I could die and you would see nothing.
even with x-ray vision you couldn’t force
enough electromagnetic radiation into your eyes
to see past this mask I’ve plastered over my imperfect pores
just to impress the fragmented photograph of you I welded to my brain.
you can’t see anything because nothing is broken.
I’m fine. Trust me.
every single bone structure in my ribcage has shattered
& yet I can still walk away from you.
the blisters on my fingers from trying to latch myself to your heart
burst into a thousand tiny shards & turned on the hands that formed them
just yesterday when they felt me let you go.
you left me shoving bubble wrap down my wind-pipe
just so when the tears stop melting down my face
I will have something to occupy the vacant nanoseconds of life
while my heart snaps the plastic
instead of snapping itself.
you never noticed the negatives I left on the counter.
you never scrutinized the blurred images & cut corners for any essence of us.
you never saw anything because
there always had to be a girl behind the camera.
&
that girl always had to be me.
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A contest entry
- Mistakes and Memories by whiterabbit..
380 points, ended August 28, 2008, 24 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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I really love this. It's so beautiful and full of pain. I've read this over and over and I love how full of emotion it is and I love all of the descriptions. I really feel like I can relate to this. Great job and thanks for entering.
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this poem really pulls at your heart strings, some unquie and brilliant words and lines in this poem :0
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you left me shoving bubble wrap down my wind-pipe
just so when the tears stop melting down my face
I will have something to occupy the vacant nanoseconds of life
while my heart snaps the plastic
instead of snapping itself.
love that.
you write so beautifully !
and you use so many big words but you use them well
aka, you are a very good poet
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This poem is wholly beautiful and I feel your pain as acutely as if it might be mine. Be strong, and walk away, girl
All the best to you
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