i want my peanuts back.

By KittyStryker

i want nothing more than to pretend nothing ever happened
and that the pink elephant of our relationship never came to the party.
unfortunately, however, you invited it in, and it's been sitting
in my living room, eating all my peanuts, for almost two months...
that's a little long, and a little difficult to ignore. and now
now that you've come back, i feel it's only right that you and i sit
and discuss what exactly we're going to do about this issue.

my rent doesn't cover an elephant.
my insurance doesn't cover an extra day of therapy.
my heart doesn't cover what i should do next.

elephants, pink or otherwise, however
do not make good housemates- and
it's about time we showed it the door.

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Copyright 2004 Bast
Published on Sunday, May 30, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Miztaken4beauty On Thursday, March 25, 2010, Miztaken4beauty (177)By person wrote:

    Cute and bitter.

  • spaniellie On Thursday, December 9, 2004, spaniellie (76)By person wrote:

    i love this poem. it allows a part of your personality to come out, i really enjoyed the metaphorical meaning of it as well! ;P

  • murder_in_clubland On Sunday, May 30, 2004, murder_in_clubland (388)By person wrote:

    I really like this. . . its sad but kindof cute. . .another good write~ss

  • glasshouse On Sunday, May 30, 2004, glasshouse (548)By person wrote:

    I LOVE this... I kept thinking that it would be humorous... but it was still kinda painful... even about pink elephants. You've done something unique here and I like it. Alot. -Glass


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