The Things They Hold and The Things They Could Not

By XCryingMinotaurX

They have everything, these pale boney fingers.
Soft, but not softest, for once they held you.
Moons ago and deep in humid human heat.

They extended the million miles of your body.
They touched one moment of your lonely life.
They felt what your heart could not.

Said sadly as fingers lost grip.
Too rough to hold the dearest thing tight.
And you slipped, oh how you slipped away.

These pale boney fingers.
Of all the things they hold.
They could not hold you.

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Copyright 2004 XCryingMinotaurX
Published on Monday, March 29, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • knightmirror On Tuesday, March 30, 2004, knightmirror (426)By person wrote:

    i find it beautiful how almost everything i read of your's brings tears to my eyes.i thank you from the bottom of my heart,seriously,thank you.God you're magnificent and i'm always here for you.love,chris

  • girlafraid On Monday, March 29, 2004, girlafraid (479)By person wrote:

    i love the last stanza...and "the million miles of your body" so sad..but i liked it *afraid*

  • Six-Out On Monday, March 29, 2004, Six-Out (1423)By person wrote:

    Amazing...I was reading this, and my jaw was slowly dropping. Wonderful write....juts wonderfu.

  • A former member wrote: I absolutely loved this. I can't quote one line over another line or even exactly tell you while I'm so enthralled by this...but...it's amazing.

  • A former member wrote: I'm thinking it's the contrast and the thought put into this. It's something I can't do very well...and envy poems like this that are so beautiful.

  • purr_verse On Monday, March 29, 2004, purr_verse (1052)By person wrote:

    i agree... there is a true sadlyquiet beauty to this piece. lovely work.

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