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Our Empty Dreams

September 5, 2010
By kheart SILVER, Union Grove, Wisconsin
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"Every second is countless. Every minute is different. When you came around." -kheart

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There's nobody left
Empty voices fill empty halls
But your voice
Your voice I still remember
The way you used to say
That it would be ok
But was it?
I trace my finger on the frame
of the picture of you
Cracks
They fill the space
Where your smile used to be
I walk along the hall
Of our empty dreams

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KelliB GOLD said...
on Mar. 8 2012 at 12:02 pm
KelliB GOLD, Amarillo, Texas
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Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.
- Bill Cosby

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I know what an empty dream feels like. Wow and this poem really expresses that you do too. Thank you for the inspiration of this piece. Its good! Please return the favor and read/comment on any of mine:)