Blades of grass in my backyard
(faded brown and dying in autumn)
still cling to memories of the warmth
of your body pressing down,
(just as I do).
The sheets stubbornly remain crumpled from your last stay
to fit your sleeping form.
(I do, too,
though no iron can flatten the wrinkles you left on the face of my soul,
aging me beyond my years with your charmingly tragic existence.)
Clouds cry out and rage in thunder,
and the rain leaves a dry space in your shape.
They miss when you stood in the storm with me,
shouting to the skies that even lightning cannot rival
the energy that scorches through you whenever we are together.
(I thought I felt it, too, and relied on the searing
again and again
to shock my heart back to life.)
The world seems to seek you,
(exactly how you wanted it to be again).
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The lightning knew, though, and woke me from my slumber
(blissful in my ignorance)
to find you gazing out the window,
the last of the bottle’s contents cascading past your lips,
whispering into the shadows that the transparent pseudo-elixir was just your tears,
the way they should have been at least,
(powerful enough to change something).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It wasn’t me that sent fire surging through the tunnels of your veins.
It was just a synthetic happiness,
(as genuine as the love I thought you had for me),
so don't expect me to catch your tears with kisses
when your clear liquid fails to bring you clarity.
I won’t be following after you anymore.
Author notes
an: shadowlyn infinitas
A contest entry
- Wisdom Teeth Blues: Indulge me, Please? by broken-colours.
500 points, ended January 22, 16 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - hey lady, you've got the love I need by chasing rainbows.
700 points, ended January 31, 21 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - want me to indulge you? okay, I will. by broken-colours.
1750 points, ended October 13, 149 entries
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I've read this a few times before now [as you can see by the HM in my past contest], but I never commented.
This is really strong. Every word and emotion has its place. It's concise, but not boring or flat. I don't know how to describe it.
Thank you for sharing this with me.
<3
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beautiful.. .5th stanza especially... utterly stunning...
thanks,
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i love the ending. it's really strong. i like all the emotions in this and all the imagery. it's beautiful. the last stanza is my favourite.
thanks for entering and goodluck
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this is sensational, truly it has really left its mark, it is so equisitely crafted layer upon layer of amazing imagri
i love love love it
thanks
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This is really nice. You have a number of brilliant images that are provoked by your word usage and the vocabulary is spot on. I like this quite a bit.
Thank you for sharing!
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love the ending, good write
so don't expect me to catch your tears with kisses
when your clear liquid fails to bring you clarity.
I won’t be following after you anymore.
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