Broken

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Broken

The man was broken inside,

surrounded by a smothering darkness,

Each breath, every word, and silent thought,

set spinning by an lifeless force.

Although her love will envelop him no longer,

a yellow ribbon of hope was tied around his shattered heart.

A battered bible lay crumbling on his lap

yet he still felt the words.

Red-rimmed eyes close over cold blue eyes

a tear falling,

rolling,

to a quivering lip

a heart that tries to beat

as the two pieces try to heal together

and her memory slowly begins to fog over.

Still he remains,

infinately,

forever,

a shell of the person he was.

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When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

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