The Rush of Rain

little girl
sits all alone
daddy is gone
momma is never home
baby brother
don't be scared
let me comb
your tangled hair
wounded hands
wounded knees
God let it be over
please, please, please
brother's dad is drunk again
empty cage, lion's den
run brother run!
betrayal has begun
she picks him up
dries his eyes
running for their place to hide
fist hits flesh

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poem by Melissa Cambronero
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Soul So Beautiful

I see your big, bright smile
From across the room
One heart beating,
Even though there's two
Soul so beautiful
Soul so beautiful
Baby are you with me?
Baby can you hear me?
I can feel your breath so cold
I would walk across the fire
Walk across the fire
If it meant your here to hold
Soul so beautiful
Soul so beautiful
I been empty since you left me
So empty since you left me
Through my pain, I watched you go
I would walk across the fire
Walk across the fire
If it meant your here to hold

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Painting In The Woods

HOPE, PEACE, FAITH, LOVE
We can never have enough

Tired of life getting me down
Looking lost was all I found
Everything around me gray
But I saw HOPE today

Walking down the street
Pavement kisses barefoot feet
Left with nothing to say
But I felt PEACE today

Didn't know where to begin
I knew I was full of sin
Somehow I was saved
I found FAITH today

I hugged my kids
And a goodbye kiss

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