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I'm just a Christian country boy from Swansea Mass.

  November 2023     35 mins ago

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The dagger you put into my heart.

The dagger you put into my heart.

I loved you for many years yet with your dagger, you stabbed me in the heart, ripping it apart. The words you speak cut me deep. You stole all my emotions, making me weak. In the mirror, I look and can see the...

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The lonely man of 65.

A lonely man like me of 65. 

At 65, I learned the truth: the Friday night charades with you and the beauty queens with clear skin smiles only make me sit for a while. The knock on the door that never comes, and the girls with names I can't...

– by A J C

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The oak tree and little boy.

The oak tree and the little boy.

I sat down and spoke to the oak tree. We were young and green. We talked about growing things, the wind, water, and weather. As I grew older, the oak tree grew so high. Now it spoke of newer things: the clouds,...

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A stream of glass.

The stream of glass. 

I see dreams of you and your blue eyes too, and streams of glass. This cannot last. Then I see a ring of gold that can't be sold and daffodils on a lilac hill. I think to myself, I will give her a whirl! I see your golden...

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Chains of pain and sorrow.

Chains of pain and sorrow.

The love we have will never leave. I have no tricks up my sleeve. Love brings back old memories and pleasure, but I want you to be my wife forever. We will break the chains that hold all your pain and sorrows and create...

– by A J C

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This poem is about breaking up between two people and the girl steals the guys man away.

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I love these short poems the best.

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This poem is true but I'm 66 and I still don't get any knocks on the door that leaves me kneeling on the floor and I do play solitaire.

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Okay this is one beautiful poem. I can't compete with you.

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Well done.

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Love it.

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Well done.

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Beautiful.

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Well done I like butterflies.

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Well done.

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Beautiful.

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Beautiful.

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Well done.

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Beautiful keep on writing.

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Beautiful.

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