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I Once Knew A Man

I once knew a man
Who lived in a beautiful place
But no one could explain
The tears that frequented his face

I once knew a man
Who one day packed his case
And on a day full of rain
He set off with a rapid pace

I once knew a man
Who lived for today
No longer do I see him
As he chose not to stay

I once knew a man
Who was deeply saddened
By the simple truth
Of what had happened

I once knew a man
Who lived within me
Who left without a trace
And never will I be free.

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On Friday August 12th, 2005, InsipidTouch (42) writes:

Very good write.

On Sunday December 5th, 2004, island warrior (302) writes:

I knew a man quite similar.

On Sunday May 23rd, 2004, Lynaes (1125) writes:

A captivating story, the ending was such a sad but perfect twist, this really took me through different emotions of melancholy and appreciation of grace and poignancy. Fantastic work. ~L

On Sunday May 23rd, 2004, aXe FactoR (428) writes:

wow. deeply meaningful and not over pushing your point. great write. :)

On Tuesday December 9th, 2003, -Oz- (174) writes:

very good....i like this one...~YeStErDaY~

On Sunday October 5th, 2003, CharlottesWeb (599) writes:

This might be the most complete, the most undeniable annotation of a mans story...that I've ever seen on this site. Full beginning, middle and end. In perfect detail and rythm...wow. ~JMDW~

On Friday September 19th, 2003, An Expired Member (20) writes:

this poem amazes me dude, fantastic. wow!

On Sunday August 31st, 2003, An Expired Member (5) writes:

hrmmm...very sad...perfect read for my day

On Thursday August 21st, 2003, Deliverence (799) writes:

Sad man...It just builds up..-Kefka

On Thursday August 21st, 2003, urbanhumility (1363) writes:

a concise sense of melencholy, i cant place it but i like this one, well done well said ........urban

On Thursday July 31st, 2003, Audrey_Star (29) writes:

makes me think. I like it. even the repeating is nice. and that's sometimes hard to pull off. well done.

On Friday July 25th, 2003, An Expired Member (20) writes:

wow..i agree this is a good ending. not practical at all. good

On Tuesday July 8th, 2003, Pollywog (10) writes:

Nice. The end was a nice twist, I thought it was going to be about suicide or something, but you did something much better, made a strong point, and I love it!

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