She sits there
picking at her skin with those blood red nails,
and i cant seem to remember if its nail polish or blood
that makes them gleam that sweet crimson colour1
He buries his fists into the pockets of his thick gray wool overcoat
like two dolphins diving into the oceans depths
His cheeks glow red against winters breath
and i want to kiss him till he's warm2
He smiles too much for it to be real
at least thats what i think
but if its all just a act
then its a pretty damn good one3
She always liked to talk about herself
but thats alright
because when she laughs it lights up the sky
and shes pretty enough that even her tears glow4
She just a girl who wants to get out of this small town
who takes long walks by the river and writes in her torn composition notebooks
She used to have this silver-blonde hair
but its darkened away in the years past 5
She stays up to see the sunrise colour the tips of the trees
even though it makes her bones weary and wilted
like a broken flower.
Her favorite part is when the yellows bleed through the stars.6
He is planted on a bench in a middle of town
strumming that guitar and singing along to his thoughs
and it doesnt matter that his eyes are bloodshot and his clothes smell like Mary Jane
Because he's beautiful anyway
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Comments
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That was pretty cool, good luck.
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wow this was good, i got lost at first but i figured it out in the end lol great writing though!
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Wow. Morgan, you're sooooo goooood at writing!!! See, people love your work. You have a way of painting the world even brighter with your words. Are these stanzas modeled after actual people? Because a few of them remind me of certain people. I LOVE IT!!!!
Keep writing.
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yup they are modeled after real people
GUESS WHO!
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Wow...This was really, really good! I haven't enjoyed a poem as much as this one for awhile. I love the imagery you create. You were really able to stir up some emotions inside of me.
Stanzas five and six were my favorite. The words you used and how you used them gave me a crystal clear image of this girl who's seen much and tried to cope with it all. There's something very human in the flaws you describe here. Excellent work!
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