Wishes of false fantasies…
They leave me tattered
…scarred & broken.
You can think you’ll pick the pieces up
And mend them back together
But the only appeal I give you
Is the fact that you know you can’t…
I’m your setup to failure
But you know you want in,
These days will continue to go by…
And you’ll still be standing there.
The whispers replay in my head
…the venom that seethes within a lie
I could’ve told you the ending of this story,
So we didn’t have to endure the truth
Which is something that never even existed;
So now what do you think this life is worth?
Why don’t we become nothing?
Since I’ve heard that’s one thing that will last forever...
Now gently push your lips against mine
So I don’t have to hear what you want to say
Since it means absolutely nothing to me…and I know it’s killing you.
Isn’t it so beautiful… being in love??
Something you wish would never leave you
That thing you’ll chase forever when gone
And it’ll always be right in reach
But you’ll stumble before you touch it.
An elite game,
the death of life itself...
You say that something that doesn’t exist can’t hurt you… you were ever so wrong.
Author notes
I chose prompt #2, the first picture.
A contest entry
- Love is a TwIsTeD Caberet/Impossible Love by Still Standing.
800 points, ended January 9, 2009, 11 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comment if you please, I'll attempt to RTF!
Comments
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Great work
"not much of a love poet" well you did very well with this. It has left an impression on me. I am throughly impressed with what you have come up with, with the prompt. Thank you for entering and good luck!! -
not much of a poet?
it is something like if you cannot admit to loving someone then they cannot hurt you. -
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I know this response is a bit delayed but suddenly...your comment just clicked in my head. You couldn't be more accurate.. I don't know if you intended what I got out of it but regardless, well said.
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Please enjoy...I'm not much of a "love" poet. Heh, and if you'd like me to review or critique something you've written, just leave a URL
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