fair
She came down the stairs. A hard and serious look on her face.
"Can we talk?" she asked
"K." he replied, eating another handful of chips, eyes never leaving the puck.
"No, really, now." she said. Already it was easier; it was always easier to be angry than hurt.
"Yeah, commercial in two seconds."
She went back upstairs and sat on the bed.
Three hours later, he came up, asked her if she'd seen his green shirt. He had asked her to wash it, remember?
"Can we talk?" she replied.
"Yess," he said, dragging the 's', rolling his eyes, like a child you've asked to apologize to one of his classmates he's bitten.
"Now," she began, "I know
She'd always been the cautious one, the one who thought things out. He, on the other hand was being reckless in this as he was in most things. She watched, with some disdain, as we jumped excitedly from seed package to seed package. He was looking at the fronts, the colourful pictures of cabbage, or sunflowers, or pansies, without stopping to read the backs of the packages. He didn't realize the importance of the months they were best planted in, what plants they went next to, or even how much each strain cost.
"Hon," she started, "Do we need fertilizer, or vermiculite, or..."
"Don't worry about it, we don' t need that shit, they'l
She was being obnoxious. She had started with the apple. Munching it while playing on her laptop, letting the juice go down her face and wiping it with her sleeve. And every time that he thought that the endless parade of crunchy healthfoods were over, she'd pull out something new. The trailmix wasn't that bad until the end when she held the bag above her face and shook the last remants into her mouth. She tap-tap-tapped away at the laptop, crunch crunch crunched away at the food.
He wondered if she knew that the second button down on her tightly patterned dress was open and that everyone could see the place on her bra where the cups join. S
retail jungle
do you see the new stars
here in the retail jungle
parking lot lights, streetlights and lighted signs.
new within the century
within the quarter century
replace the ancient stars
that i cannot see,
no matter how i strain my eyes.
instead of
the delightful chirp and scutter
of animals and birds
i can only hear
cars on the highway
and a few in the lot
people going home
from a long day.
... and some beginning
a long night.
there is no grass here,
except for the half gram in my purse.
some flowers grow here
but they are landscaped
and lacking the honesty
of real nature.
there are animals here
but a far cru
Love/toi
i had to get off that bus.
je pleura tros fort et le monde me regardais.
i walked home in the dark instead.
mes larmes plus nombreux que mes pas.
my cell phone rang, your ringtone.
je ne pensais pas que tu m'appelerais.
i coughed, in the cold night air, and answered.
je ne voulais pas que tu entends ma tristesse.
you asked if i'd calmed down, if i was okay.
je me suis calmée en t'entendant.
i said yes, of course. why wouldn't i be?
tu me savais mieux que ca.
you don't know french.
mais tu me sais.
She was being obnoxious. She had started with the apple. Munching it while playing on her laptop, letting the juice go down her face and wiping it with her sleeve. And ever time that he thought that the endless parade of crunchy healthfoods were over, she'd pull out something new. The trailmix wasn't that bad until the end when she held the bag above her face and shook the last remants into her mouth. She tap-tap-tapped away at the laptop, crunch crunch crunched away at the food.
He wondered if she knew that the second button down on her tightly patterned dress was open and that everyone could see the place on her bra where the cups join. Sh
we were both there; in the same situation.
and it created a kinship.
and a deep hatred.
finally, in desperation, we clung together.
your warm skin against mine in the icy water
was an ecstasy incomparable to any other.
for a brief moment you saved me.
and i saved you.
the water wasn't so fierce,
impending hypothermia not so imminent,
death not so close.
and then reality, as it often does,
fucked everything up.
the water leaked into our lungs
hypothermia couldn't be overcome.
with lovers wet flesh pressed
one against the other
i could hold on another moment
spend another blissful second in your arms
until we both drowned
you used the words;
i didn't.
you shed the tears;
i didn't.
i broke it off.
you walked away.
you mourned me outwardly.
i said good riddance.
you didn't fight for me.
that's how i knew
that i felt it
and you faked it.
it dangles from my wrist
pretty, dainty, helpless
it's powerless
to the movements of my arm
never being allowed
to rest
and simply be
occasionally,
it is put on display
shown to others
for its beauty
and then
then it must sparkle
or risk being cast aside
it's kept in its box
the break from perpetual motion
soon becoming
incessant lethargy
and it often yearns
for the other extreme
it never finds a balance
when it becomes
old and dull and broken
it might risk being
replaced with a
new, shinier bracelet
its inner silver
will not matter
if it becomes tarnished
shown off.
dangled.
put away.
the cycle continu
a blackened tear drop
a blackened tear drop falls
on a white page, leaving a dark stain
the tear, born in her eye
an eye that has seen many things
fell down her cheek
a cheek that has been turned too many times
and fell on the white sheet of paper
a blackened tear
black like she sometimes wished her heart was
.. but not often
this tear
was turned dark
was betrayed and condemned to filth and darkness
once so pure, so clean and clear
was blackened and soiled with eyeliner and mascara
blackened so she might be "pretty"
blackened so she might be "loved"
blackened so she might be accepted.
a tear that could've, shoul
easter egg
such happy pretty colours
so beautiful
so charming
such lovely designs
in such nice patterns
look how pretty this easter egg is!
look at all the colours and the charm!
look and see it's pretty painted shell!
how lovely!
pass it around!
so we can all admire!
oh, let's all look at the pretty colours!
such a lovely thing!
everyone can see the pretty colours!
everyone can see the lovely designs!
everyone likes this artistic endeavour!
it's plain to see how lovely it is.
look! see!
such happy colours!
drop.
oh goodness!
it seems the lovely thing has cracked open!
this is impossible!
it was so p
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no saving us
She'd always been the cautious one, the one who thought things out. He, on the other hand was being reckless in this as he was in most things. She watched, with some disdain, as we jumped excitedly from seed package to seed package. He was looking at the fronts, the colourful pictures of cabbage, or sunflowers, or pansies, without stopping to read the backs of the packages. He didn't realize the importance of the months they were best planted in, what plants they went next to, or even how much each strain cost.
"Hon," she started, "Do we need fertilizer, or vermiculite, or..."
"Don't worry about it, we don' t need that shit, they'l
Current Residence: canada deviantWEAR sizing preference: xs Favourite genre of music: emo, classic rock Favourite photographer: me Favourite style of art: photos Operating System: apple MP3 player of choice: ipod Wallpaper of choice: the compy changes it for me Favourite cartoon character: Zim, Pepe le Pew Personal Quote: to love and to be loved; let's hope that is enough
Favourite Visual Artist
conor
Favourite Movies
kill bill vol 2, the lion king
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
bright eyes, beatles
Favourite Writers
rand, orwell, auel, wyndham, palaniuk
Favourite Games
monopoly/scrabble/legos/risk
Favourite Gaming Platform
wii
Tools of the Trade
mechanical pencils
Other Interests
writing, photography, emo, work, university, outdoors, my dog, reading
you have a great style and it would take me a lot of work and practice to get to the level of short-story writing you can achieve. your stories all seem to have a point, even if it's just to get across a character's personality. that's very difficult to do in a short story - zero in on the point. i can write poetry but short stories are something i don't try my hand at. you are an amazing writer BECAUSE you can write both prose and poetry. kudos and hope to see more writing from you! <3 have a great day.
I love your poems! They remind me of how I feel all the time, but in a good way, it makes me smile knowing that someone can share the same feelings as I have.