Under lights, shaky hands and wine tinted fingers
swayed
nylon stones in the hot pink moonlight
and you walked like your heart weighed
little more than six units
a little less than a walk in the park.
appreciated smudges, understood
grudges, wanted unwanted
emotional suitcases
studied holidays snaps in the fading light
or smudges, half-faces,
a little too dark, sometimes a bit too bright
that i kept because there was my mother, a brother
a friend i would never
see again.
Under lights, shaky bright and short as tonight
my head was a grapefruit, cleaved down the middle
with thoughts and I knew as you walked by
that you, although in my head
though we'd never said
a word to each other
were wrong. were too right
Under those lights, you wouldn't love me.
Author notes
Photo was a blurred image of a static moment: lights weren't moving (i imagined them being a bar sign or clu
but the cameraman is. In the same way, a blurred image of a person can be formed and a whole future lived and lost in a moment. About pre-empting heartbreak. somewhat influenced by this song:
I could stay a while
But sooner or later I'll break your smile
And I can tell a joke
But one of these days I'm bound to choke
And we could share a kiss
But I feel like I can't go through with this
And I bet we could build a home
But I know the right thing for me to do
Is to leave you alone
-Martyr for my love for you, the White stripes.
A contest entry
- flicker by Death of the Author.
1000 points, ended December 11, 2008, 20 entries
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Comments
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wine tinted fingers - nice
and you walked like your heart weighed
little more than six units
a little less than a walk in the park. - huh?
repetition of walk doesn't work, I don't think.
or repetition of smudges.
my head was a grapefruit cleaved down the middle - that's actually really cool.
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Great images! I especially liked,
'Under lights, shaky bright and short as tonight
my head was a grapefruit, cleaved down the middle
with thoughts '.........ouch...lol.....great image, though!
nice job!
best wishes in the contest.
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