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Baby's Cry.

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There was once a time,

That I dreamed for what felt like eternity -

It was all too real, 

And it left a long lasting curse upon me.

 

In my dream,

You appeared -

Harbouring a cold heart, but never a word.

A thought had crossed my mind -

"You and I only exist in a reality of non-existance."

So, take my hand and follow me -

Down an empty path where nobody can come between.

 

I think that for you,

The moment we met -

Was the start of it all.

I realise now, 

That for me - it was the unavoidable end.

 

For a short time, we were alone -

Our hearts were hidden,

Beneath the scars that opened and bled,

Beneath the recurring nightmares -

That the two of us experienced together.

 

I always had the habit,

Of speaking your thoughts for you -

You see, you and I are the same,

Neither of us had been born yet.

We conquered this dream,

Our world -

Our very own existance.

 

I stand before you, 

I see a glint in your eyes -

I know,

You and I are sharing the same thought.

I offer you my hand to take,

Maybe that moment was too late -

Because you only recoil, and send me off alone.

 

The darkness you and I were enveloped within,

Is the darkness that took me, and only me -

Shrouded within light, 

And a gentle smile upon your lips,

You waved at me good-bye.

 

The spot where you had stood upon,

Suddenly appeared empty.

My selfish greed had gotten the better of me.

I had thought -

"What is the point of existing, when the two of us could have eternity?"

 

It was your time,

I continued down the empty path without you -

And I could've sworn that I heard a baby's cry

Ringing in my consciousness,

You have been born -

Somehwere I could never reach you.

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Seperationborndream state

◄ Purgatory

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Tommy Carroll

Thu 27th Dec 2018 23:31

Angi, I think that reincarnation is a substitute for lonliness and it is a trap, a wasted chance to progress. A good write at exporing the subject. Tommy

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Emer Ni Chorra

Fri 13th Jan 2017 15:28

I love the mystery that this written piece carries?Great poem Angi.

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angi largatzis

Wed 11th Jan 2017 10:01

Thank you very much. Your comment makes me really happy.

I think that your take on it is very interesting, and it really sounds like that is what my poem is about.

I wrote this imaging what it is like before people are reincarnated, and I do believe that people have that choice to back out of it or to accept the reincarnation.

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Juan Pablo Lynch

Tue 10th Jan 2017 18:52

This seems to be about twins in the womb. One was stillborn and the other was born healthy. However, the soul of the stillborn child was reincarnated as a baby somewhere else and it's twin still feels the connection. Well that's my take on it.
Really neat writing. Props to you.

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