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Ripped Away

Rob Joseph — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 17:16:24 +0000

I couldn’t believe it,

When you said that you wanted to be with me,

It was a fantasy come true,

But the madness in my head, ripped it all away.

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As the hooded monk skulks

Rob Joseph — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 17:08:51 +0000

As the hooded monk skulks in the twilight,

And a frog leaps into a pool,

A snake slithers through the long grass,

And you pass silently in my arms.

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Rosemarie, the secretive girl.

Rob Joseph — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 11:18:48 +0000

The secretive girl,Just a mystery to me,Behind the barbed wires,Where no one can see.

You hide in the darkness,Just light from above,But you have a wanting,A craving for love.

But you are locked away,And you play solitaire,Scratching at the wall,Pulling out your hair.

The pain gets too much,The tears run so free,The oppressive isolation,It’s all for Rosemarie.

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When age shall take us

Rob Joseph — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 10:16:10 +0000

The daylight passes quickly by,
The moonlight comes and goes,
The seasons pass in the blink of an eye,
And the years in which we grow.
The hair turns to a steely grey,
The wrinkles appear at the eyes,
But the loneliness is here to stay,
So too, the long goodbyes.

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Behind the hidden mask

Rob Joseph — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 09:47:09 +0000

The mask that you wear,
And you peek quietly from behind,
Let it shatter to the floor,
And unveil yourself to me.

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At the time of the passing

Rob Joseph — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 09:27:03 +0000

When death’s icy grip takes you,
And the sands of time run dry,
When the reaper arrives to steal your soul,
Use two coins to cover your eyes.

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In the castle walls

Rob Joseph — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 09:22:46 +0000

The castle walls,
That keep me in,
Stone blocks,
That keep you out,
Break down the walls,
If you can,
And search for me.
For I am there,
Hiding in the shadows,
Pressed tightly against the cold stone blocks.

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My roots are so deep

Rob Joseph — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 09:16:08 +0000

My roots are so deep,
That when I am gone,
There will still be a memory of me.

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The Abandoned child

Rob Joseph — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 08:46:58 +0000

You abandoned me,

I was just six weeks old,

You threw me away,

And now I’m truly broken.

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Behind the scenes

Rob Joseph — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:37:57 +0000

Darcy is at over 1100 words, my longest piece to date, and I banged It out in approximately 3 hours, and that 3 hours was at the end of a shift in the factory. Not only is Darcy my longest piece, but it is also my favourite as well.
It seems that the more I write, the easier it gets. I wonder if this is so with all writers…
Set over two days, the story of Darcy is predominantly about a wedding, but as with all my writing, there’s a darkness to it.

And for those not in the know, a clue to the darkness is in the title, Darcy, which is a Gaelic word meaning dark.

Thank you for reading.

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