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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-13-07 10:00 AM
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"The Razor": A poem, any thoughts?
Edited on Sun May-13-07 10:02 AM by shadowknows69
With apologies to Blake.

Razor, razor gleaming bright
The edge I walk by day and night.
Monster or man, who wins the fight?
When beasts and angels wrestle.

Beast always lying in wait, hiding, creeping.
To pounce while prey is sleeping.
Can a heart of good be turned to ill?
From compassion and life, could it even learn to kill?

The edge is always there,
Precarious the walk
Balance with care
Strong winds can push you too far
Humanity fragile. Sanity scarred.

Angels try to keep us straight and true.
Don’t lose your step, far the fall may be.
To lunatic purity or decadent ecstasy
With the proper wings you can rise above.
But the razor has cut and still draws blood.

And sometimes we need to bleed.
To remind us we are human and that we need.
S
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