09 Wednesday Apr 2014
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Betraying you
For living
The attack is sudden
Relentless
You fight
But it grows stronger
You scream
And it laughs back
You will not let
This constant defeat you
And the battle ends
And you win
Until the next conflict begins
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09 Wednesday Apr 2014
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awake, insomnia, insomniac, Night Owl Poetry, no sleep, poems, poet, poetry, sleep, wee hours, writing
Why am I
So wide awake?
I went to bed
For goodness sake!
I shut the light
And close my eyes
And pray the sandman
Won’t pass me by
My mind’s still going
It’s on a tear
I toss and turn
And get nowhere
It’s no use trying
With all my might
A poet never sleeps
So I get up and write
©2014 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
06 Sunday Apr 2014
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clock, death. moments, life, minutes, Night Owl Poetry, poems, poetry, time
We are clocks
All of us timed
Not really knowing if
We are early or late
We wind our lives
Around minutes
Instead of moments
Always in a hurry
Eventually, our batteries
Run out, our electric cord
Unplugged
And we realize
It’s too late to recharge
Stop looking at your watch
Instead watch what you’re looking at
Take in all the beauty
For we are never promised
Another day….
©2014 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
02 Wednesday Apr 2014
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Do you think
I do not know
That you follow me
Wherever I go
I can turn around
And there you are
Hiding in the shadows
You’re not so far
You lean on my wall
To see what I say
Enough is enough
Just go away
Find someone new
To haunt and annoy
Go on, go away
Stop being coy
Leave me alone
I don’t want to play
I’m tired of this
Just be on your way
©2014 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
01 Tuesday Apr 2014
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beach, dorindaduclos.com, flying, kite, Night Owl Poetry, poems, poetry, sand, wind
Sand in her toes
Wind in her hair
She runs and releases the string
Watching
As the kite takes flight
Soaring with the breeze
She runs along the beach
Holding on tightly
Waiting for that gust
That will carry her away
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