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One secondOne second can change a lifeOne second can makeOne second can breakThat second before you kissThat second in which you wishThat second before you fallDown that building oh so tallLifetimes is what we getBut one second can make you never forget Rens Molenaar (13 June 2006)

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Ode to celluloid

Stale popcornSilver screenImages of lightA fantasy to be seenCaught in fictionIt’s sheer addictionAn escape for hours at a timeEntertainment in its prime Rens Molenaar (11 june 2006)

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The end getting nearer

Your own wordsNo longer give me hopeIt’s getting more clearDay by dayYour end is very near I always knewI’d die later than you Why does later come so fastWhy can’t our moments last You spoke words bitter in soundThe end of the month might not beThe end of the month did passBut...

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Leaving a world behind

The sound of a door falling in its lockSounding hollow but loud in the empty roomOne foot in the carOne final lookSitting down with a heavy heart turning the keyDrifting in memoriesHearing the tires push the city awayRefusing to look into the mirrorKnowing the sight of the city-lights will break your heartYou...

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Raining love

A perfect raindrop falls downLeaving the skies so highAll by itself it dropsOn the leaves of a perfect rose it stops Standing in a field so beautifulThe rose sends its scent on the windAttracting birds and bees from all aroundAnd this man who cuts the perfect rose he just found A perfect...

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Knowing what you don’t tell

I stare at a picture of you and meA sweet and perfect momentCaptured in time and a silver frameBoth are smiling in total blissUnaware of what now is The picture is fadingWe both know itBut you keep up the showPretending all is fineSaying you are still mine A house that is not...

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Perfect imperfection

A constant questDriving towards the bestA picture in our mindShowing what we want to findWanting certain hair certain eyesSlowly our standards rise Never contendToo much time spendLooking for perfectionTime wiser spend on affectionFor when it comes to the human raceOne must know their placeHumans are a unique exceptionOnly perfect in imperfection Rens...

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Alone

You reached me your handI refusedYou were my friendI deniedYou gave me your earI lied Now here in the darkAll alone I stayI could use the sparkThat I turned awayMy vision is blurredYou are hurt Dealt with all on my ownPushed away those that were nearNow no-one is homeBy myself I have...

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Middle Ages for salvation

Middle ages, long agoRemembered now from books or maybe a showBrutal times they wereAt least that’s what they tellCivilization nowhere to findMen was more cruel and unkindIt was like living in hellDaggers at dawnSwords at noonPistols at duskWars were decidedWith sword and one shot musketIn some cases marriage could settle the dividedNow...

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A bottle with a silver label

In a dark and dusty basementBetween the mould and rotA shelf is mounted to the wallIn the middle of the shelf rests a bottleOpened before but hardly emptiedIn silver letters the label reads“Love”Why is it standing here all on its ownIt should be sharedIt should be shownBut as often is the caseThere...

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