the sweat drips down your face
clinging to the hair at your temples
and making your skin shimmer
glimmer
shine
the heat is suffocating
and I can't see how you're dressed the way you are
the bottle in my hand sweats
leaving rings of darkness on the concrete
I want to drown my sorrows in the puddle of rain water on the corner
but the vodka doesn't burn enough
and I'm still sober
sober enough to dream
sober enough to care
my hands travel up your leg
tracing patterns in the neon pink fishnets that obscure your skin
disappearing into a plaid covered dream
I feel so numb and hollow
feel nothing but the fabric under my hands
I want you to push me away so I can yearn for you again
but your lies are the chains that suffocate you
and it doesn't matter
nothing matters any more
Author notes
“And Your Lies Are The Chains That Suffocate You”
umm... I know you said no sexuality, but I'm not really sure what you meant by that... if this isn't what you were looking for, then please tell me and I will remove it.
A contest entry
- Title Me With Lies by Keep On Sewing.
450 points, ended June 2, 2007, 25 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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wow this is amazing. so many different visuals all at once...sheesh. Your writing is [still] incredible.
...DUH.
oh yeah...and I less than three you too!! =D keep writing chica
MORSMORDRE!
- The Dark Lady
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lol... Im glad you (still) like my stuff!
you keep writing too!!!!!!!!!!!
*twitch* hyper...
talk to ya later!
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Steamy
This is a raw emotional piece. I think it's brilliant.
Cannot wait to read more of your work.
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Thank you! Glad you like my stuff.
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The work is permeated by a misplaced yearning and yet appears to cover transgression and regression in equal measure; the final act of (almost) contrition depends on truth.
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While I thank you for your comment on this piece, I would also like to point out that you don't really say anything conclusive.
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"I want you to push me away so I can yearn for you again"...an amazing line hidden between images and meanings within an amazing poem!the title strikes from the start by saying all and nothing in the same time!well done indeed!
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Well, this isn't really the kind of sexuality I didn't want. This is a very good write. It's so...strong. It's a wave of feelings hitting the reader all at once. Thank you for entering my contest. ^.^
~S~
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you are very welcome
thanks for hosting this contest! It was fun to write, and I would enter again, but I think you put it as one entry per person... I need to go check that... Hmm... awesome contest! Thanks again
-alex
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I like this, the repetition of "sober" was effective and this read really well. It seems full but doesn't have too much you get sick, do you know what I mean? I like the way this goes:
"making your skin shimmer
glimmer
shine"
--slips off the tongue nicely. An enjoyable read, thanks.
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why thank you
I'm sure I enjoyed writing this as much as you enjoyed reading it! thanks for reading!
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