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you - helpless, drowning
me - screaming, let me save you
you - doomed to be blue
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The Naked Woman in My Backyard
Saturday morning and I’m home alone not feeling like doing much of anything. I just poured my first cup of coffee, the wake-me-up cup, when I look out the window and see a naked woman in my backyard. That surprises me since I’ve never seen a naked woman in my backyard before. Three thoughts enter my mind —
By Gail Winfree4 days ago in Poets
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Expressed so clearly and powerfully! Well done!
Sometimes, we can't save people who don't wanna be saved.
Blue, blue, it's blue they say when the heart's just out of reach.
Oh wow! This hits home so hard. Tragic but beautifully written. Loved it!