Thank You Neph for the title.


What Do I Do With Your Words?

What do I do with your words?
They fell upon me like knives
You tell me today you are going away
And we both should go on with our lives

What do I do with each one
each word that came to my ears
each played a part in breaking my heart
But you think there should be no tears

Like spears, they pierced my skin
they worked their way inside
with each wound, I felt doom
then cried, and sighed and died

Here, take my lifeless form
and do with it what you will
words matter, they can make you sadder
then finally deplete and kill

Go on now and take your leave
You wanted to go and you can
I'm no longer here, I've left just a tear
Now you're free to be your own man

I can see your walk is heavy
It seems a burden you tote
it's your own story, your own glory
It's the ending your cruelty wrote




Poetry by Phyllis J. Rhodes
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Written on 2007-02-16 at 00:18

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Dan Cederholm
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*Storm Applause* What a talanful

writer you are, you take the breath

out of me Phyllis , , ,

All the best to you, Dan

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2007-02-16


lastromantichero The PoetBay support member heart!
Phyllis this is an awesome write with a very strong rhythmical flow to it well done and more more more


rgds mike xxxxxxx
2007-02-16


Kathy Lockhart
Wonderful Phyllis. You are an amazing poet and writer. You said you were having trouble writing...if this is trouble, I'll I take a truck-load full.
2007-02-16


night soul woman The PoetBay support member heart!
Exactly my friend :) We should always act in full consciousness of the consequences of our actions :) A great example you give!*applause*
2007-02-16