After All

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after all
 
by Andrea Lena Dimaggio

 

looking out my window undeserving today;
another self deception i just started to say;
if he comes to see me i'll just send him away;
i really don't belong after all.

peering past my curtains i can see that he's here;
looking in my mirror i see nothing but fear;
i don't want to worry but he's getting too near;
i guess i don't deserve him after all.

standing face to face with him he looks past my shame;
standing here amazed that he just loves me the same;
standing heart to heart with him he whispers my name;
still, i don't deserve him after all.

love was always something that i could never see,
but he knows this girl in me who i feared i'd never be.
he puts his dreams and hope and faith and courage in me;
rejected by most, ignored by the rest;
i see me at my worst, he only sees my best.

i'm afraid he'll leave me; he just says we won't part.
holding me he reaches in and pulls at my heart.
his touch is so electric that it gives me a start,
maybe i belong after all.

i had vowed with all my strength to not let him in.
i felt so defeated; i just knew i'd never win.
he said it doesn't matter; he doesn't care who i've been.
we belong to each other;
we were meant for each other;
we belong to each other after all.

 

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Dunno How You Do It

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Sorry 'Drea, I can't vote twice,
Joanne

A lovely song

ALISON
I wonder if I can get Diane Krall to put this to music and sing it for me??How do you do it,'Drea? A lovely song of love and acceptance which
a lot of people can only dream of and hope for----I pray they all find that
love and acceptance,no matter what!You are the sunshine of MY life.

ALISON

If not...

I have a friend who might be persuaded. T__T ^__^

Thanks, 'Drea dorogaja!

-Liz

-Liz

Successor to the LToC
Formerly known as "momonoimoto"

Ah my friend, you touch me

Ah my friend, you touch me to the heart. Your muse warms my spirit, and convinces me I am not alone, that there is that special someone for me. You are a welcome warm spring breeze entwined with the fragrances which promise of summer fruits. Thank you, I was feeling a little blue this morning, and now I can walk a little further.

Kendra

Oh Mom...

I don't know why the tale in this poem sounds so familiar. Could it be??? You know that in Florida we can vote more than once. It's a state law!!!

Your hugging lil' Brat

That Is So Nice

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'Drea, another nice touch. For some reason, it brought to mind 'Aubrey' by Bread in the '70's.

:) Portia

Portia

Beautiful

The ability to weave such a wonderful story with so few words is amazing. The amount of feeling in each verse and each line is something I've always enjoyed in poetry, and you capture it perfectly here.

Thank you,
Megan

Another beautiful rhyme

How can you write such beauty so quickly?

Dolce sorella, Lo si fa di volta in volta. Come si possono scrivere tante poesie o canzoni con parole che toccano il cuore. Grazie mille
Betina

This is very beautiful and so romantic.

As a writer of poetry myself Drea, I can appreciate this one very much. I can also identify with this too in many ways. Thank you much for sharing.

"With confidence and forbearance, we will have the strength to move forward."

Love & hugs,
Barbara

"If I have to be this girl in me, Then I have the right to be."

"With confidence and forbearance, we will have the strength to move forward."

Love & hugs,
Barbara

"If I have to be this girl in me, Then I have the right to be."