each book I have bought,
or received from love or lovers
lays flat like old flakes - beautiful golden flakes,
on my tall wooden bookshelf
and today I packed them away into
petite breasted boxes
to move each paper-smelling
ghostly-thin
or fatty-fleshed fiction
to a new home.
everything from 'The Little Book Of Marmite Recipes'
to 'God: A Biography'
The F1 books I bought him 2 years ago
from Borders on Oxford Street,
the two copies of 'The God Delusion', one for him and one for me
“because the best experiences in life are shared”,
he penciled on the in-slip.
'Sylvia Plath’s Collected journals', 'The Letter of Ted Hughs' –
both a Christmas shopping spectacular in Bristol City
long before love
or poetry
or death existed in my one eyed thinking.
'Little Women', 'Goodnight Mr Tom', 'A Tale of Two Cities'
I still remember cramming those in
on a melting underground train
from Victoria to Woolwich.
I have had such a fond life, I think
while pressing my Byron classics
to make love with Margaret Atwood
(he wouldn’t have liked her anyway, I smirk)
and I can clearly remember my last birthday
when he bought me two gems which,
if read with an open head and two pennies spare,
I knew would bring something to life
from my squirming insides.
A thesaurus and a dainty book on poetic device
and I love him for remembering
that my world is not just
all about marmite.
Author notes
Matt I have completely ignored all of your rules because I wanted to write this....
Now love me 
In a list
A contest entry
- Everyday Life III by Matt E. Smith.
1200 points, ended November 19, 26 entries
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Excellent poem. Good capture and insightful.
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I've always had a thing for women who like to push my buttons
okay, so you broke my rules but atleast you did it well lol...I enjoyed this so thank you for allowing me to read it.
books are sweet and I think the one's people own(or gift to others) speak volumes about them.
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Nice way to remember old lovers and the fact they gave you books, shows they appreciated your intellect and talents.
Do you still keep shoe boxes full of letters and momentos?
lovely poem, Em
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i have shoe boxes with presents from daryl from when we frist started dating but not ex lovers no. they werent important
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this is damn good ... fuck the rules
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yeah i wrote it after matt sent me a message saying how much he hated it whe people dont follow his rules x
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I just moved recently. I realized that the only material possessions that I own are three laundry baskets full of clothes, and seventeen boxes of books. My fiance asked if I was going to throw out the ones that I hadn't read in a long time. I questioned why I was going to marry him when he asked that LOL.
it was nice to see that someone else close to my age reveres books. I loved this piece. especially when you made up a small story about how Byron wouldn't much care for Atwood. This piece made me want to send you books lol.
Needless to say, i felt a bit at home in this piece.
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Byron was known to bring prostitutes back to his hotels and homes, dress them as men and call them Glen
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you learn something new every day. this thought made a GREAT cartoon in my head!
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i dont know what all the rules are, but i do know they have been bent before, so why not again... ESPECIALLY for this. wow, em... a look into that day of packing up and reminiscing. i just love this. nothing abstract, just saying it with such a deep affection and warmth.
'while pressing my Byron classics
to make love with Margaret Atwood
(he wouldn’t have liked her anyway, I smirk)'
i absolutely love those lines... i can just picture your THOUGHTS and your action of smirking. LOVE that.
i have alot to catch up with your writings.
and... isn't your big day coming up soon?? PLEASE dont tell me i missed it in my antronex fog.
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no you have not missed it. its in two weeks time
thanks for your poetic comment sweetie. i will miss you while I am away but at least i wont be writing as much so you can catch up on the rest of the poems!!!
i also noticed a big space on your page where a new poem should be
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Oh Poet...
This is my last read of the evening because it is perfect and I want to end on perfect. Thank you.
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I think this is perfect...
what's not to love?
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A very personal poem. Can't help but feeling a little sad when the memories roll the my head for the mental aspect is just as imporyant as the physical and when you are close enough to read and share inner thoughs plus the physical, that is as tight as you can get except though childbirth. That is the u;tamate, the two crating the one, a GOD given blessing. Thank you for sharing.
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I am so happy for you! This is all so exciting, soon your life will be perfect and you will be treated like a fairy princess for the rest of your life.
Love,
Amera♥
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I have to say, even though I believe that evolution is the delusion, I LOVE your poetry.
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im not going to bite the bate. but thats like saying horses dont exist but unicorns do xx thanks for the compliment though.
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The heck with rules I say. lol A very nice look into the life and the
books she reads of AP's fav poetress.
I love the personification.
Joe
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A most genuine and endearing glimpse into your life.
Thank you Emmy.
P.S. I do believe that Richard Dawkins is the antichrist though.
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