Loneliness,
self imposed
out of shyness,
A struggle.
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Afraid
of hurt,
I’ll remain invisible.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Prejudice – An Acrostic
Painful
Raping ones identity
Extracting their soul
Just to claim superiority
Unfathomable to the logical mind
Disgusting to those blind to difference
Inclusion makes us grand
Communion makes us stronger
Ending prejudice
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
I Think – A Tanka
I think…I’m thinking
Ne’er ceasing, ever changing
Like tides ebb and flow
Under natures influence
Yet free to carve my own course
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
This Blanket Of Snow
This blanket of snow,
Holds no greater chill than that of my soul,
Tangled in frigid fingers of emotion,
Drowning in a veritable ocean,
Whose frothy foam I call home.
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I ask not for your sympathy,
Desire not your empathy,
This road I must travel alone,
A path my heart to me has shown,
Until my thirst has been sated.
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To struggle forth and never find,
Reeks with havoc a fragile mind,
Constantly reaching to dull the pain,
No matter how subtle to keep me sane,
Darkness hides the tears I grieve.
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Let not this smile I outward show,
Mislead you that I carefree go,
Buried deep within sullen core,
Bolted and locked the iron door,
My feelings trapped in dungeon black.
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I pray one day to find the key,
To let in light so that I might see,
The gift of worth in this life I’ve led,
Before I join the cold stone dead,
On a sea of stark eternity.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
A Foolish Jealousy
Revel not in the happiness of others,
Nor share in their joy.
With false face and pasted smile, pretend,
Knowing this is wrong, stupid jealousy;
Unable to permit true glee,
Threatened by accomplishments beyond control.
This has always been and fear shall always be
A selfish flaw so ingrained it is painful.
What harm befalls, in the successes of others?
Not one in truth,
Yet the urge is far too strong to overcome;
Weakness takes hold,
Diminishing, making pronounced the small and shallow,
Subject to the frailty of the flesh.
A lifelong endeavor to subjugate,
Success measured in meager steps forward then back,
To slowly free the mind,
Grasp at joy in all that surrounds,
Pleasure in nature,
Serenity in communion with fellow man,
This struggle runs deep torturing heart and soul.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Spent – A Tanka
Spent, my heart racing
Pounding to the souls rhythm
Mute before love pure
You, the muse granting me breath
For without I would perish
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Devil – A Cinquain
Devil
Fallen angel
Born to corrupt the soul
Instilling fear in mortal man
Satan
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
I Loved You Deeply – A Tanka
I loved you deeply
Only to be cast aside
As I showed my age
Tossed away like an old shoe
Worn thin by many miles
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Blood Red
Blood red,
Yet silken soft,
Petals touch I held aloft.
Glorious in it’s crimson hue,
Appreciated by all but few.
Cherished true this sign of love,
Sent below from heaven above.
‘Tis no other quite compare,
With you caressed by gentle air.
Fragile as pure love suppose,
No other but you outshines the rose.
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Glass Houses
Glass houses, a stone was thrown,
Where vines with thorn and poison grown.
Mirror you look, but cannot see,
Thing you hate inside is me.
So much alike, minds eye blind,
Wall of stone you hide behind.
Fear the world would see what’s real,
Confront the pain too painful to feel.
Problems perceived, faults not mine,
No matter you can’t ignore the signs.
Bury them deep, you feel you must,
Someday the damage you’ll see I trust.
Stronger than you, you never realized,
Afraid to look into my eyes.
Afraid you’ll find myself in you,
False perception like bird would flew.
Carry on this childish game,
One day to burn out a candle flame.
My hope for you be sooner I pray,
Love yourself come-what-may.
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~~ Dominic R. DIFrancesco ~~
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