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The Poetry of
Terri Lyn Stanfield

I Found Me

I know, when you left, you thought I'd fall apart
You didn't think I could live without you
And to tell you the truth, neither did I
But I didn't fall apart, I came together
And I discovered some things I hadn't known
You weren't holding me up, you were keeping me down
You weren't my light, I was your reflection
You weren't my strength, you were my crutch
And somewhere in out time together, I lost myself
I'm finding that I'm not the person I thought I was
And I'm not the person you thought I was, either
I am a stranger to myelf, but as I get to know me
I am pleasantly surprised by what I find
And when I have fully evolved, I'm really going to like
who I am

Adrift

Tonight I drift alone on an endless sea
As far as my eyes can see, there is no one
I cannot see the shore; the horizon is merely a distant
blur
However, it is not solitude that I feel, but desertion
All of those near and dear to my heart have turned away
In my time of need, no one reached out to me
Should my lonely vessel capsize, no one will hear my
cry for help
And as I sink into the watery depths, no one will even
notice I am gone

The Pusher

You lurk there in the darkness
With your nefarious intent
Searching for an innocent
All your desires twisted and bent
Should some unsuspecting soul
Blunder unknowingly, your way
You'd devour them completely
Then move on to your next luckless prey
You entice them with allure
Keep your motive always hidden
Then you draw them in until
They willingly do your bidding
And once they do, they're lost
Naivete unretrievable
They're depraved to a degree
That's almost unbelievable
One wrong turn that changed their lives
Set on a path to destruction
No turning back, no escape
Your claim on them a suction
That drains them of things humane
And leaves them just a ragged shell
Robbing them of a future
Making their lives a living hell
As you laugh your wicked laugh
So delighted at their downfall
You continue with your work
With no pangs of conscience at all

I Finally Found You

All my life I have searched for you
In the face of every stranger
In the arms of countless lovers
Occasionally catching a glimpse of heaven
Or a fleeting taste of ambrosia
Still it was only a hint of what could be
Just a tantalizing peek at paradise
Continually just beyond my grasp
But the promise of it always there
Now I hold the reality in my arms
Everything that came before disappears
And my life begins here, and now, with you

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