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Every time I rise, you
close in on me,
like a dark shadow;
intercepting me,
preventing me from shining bright,
stealing my thunder,
eclipsing each moment that was meant to be mine.
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About the Creator
Randy Baker
Poet, author, essayist.
My Vocal "Top Stories":
* The Breakers Motel * 7 * Holding On * Til Death Do Us Part * The Fisherman
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