The Gifts

"There's an ocean of tears in this heart of minetears of joy and sorrow often enter-wineit's a secret place only known to mesadness and loneliness always hold the keyno one besides me knows the secret ..."

"Chestnut brown eyes stare at mein the mirror I can seetiny wrinkles around those eyesfrom the years that have gone bymemories flood me againyears of joy years of laughterI don't want to rememberToo mu..."

"Standing like twin sistersbeautiful sleek tall towersagainst the New York skiesOverlooking the passerbySymbols of a cityTowering so loftilyIcon of uncommon wealthwho would fathomyou would plunge to yo..."

"If I could I would hang on a star reach out and pull down the moon I would scold her for being rude and invading my solitude I would ask her why she laughs when others cry she seems so colorless stark..."

"When you struck uswhat did you hope to find?a people shakenlike reeds in the wind?we are a nationlike the mighty oak treeour roots are planted deeptherefore we all stooddid you take pleasure in our ma..."

"I reach for the secret shelf where I had buried it myself I feel the familiar package Still there, seems like ages but this time without second thoughts I slowly and deliberately pull it out With shak..."