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Lullaby to her destruction.
By Dreaming in Stanzas
[pretty girl so bright]
Tanning lotion and beach towels,
the sundresses are coming out and
she is
going under
throwing her morals on the bbq and toasting the edges of her conscience
[pretty girl is losing it]
she is
baptizing herself in an ocean of bad decisions and one nights stands because
she is
convinced that her sanity is solar powered
[pretty girl breaks so beautifully]
She is
losing herself each night. Spurred on by the heat and the air, thick with
humidity and the ghosts of her regrets
She will
spend longer and longer each morning, trying to claw her way back from
madness
She will
sunbathe with her insecurities until they are seared into her skin
[pretty girl doesn’t feel so pretty]
She will
tread barefoot across the burning sands of her own self-doubts, it’s
like
she knows
her savior is futile because the days are only getting shorter again, so
maybe
she should
just
pluck the sunshine out of her eyes, once and for all
[pretty girl is surrendering]
The stars look especially bright in her dilated eyes
[pretty girl is falling]
Her summer has ended
[pretty girl fades to black]
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Copyright 2015 Dreaming in Stanzas
Published on Thursday, July 30, 2015.
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A former member wrote:
i connected with this, thank you,
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On Monday, December 28, 2015, TropicalSnowstorm
(1703)
wrote:
Great piece! This captures the cost of the "wild summer"...sometimes people think they can hold a piece of themselves back, but there is always a cost. Ciao, T/S
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On Friday, July 31, 2015, dwells
(4285) wrote:
A long, hot, summer indeed in this extended metaphor DIS. Where it's all about the skin; when everybody wants in. Winter can take care of itself. The barbeque line speaks volumes; hot stuff sadly! - Dan
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On Thursday, July 30, 2015, FadedBlues
(2169) wrote:
...season of sorrow. so well crafted...
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A former member wrote:
This is amazing and can relate to it on so many levels .... Great write!!
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On Thursday, July 30, 2015, veingo
(532) wrote:
And yet the reflection in, and of it's self, proves her Prettier, Stronger, and Wiser, than she seems to feel in the moment... Good to hear from you again. ^V^
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A former member wrote:
I really really liked this! ~ hdb
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