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maylhong
maylhong
I bled beautifully, Like a fresh teabag in hot water. The trickling scarlet had me in a trance, And beckoned me with a beguiling smile. And so I swam on, upriver. Against the current Despite the inevitability of failure, Of disappointment, danger and death. It wasn’t hope, no, More so the inability to distinguish Disaster from desire; affliction from affection Because they’re closer than one would expect. And so I swam on, upriver. But of course, I was glass— Flagrantly transparent— And at last, It all shattered into twelve shards So fine, That I couldn’t even tell which were yours, and Which were mine.
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Jul 3, 2014
Jul 3, 2014 at 12:02 AM UTC
Upriver
I wish I could say, That I was lost in your eyes, But it's a straight-paved road, So I'd be telling lies. I wish I could claim, That you were a moat-surrounded castle, But when I launch an invasion, You barely even get hostile. We're on a seesaw, But you're not quite heavy enough. Soon I'll get bored, And move on to something else. Don't make it too easy, Don't be black and white. For I'd just pierce through your glass, And leave you in a plight.
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Jul 2, 2014
Jul 2, 2014 at 4:42 AM UTC
Imbalance