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Topic: the name she couldn't remember
by Ava Blu
sheÂ’s letting his face take up too much effort
a strain on her eyes
she cannot help but to
keep forcing the smile
she is alright
she is fine
she is alright
she is not fine
sheÂ’s letting him talk to some other girl
as she jumps for the next ride
take her away
she wants him to go away
but she wonÂ’t say it
sheÂ’ll just float beside him
picking up the conversation
at all the wrong tryÂ’s
she is not alright
he turns up the bottle
turn down the volume
her tears donÂ’t get in his way
the cat and mouse
eat one another
simply because they can
and she is not alright
but he says she wonÂ’t remember tomorrow.
08/26/2007 Author's Note: i cheated. the topic's by me.
Posted on 08/26/2007
Copyright © 2025 Ava Blu
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 08/26/07 at 04:48 PM Still counts. |
| Posted by Kyle Anne Kish on 08/26/07 at 05:18 PM Naw, you didn't cheat. Your own topic is allowed.
"she wants him to go away
but she won’t say it
she’ll just float beside him" ... these lines particularly got to me. I know I've been there before. Great poem, Jeanna.
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| Posted by Maria Kintner on 08/26/07 at 05:34 PM Painful and solemn. Really great poem. |
| Posted by Richard Vince on 02/05/21 at 10:50 PM very atmospheric, very visual: i can see it happening in my mind's eye. |
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