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May 2013 Douglas Oliveira

ekaj revae

We wake up together
Sniffing and staring
At our thoughts
Floating together
In this square bubble
With sunlight in it.
Last night we held each other.
Could only watch the
Visuallystriking images,
Battling each other
For love in the dark.

Now I hate you with such a
Familiar closeness
That I forget the word entirely.
It doesn't exist.
And your face, is a beautiful
Perfect flame,
That burns with every color in it
That just showed up,
That I needed .
And it's this love.
This love of never caring at all,
This love of just thinking about this love
That makes your love leave.
It's gone and then I love you
without you.

May 2013 Douglas Oliveira

the correct posture

May 2013 Douglas Oliveira

Fragano Ledgister

the correct posture

no echo here just quiet and the bright
lamp of midday that flattens all below
with gentle touch that equals massive blow
and makes us all long for the cool of night
there's not a bird today seeking the height
the strongest beast is hiding from the glow
this day at least we wish to see the snow
soften the edges of this harshest sight
mind cannot waken to the meanest task
nor is there thought of music for the charge
when distance adds so much to every fear
it magnifies the words that each must ask
making the burdens that were small so large
but yet each basket when we look holds air

May 2013 Douglas Oliveira

Mirrors

May 2013 Douglas Oliveira

r l

Mirrors

It's funny
They say that mirrors reflect you
But do they really?

Mirrors don't show how nice you are
Or how caring
Or trustworthy
Or how understanding

They don't reflect your favorite songs
Or movies or books or tv shows

They don't reflect your hopes
Your dreams
Your aspirations

They don't reflect the things that make you
You

Instead,all they show are mere flaws

Mirrors show the 'too-fat' you
Or the 'too-ugly' you
Or the 'not-good-enough' you
Instead of the real you
Which can't be seen

I understand why people don't like their reflections
It shows what they think are flaws
Instead of who they really are

So maybe,
If mirrors reflected personalities
Instead of looks,
Fewer people would hate their reflections

This is more of a draft,I guess. I don't know if I should work on it more or just be done,I don't know. It's kind of ironic or hypocritical on my part,I guess. Written in 5 minutes;probably *****. I'm trying to write more,but I have no ideas :/