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No, you're wrong.

Everyone is as beautiful
as they can possibly be

Particularly at lunch
in a laughing restaurant

Everyone is as beautiful
as they can possibly be

And they are moved
by their own beauty

And they shed tears for it
in the back of the taxi home
carefully

                     carefully
  
                                             carefully


you slipped yourself into my veins
 Aug 2013 Amanda Casey
brooke
remember when i
taped a hundred
pink streamers to
your ceiling? A giant
craft store heart
dangling from the
middle and when
your mom asked

when are you gonna take that down?

you smiled and asked
why you'd ever need to.
(c) Brooke Otto
oh
but my heart
still feels
like it's c   r
                      u
                   m
                       bli
                            n
                               g
when I hear your
words in my head
 Jul 2013 Amanda Casey
Jay
LET LOVE
 Jul 2013 Amanda Casey
Jay
They say you reap what you sow
We planted seeds but let nobody know
If there was a way we could be the path would not show
but you brought your light to my world and I love how you glow
And despite the lack of fruitful future
We let love grow

Pumping the brakes at every turn
Just trying to keep it slow
Even amongst our selves  we kept it on the low
Over time we would ignore the alarming signs
And Against our better judgment
We let love show

When seen Our love blossomed
Uncontrollably flourished
What once was just seeds is now an untameable forest
We made a beautiful symphony from what was just a quiet chorus
a rushing stream of passion
We let love flow

Now out of fear of what Towers before us
you ask me to ignore us
And go cold cover the field in ice and snow  
Turn my back on what we have
Just go on with the show
the one question that I must know
Is how can
*We let love go?
 Jul 2013 Amanda Casey
ba
she fell in love
with a subterfuge
of a human,

manipulating words
into timely and
recurring emotions.

turning smiles
into idiosyncrasy
and crying into yore.

Act One
he started off easy,
with the tip of a hat
and a sly smile so thin
you'd walk a tight rope across it

Act Two
he had a way with words
that swept you
off your feet
without fail nor hesitation.
twisting love into lust,
and happiness into heartbreak,
and there's nothing
you could do to stop it

Act Three
as the final act prevailed,
he left with a surprise.
playing with her
heart strings like
a talented guitarist.
a song so beautiful
she seemed to dance

little did she know, she was dancing on strings

Prelude
as you see,
that was his trick.
turning a girl into a puppet
helplessly relying on
the strings she was
suspended upon

so if i may, i bid you with this,
never trust a magician
because a magician
never reveals his
secret, nor his
tricks
 Jul 2013 Amanda Casey
brooke
Beauty was never
enough because
some people have
deeper problems
(c) Brooke Otto
 Jul 2013 Amanda Casey
brooke
I have anchored my ship
on broken docks and rowdy
children have set fire to my
sails. The water always laps
at my letters, you know
what to do, you know
what to do.
(c) Brooke Otto
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