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Tear-Stained Pages (Free verse) by TLRufener
Tear-stained pages flutter in the breeze
Skittering across the cold wood floor
The window curtains hold out nothing
The ceiling fan turns slowly in the darkness
Shadows cloak the entire room
Not a thing stirs in the silence of night
Morning chimes echo through empty space
Tear-stained pages fan in the wind
Illuminated by a slow-rising sun
An open book half unwritten lays waiting
So many chapters left to be filled
Too many adventures left to live
Blue lines between gray words
Explaining the fantasy dreams of the writer
An unfinished sentence begging to end
Gently waving for some attention
Tear-stained pages with heartfelt phrases
So many words unspoken
Too many secrets left hidden away
Stories of love left untold
Hundreds of pages remain blank
Questions unanswered and feelings unknown
The writer has left imagination unbound
No conclusion to the young story
No final chapter or epilogue
Tear-stained pages holding unsaid wishes
Incomplete chapters telling a tale
A broken heart scattered into the wind
Nowhere left to hide
No way to make the story end
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