she spoke sanguine.

By Six-Out

she spoke sanguine to me.
tripping on harp-hearted stilettos. mellow smoke rails
and a nicotine lip. for good measure

a pocket-book romance. that she keeps for the rainy days
when her eyes won't dry. and the stars fall like ashes onto the wet cement
clutching reality with her right hand. standing under a streetlamp
and they've always told her that
these were the best days of her life.

wind whispering sweet tones of anguished cries.
she'd lie to me- if it would make my world turn orange
because she never liked the taste of these sunken blues.
speaking in tongues marked by periods of silence.
puncutated to fit the needs of whoever kept her depth at bay.
and she'd always tell me I was never meant to weather this storm.

and her voice rang when she sang Janis to the treetops
telling her baby to cry. and saying how one fist in the air is meaningless
when the crowd remains seated.
and she'd sit on the curb. these were the best days of her life

when she spoke stucco heartbreaks. lacing each thread with innocence
she'd tell me to dance to her pulse- but my feet kept slipping
cutting her blood-flow. as she spoke to me in vibrant reds.

these humid nights take my breath away

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Published on Sunday, September 11, 2005. Filed under: "Philosophical" and "Poetry"

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Comments on "she spoke sanguine."

On Saturday, January 1, 2011, Artanis (56) wrote:

very dark and mysterious...i like it.
On Wednesday, June 17, 2009, lovechild (43) wrote:

i already have this bookmarked but I am always captivated by it
On Friday, January 4, 2008, LadyMalice (18) wrote:

This is beautiful. =)
A former member wrote: This is absolutely gorgeous.
On Thursday, March 1, 2007, DarkLord (7) wrote:

Incredibly riveting...
On Sunday, January 28, 2007, zanewill (82) wrote:

6out=ur awesome*****peace!
On Thursday, September 14, 2006, i tremble (29) wrote:

your words steal both my breath and soul.
On Wednesday, May 3, 2006, PoeticHellion (191) wrote:

Everytime I read this I die a little. That's how good it is... still.
A former member wrote: i can't believe i've never told you how much a love this..i've read this so many times..but this, just like all of your writes, just wraps itself around my brain..gah. you are just too amazing.
On Saturday, October 22, 2005, Bellezza (16) wrote:

Beautiful..
On Sunday, October 9, 2005, CharlottesWeb (509) wrote:

I understand the lil following this gained. And I wonder...how did you write this??
On Sunday, January 14, 2007, CharlottesWeb (509) wrote:

I understand why this a fav of so many. I wonder how could you write this...how could anybody write this? It's so beautiful and undescribable...I'm impressed. It's casts it's own reflection into the darkness...thats beautiful.
A former member wrote: hmmm... i could have sworn i've commented on this before. i guess not. my bad. i have to agree with ApathysKiss. this was so nostalgic. it was incredible.
On Tuesday, October 4, 2005, ApathysKiss (377) wrote:

how nostalgic....like a song spinning in my head while i'm swinging beneath a tree...i feel the urge to inflate your head with commendation...:p ~michelle
On Tuesday, October 4, 2005, liquid_emotion (323) wrote:

its been a long time since i've been here to read, but you have certainly developed a more mature style
On Tuesday, October 4, 2005, Six-Out (1423) wrote:

This...makes me incredibly happy.
On Thursday, September 29, 2005, Crysa (33) wrote:

So very vivid.
On Wednesday, September 14, 2005, Dei (663) wrote:

hmmm... this has given me something to pnnder over. I like it
On Wednesday, September 14, 2005, antiScripsony (30) wrote:

Ohhh, I love it. That first line, specifically, kicks it off on such a strong note.
On Tuesday, September 13, 2005, Philla (95) wrote:

Oh wow. This is simply beautiful. How is it that every single one of your poems bring tears to my eyes and leave my heart longing for more? -*Philla*-
A former member wrote: this poem took my breath away. you write such beauty. there were so many lines in her that made me shiver that i wouldn't be able to give you a favorite one if i tried. ....-samone
On Monday, September 12, 2005, PoeticHellion (191) wrote:

Whoaa. I really like it. The way you wrote it is awesome.
On Monday, September 12, 2005, Mahakala (207) wrote:

Awesome...Wicked...I am rendered speechless by your talent...
On Sunday, September 11, 2005, sIo (898) wrote:

i can't endure any word of this and i can't take my eyes away from anyword you utter or write. i can only offer empty hands and a silence to take your heart away.
On Sunday, September 11, 2005, AniDayz (812) wrote:

*'a pocket-book romance.that she keeps for the rainy days...'speaking in tongues marked in periods of silence. punctuated to fit the needs of whoever kept her depth at bay...'*
On Sunday, September 11, 2005, AniDayz (812) wrote:

youre insanely gifted with such masterful ways of portraying such intimate emotion,strung together through and through...continuosly blowing my heart to pieces and catching it up inside staircases of my spiraling mind. your words glow with intensity...
A former member wrote: Art.
On Sunday, September 11, 2005, glasshouse (530) wrote:

"she'd lie to me- if it would make my world turn orange because she never liked the taste of these sunken blues." oh jon. this was amazing. i held my breath through every single word. she is a painting. -Glass
On Sunday, September 11, 2005, Gideon Lost (137) wrote:

"speaking in tongues marked by periods of silence." love this line. The whole piece made me want to meet this person. Great job. -Gideon
A former member wrote: Flatline.
On Sunday, September 11, 2005, Malice In Wonderland (976) wrote:

agreed.