Running through the sandbars; leaving our footprints behind like a forgotten, possibly comically tragic past. The feeling is there, that familiar feeling that makes me want to jump and laugh and scream until my body collapses in exhaustion. We run. Our feet hit the soft, slippery sand one after another. Bruises align our souls and heels. I think we've forgotten what was so funny a moment ago, but we still go on towards an invisible destination with those silly grins on our faces.
Time slows down just for us---no. Not for me. For him. Time slows down for him, and around him, and in him. A hopeful, intoxicating lightness surrounds him, pulling our bodies up and forward, enveloping us both in twilight glory. A cliche inside a cliche.
A sweet addiction. I know I shouldn't let myself go, I shouldn't give into this feeling, but it's just so hard to hold back.
I would be holding myself back from what makes me happy beyond what's humanly possible, what makes me smile until my cheeks strain with the effort to be sober, what makes me want to try harder at everything I do and to reach out and grab a hand that would be more than willing to support me. I think of how that hand would feel wrapped around mine, intertwined with my fingers, warming my skin from the inside out. I know I shouldn't reach for it. My mind threatens to pull backwards, regressing through it's memories. I reach for him despite myself.
And it's that feeling. It starts in my stomach in a small spec barely noticeable but is spreading throughout my body like an infectious poison that would soon take over my very being, reaching to the farthest corners of my mind searching out my thoughts and clutching them in it's hands and squeezing the fucking life out of them. It's soft and warm...so warm it burns the life within me, a flame that can never be quenched and it overpowers my body's temperature. It caresses and touches and whispers and soothes while spreading its fingers to every inch of my body; to my own fingers which become numb and useless, to my very breath which deepens and quickens in every wave until I'm left gasping for air.
That feeling is there. It starts out small and meek and controllable. Then he--- his touches, the whispers, embraces, brushes, the pressure, his kisses, everything he fucking does that sends that feeling bursting through me all over again! It forces its way into my skin, pierces my mind. My head goes limp with the dizziness that engulfs everything inside me; the wonderful tingles prickling up and down, every nerve coming alive and buzzing about! It's that feeling that's so dangerous, that feeling that I'm so fucking addicted to I can't say no; it makes me do things I wouldn't watch myself do, makes me feel things I promised myself and the world I'd never feel, and oh God how do I stop it?!
But then...
There he is. Smiling at me, with innocent eyes that gleam in the light with such wondrous luminosity I have to wonder if I really resented that feeling at all.
Author notes
Yes...I spelled 'soul' correctly, that was on purpose. I will admit, I know I tend to rape the punctuation a bit as it is my weakest point in writing so if you find any mistakes, kindly point them out please.
This is my first...type of poem like this. I'm not sure what you'd call it. There are some places where words are repeated and it bothers me horribly...but I'm not sure what to put in their place without ruining the emotional affect.
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B. I want to dance with somebody: "I've been in love and lost my senses,
Spinning through the town.
Sooner or later the fever ends,
And I wind up feeling down.
I need a man who'll take a chance,
On a love that burns hot enough to last."
C. I knew I loved you: "Maybe it's intuition
But some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes
I see my future in an instant
...
There's just no rhyme or reason
Only this sense of completion
And in your eyes
I see the missing pieces
I'm searching for
I think I've found my way home"
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Comments
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oh my...
everything about this poem was perfect! the way you describe your feelings, your surroundings...i'm in love with this piece! you put the reader right there, and i can feel all of it. you did an amazing job with this!
kassie
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Not only did the poem make me think, i liked the line
"Bruises align our souls and heels." because I found a funny play-on-words, whether it was intentional or not.
It made me remember the time I spent with my best friend, it made me happy.
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Thank you ^-^
Yes, that was intentional, I was worried someone would tell me that it's spelled wrong.
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Amazing. I swear you're reading my mind here. *suspicious gaze* GET OUT OF MY HEEEEAD lol....
But in all seriousness, this is an amazing piece of work. Great job.
-K
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I wish I could minds...that would amazing. I could figure out why so many of my generation are such airheads, lol. But I can't. The closest I come to is reading faces, expressions, and body movement. Thanks for reading, I appreciate it<3 ^-^
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Wow. I think we have a lot in common.
Check this out, if you'd like.
http://allpoetry.com/poem/5719969
-K
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very emotional..love reading it
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This is really wonderful, quite long with a unique structure, but very deep with a contrast of emotions and imagery!
Wonderful!
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This poem is just... wow! There's so much emotion to it, so much beauty. I actually went back to re-read it.
"Bruises align our souls and heels." <--- God that's amazing.
"It's that feeling that's so dangerous, that feeling that I'm so fucking addicted to I can't say no, it makes me do things I wouldn't watch myself do, makes me feel things I promised myself and the world I'd never feel" <--- Wow, that is my absolute favorite part. There's so much emotion just in those few lines. It's raw and honest and so beautifully powerful.
I can relate to every single word of that.
Bravo! Amazing job!
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Thanks so much, but to tell you the truth you were part of the inspiration for this poem. I had been reading some of your poetry and a mere two days later, pop! I get an idea! So I thank you much for getting it started!
My fault is trying to put so much emotion in it that it runs long, but I like it; the length adds to the end affect. Thank you for reading<3
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This poem is stunning and absolutely beautiful. I think you did an amazing job on this brilliant masterpiece as I am sure that others would consider this to be a poetic masterpiece as well depicting the involvement of two hearts, contemplating each move, beckoning to the other and reaching complete bliss. The message in this poem was so heartfelt and beautiful. I was absolutely stunned by this. God bless you always my friend in all that you do and write and keep up the excellent work.
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