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Formally Fruitless

I never touched you
And your silhouette
Graced my fingertips….
A calling card,

A living breath
Taken in at last moments

(And I lost so many to you

In the name of holiness

In the name of goodwill)

And regret
Long since forgotten

I dreamed a thousand dreams
Of dying
Smothered in your scent
…And I could hold it…
I always did
So strong you were to me

And I never spoke a word to you
Never said your name
But my mouth was worthless for it
And I cloaked myself in shame and barrenness
A pride spent

A regret,
One of many,
Long since disappeared

And were eyes ever arms
I’d hold your gaze…
your hand…
your heart

And were arms ever eyes
I’d see the difference

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On Sunday January 6th, 2008, An Expired Member (25) writes:

an arm to outstretch and an eye to peer into. sometimes our fantasies are given more importance than that in what we taste

On Monday October 8th, 2007, Infekted (1) writes:

This is beautiful, that's all I can really bring myself to say. I'm left without words to match yours.

On Thursday October 4th, 2007, What Limes (179) writes:

bangarang.

On Saturday September 29th, 2007, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

This makes my heart ache, for empathy, for my own regrets. You are, an outstanding poet. without doubt.

On Thursday June 28th, 2007, Lab Rat (325) writes:

On Saturday June 23rd, 2007, Err0r (571) writes:

Thats such a powerful ending. It really closed the write perfectly.

On Thursday May 17th, 2007, Dancing_Monkey (1802) writes:

Just wonderfull.. kick ass even

On Thursday May 17th, 2007, BeautifullyRuined (145) writes:

The end wrapped the poem up so beautifully.I loved it.

On Sunday February 4th, 2007, SamoneDrone (407) writes:

Powerfully written words. You definately force and meaning and an image as well. ....-samone

On Saturday January 13th, 2007, Aunty Depressant (688) writes:

I'm too visual of a person...kind of creeped at the moment :P

On Saturday January 13th, 2007, coly (76) writes:

beautifull and the kid is gorgeous aswome

On Friday January 12th, 2007, TwilightMelodies (1064) writes:

To know the difference between holding a hand and holding a heart...knowing you mean something, to someone...is all a soul needs to survive, hard as it is to actually find. Beautifully relatable. ~*Beth*~

On Friday January 12th, 2007, Urban Shipwreck (985) writes:

This punched me in the hotdog. Last 6 lines were a killer. Very nicely done. ~Ship!

On Friday January 12th, 2007, Freebird (642) writes:

Very interesting concept there at the end.

On Friday January 12th, 2007, Dancing_Monkey (1802) writes:

Wonderfull write

On Friday January 12th, 2007, Lynaes (1125) writes:

"I never touched you And your silhouette Graced my fingertips", I'll have to agree with Grim, you certainly not lost your touch for making delicate words hard-hitting.. Lovely work, hun.

On Friday January 12th, 2007, elisa (2017) writes:

damn if these words don't feel wonderfully familiar......you know your way around poetic words like midnight knows it's way through darkness......as always... beautiful.

On Friday January 12th, 2007, Grim_Sorrow (87) writes:

impressive, good to have you back, as shortlived as your stay may be... you havent lost your touch

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