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wind.
cracks.
the light from the sky is dreamy and damp.
my hair whips over my face and gets stuck
in my lip gloss.

soft earth and stone.

strange echoes pierce the dull dead silence
and scurry behind marble corners.

silken muted pastels
and pews

fine-grained glances
in dim hours
grey# 87

and leaves falling softly at my fingertips
_

hours beating at the windowpane like bird wings
lying awake
& romancing the clock

my naked back is always facing you.

gauzy
distant

it's always too bright and oily.
in the a.m.


feathery sleep.


then come the dreams
muted, chartreuse.
tiptoeing down my spine and across my cheek
like frail yellowed lace
...
.

a lifeless hum.

the memories of you are clouded.
like time i never spent
and lips i never lingered upon.

i hear your waves softly crashing behind me
as i wander farther down the grassy hill.

a shadow of dawn on the horizon
like a seashell blush
~


I've tried to hold on, but letting go feels so effortless
nereikalaujantis pastang?, lengvas




____ breathe in under w a t e r
after the convulsions subside
it's faint and delicate____


vascular nevus
night
diffused with a rosebud tinted inebriant.

violaceous
delilah blooming in the afterthought
stormless and stoic

I think you
broke me

(take this as a sign)


I'm not intoxicated enough
                         to keep breathing without you.

Just enough though,

to stay
alive.














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On Saturday January 12th, 2008, Distorted_Reality (151) writes:
wow brilliantly worded. Such sad but beautiful imagery. I agree with all these comments below me. Just...an incredible write :)


On Friday November 9th, 2007, TropicalSnowstorm (696) writes:
This is a fantastic piece, you have such a unique way of thought and words. "the memories of you are clouded. like time i never spent and lips i never lingered upon". Just fantastic!


On Tuesday October 16th, 2007, Guillotine (232) writes:
a contained and morbidly beautiful dreampiece. It's nice having you posting again, you're brilliant at it and I hope you never stop. RW.


On Wednesday June 20th, 2007, Tonights Decision (173) writes:
felt this like a.. Proustian coup de grace... for me this is a october morning swelling like a black silent wave..shifthing time it self


On Thursday May 17th, 2007, me_the_messenger (174) writes:
wow. there were great lines, and u had a truely stunning word choice. this poem is amazing... *messenger


On Friday April 20th, 2007, dying angel (1374) writes:
the last few lines are kiler. i'm very happy i stumbled upon this one. so many great lines. "muted, chartreuse. tiptoeing down my spine and across my cheek like frail yellowed lace".....so amazing.


On Friday April 20th, 2007, Tania (318) writes:
wow this was stunning in every way possible.. pure bliss.


On Friday April 20th, 2007, DoctorAsh (512) writes:
She finally climbs out of the little box thats been sitting in the corner. I have reason to believe your writing skills are impressified. Face it, you're married to poetry, everytime you come back here to post, you leave a smell behind.. like a coin smell


On Thursday April 19th, 2007, Nuri (199) writes:
I have been waiting for slow.burn.star to post another work and here she is in all her glory. "hours beating at the windowpane like bird wings" Mm wow. I love the disquiet, the glimpses of eerie strangeness, the beauty.


On Thursday April 19th, 2007, Lynaes (1148) writes:
Mesmerizing and engaging as with all your other works.. you have a special magic, a special touch that is yours alone.. beautiful.


On Thursday April 19th, 2007, verablue (164) writes:
holy hell....this felt like a dream....a delirious chaotic dimly lit dream...and i REALLY didn't want to wake up. seriously, there was nothing about this peice that i didn't love.


On Thursday April 19th, 2007, anth (1621) writes:
breathtaking, cinematic, this held me in quiet rapture, anticipation and awe, i could read this over and over,


On Thursday April 19th, 2007, silent circus (400) writes:
i love your work, you can feel a truely dark and crushing emotion in every syllable, once you see a speck of light, it is cloaked, your words are always so intense and well chosed, your amazing, outstanding write as always ~*dani*~


On Thursday April 19th, 2007, Mylissa (1130) writes:
This was soothing to the tone of a poetic bliss. outstanding.


On Thursday April 19th, 2007, Six-Out (1831) writes:
This is different than what usually flows from your fingers, but it's no less divine. So many lines that are quotable, but so many things tell me it's not right, because this is too personal. I'm sorry, and this is tremedously amazing.


On Thursday April 19th, 2007, Bella Butchery (1171) writes:
i think its a releif that you havent lost your fire.... i am always scared you will forget yourself and the beauty that you can drip from that pen...


On Thursday April 19th, 2007, Bella Butchery (1171) writes:
your words kill me every time… like im a silhouette guardian holding your hand, dim and observant i still feel connected to you... i feel empathy knowing your life.... i know you will find that warmth someday, i have faith in you still.... *heart*



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