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why am i crying
again

here
surrounded by tires
with this magazine
in my hands

anguish
being ripped in two
flesh and bone
  shreding
lacerated
  soul

the storm raged
the winds pounded
against my soul
the waves crashed
and swirled
and obliterated
the landscape
the intricate designs
i made
in the sand
are gone
little pieces of
broken shells
have come and torn
it all away

everything is gone
the only thing left
is my faith
i can't lose that too
if i do
i'll disappear
like a
puff
of
smoke

© 2001 (11 august) john r. chase


man, my face hurts...