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Shaving Layers
April 10, 2010
I observe you as you
Shake away the cobwebs,
Shedding the past shapes
In which you were formed.
Shapes made of memories
That convey to me.
I choke, seeing what falls.
Our life,
Our happiness,
Our lo--
I understand now.
It's gone forever now.
You're gone forever now.
I need to live with that.
Flames lick at my charred heart,
Despite desperate efforts
Against the ash it becomes.
I bring back memories;
Snapshots of painful fights.
Collages of red wrists,
Burned by your rough grasp.
I see what you’ve become,
And I’m okay.
Only for mere seconds, but
I’m. Okay.
© Krystal B., Bloomingdale, IL
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Captain-Tightpants GOLD said...
on Sep. 29 2010 at 4:09 am
You're getting better.
The repeat of now two lines is a row is a bit weak though.
The repeat of now two lines is a row is a bit weak though.
