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The laughing man

In the corner
You know
He who you
Pretend
Was hiding
In the shadows
Do you 
Hear him
Can you feel
His rattle 
Through your 
bones
Do you see him
When the lights
Are out 
And the dreams
Are done
His ivory
Washed out
Hair
His tomb stone 
Teeth
Marking 
Everything 
You should not 
Have done 
Don't think
You are 
Alone
Don't think
You are 
Special
Don't think
You laid down 
Markers
Unless 
You forgot
You did
And now 
It's there 
For all
To see
Shining the 
Light
You wanted
But never 
Had 
The balls
To hold
And now 
That it 
Casts its 
Beacon
Where do you
Stand
As the tide 
Crashes
And the smugglers
Run
For safety
This is 
Your net
And whatever 
You catch
Is your
Trophy
Or poison
So
Roll 
The dice 
Let's see
If you can
Still stand 
After
You made 
Your
Call

Don't lose your head ►

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Jackie Phillips

Sun 22nd Feb 2015 14:40

You are clever - I liked this v. much.

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