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Inertia
By Salty Ships
Sometimes I dream that you have unpinned my heart from your ribs
an act performed so unceremoniously that you may have only been adjusting
your tie
but I wake upright with my palm pressed to my chest
searching for a rhythm beneath the skin
and I fall back onto the bed
disappointed with stillness.
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Copyright 2013 Salty Ships
Published on Monday, August 26, 2013.
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"Poetry"
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On Monday, September 30, 2013, midnights voice
(971)
wrote:
The Phoenix falls back upon it nest in flames of searing pain only to rise again reborn with a new life .
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A former member wrote:
the elation and the crash. i know the pain that comes with that earnest desperate pining... Eventually you start feeling not good enough and invisible. i love the understated imagery, the tie metaphor, the brevity of the moment, everything about this. thank you for reminding me why my ex should stay my ex.
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On Monday, August 26, 2013, FadedBlues
(2168) wrote:
...it's a matter of reassurance, always confiming that we carry each other's heart in our own...
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On Monday, August 26, 2013, Maladroit
(202) wrote:
I like when this happens- when I run into an overlooked member. I thought this was a debut and then I find I have more to read..
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