Direct Address: Cherry Vanilla

By Demosthenes

You knew me
Far too long
You made my smile a constant
Far too long
You melted my heart with a glance
Far too long
Not to know

It took me seventeen days
To find a tube of cherry vanilla lip gloss
That felt like whipped cream
And smelled like heaven
And tasted like you

I put it on every morning for five months thereafter
No one knew why my eyes teared up when I ate anything
I could taste your kiss
And you left me breathless
Despite your absence
And I still loved you

Loved you for your kiss still leaving me breathless
Loved you for your kiss. Breathless.
Loved you for your kiss
Leaving me

YOU LEFT ME!

How are you here?
After close to half a year has passed
You should be banging some other girl by now
So you can break her heart too

"I still love you."

You expect me to be able to hear that?
God, how can four words be so pretty?
Go over to that table.
Pick up the little pink tube.
What flavor is it?

"Cherry vanilla."

Exactly.
It's you my dear
It feels like whipped cream
And smells like heaven
And tastes like you.
And it kept me alive for five months
Isn't that special?

Shall we reminisce for a moment?
Let me do the talking
Hell, we might as well discuss us

The pretty little things that meant nothing
But made me love you
That you always
/Always/
Did, without fail
Because back in the day
When we were so in love
Nothing else even pretended to matter

I loved you for the pretty little things
For being able to play with my hair without pulling it
For kissing the bridge of my nose
Instead of the tip
For running your fingers down my arm to help me sleep
For always
Always
Using my name when you told me
You loved me more than air
Or more than orange cream savers
Or life
Or anything

You always used my name
To let me know it was me
And it made me so selfish
But so damned happy
So who cares?

SNAP!
You're back here
Standing at my pretty little coffee table
Holding a pretty little lip gloss tube
Telling me you still love me
And looking… like a pretty little idiot

You always used my name
And I was yours forever
And ever…
And ever…

"I still love you."

Such a pretty sound
Never thought four words could be so pretty

You always used my name
And tasted
Like cherry vanilla

Four words

Too late
What a shame
It should've been five
And that tube ran out last night

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Published on Sunday, June 22, 2003. Filed under: "Poetry"

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August 13th, 2013

Comments on "Direct Address: Cherry Vanilla"

On Tuesday, August 13, 2013, Dancing_Monkey (1246) wrote:

I remember reading this beauty. Wonderfull read
On Sunday, July 28, 2013, Star (920) wrote:

beautifully heartbreaking. it torn my heart into pieces.
On Thursday, March 20, 2008, Bluegirl (177) wrote:

I love this. It was nice to go over it again in my inbox. ;) *poetic finger snaps*
On Thursday, October 4, 2007, TropicalSnowstorm (1703) wrote:

I remember this one! I still love it - fantastic piece! Ciao, T/S
On Sunday, July 4, 2004, Lynaes (859) wrote:

I adore this, beyond words.. so original and poignant.. painfully beautiful. *clicks faves* fantastic work.
On Sunday, July 4, 2004, Anth (1133) wrote:

this is fantastic work,some really strong feelings that many find hard to describe,and youve nailed so much with beautiful expressions
On Wednesday, June 9, 2004, OLd SouL (734) wrote:

I felt like a was in someone else's heartbreak. And it was comforting... to understand the feelings yet experience them through new words. I love it I do. :::OLd
On Sunday, April 11, 2004, Cinn (152) wrote:

this poem so beautiful and sad and its written so well it almost made me cry for real and that doesnt happen often i love it
A former member wrote: I will never be able to taste Cherry Vanilla lip gloss without thinking of you and this brilliance.
A former member wrote: "17 days".....i love you, Sara!-Amelia
A former member wrote: God i love this....ah..i really don't know what to say.Ive read this many times,as i keep coming back to visit your account as a non-member...this is just...well,im in love with it!lol,great work..xx...
A former member wrote: wow. . . this is great. so sad. so touching. i love it!
On Saturday, July 12, 2003, Blood of Winter (296) wrote:

such a sad tale, you tell it so beautifully. I have four words that come to mind. " It is, over now"
On Tuesday, July 8, 2003, KittyStryker (711) wrote:

this is lovely... and the color, exactly like cherry vanilla.
On Sunday, July 6, 2003, nell (271) wrote:

wow what an interesting poem, i love the way that you wrote this, it flows so well.
On Monday, June 23, 2003, Ophelia (221) wrote:

very touching, I liked this alot..
On Sunday, June 22, 2003, diavolessa (208) wrote:

yes really good. A wonderful ride into my memori... ~D
On Sunday, June 22, 2003, diavolessa (208) wrote:

MEMORY MEMORY!!! sowwy it seems like I cannot type today! argh!!!
On Sunday, July 6, 2003, Demosthenes (155) wrote:

i spelled memory like memori in the fifth grade spelling bee... my mind wasnt working, i almost ripped my own head off. -B
On Sunday, June 22, 2003, maddin foxxxy (358) wrote:

i absolutely love this one...as i can relate..."smelled like cherry vanilla"...the ending is excellent also...touching and expressed so well..triggers memories..outstanding!
A former member wrote: i love it...