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Post by The Ravyn » Sun Aug 11, 2002 4:36 pm

What drives you on? You ask of me
Perplexion writ across your face.
The need to win, the need to lose
The need to stay here in the race.

What drives you on? Again you ask
With troubled eyes and furrowed brow.
I need to feel, I need to see
I need to live again somehow.

What drives you on? I need to know.
You say with sharpness in your tone.
The demons of my past, my present
The dismal future, sad, alone.

What drives you on? There has to be
A reason that you act this way.
When you are sleeping in the night
I lie 'wake holding dreams at bay.

What drives you on? You have to tell
So I can see into your soul.
Don't look too closely, shield your eyes
when gazing into that dark hole.

What drives me on? If you must know
I have a long dark tale to tell.
A tale of pain, a tale of lies
What life is truly like ... in Hell.

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Post by The Ravyn » Tue Sep 10, 2002 7:56 pm

gordy would be proud ... [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

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Post by Moongem » Tue Sep 10, 2002 8:23 pm

As am I, Jenn! [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] This is one of my favorites, the questions lead to the strength of the answers! [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

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Post by bags123 » Tue Sep 10, 2002 8:28 pm

I like the dark ingress of your poems, but this one is superb. The tension is terrific.

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Post by ehli'schild » Thu Sep 12, 2002 12:00 am

whoa... yep, we all have a tale to tell. i've seen some of yours, and its my hope that the world at large, the next generation, whoever can learn from people like us and stop the cycle. praise for you poem. [img]images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img]

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Post by Nefertari » Thu Sep 12, 2002 1:01 pm

Wow, [img]images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img]

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Post by kdavis8710 » Thu Sep 12, 2002 1:13 pm

how sad, yet very moving. i hope you can find comfort in your poetry writing. My thoughts are with you.

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Post by ChaoticWhisper » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:12 pm

This is simply amazing to me.
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> When you are sleeping in the night
I lie 'wake holding dreams at bay. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I thought I was the only one that tried to keep dreams away. anyways, this deserves to be seen again by more readers! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="smile.gif" />
<img border="0" alt="[Bump]" title="" src="graemlins/bump.gif" />

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Post by third libra » Thu Jul 10, 2003 9:34 pm

A piece of art of such excellency. Wonderfully sad.

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Post by Raven Aurora » Fri Jul 11, 2003 3:46 pm

I suppose those same things drive me. Well done.

Many blessings,

Raven Aurora

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