Figment

By lupus tenebrae

I gave you supernovas 
to make puzzles of their light

like I gave you Morse code
just to whisper in my ear,

then I gave you empty verses
that I hoped would spring to life,

never thinking, come tomorrow:
I would see you disappear.

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Copyright 2014 lupus tenebrae
Published on Thursday, April 3, 2014.     Filed under: "Love" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

Day 3, of my National Poetry Month: Poem-A-Day Marathon. This one almost didn't happen due to personal reasons, but I still managed something.
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  • TropicalSnowstorm On Friday, April 4, 2014, TropicalSnowstorm (1580)By person wrote:

    Nice! Excellent piece, the last section ties it up quite well. Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • A former member wrote: well done, i have to say, ima loss for words. Scholar

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