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[title] => A second chance
[time] => 2010-10-24 23:49:07
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[bodytext] => I cast my net into stormy seas Searching for relief Boat and soul filled with holes Stricken blind with grief No friends have I within the squall My oars snapped long ago No catch today but I glimpse The lighthouse welcome glow The swells push me closer Yet present a paradox I might be saved upon the shores Or dashed upon the rocks I offer up a mournful plea To any who may hear Spare me from this maelstrom My life I beg you spare A massive rift turns me out I churn beneath the glass My craft ripped swift away From my weakened grasp Fighting the giant beast With strength in short supply Gasping for air that will not come Surely soon I die Then at once swift in wind Bends a favor wave Placed in the bosom of the beach Mercifully saved As I gaze out at the ocean My boat splintered on the shoals I was given a second chance To live life to its full [comments] => 2 [counter] => 170 [topic] => 25 [informant] => NewGuy [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => MiscPoems )
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