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ask for a day
if I want an hour
believe in a lie
if it seems comforting
if I promised you nothing
and you gave me everything
I'd know you were someone else
and I'd still be alone

smile so hard I cry
burn through bridges without a scratch
deny everything that would make you happy
so you finally feel exactly as I do

shining eyes blurred and blinded
pushed to the back and kept at arms length
I sit alone, empty and nothing
still waiting for my time to come

you cry, I laugh
I feel, you joke
I see, you fake
you die, I blank

touch, smile
laugh, cry
love, lose
live, die

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On Saturday July 24th, 2004, An Expired Member (69) writes:

this is my favorite of your poems

On Thursday April 15th, 2004, murder_in_clubland (497) writes:

hmm emotion~ss

On Tuesday March 30th, 2004, TropicalSnowstorm (747) writes:

I especially like the lines, "burn through bridges without a scratch deny everything that would make you happy so you finally feel exactly as I do". Ciao, T/S

On Tuesday March 30th, 2004, TheArtOfX (104) writes:

nice poem, quick and concise and also well spoken.

On Wednesday March 17th, 2004, Lord Kalgalath (227) writes:

i think it has all been said.. and far be it from me to belabor the obvious.. very good...

On Monday March 15th, 2004, finaldestiny (98) writes:

very cool i especially like the ending and use of great simple words like that to convey a message, nice job ~finaldestiny~

On Monday March 15th, 2004, Twilight (2084) writes:

beautifuly dark sarah. im so glad your back...more to come for you im hoping:)

On Monday March 15th, 2004, sulkylime (258) writes:

ooo good write, purple -"smile so hard i cry".. i def can relate to that. the first stanza, the emotions build up and then it ends with "i'd still be alone", sigh..the sadness.. and i absolutely adore the last two stanzas !! --limey

On Monday March 15th, 2004, knightmirror (424) writes:

i thoroughly enjoyed this.the ending is spectacular.not that the rest isn't.*pulls dirty sock out of mouth*.knight

On Monday March 15th, 2004, Daemonicus (636) writes:

i love how it eases in at the start "ask for a day if I want an hour believe in a lie if it seems comforting" then drags you through the inner turmiol.. and finally i felt a little magic at the end in the last 2 stanzas... those really did something

On Monday March 15th, 2004, Daemonicus (636) writes:

to me... profound. words to cut stone! -DS

On Monday March 15th, 2004, Daemonicus (636) writes:

last two stanzas... speck-frikking-tacular... they hit! you've gone crazy there! wicked!

On Monday March 15th, 2004, flying_fox (764) writes:

welcome back!!! This is wonderful...captivating words, expressed so elegantly. I love "you cry, I laugh I feel, you joke I see, you fake you die, I blank". This has a fabulous flow too. Fox

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