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  Paint Me Blue

  

  By AmnyR, Clifton, TX

  Paint me in muted browns and greens Paint me the way I look in your dreams Swirls of color with melding lines Paint me the color of summer-blue skies. Paint me in bold colors, yellow and red With abstract limbs and a tiny head A circus for eyes in a six by six square Paint me with wings or ...
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  Creation

  

  By AmnyR, Clifton, TX

  Images spring from the pen Held between my fingertips Planning the next line already Whispers slip through my lips. Breathing life into paper Shaping, molding, creating Knowing their thoughts, feeling their pain Wondering, frowning, debating. Fantasies flow from my pen Flying across a white...
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  Dance-floor Dreams

  

  By AmnyR, Clifton, TX

  I want him to ask me Up on the floor To dance the night away. I want him to take me By the hand And hold me in his arms and sway. I want him to see me Standing here Looking for a reason to dance. I want him to lead me To the center And give my two-step a chance. I want him to come t...
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  T'was I, Not You

  

  By AmnyR, Clifton, TX

  T’was I who conquered Mountains, valleys Slayed the dragon Saved the damsel Freed the slave And killed the tyrant. And yet ‘tis you My people bow to. The coward who In danger ran, Trembled for fear, Sold your friend’s life For your own. And still they cast me From their sight...