aligned along your pillow
dancing lightly, in the wind.
ashes, burned remainders
mark the place where we both sinned.
stolen underneath your breath
speaking without words.
theres nothing more I need to say
nothing you havent heard.
pondering, I felt the need
to rephrase what I felt.
I've always stood up by myself
and never needed help.
but now I'm not sure what to feel
and not sure what to say.
I know I could have kept you here
I know you should have stayed.
theres so much we both need to say
so much we've yet to learn.
but what I've discovered
love is like a cigarette burn.
Author notes
Written July 24th, 2006
A contest entry
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great
I really liked the flow of this poem
it was light and easy
and what a way to end the poem! thats a great line and it just ties together all of the stanzas. it kinda keeps you guessing until you read the last line...
great poem, I can relate -
painful, hot, permanent.
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? why is it? hot, round, red, painful, scarring?
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