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 Dec 2014 Laura
terra nova
sometimes I am
overwhelmed by words-
the countless human voices
shouting to be heard. and then they
ask you what you love, and
what you read- and you must
scrabble for the words they
want and need. but all the
great ideas are blurry in your
mind - what really sticks are
those old friends you left behind
amongst the cushions and the
trees you knew when smaller-
the battered books familiar:
easy smiling caller
who knows the way into
your mind so very well, that you
don't have to put your thoughts to
show-and-tell. and all the places
in those stories feel like
home- they are the sea, and
all these new books seem just foam.
 Nov 2014 Laura
EJ Aghassi
I feel for you, dear friend
you walk a path I cannot follow

but my thoughts and love
are with you, from wherever

however whenever at whichever
time of day, you know, you see

it's hard to watch you dissolve as
such but you were meant to be

a spectacle, some sort of being
not fit to be contained in any

dull drab human form or
regular routine of any kind

I ramble, dear friend, as you did
words flow a certain way for us

and we'll wander as such, as
flowing rivers do how they will

onward forth without a wince
or something similar enough to it

my thoughts are with you, stay
humble and true to yourself

and let things be, we both know
we're powerless to help

my heart is with you, but where
you're headed I can't follow

and I hope there will be shelter
from the storm that will befall you
I wrote this farewell to a beloved friend of mine a while before I realized it was final. Love, always.
The sun rises then sets;
It's beautiful.
The moon glows then disappears;
It's beautiful.

The thought of 'Us' is bittersweet.
'Us' is ugly yet so beautiful.
'Us' is saccharine yet so acidic.


Demoralized thoughts
derived from cynical trepidation
seem to render me dazed and addled.

I've never experienced a love like this:
a love whereas i voluntarily succumb to any of your surmises,
a love whereas your wants and needs come before mine,
a love whereas I feel like i need you,
a love whereas I suffer from withdrawal
when your voice fails to reach my ear for too long,
when your skin fails to touch my skin for too long,
when the trust I so much had in you
..
..
..
seems to no longer exist.

*Would anyone savour the taste of a bittersweet fruit?
 Sep 2014 Laura
Unfortunate Smile
that my name, sounds so much sweeter when it rolls off your tongue.
I also understand that in a couple of years there will be a new girl sitting in your bedroom with the door locked, admiring the way you whisper
her name into her neck. But for now it is me, so please.
Say it again. "
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