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