This & That

LONG DARK KISS

By: Janet Lavergne

Once the candle burned.

I waited and I watched;

believed in all that you tried.

I wanted and hoped.

I did it all for you

and would have lied.

I gave you all that I wished

and sent you away

with a long dark kiss

on a journey that would

make you grow and learn.

Though it has been months,

the candle still burns.

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The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. ~ Anaïs Nin

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. ~ William Wordsworth

Writing is a struggle against silence. ~ Carlos Fuentes

Write your first draft with your heart. Re-write with your head. ~ From the movie Finding Forrester

Writing comes more easily if you have something to say. ~ Sholem Asch