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I am blind, to you
While walking steadily, cautiously
Toward you

I feel the floor falling out, beneath me
I feel my heart echoing
In the night

The sound is poignant
There are drips, there are steps
The landlord said he’d fix it
Tomorrow

What does it matter?
When the electric bill sits
Staring back at you
When past pictures
Collect dust in corners
Where no eyes ever really want to see

And my attention drifts back to that tree, it used to comfort me
That bench, it was my sanctuary

And now, the fence helps support my beauty
I lean on it and breathe in
Breathe in calmly, freely
Take the deepest sigh
And, breathe in the sea

The salted air coats
The brunette tresses that
Flip and dip, and float
In the sky

That white polished stone moved a little from the other day
And, he was wearing a small baseball cap
His daddy gave it to him on his birthday
When he almost took it home
When suddenly
That brilliant monarch
Instead, caught his fancy

Joie Schmidt © Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved.

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Dreams of the Heart – volume I by Joie Schmidt is available:

  * Volume I: Amazon Kindle, Adobe Reader, iTunes, iPod, iPhone, iPad and iBooks

Dreams of the Heart – volume II is available:

  * Volume II: Amazon Kindle, Adobe Reader

———> Stay tuned . . . vol. II will soon be available on iTunes, iPod, iPhone, iPad and iBooks!

(*In memoriam of the tragedy in Japan all proceeds from – volume I – sales will go to the relief efforts until 3/11/12)

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For more beautiful poetry:

• Yesterday’s Rain
• Touch My Heart
• Run Away With Me
• Footfalls Past Noon
• Archways and Midnight
• A World Full of Lights
• A Perfect Summer’s Day
• Kiss Love’s Delicate Wings
• Dear God, I Turn to You
• I Wish You Were Here With Me

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