lipstick stain on the teddy bear.

By Star

I smelled candle 
         s
           m
         o
            k
          e

when I got home tonight. 

and I recall that I made the bed when I got up this morning. 

there's clothes on the floor that aren't even mine. 

whose earring is that on the pillow next to my night stand? 
whose lipstick is smudged on my teddy bear? 

and... 

I can't question this anymore. 

but... 

I'll have you know,
 
I loved you first
when there was no one else. 

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© 2020 Brandi Lea
Published on Tuesday, August 5, 2014.     Filed under: "Poetry"

Author's Note:

I have been thinking way too much on the past.
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  • whisperingwalls On Sunday, August 17, 2014, whisperingwalls (210)By person wrote:

    Wow, this is powerful poetry, you painted the scene as if I was looking through your eyes, and the emotion was wrenching. well done

  • Insatiable On Saturday, August 9, 2014, Insatiable (43)By person wrote:

    Dearest Star, I love this piece. It hurts me and rings so familiar in my brain. Thank you for sharing. Xx.

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Wednesday, August 6, 2014, TropicalSnowstorm (1580)By person wrote:

    Thinking too much on the past makes for great poetry. This is a wonderful piece! Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • A former member wrote: You had me at "candle smoke". Scholar

  • Bashost On Wednesday, August 6, 2014, Bashost (23)By person wrote:

    wow...WOW. This is just... wow. Sorry.. at a loss for words here.

  • soul_versing On Wednesday, August 6, 2014, soul_versing (774)By person wrote:

    Damn two timing bear-bear. All jokes aside_the past cannot hurt you anymore, someone just recently triggered a few lingering ghosts is all. I say... rid yourself of caged thoughts, love. Don't become a victim because you're too valuable in nature. .squeezes the Starling.  Scholar

  • A former member wrote: There's something magical about this one.. An emptiness, shimmering through words that had me hooked from the very first line. Stunning write! Scholar

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