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tragedies - collab.you deserve all the cobweb dreams,
fairytale hopes, and explosive love
in the world, but i know that i
will never be the one
to give them to you.

you need notes that end with
'ps - you're brighter than
twenty-seven silver stars'.
i can't bring myself
to write them, though.

it's not like you'd read them,
anyway.

i cut out paper hearts and
dreams and gave them to you, but
you only ripped them up and said
'these aren't good enough.'

when i painted you a picture
of golden skies and sunshine smiles,
you handed it back and told me
'next time, paint realistically.'

so i wrote you a story
filled of starless nights and
hopeless d
opposite's day - collab.i. today i ignored the dismal beating
in my chest [it held me closer than
you ever did] and chased after you
like a lopsided puppy,
watching your skylit legs sink into
shin-deep puddles with indefinable
bottoms. i looked as you left me
miles behind as i shouted
nonsensical wishes and
honeycombed thoughts to you.
[let's drop anchor and stop
this off-course ship with
a handful of windswept lies.]

ii. your eyes are like my mirror -
reflective, deflective, and unforgiving.
[the only way you'll speak to me
is without words.]
one of these days i will write
'ugly ugly ugly' on my forehead
so that on opposite's day,
those baby blu
my name.my name is
alyssa, and maybe it means
hold your breath or
chase the stars. maybe it is
that awkward shyness
of saying hello to someone
for the first time
or the warm feeling
from hugs and held hands.

maybe it means
maybe my wishes will come true,
someday or maybe
it is the sound of the wind
caressing leaves and the lullabies
of wind chimes, or maybe
it is the voice inside your head;
the shade of moonlight and
comets.

maybe 'alyssa' is a synonym
for hopeful and dreaming and
'full of life'. maybe it is the rush
in your ears while running,
the challenge of catching your breath again;
the music of wishing and the thrill
o
mocha chocolatehair ;
soft like the lightest spring breeze
reminiscent of fields decorated by pink flowers
colored like fuchsia mocha.

“If you’re not the one then why does my soul feel glad today?”

eyes ;
intoxicating like the sweetest tease
reminiscent of granite washed by chrome showers
allowing me to drift into sleep.

“If you’re not the one then why does my hand fit yours this way?”

fingers ;
delicate like the piano's ivory keys
reminiscent of art drawn by crayons for hours
supple and creamy to touch.

“If you are not mine then why does your heart return my call?”

lips ;
puckered like you just want t
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Wanted to try something new.
- Don`t mind the category; I know it`s not really poetry, it`s just a little snippet from something I wrote in my notebook, but there isn't anywhere else to put it.

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~StarInYourSkye Oct 13, 2009
♥
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~Beaple Aug 21, 2009
Not poetry? You need to read more poetry [of the modern sort - the dead ones were fascinated by their own tongues (but that's okay, because they'd only recently discovered them {we've had them long enough we should learn the power of each sound})].

May I ask why you chose that specific font, background, and coloring?
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~violet-x Apr 6, 2009  Student
I love this :heart:
It's almost like a contradiction, the way the words are so chilling,
but the layout is all funky and modern.
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~Moriko-Midori Mar 30, 2009
I'm lovin' the scrapbook look to this. I don't know if you intended it like that, but it's still nice.
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~WhatTheHolyScrud Mar 25, 2009   Writer
Rawr! ^^

It's a good lyric. Imma gonna hafta keep it in mind.
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~Jessieinlove Jan 23, 2009
Gawd, i love this <3
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~bailey--elizabeth Jan 26, 2009   General Artist
Thank you so much :heart:
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~Hetari0 Jan 8, 2009
Neat little design.
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~bailey--elizabeth Jan 8, 2009   General Artist
Thank you. (:
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~TheUsed-Genuine-Fake Jan 8, 2009  Hobbyist General Artist
This would be great had I not be a retard and not be able to find the file, haha.
Theres no download button and full view doesnt work, I'm a lost cause, hahah
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