RUNAWAY THOUGHTS
IF I ONLY KNEW WHERE I WAS GOING
I WOULD HURRY AND PACK--
BUT, ALAS, THAT MESSAGE I LACK
SO I WILL PATIENTLY WAIT--
READY TO GO AS IS, IF NEED BE.
mls 7-08-09
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ON THE FIRST PLANE
BUS OR TRAIN
GOING NOWHERE SOMEWHERE
AS SOON AS I BUY MY TICKET
NO LUGGAGE TO WEIGH
ME DOWN
ONLY MY JACKET
TO FEND OFF A BREEZE
WHILE I TRY TO SEIZE
MOMENTS IN TIME
NOT FUTURE, NOT PAST
BUT ONES THAT WILL LAST
IN MY MEMORY
AND HEART
SO SHALL THEY BE
THEN, AND ONLY WHEN,
MY VOYAGE IS OVER
SHALL MY BED AWAIT ME
SIX FEET UNDER
PUT ASUNDER
NO DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN NOW AND THEN
EXCEPT TO ME
AND THE WIND IN MY HAIR
ONE LAST TIME
LET ME BREATHE SOME
FREEDOM AIR.....
---pamela July 9, 2009
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I bury my feet in the sand at the beach,
And, for the moment, remain where I am.
But, too soon, close my eyes
And see beyond the wide waters
A place where I long to be.
Will you be there when I arrive--
Or should I stay
Buried in the sand?
Written 1982 ©Marie L Sellers
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THE SOUND OF
THE TRAIN ON THE TRACK.
DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING
OR IF IT'S COMING BACK!
IT BREAKS THE SILENCE
OF MY LONELY ROOM--
BUT FADES AWAY.
TOO SOON, I'M LEFT ALONE
WITH MY WISHFUL THINKING;
'I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABOARD
THAT TRAIN ON THE TRACK!'
Written 1981 ©Marie L Sellers
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"MIND TRAVELLING"
GOTTA GO SOMEWHERE....
ANYWHERE, TIMES SQUARE....
DON'T HAVE MONEY AFFORDING
COMFORTABLE WAY,
NOR COMPANION TO KEEP
HARM AT BAY
WILL SETTLE FOR ANY PLACE
TAKES 2 STEPS,
NOT SURE OF MY PACE
HAVE FALLEN ON MY FACE
SO I DO KNOW
HISTORICS NOT HYSTERICS
THAT ALL IS NOT WELL
BEING PRISONER OF MYSELF
IS PURE HELL
JUST WANT TO GO TO A MOUNTAINTOP
SCREAM AND YELL
BUT.....
WHEN MY EYES ARE SHUT
NO NOISE, IF ANDS OR BUTS
MY MIND WILL TAKE ME
WHEREVER
BODY FOLLOWS ALONG
LIKE AN ORCHESTRA
FINALLY WORKING TOGETHER
HOW I WISH IT WERE
FOREVER..."
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----pamela....July 11, 2009
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NOTHING AS IT SEEMS
CAN'T HELP BUT
COMING APART AT THE SEAMS
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----pamela July 12, 2009
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THE SMILE I WEAR ALL DAY
IT'S TEARS THAT CHEEKS BEAR,
WISHES SHOULD BE GRANTED
WHILE THE PANGS OF HOPE
NEVER GO AWAY.
AS I GO RIGHT
IT IS LEFT I WIND UP AT,
AND THE NEED FOR THE TOP
IS MET AT BOTTOM,
THE FORK IN MID ROAD
BEARS STRAIGHT AHEAD
NO ESCAPE.
AS ALL LOGIC SLIPS AWAY
FROM THE GRASP MY MIND
TRIES TO WRAP AROUND
NEVER FOUND
IN THIS HOT COLD HELL.
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pamela----July 14, 2009
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DAY BY DAY
THE OUTSIDE DRAWS NEARER
INSIDE OF ME
SUFFOCATING MY HEART
WITH THE INSENSITIVITY
AND INTENSITY
OF A WORLD, HANDCUFFING
ALL I ONCE EMBRACED
AND NOW
IN STEADFAST WITH MUCH
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND
NOR ACCEPTS LITTLE OF
THAT WHICH "I AM"
CAN'T YOU HEAR
MY SOUL SCREAMING???
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pamela----July 17, 2009
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DOES ANYBODY?
Does anybody really care?
Whether I'm here--
Whether I'm there--I wonder!
And, if they should--
Why must they?
Why should they?
But--then I might wish
They would--wish they could
If they did not--
I wonder!
Perhaps not even I
Would really care--
Would even cry
If I were there
Instead of here--
Not even I~~~~~~
Written 1980's Marie L Sellers
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