i cant protect me

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    i cant protect me

    why do you come to me in my sleep
    when i cant protect me
    when my guard is down
    why do you come around


    why do you come to me in my dreams
    when i am trying to sleep
    when i am vulnerable and weak
    and i cant protect me


    why do you come to me in the dark
    when i cannot protect my heart
    reopening wounds from which i bleed
    when i cant protect me


    why do you come to me at the wrong time
    when i am trying to live my life
    when i am really trying to smile
    and i cant protect me all the while


    why do you drag the tears from my eyes
    while driving spikes into my mind
    pulling razors across my skin
    where i cant protect me again


    why do you have to attack me so
    when i just want to let things go
    when to me its plain to see
    that i cant protect me...from me

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    knight4696 commented on i cant protect me

    11-20-2009

    Hey Dano- Maleficent has steered me your way. She said that you have a talent and a liking for dark poetry. And from what I just read I tend to agree with her. This poem is deep and dark and haunting. I enjoy the intense angst that you convey thru-out. It is so real and tangible. Nice work indeed! Ken
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    Maleficent commented on i cant protect me

    11-12-2009

    I can feel the weight of self-inflicted angst... it's not an easy thing to stop... exceptional illustration... the 5th stanza is familiar, but chilling... ~ ☯
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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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