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brighteyes324
Laura Shannon
United States, PA, Bedford

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Forever Free

He whispers all the words
Her heart has longed to hear
So tempting and melodic
They seek to ease her fear

But she is no mere girl
Her will not dulled by youth
Those days have passed away
Now she lives by truth

This scene has played before
Too many times to track
Always ending in the pain
A kick, a fist, a crack

This time the script's rewritten
Her pride has found the will
To escape this constant madness
His violence she must still

There is no hesitation
Nor trembling of her hand
As she reaches for the shotgun
And prepares to make her stand

The blast echoes on the darkness
Her heart forgets to beat
She sees the now still body
Laying at her feet

The trial seems to last forever
A shameful past for all to see
No matter what the verdict
She is now forever free

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Debby6 Comment by: Debby6 - 2007-09-03 12:42
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This is a powerful piece and emotional. Living this way tends to get in our heads and that seems the only way out. It isn't My ex is still in prison and has been for 8 years. Great write but painful to read. God Bless
Debby
Anne Comment by: Anne - 2007-08-07 10:31
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Another great poem. NIce flow and rhythm to it . You have put alot of emotion into this paoem and can feel the pain .

Nice work

Anne
MademoiselleR Comment by: MademoiselleR - 2007-07-23 05:51
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This is excellent! Very powerful and reads very well.I can easily follow and understand the womans inner journey and emotion.It's very strong but your choice of words gives a more subtle violence to it which makes it actually more powerful.
skypoetone Comment by: skypoetone Online- 2007-07-22 07:30
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It's a poem of what could have been and a powerful emotion drives it through to the end... very enjoyable read with a moral. Thumbs up Laura! :)
~Tony
brighteyes324 Comment by: brighteyes324 - 2007-07-17 20:13
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Thank you Ruthi and Tommy for your comments. I did change a few things here and there. I just couldn't change too much. This piece simply "became" from something else, so other than a word or two, I pretty much left it alone.
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