A Poet's Journey

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I Depend on You Alone

I Depend on You Alone

A Poem in Pantoum Style on Relationships

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Bob Metivier
Oct 14, 2022
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I Depend on You Alone
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I depend on you alone
You know my deepest secrets,
Accept the flaws that others find,
See through the mask that hides them.

You know my deepest secrets,
Shadows that I keep too close.
See through the mask that hides them,
The suffering the nights invoke.

Shadows that I keep too close,
You share with me a…

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