The Aspirin

Relationships rip themselves

as emotions bulge,

both, love and

hatred.

Rags of feelings

cling to my face

and I shed them,

one by one

until all that remains

is a naked

poem.

I drink the wine of my tears

all night.

In the morning, I wake up

with a terrible hangover.

I gulp an aspirin.

In that aspirin, I swallow

our love, our sex, our smiles, our fights, our love letters, our midnight phone calls, our holding hands in movie theaters, our dreams, our failures.

I gulp it down

with a glass of water.

Author notes

To Vinay.
~The Risen Sun. 6th July, 2007.

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Laughing Buddh
July 9, 2007
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hehe......knew ur entry wud be different!gud write,btw.
Leela
July 6, 2007
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unique
your choice of words are very interesting and i'm humbled to say, a 16 year old taught me a few things today, for I had to look up a couple of the words xD if it's said you watch too much t.v., it is apparrent that you read a great deal as well. cheers to learning. This was a wonderful read. thanks.

*Leah