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The Facade

Waves pounded his heart over & over, For it craved and pined for things that were impossible. He cried in the rain, For he could hide his tears from his world. He was weary of being, For he had to hide behind his façade every wink. Hope was the only thing that kept his heart whispering. For reality was now a distant dream. Everyone in his clueless world gazed at him with pride, For having known him all these years. His heart screamed out aloud for help, For his face always put up a brave smile. He surrounded himself with people, who loved him, For he tried to fill an abysmal void. He wanted unselfish love, For he was tired of all the fiction. He lied to the world, For he couldn’t see them grieve. He cried in the rain, For he could hide his tears from his world. He broke down and let go once & for all, For he couldn’t live a lie any more. Waves pounded him over & over as he drifted away into the distance, For ever ...

Through the Looking Glass

    I took a deep breath as I sat down at my window & watched the world go by, Among all the beautiful things in nature I caught a little glimpse of her. I wandered, wandered like a mad man to know who she was... I walked back home lost and alone… still looking for her out the corner of my eye…. It was quite a while but, I sat at the window as if there were a tether. Nights went by and days dawned on.. I sat by the window and stared through the glass. It was a white winter morning I was sipping on my coffee by the window... Like a tiny ray of sunshine breaking through the clouds.. there she came… A sense of cheer surrounded her and she was radiant in the red scarf she wore…  I ran out to talk to her for I wanted to know….  To know her name, where she lived... Where she worked and who she was …I asked her to dinner so…..  Days flew along while I learned about her past… It had no importance, for we looked into tim...