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Erasure,
Pressing the delete key,
How do you truly dispose of someone?
How do you rid them from your mind,
The memories i see around me;
Will they lurk in my subconscious forever?

Do i burn your photos?
no, that would just provoke me to look for them again.
Do i stay at home so not to see the places we've been?
no, because home is where we were most intimate.

I scrape my brain for ways to forget you,
then it finally hits me;
The only way to forget you,

Is to erase myself



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On Wednesday June 11th, 2008, Bluegirl (255) writes:
This is brilliantly said. So true, and so sad.


On Saturday April 12th, 2008, Fallen Moon (554) writes:
oh pulling at my heart strings w/ his one. to bad theres no heart attached to them ^_^ got rid of it after it was broken. i loves this


On Tuesday February 26th, 2008, Ainsof (1729) writes:
Interesting... I like the way this captures the psychology of the unrequited lover... I wonder how many folks have followed the logic here. I take the delete/erase as indicative of what the rapist below suggests, that writing through it may help the voice here contend with the loss. I usually think of it as my past that I will not delete because it is a part of me that I will not surrender to the one who has hurt me. I guess for me its a matter of strength and pride... I will not sacrifice any of myself (my past) for someone who would revel in my loss. Rather, for me, it's a matter of conquering the loss by welcoming the opportunity that comes with it, the opportunity to love again, to love differently, to find anew myself in someone else. But that's me... a fun read... I wonder if there aren't more writing tropes you could bleed into here...


On Friday February 22nd, 2008, Geisha (806) writes:
Don't erase, I wan't to keep reading what you create... -Geisha


On Friday February 22nd, 2008, tangeled (556) writes:
not what i was expecting but so true. every relationship we have makes us who we are. kinda hard to delete that. just remember the pains others cause us should be cherished, as pain, is the most direct way to grow. without pain there could be no happiness.


On Sunday February 24th, 2008, Phoenix (11) writes:
Lol that sounds like a quote from evangelion or something


On Friday February 22nd, 2008, Pseudonynill (182) writes:
Hehehehe....awesome dude. Nice. Love how you use the delete....you know what I mean..Good job.


On Friday February 22nd, 2008, the-rapist (362) writes:
don't erase, just keep writing:)


On Friday February 22nd, 2008, Trigger (131) writes:
This is really good. I love the irony of it all, and I am sorry for whatever inspired it. Great write though, I'm fav-ing it



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