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The soul within me longs to be a part of you.

It chafes at it's chains

And stretches out

It's bindings.

Foolish child! It will not know

That I have bound it

Only

To perceive it.

As it cries out to me, I punish it -

Reduce it to tears

And small,

Keening

Wimpers

Of longing.

Teri Sweeney

For Maisie

If ever I had taken pains to look

I might have seen the dark behind the smile.

Have read the sadness in your face's book

And stopped, to sit and chat a little while.

I might have seen the shadow o'er the sun

Of bright delight that filled those deep blue eyes.

Upon my coming - stayed instead of gone

And listened to the fond and endless stories

Of triumphs past, of bygone, halcyon days

When every crown was yours! You basked in praise,

But scorned to meet your sister's envious eye

Till all the clapping hands were quiet, still,

And you were left - alone, and old, and ill.

Terri Sweeney