We walked away like nothing at all
or so we made them believe,
but our life was just a paperback novel
Ready to be reckoned with and certain to be recked
These hands God made to hold you,
bathing in blood, both yours and my own
Drip upon thin paper lies, a tear drop or two
hundred,
'till lines are undefined, yet remembered
To drown in remnants of a shared addiction
dry bottles and broken cigarettes
Litter paths not yet tread
enough to slow the echoes of our footsteps
while pages burn their selves
It seems we knew it all along,
leaving blank paper in the desk drawer
waiting for familiar words
I love you.
In a way I'm sure I've never heard
you're whispers rewind
and play back a new past
that no one's ever read
The rest is just a paperback novel
Author notes
PROMTS: 13. Paperback novel and 17. Broken cigarette
I know it seems confusing, but it's about my boyfriend and I....lol....we had our six month anniversary yesterday and we went through a lot before that....we quit talking & a lot happened we tried to "move forward" or whatever, but it just didn't work out and I came back and within a week we were together, we never had really been before just best friends because I was afraid of commitment & he had went to someone else because I left him & I found out & hated him for it and a lot of things happen a lot of pain in between, but I just realized we always knew we needed each other even if the rest of the world thought it was over, it was like a paperback novel, easy enough to burn and ready to be revised, rewritten. & it was. =] Very emotional write for me & one of my first in months. So I don't expect to place..I just hope it's at least respectable. Thank you for the chance to enter. I really appreciate it because it helped me let out a lot of built up thoughts, tears, and feelings. Credit to the song "Do What You Have To Do" by Sarah McLachlan. My boyfriend just got here. lolz. He is probably wondering why I'm crying, so that'll be all. =]
A contest entry
- Your Challenge Is To... by Dalaney.
900 points, ended October 2, 2008, 17 entries
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this is amazing Jo. I haven't heard from you in sooooo long, i miss you!!
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phenomenal
i didn't read the authors notes,
i'm afraid it would ruin it
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Very deep
Very Deep, Great write. Flows really well.
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~Need advice for my poems,thanks~
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