one up.

the way that I pluck your heart strings
is almost as cliche as the way
you pretend to fall for it.

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Published on Friday, October 26, 2012. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "one up."

On Tuesday, April 4, 2023, carlosjackal (3016) wrote:

The use of the word "pretend" and that title makes this genius.
On Sunday, December 16, 2012, Dreaming in Stanzas (303) wrote:

Mutually assured destruction of the heart. We've all been there.
On Friday, November 9, 2012, freudian-slip (239) wrote:

simply nice
On Saturday, October 27, 2012, lupus tenebrae (872) wrote:

It sounds like something of a Hallmark mentality, words from someone else's heart. Brief and biting, that's the ticket.
On Friday, October 26, 2012, With love_Crow (83) wrote:

A simple line for a simple truth.