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Childish Dreams
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* This was written for a Challenge Forum at firesidepoetry.com, To use these words in a poem of any length.

honor, sorrow, fallen, consuming,
frozen, tainted, broken, dreams,
crude, fate, memories, scales,
creation, false, heart, maze




Childish Dreams




It seems so long ago,
That I once believed in honor and love,
Now I laugh at that foolish child,
Who once believed in dreams…

My heart is dead,
Fallen into such deep sorrow,
The crude reality of life,
Having awakened me at last…
I now see the truth,
About our past…

This pain consuming me,
As the scales slid from my eyes,
And I was led from this maze of deception,
By simply following your crude and awkward lies…

The memories of our love,
Tainted and false,
The creation of our love,
Built upon the shifting sands of deceit…

And I wonder now,
Is this my fate?
To live forever with a broken heart,
Doomed to hate,
Forever all that you have done?

To wander alone in the world,
In this frozen world of false hope?
Where does it end?
Wondering sadly,
How I shall ever love again…


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 Reviews of "Childish Dreams"
Reviewed by Marilyn Seray
Reviewed on October 27, 2003
Reindeer, ya done good

Reviewed by Amor Sabor
Reviewed on October 27, 2003
You have mastered this challenge well, Retta. Beautiful work.
Amor

Reviewed by Mark Rockeymoore
Reviewed on October 27, 2003
crude and awkward..not at all indicative of the nature of this poem...powerful work, poet.

Reviewed by Sharron Tyrrell
Reviewed on October 27, 2003
Wonderful use of the challenge words
beautiful poem ... :)

Reviewed on October 26, 2003
Outstanding challenge write. Excellent poem.

Reviewed by Tami Ryan
Reviewed on October 26, 2003
You never disappoint me, Reindeer. Excellent work!

Reviewed by B Thomas Daniels (Reader)
Reviewed on October 26, 2003
Great result for the challenge Reindeer.

Reviewed by Jaclynn Huntington (Reader)
Reviewed on October 26, 2003
(((((Rein))))) You have captured the essence of the heart torn by love. I felt your words keenly. Beautifully written, my friend!!

~Jackie~

Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on October 26, 2003
Wonderful use of the words. You have done an excellent job. Great write.

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on October 26, 2003
Exceptional write Reindeer! You do this genre with such expertise!
Challenge met and surpassed!;-)

Reviewed by serenety L (Reader)
Reviewed on October 26, 2003
Touching and sad write.
You did a great job Retta.
S

Reviewed on October 26, 2003
Love does come again, Reindeer, when you're not looking! You write this with such expression, I can feel it, but that may be because I've been in that place. Excellent.... stay strong...
In Spirit,
Bear

Reviewed by Kevin Mc Crum (Reader)
Reviewed on October 26, 2003
Super job Reindeer. This is most enjoyable.

Reviewed by Cheryl Sellers
Reviewed on October 26, 2003
time does not heal all wounds, but a new love can... keep your heart open. Don't fail to see it when it comes your way..

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on October 26, 2003
In this frozen world of false hope

Powerful words; powerful poem.

Reviewed by Taylor Trenton (Reader)
Reviewed on October 26, 2003
A very good challenge of words you did this one excellent.

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on October 26, 2003
Great write Retta!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Zenith Elliott
Reviewed on October 26, 2003
Challege met! Outstanding poem...~Z~

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on October 26, 2003
You met the challenge and conquered it in what has become your fine style and grace. A heart-rendering, sad poem of self-awareness. Fine job.


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