Illuminated
by the moon light
I thought of you
And realized...
On the outskirts of my mind
Your high-school love notes linger
I remember when I
prepared a box for them
I combat my ideas to open it
out of fear for the despairing thought
love never stays that innocent
and we aren't that lucky
I decide to look beyond my fear
open it...
thinks once
temptation wins the Battle
Expert enough to read
your unbearable handwriting
that you're delectable words
strand me to a splintered soul.
Author notes
I used Option 3 and Option 6-Handwriting I attempted to make it the title but it just became another word used in my poem.
A contest entry
- Options Contest, Allowing Prewrites by AlternateCandidate.
500 points, ended August 13, 2007, 36 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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You did well with the content for your chosen word,
"Love never stays that innocent, how true,
Good luck
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I like this poem. I really enjoyed the scene you present, especially because my friends and I have all kept boxes with notes from people in them, and I know what it's like to both want to reread them and to avoid them. The only thing I noticed is that there are some punctuation and spelling/grammar errors that tripped me up, so you might want to check over the piece. It's great that you could combine the options! Thank you for entering!
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Deangelo does have some pretty illedgible handwriting kudos for being able to read it! lol
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