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fold me in black.
By Dreaming in Stanzas
It crushes me
Coursing through me like
liquid silence
Fills me with
black echos
Whispers to me like
What if, and
If only, and
Only now, and
Now you, and
You can't
I can't what?
Can't breathe,
Can't come up for air,
Can't break the surface of this sea of loneliness
So I'm squeezing this pillow and it doesn't even smell like him
It never did.
Last time I checked shadows don't have a scent
And imaginary heroes aren't in the habit of dousing themselves in Drakkar
Noir
So tonight I'm just treading broken waters with my photographic regrets
Singing stanzas to my fallen dreams
Pretending they are falling stars at 11:11
And wishing I were different,
Wishing I had changed for him
Wishing there had ever been a him to change for.
But there's nothing,
nothing but the black above,
the blue below,
and me in the middle
So I close my eyes
float
and just breathe.
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Copyright 2014 Dreaming in Stanzas
Published on Wednesday, August 13, 2014.
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On Monday, March 3, 2014, Six-Out
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wrote:
aching doesn't quite encompass what this makes one feel. it hurts. i hope you're well.
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A former member wrote:
"So I'm squeezing this pillow and it doesn't even smell like him" I loved this line...wow.I can relate.
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On Saturday, January 18, 2014, TropicalSnowstorm
(1580) wrote:
great piece! i like how u managed to make the ending peaceful - "just breath". very good flow and imagery. Ciao, T/S
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On Saturday, January 18, 2014, Peyton1
(204) wrote:
Well writ miss Dreaming. You just sent me on like three different emotional journeys during that read. I like works that do that, for there are not that many that can. Thank you for writing that. I must read more of your work, this was the first. See ya.....
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