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 Apr 2014 stargazer
aphrodite
Once angelic, now sounds like nails screeching against a chalkboard.
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 Apr 2014 stargazer
aphrodite
You were supposed to love me.
But instead,
you reminded me of sitting in a dentist's chair
or not being able to find a matching sock
or early mornings and crowded public transportation.

And I was supposed to hate you for that,
but instead -
you reminded me of a new cashmere sweater
and the lullaby my mother used to hum to me as a child
and the books that line my shelves.

And even when you made me go numb;
I could still feel you every time I got a paper cut,
and see you in sun that sets late on a summer evening ,
and hear you in the wail of my alarm at 6 am on a Monday morning,
smell you in the daisies that grew by the trail,
and taste you in the bitter flavour of my medication.

There were versions of you in everything I hated and everything I loved in life
and now that you won't even look my way,
all I want is to stop living.
"I'm always writing about the same **** person. I think I'll love him forever."
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 Apr 2014 stargazer
aphrodite
Before it's too late,


                                                         ­  because nothing's worse than
                                                            ­                                                  too
                                                                ­                                                     late
.
Wish I could take my own advice!
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 Apr 2014 stargazer
Ian Cairns
Maybe
 Apr 2014 stargazer
Ian Cairns
Maybe I'm a good man
A lost soul on the move
I'm a liar with conviction
Maybe you are too

I think the sky blue on purpose
The moon still full enough to view
The stars add up in surplus
Maybe one plus one is two

The way you laugh is angelic
Maybe you already knew that
My compliments sound long overdue
I think you knew that too

I'm scared of asking for your name
Maybe I know you'd only be passing through
We're separated by more than six degrees
A conclusion you already drew

Maybe life provides no guarantees
And all I ever wanted was the truth
I don't know what to believe
Maybe you always needed something new

Maybe there are no keys to succeed
Maybe success is knowing who you are is true
Maybe who you are is complete
And you and I will make do
Here's an edited version of my latest write. Let me know what you think!
 Apr 2014 stargazer
A B Perales
If I was to
awake to more
than just a
foggy,hungover,
shadow of a memory
of that girl I know
was here the night
before.
Would I feel less
alone throughout the day?
If there was to be more
than just the water stained
ceiling and the
yellow, faded,
dust dressed lamp
shade to rest
my eyes upon
as the night time
drug laced,hungover
haze falls
from my view.
Would my days
appear brighter?

I always sense
the slightest smell
of her cigarettes and
the taste of stale  *****
in the mornings after .
How I secretly
long for
her pouty lips
that always
seem to carry
that bitter ***** Martini
taste.

All that is left
of her until
the next late
night hour,
unannounced drunken
visit,
is the lip
stick stained cigarette
butts in the abalone
shell.
The indentation
left by her hips and her
shoulder in the down.
And the slightest scent
of her cheap perfume
that always sticks around
for days after
shes gone.

These shadows left
behind by her
curves
and her wit
constantly
reminding me of
how empty this
place truly
is without her presence .

We both apparently
agree
that  its
better this way,
cheap and discreet,
never promised and
always unannounced.
I secretly and simply
go along with
her suggestion.
 Apr 2014 stargazer
A B Perales
It's hard to
understand Dante,
but oh so easy to
fall in love with
his madness.

To be so flush
with the gift and
die penniless and
misunderstood is
a comedy that can
only be lived and
not fabricated.

His Inferno was
cold and lonely
and I feel a
kinship with
the cold and the man.

His prince was a
blubbering fool whose
only sin was
his betrayal
to his king.

And I've shed blood
for senseless reasons
and always remained
loyal to the
ways

Who shall cast
judgment upon
my loyalty,
is it the pain
in my gut that will
portray my
penance.

The Serpents gave
us our religions,
for every swarm needs
its own Queen.

Dante died alone
in banishment,
Nietzsche wrote
the Anti-Christ
and I've fallen hard
for them
both.
 Apr 2014 stargazer
Lizzy
Existence
 Apr 2014 stargazer
Lizzy
The days that are the worst
Are when I feel nothing at all
Not exactly low
Just numb

That's what depression does to you
A cancerous numbing
Slowly spreading
Until your whole brain goes cold

Trying any remedy
To feel something again
But it's too late
I've already lost all feeling

I'm no longer living a life
I'm just simply existing
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