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ravenswingpoetry — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:17:38 +0000

Sometimes,
I bleed
On paper
Instead
Of inside.
Will I
Hemorrhage
Whole books
Before
I die?

Written 4/28/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

Haiku 4/5/08: #2

ravenswingpoetry — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:33:50 +0000

Scars on the inside
Bleed profusely, thanks to my
Unfinished business.

Written 4/5/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

Bleed

ravenswingpoetry — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:51:47 +0000

I weep for you
And for us. All of us.
The storm rages on inside
A velvet heart,
Ripping it to pieces,
Tearing it apart.
If I could bleed outside,
I would -
But I suffice to bleed from within.

I feel for you
And for us – the whole lot of us.
I can’t walk too darkly lest
The world shakes beneath my feet,
And I stand from afar and wish
That good fortune be yours to meet.
I am on that crucifix
Outside my fair window -
But I suffice to bleed from within.

Echoes of this sad refrain
Won’t bounce off these walls
And my screams of outrage sure
Won’t save our noble cause;
But I know I’m not without cause
To bleed from within.