I look over your shoulder
As we say our goodbyes
Your avatar is standing in the hall
yelling about dinner
As I drive away from you
we debate the options
chop and fry in sychronicity
I am halfway home
alone
before we eat
our shadow meal
cosy in the half lit kitchen
Picking over the
bones of the day
in the dying light
as you spit
the punchline
to my silly songs
through mouthfuls
of us
throw blessed handfuls
of the life we never made
into the air like confetti
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Later, in bed alone
I replay your reflection
in the wing mirror
A cassette loop trail of
false memories
spooling through your fingers
and longing would lay
my very bones
into your hands
My contribution to the new poetry challenge: http://ruleofstupid.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/new-poetry-challenge/
Face – you can place simple words on the page and show such desolation.
Where’s my “bloody ocean”! It’s a good job your such a great poet or you’d be in the naughty corner!
throw blessed handfuls
of the life we never made
…these lines especially. I both admire and wish I could sooth your heart.
That said, you are crap at reading instructions
I just read Susan’s and realised it was missing that line and I’m not sure that I have a central metaphor either…bugger! I just can’t follow instructions! Shall i try and get the line in? I think it’ll work…
Right, I’ve added the line. I think it works. Feel like a proper dingbat….I just get carried away on a sea of words…bob bob bob and all sense evaporates!
vivid imagery… I could very well relate to this… I think you did amazing in spite of the missing line…
Thanks spoken…I guess there are hundreds of other lives we could be living, if life had taken a different path…lovely to hear from you…how are you lovely lady? Any poems forthcoming from you?
the images you created here are heartbreakginly wonderful. very crafty, loved the avatar yelling about dinner!
Thanks so much…I keep him instead of a real man because I never have to wash his socks!
hahaha interesting……………. hmmm….
Oh good Lord, this is so perfectly and simply beautiful. Thank you for creating this.
Simple tis, for I am simple-ton
Thanks for reading Susan….
Simply perfect!
Panda told me to get rid of the line again…so I did! (see I can follow instructions!)
A cassette loop trail of false memories… can I swear? Yes? Feck you are brilliant lady!
*bows and blushes* Much appreciated xx
Wow, Face. This is amazing.
Thank you lovely