my heart to you,
And, fearful, let you in.

And now, my dear, I am in love,
With all that I've been through.
I know the worst of all the world,
And I believe in you.
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I THOUGHT I MUST GIVE UP ON LIFE

Contributed by CONCRETE_ROSE on Wednesday, 11th May 2005 @ 10:03:29 AM in AEST
Topic: LovePoetry

I thought I must give up on life
And turn into a stone;
The desert wind quite suited me:
No heart, no mind--just bone.
I thought it would be dumb to try
To want something again;
Wanting turns to need, and then
Transmogrifies to pain.

I laughed at people still in love
Who trusted someone's word;
To make my happiness depend
On faith seemed quite absurd.

I lay alone and wonder-struck,
Sleepless in my bed,
Still numb, still dumb, still ice, ice cold,
Not knowing I was dead.

And then you came and shone upon
My meadow full of snow,
And saw the flowers only love
Could recognize and grow;

And made me feel so beautiful
I shed my cold, cold skin,
And opened up my heart to you,
And, fearful, let you in.

And now, my dear, I am in love,
With all that I've been through.
I know the worst of all the world,
And I believe in you.

Copyright © CONCRETE_ROSE ... [ 2005-05-11 10:03:29]
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Re: I THOUGHT I MUST GIVE UP ON LIFE (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Wednesday, 11th May 2005 @ 10:22:51 AM AEST
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Wow...I am speechless..Very Touchin,,
I Love It!!
I also can relate to it... ty for sharin..
keep up the awesome work..
~~~Michelle~~~

Re: I THOUGHT I MUST GIVE UP ON LIFE (User Rating: 1 )
by ButchCorpuz on Wednesday, 11th May 2005 @ 11:30:46 AM AEST
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Love has its reasons with which
reason knows nothing of.

Very good poem! I'm happy that you're
in love! I have a few love poems myself.
Believe me, I know the feeling.

Keep writing and I'll keep on reading.

-Butch

Re: I THOUGHT I MUST GIVE UP ON LIFE (User Rating: 1 )
by blowfish_jane on Wednesday, 11th May 2005 @ 03:13:57 PM AEST
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This was really beautiful. What a wonderful poem.

I love the tenderness of this, well done.

Jane xxx

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