(Dream?
Awake!)
Every day,
tell myself which--
(convinced) speak truth
"I'm half awake-- half dead..."
My heart beats wantonly (pause)
Why do I languish so? Don't know?
The embers are cool, and without you--
A contest entry
- Are you still alive? by The Court.
750 points, ended June 28, 2007, 16 entries
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sounds like a teen....
Tis the way it is when a young lady as yourself is growing up...; I have a daughter and there are parts in it which sound soo much like her. this is a well written piece, cept for the last line which seems a little out of place as the rest never seems to go this direction...I guess the heart wontonly pause is a 1st hint?
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