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Daily Lit Deviations for July 16th, 2010
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Submitted by: RoxasWannabe
A KeyBecause all we know is falling apart.
And all we ever were has broken to dust (it would disappear completely if it could).
I'd like to steal your memories (you aren't using them anyway),
lock them up in my heart for safe-keeping.
(I'll never let go).
Do you ever think back to those days where we could be?
Or..
are you letting the yesteryears of our past(s) fade away forever,
while I'm stuck clinging to the few things I can retain.
I'm slipping..my knuckles are white with the strain.
And for once in my life, I'd like something other than the key to your heart.
Take it as you may,
I'd like nothing more than to be the locksmith to your mind (hopesdreamsthoughts).
All I want is to sleep well at night,
no more nightmares of unanswered questions.
Now I have the key, baby.
I suppose it's dramatic to say you ruined me,
but ruin me..
you surely did.
What happened to that naive little girl?
Wide-eyes..hopelessly ready to fall oh-so-in-love with you.
I hate you for making me lose her to the depth
A Key by Sunshine72
This poem reflects on an experience
that nearly all readers can identify
with. This poem is deeply emotional
and piercing while keeping a sense
of sincerity throughout.
Featured: by 1Walkingblind
intruderi.
you have broken me into one thousand and twenty-eight
incongruent pieces; three years have passed and i am still
stepping on stray shards of my soul and watching the heels
of my feet bleed every time i walk through a dark room
ii.
the words you spoke and the things you moaned into my
ear have wrapped themselves around my heart as intricately
and stiflingly as the words i carved harsh and poignant into
my skin with a thumbtack in the front row of english class
iii.
rage brought you through my bloodstream and into my aorta
but my heart is too small to house so much shame; my skin
is too tight and i cannot make myself fit knowing that it bears
the brands of your acidic touch in the places you do not belong
iv.
i felt an ache beneath my bones but the x-ray on the screen showed
nothing in my insides; i wanted to write you a letter and make you
sorry for everything you did but i had nothing i could give when i
did not have anything left to fill the gaps between my lonely bones
v.
and you
Intruder by SocraticSynapses
This five stanza poem cries out in a
silent attempt to heighten the awareness that
there are predators who would stop at nothing to
dehumanize, demoralize, and degrade our human spirit.
Suggested by pullingcandy
Featured by the-photographicpoet
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you ruined my winter by JezebelAir
The layout of this poem is very unique,
and it reinforces this idea that winter is coming to
an end and all things are unsure of. Very beautifully written.
Prose
featured by julietcaesar
The PortalThe sound of death is on the air. It is the sound of a thousand marching troops and a thousand gunshots echoing behind us that I flee. Somewhere ahead is the safety of The Portal. All I have to do is get there before the pursuing Vesne catch me. Beside me runs my wife, Emily. Today is our anniversary, but this is not what I had planned.
I can feel my jaw starting to vibrate as we approach The Portal and the twin fusion generators that power the wormhole. Behind us, I can hear the pounding footsteps of the Vesne shock troops closing in on us, interspersed with the whine of plasmafire as they cut down another man, woman or child who wasn't fast enough to escape.
Emily stumbles over a slab of collapsed ceiling, but I practically drag her along until she regains her feet. Her hand squeezes mine just a little harder, and I squeeze back. My stomach sinks as I hear another salvo of plasmafire, even closer this time. We round a corner
"The Portal" by Celareon
Despite its length, this sci-fi vignette is well
crafted with brilliantly paced action and serves
as a reminder about how our past mistakes can never be escaped.
Featured by: Kitri-du-Lac
Torture"Take deep breaths. It's alright. I can promise you that everything's just fine, because I'm the one who's asking this of you."
She takes the knife and hands it to him.
"You have that pleading look in your eyes, in your wondrous, mysterious eyes, that suddenly turn dark and sorrowful as you stare at the blade. Every part of you is reluctant; every part of you seems to be begging right back at me that you'd give absolutely anything to not to have to do this."
She whispers. She wanted this; she wanted him to use the knife. Her very own soul had been wanting it for days, and weeks at a stretch.
"Please don't say no. Please give me what I truly desire, what my heart yearns for. I have trust in you, I have that faith, that you won't plan to hurt me."
And once again, he asks why.
"You wouldn't understand. I wouldn't expect you to. It's to fill this hole inside of me. It's to use that pain as a source to wipe the scars from my heart.
And truthfully, when that pain is coming from you, it's dif
"Torture" by annatubby
A strange little piece, this uses familiar images
in a way that makes them seem unusual. Though the
subject is melodramatic, the tone is distanced and even,
which makes for an interesting outcome. A well written
piece of emotional literature, that will leave the reader seeking answers.
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