To: 8mmMauser
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Why Were My Hopes So Hidden?
Why were my hopes so hidden?
They seemed a quite normal kind.
I just wanted children and family,
And watching our lives unwind.
Something has happened to me,
What it was I just cannot say,
How it happened or who did what,
That hurt me on that day.
At first, it was acceptable,
I felt love, and they gave me care,
In time, I guess I realized,
I wasnt going anywhere.
And then, the days grew longer,
My visitor list grew short,
My diary held blank pages,
And that is my report.
Its also condemnation,
For how my life has drained,
Out through the vacant window,
Of my vista now constrained.
I could have gone to parties,
With many a birthday chance,
I would have smiled at a party,
Even though I couldnt dance.
So why were my hopes so painful,
To those who had starred in my dreams?
Ive shrunken to life in a bird-cage,
Even thats not enough for some schemes.
They debate about life thats worth living,
But they dont put their own lives in hock.
Im inclined to believe that a just review,
Would have placed most of them into shock.
For the scales of true justice will measure,
The worth of those judging me,
And the hopes that I had that I treasure,
Far outshine any others I see.
NicknamedBob . . . . . December 10, 2006
902 posted on
12/23/2006 4:03:10 PM PST by
NicknamedBob
(When I say, "Have a Merry Christmas!" it's only a suggestion. -- You don't HAVE to ...)
To: NicknamedBob
Have a merry Christmas, and that's an order :-)
Now let me tiptoe out of here and let your poem catch every eye.
904 posted on
12/23/2006 7:24:40 PM PST by
T'wit
(Liberalism is in every particular the attitude and tactics of insufferable little girls.)
To: NicknamedBob; All
Merry Christmas to you with appreciation for your poignant tribute!
8mm
and the White Rose
906 posted on
12/24/2006 2:24:56 AM PST by
8mmMauser
(Jezu ufam tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
To: NicknamedBob
909 posted on
12/24/2006 3:15:52 AM PST by
BykrBayb
(Be careful what you ask for, and even more careful what you demand. Þ)
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