chelsea-chapmanWhisper

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24You dominate every second of my day and every dream in the night. My heart constricts and expands, constricts and expands, quicker and quicker to the sight of your face behind my eyes. / And there, you blossom. / Your eyes are not eyes; they speak words unspoken. They are frosted glass windows transparent only to me.
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Mar 18, 2013
AugustLaura plays her beautiful song, / Sings her beautiful tune. / The rain is falling on this August afternoon,
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Mar 9, 2012
Concrete/FeathersI turn over the pages. / Fold the corners to remember. / Feathers.
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Mar 9, 2012
DispersalStand in an open field and / tear out / the pages of your favourite book
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Dec 20, 2012
ExplorationsI wake in the night / and find your thirsty lips against mine. / I’m blind and you are an unknown city.
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Dec 5, 2013
FossilsThey sat across the room from each other / Mother and daughter, alike in appearance / “Don’t you remember?” the mother said
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Mar 9, 2012
In a Minute There is TimeYou're not floating around the constellations. / You're knee-deep in cold, dank mud. / The walls around you peel
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Sep 29, 2013
Please Tread CarefullyI’ve been feeling the kind of loneliness / that can only be cured / by someone who can wash away all anxiety and fear with their eyes
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May 14, 2013
Reds and BluesMy heart is a cracked egg spilling into my lungs, / wrapping around my organs. / Dripping,
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Jan 1, 2013
StormShe’s at a loss. / Her voice quietens, weakens. / She’s not herself.
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Mar 9, 2012
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