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Shannon Kelly Mar 2013
Silence,
You creep and you rest
You shatter and break
And to be in love with you,
I love what that takes.

Seeing you as you are
A wonder
A flame, a conversation starter.

The power of mindfulness,
Like a problem
You stay.
But you are not deadly and
You are not bad

You are holy.
A moment of you, for those lost
You, for words cannot express what it will cost.

You are made when irritated,
More influence than movements

You are white and crisp,
Like air, flawless.
Never confusing.

You never hold yourself against me.
A strong hesitation,
You make my deep soul think,
For words do no such thing.
Shannon Kelly Mar 2013
Oh that smile-
she's a tricky one.
Between those
black slits of pure white
is saltwater
the same that
runs from her eyes
onto
the floor.
Those shiny gums
lined with pink
that moves in
her veins
through her pale scars
onto
the floor.
That tongue
how it works
its way through words
deceiving
the very people
that gave life to it
"I'm happy" it says
as she falls
onto
the floor.
Shannon Kelly Mar 2013
You can probably tell when I am mad
or sad
Any woman can hide it all,
so true.
But only the real ladies leave it
on the table
to see who will be there
through and through.
You might leave me,
but at least it's for
the real me.
Shannon Kelly Feb 2013
As I
watched your rose petals
fall
against the white, diseased
walls
all I could
hear were the tears,
enough water
to give life to
you,
the flowers,
all.
Shannon Kelly Feb 2013
I think
I was sad
today.
I think
it rained
today.
I could not
get out of bed
to find out.
Shannon Kelly Feb 2013
Could it be
that a life without you
would be the end of me?

Yeah. Probably.
Shannon Kelly Feb 2013
I once recieved a fortune cookie message
reading
"You are a lover of words. You should write a book"
Then I thought
well
everyone should write a book.
I thought everyone loved words.
Different types of words.
curse words and greetings words
cute words and lover's words
You love them.
unnessasary, sassy,
trendy, vintage words
You love them.
cards' and poets' and moms' words
Even if they are cruel to you
do not break up with them.
will probably add on/ exand later
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