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  • We held each other so tightly crossing countries, forging new paths
    by silverbutterflies23 26 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 15 6:24 PM 2007. In personal, love
  • You're on your way
    to her tangerine-scented skin
    by silverbutterflies23 10 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 14 10:37 PM 2007
  • There's a day you whisper a terrible oath to your heart;
    by silverbutterflies23 15 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 14 10:29 PM 2007. In love, personal
  • The way glass shatters how mosaics form
    by silverbutterflies23 24 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 10 10:53 PM 2007. In personal, life
  • Every morn dawn escapes me
    by silverbutterflies23 22 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 10 10:43 PM 2007. In love, personal
  • i love
    how you scrunch your face when eating ice cream
    by silverbutterflies23 45 lines, 6 comments, on Aug 8 8:52 PM 2007. In personal, love
  • I am / a / traitor. / (Do you know how many times / I destroyed myself / in this very bed?) / She probably sobs herself to sleep, / while I smile for a response fro
    by silverbutterflies23 18 lines, on Jul 25 11:07 PM 2007. In personal, love, sad
  • -The car crash happened just down the street, / while you were in the basement, unawares; / Your sister fell out of the tree in the back yard, / while you were upstairs, oblivious; / He decided he didn't lov
    by silverbutterflies23 10 lines, on Jul 25 11:04 PM 2007. In thoughts, personal
  • I could tell you of my sunburned skin, / or the music I'm listening to or / how my sister fell out of a tree, but / your heart is broken- / and these are not words / you need to hear. / My heart, too, has be
    by silverbutterflies23 24 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 25 11:00 PM 2007. In love, personal
  • Your eyes were sad, that day- / like butterlies caught in the rain. / It's always hidden by the second glance. / Will there ever be a day w
    by silverbutterflies23 4 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 16 7:24 PM 2007. In personal, love
  • I live by your house, / Only two or three doors down- / We are of the same age, / About five months difference- / We have some mutual friends, / Even a few shared 'enemies'- / We are similar, / But You & I
    by silverbutterflies23 8 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 16 7:16 PM 2007. In personal, thoughts
  • If you saw the affinity I have simply for your eyes, / the flush of bewilderment on my cheeks- / If you tasted the sorrow I do when you leave, / the insatiable thirst for your trust- / If you felt the intric
    by silverbutterflies23 18 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 16 6:51 PM 2007. In personal, love
  • She cries because she is old-- / I, because I am young. / We are decades apart, / but our tears / are not so different.
    by silverbutterflies23 6 lines, on Jul 6 8:51 PM 2007. In Personal
  • Tired eyes are burning, / But she's still discerning- / Hours go by and by, / And still she wonders why- / The night is so familiar and close / And why it's worst though needed most.
    by silverbutterflies23 5 lines, on Jun 26 8:43 PM 2007
  • In these seasons of Sundays, / you live to live / on precious pieces of winged serenity- / A complicated simplicity. / Leave the rusted remnants of today, / soaking up the animosity. / As petals of innocence
    by silverbutterflies23 13 lines, on Jun 26 8:40 PM 2007
  • You seem to have a knack / for waltzing across the room, / royal, even in all your armor. / Your green eyes shine like jewels; / underneath, / your heart like ice, / &n
    by silverbutterflies23 29 lines, on Jun 18 9:00 PM 2007
  • "Their time together might be as fleeting as a shadow, or as short as a dream, lasting only as long as it takes a lightning bolt to flash across the sky." / Our love was quick- / Strong- / Passionate- / We l
    by silverbutterflies23 11 lines, on May 17 8:31 PM 2007
  • Finally, she let it happen- / Her promises melted away. / Love faded over the months- / It proved that it was not only she. / Cupid breaks his promises all the time.
    by silverbutterflies23 4 lines, on May 17 8:28 PM 2007
  • She watches / him sleeping next to her / Her lips and heart still hurt- / Tears spring to her eyes as she realizes / Even after all, / she adores this horrible and unfaithful man.
    by silverbutterflies23 7 lines, on May 17 8:21 PM 2007
  • She fiddles with each lily, / She's made friends with each rose. / She tenderly brushes the tips / of her fingers on the silky petals- / Carefully shuffling and shifting / to create complicated, breathtaking
    by silverbutterflies23 12 lines, 4 comments, on May 17 8:15 PM 2007. In personal, nature, sad, love
  • As you fervently sketch, / Your eyes are so concentrated and intent- / Eyelids come closer together for clarity. / Avidly directing your be
    by silverbutterflies23 10 lines, 5 comments, on May 17 8:09 PM 2007
  • My nameless grievance- / Your radiant foresight. / You hit me squarely, / pelting me with your intrigues- / You never had any appreciation, / as cold and uncaring as a sentinel. / It's been rumored- / y
    by silverbutterflies23 14 lines, 1 comment, on May 17 7:55 PM 2007. In personal
  • Our silly elementary love- / We had our share of swings, / Slides & falls / Giggling & white lies- / We must have been children / Thinking our playground romance could last.
    by silverbutterflies23 6 lines, 1 comment, on May 17 7:50 PM 2007. In love, personal
  • The second anniversary of your death / is tomorrow. / It's mind-blowing- / That you've been gone for so long / It's still fresh in my heart. / I'm still startled / when I hear your voice / on the ans
    by silverbutterflies23 42 lines, 1 comment, on May 17 7:48 PM 2007. In personal
  • She's living in beautiful lies of devotion, / but it's time to take a breath & softly say goodbye / to all her built-up illisions / & make peace with the truth of the present. / "I'm not who you think I am-
    by silverbutterflies23 13 lines, 1 comment, on May 17 6:29 PM 2007. In personal, sad, love
  • What is real? / Her heavily mascared eyelashes- / No, no they are not real. / But the scars on her wrists / are as real as can get. / The tears that stain the pillow- / Behind the layers of mask she puts on,
    by silverbutterflies23 35 lines, 1 comment, on May 13 4:33 PM 2007. In society, life
  • The people I love the best / Look  up at the sky as they walk, / and smile and wave at strangers. / The become excited at the most simple things, / and find romance in every ordinary day. / / The people I
    by silverbutterflies23 22 lines, on May 13 4:22 PM 2007
  • You do not have to be perfect. / You do not even have to be beautiful- / Just be yourself, / with your well-worn pride / and unwashed hair. / / You do not have to be perfect. / You do not even have to be the b
    by silverbutterflies23 17 lines, on May 13 4:17 PM 2007
  • / I'm only beautiful in black and white; / / You wouldn’t like my colors if you saw them- / they reveal too much. / / You’d see my emer
    by silverbutterflies23 37 lines, 10 comments, on May 12 9:40 PM 2007
  • I see you each day, / and you don't even glance / (like you used to) / when I walk in the room. / / I'm still plagued / with memories of y
    by silverbutterflies23 32 lines, 1 comment, on May 12 8:59 PM 2007
  • I am your shoulder to cry on, / I am the laughter among the hurt. / I am your bed at day's end, / I am unconditional love at its worst. / I am the light that breaks shadow, / I am different from the rest. / I a
    by silverbutterflies23 17 lines, 1 comment, on May 12 8:01 PM 2007. In personal
  • Me & my furtive glances- / You & your undulant saunter- / My plaintive eyes show / how much I wish to be with you. / You're confident in yo
    by silverbutterflies23 9 lines, 1 comment, on May 9 9:27 PM 2007. In personal
  • Whispering enchantments, / You painted me beautiful- / & kept your frosted intentions / beneath your tongue. / / You heard my sweet fragility / in my trembling words- / You simply smirked, / & broke my love
    by silverbutterflies23 18 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 30 7:32 PM 2007. In personal, love
  • We’re so casual,
    In our demeanor & conversation.
    by silverbutterflies23 21 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 17 9:01 PM 2007. In personal
  • Torn carnation petals leak life
    Smear the words of old & faded love notes—
    by silverbutterflies23 9 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 14 5:23 PM 2007. In personal, love
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