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Monday, July 6, 2009

Gone

Such power you wield

Mesmerized

Hypnotized

Murmur in my ear, fleeting words

I cannot hold them

Ghosts in my head

I try to run, escape

Desperate for the honeyed tones

I call

Touching briefly the place where our lips lingered

You are gone

I know

So am I

5 comments:

  1. Powerful, this one! Well done! I like the way you concluded this piece. Keep writing!!!

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  2. is gone forever or maybe just out for milk? Love your way with words. ~rick

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  3. Ah, yes, out for milk. I like that, ;p

    Thanks

    Ajay, I added the ending as an after thought, glad you liked it. ;D Thanks for the comment.

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  4. Sarah Mclachlan asks in one of her songs (Witness), "Is misery made beautiful right before our eyes."

    It is.

    Bittersweet writing.

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  5. Exceptional handling of words..

    Simple yet powerful..

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