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It's What's Been Shown

There is no pain in sheltered eyes
There is no change in steady thought
Empty shell sitting by the hall
Every-one likes the shadows on the wall

Stand apart from the other crowd
Crying when it's not allowed
There's no worry in a patient heart
When the mind calms down is when the danger starts

No-one sees the empty ones
Ways that wold rather be unknown
Everything remains apart from thought
That's where all the losers get caught

The misty days remain unknown
It's not a fault
It's what's been shown
It's not a fault, it's what's been shown

© Mary Valley
1984, 2004

 
Chasing Circles

Conversations, words
Things they have to tell
Why, what, where?
Confusion, I can't tell

Intensity, chance?
The written words don't help

If I could see every move they make
Win or lose -- nothing's at stake

Things move too fast around here
I don't want to stay around here

The games are
Important here
First prize is
So very near

Give me the crowded room
Give me the open space
Nothing to run to or from
Yet we're still caught up in the race

If I could see every move they make
Win or lose -- nothing's at stake

I think something's wrong around here

© Mary Valley
1984, 2004



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