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"Dry Fear Drought"

April 22, 2010
By Starrlyt PLATINUM, Willard, North Carolina
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Starrlyt PLATINUM, Willard, North Carolina
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Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you'll land among the stars -Les Brown

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Hidden fear
Is harbored here.
Fear of loss, fear of love, fear of life.
I lose, no matter how hard I try.
No matter how my heart screams,
And the wheels of my mind grind,
I can’t, oh, I can’t cry.
It’s as though a dam has been built of steel.
The river won’t flood, no matter my will.
Lightning strikes my heart like nails to wood.
I know I would cry, if only I could.
I know without a shadow of a doubt,
That one day that dam will break and end this dry fear drought.
I hope it’s later than sooner, however,
Because I fear the cause
Will be an irreplaceable loss,
A loss even I can’t weather.

© Steve A., Goodyear, AZ

The author's comments:
I wrote this because the only thing I really have in my life, other than education (ei: poetry, reading, writing) is my dad and his health is really bad. I know death is inevitable and i am not scared of it, but I am scared of facing life without my best friend, my mentor, my daddy...
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Basketball23 said...
on Mar. 21 2011 at 2:38 pm
Your welcome!!!! :)))
Starrlyt PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 21 2011 at 12:55 pm
Starrlyt PLATINUM, Willard, North Carolina
20 articles 0 photos 89 comments

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Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you'll land among the stars -Les Brown

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Thank u :)
Basketball23 SILVER said...
on Mar. 11 2011 at 4:40 pm
Basketball23 SILVER, Pine Grove, Pennsylvania
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&quot;I&#039;m living in a shell with no soul&quot; -Three Days Grace (World So Cold)<br /> &quot;Time still turns the pages of the book it&#039;s burned&quot; -Avenged Sevenfold (So Far Away)

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This is marvelous!!!  It's so creative!!!  I never would've thought of anything like that...
Starrlyt PLATINUM said...
on May. 14 2010 at 11:57 am
Starrlyt PLATINUM, Willard, North Carolina
20 articles 0 photos 89 comments

Favorite Quote:
Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you&#039;ll land among the stars -Les Brown

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Wow. You really got into reading my work, didn't you? lol. Thanks.
Boosflash DIAMOND said...
on May. 14 2010 at 8:49 am
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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this is really creative. I love the rhyming scheme the concept the clarity the emotion the last line possibility of being struck by lightning. 5 stars captain.