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[title] => The Reason Why
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[bodytext] => In the event all is explained Disregard the following: There was no response We called her name for hours Hoped she would peak in from her descent Nothing came with our faded shouts Attempts to bring her back Long gone Into the dark So we continued along On no one path Towards no single destination Traveling at varied speeds To no precise location With minds at ease Tales of the trees Kept our imagination wandering Singing songs in hushed melodies Eyes peering In all directions Aware of our surrounding Yet never sure If we’ve strayed Or remained On a straight Line to negate Barriers to negotiate Yesterdays advancement With the next hours decline We don’t wait Subtle hints were dropped They missed not a spot Not a hiss was forgot Near the wishing fountain It rots, with eroded bedrock As they fall from the boy’s hand at the top Collects dirty pennies Makes disgruntled enemies Distinguished penalties It stops To spin the clock Knuckles clench For the perfect knock The door shakes The walls echo mistakes A flimsy chain Keeps the out from in A stranger who boasts and brims With confidence The punishing grim Purging sin Reality sets in Tolerance for needles and pins Prodding the skin Sodomized within And so it begins Again and again ______ ___ [comments] => 1 [counter] => 212 [topic] => 43 [informant] => Mangos [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 1 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => oops )
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