Deliverance

Fire dances on my skin,
Tears evaporate from my cheeks.

Air so thick and gray.

It paralyzes my lungs,
And chains me to the floor.

Your arms wrap around my frailty,
And pull me from soot and rubble.

You dust my lashes off,
Peel my lids back,
And sweep the ashes from my hair.

Somehow I knew,
You would answer my prayer.

A contest entry

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Kooks
April 30, 2008
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Thank you for your entry. Lovely descriptions within the poem.

Good Luck in the contest
second-born
April 9, 2008

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wow...this is such very powerful poem...I loved its conciseness for you've sent your message loud and clear...thank you for sharing this fantastic piece...
forty
April 4, 2008

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OH MON DIEU!!!
Merci pour les comments en francais, tu es tres chouette!!! Mon chou-chou ;D. I was ENTHRALLED by this poem, my dear, because you were able to capture what God has done for you on a COMPUTER!! and this, is not an easy thing to accomplish, or so I assume, lol

Great job mang!! Keep up da guuuuuud worrrkkk!!
<3 Christina
Bull3t2b1n0ry
April 3, 2008
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brilliant writing skillz ta pay da billz
tony yates
March 27, 2008
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fine write
great use of vocabulary, nice poem, thanks and good luck
Neha Kaushik
March 27, 2008

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very well written piece of poetry.. loved these lines ::

Your arms wrap around my frailty,
And pull me from soot and rubble.

amazing ones.. the imagery is good.. good luck.. thanx for sharing..