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Close to the edge ... A poem

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Close to the edge, I see the drop,

I will fall quite loud and my head will pop.

A gasp from the crowd, who look down on me.

I am lying there lifelessly,

The noise I once had is now a silent plea.

Rejoice rejoice I made it this far,

I awoke from dream, without a scar.

I dislike these thoughts, they come with no care,

Plagued and trapped, tattered and torn,

Life is so hard, like am standing on a thorn,

Another day nearly over, a step closer is to death,

I welcome that day with baited breath.

Will be easier to handle, lying in a box,

Nothing to worry about, not even a fox.

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That's a great poem. Did you write it? x

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Satsuma

Thankyou and yes I did off the cuff before. I write a lot of poetry that describes how I feel

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Olderal

I liked your poem ,Satsuma, but its confused me. I always thought of you as an orange but now I'm not sure you're not a rabbit or a hen with all that worrying about foxes.

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Satsuma

Bring an orange, foxes will not come near me and I shall not worry when am in a box for anything not even a fox

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Satsuma

Am glad u like it Olderal thank you

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Iluvhorses

We'll written :) I'm sorry you feel that way though.

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Satsuma in reply toIluvhorses

Thank you Iluvhorses

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Satsuma in reply toSatsuma

You do not have to be sorry. I find life extremely difficult

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Iluvhorses in reply toSatsuma

I imagine that you don't like people pitying (sp?) you so this is just me acknowledging your pain.

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Satsuma in reply toIluvhorses

Ahh right I see Iluvhorses I failed to understand the context .. Just one of many flaws having cognitive difficulties

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Satsuma in reply toSatsuma

What does (so?) mean ?

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Iluvhorses in reply toSatsuma

I wasn't sure if I had spelled "pitying" right. I imagine that you don't like people feeling sorry for you so this is just me acknowledging your pain.

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Satsuma in reply toSatsuma

(so?) even

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Satsuma in reply toSatsuma

I write sp and it somehow gets changed to so

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Iluvhorses in reply toSatsuma

Same here lol.

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Satsuma

Photogeek I will be soon I am awaiting yet another assessment. In the meantime I plod on through the ups and downs albeit very difficult

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