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  Illusions are Real

  

  By APoeticLife, North Bergen, NJ

  Caged and jailed, As my hands grip the iron bars, I stare out in bewilderment, At a paradise I will never taste. They tell me to walk out, And I try, only to see, Another chain appears and wraps itself around me. They laugh at my misfortune, But are blind, To the chains of their own ent...
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  Rotten Fruit

  

  By APoeticLife, North Bergen, NJ

  The kiss that I will never taste, The embrace that I will never know, The smile that will never dazzle away, The darkness of life. The saddest story is the one that was never written....
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  Failure is Amusing

  

  By APoeticLife, North Bergen, NJ

  I tried to write a poem, But couldn't make it work, I tried to write a book, But almost went berserk, I tried for a degree, Which I never did acquire, I tried to light a match, And created a big fire, I tried to make a friend, I offered her a smile, But as I shook her hand, She said ...
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  Was she there?

  

  By APoeticLife, North Bergen, NJ

  I dare not blink, I dare not breathe, I dare not budge, I dare not break. If I keep still, Nothing will change. But if I don't... "Wait, don't go!" And then she is gone As fast as she came. All that's left Is the sweet smell of perfume....