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COME CLEAN

I prayed for rain today
I clasped my hands and kneeled
But the sun won't go away
Long enough for me to heal

Afraid of letting go
So to the past I cling
I'll try to wash you all away
But I'll remember everything

Where have you gone
I just can't seem to mend
The only thing I know
Our beginning has an end

And I would trade it all
Everything of worth
To break these chains that bind
And free me from what hurts

If I could make you disappear
I could wipe away my tears
But the entire time
You have been right here

Now that you've gone away
I don't know how to feel
I can't tell what is fake
Or even what is real

Where have you gone
I just can't seem to mend
The only thing I know
Our beginning has an end

And I would trade it all
Everything of worth
To break these chains that bind
And free me from what hurts

If I could live again
And start my life anew
I would live my life
And still remember you

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rljcooper Comment by: rljcooper - 2008-07-16 05:28
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Loved the first two stanzas .
Good work.
goodmoses Comment by: goodmoses - 2006-12-08 20:01
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I like the last stanza... a great ending. Life can sometimes be like and algebraic equation: it is best when its promblems are simplified. The narrator could continue life and keep the memory of what or whoever was lost, or linger and make things all the more glum.
Comment by: - 2006-08-05 07:46
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I just wanted to share that "Come Clean" is more of a song than a poem. Thank you all for providing your feedback. As far as "Come Clean" seeming to mumble and go around in circles, it is suppose to in order to project a daunting and seemingly endless emotional journey.
rabableo Comment by: rabableo - 2006-07-29 07:43
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beautiful! I love the tone you have in this poem, so full of longing and yet trying to get away. "But the sun wonâ??t go away
Long enough for me to heal" I liked this part instantly! In fact i love all the last two lines of every stanza! Great poem.
Min Comment by: Min - 2006-06-24 23:30
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It does seem to mumble a bit and go round in circles as maybe is the intention. Some of the lines are hard to keep to a rhythm when read out loud.
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