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It's a Self-Help Saturday, he shouted at his mirror.
Not a friend in the God Damn City would lend a listening ear.
Sat down with his newest pen, and wrote a letter to himself.
"I'm not interested in Love," he wrote, "I want something else."

He waltz's on his paper, leaving lines to ryhme in three.
Then wonders where his pen is, as he cries himself to sleep.
He sees himself each day, further from the mirror.
Someone had better listen quick, someone had better hear.

Switch.

He writes about suicide, no one takes the hint.
He'd never use the blades he took everywhere he went.
He's running out of patience, his page is filling up.
He can't afford another notebook, he lost his favorite coffee cup.

He walks slower.
He trips.
He stopped.
He ended.

Ending.

Glossy suface words make everything ok.
No one can read the real you, when metaphors hide the way.
Relax, it's too dark for anyone to hear.
Besides, the only one listening, is standing in the mirror.





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On Wednesday August 22nd, 2007, Reefer_rave (220) writes:
amazing... the last stanza .... blew me away. I don't know when I'll land.


On Tuesday May 10th, 2005, Sticky Kitty (312) writes:
You never fail to utterly stun me. -kitty


On Sunday September 19th, 2004, mysticventures (537) writes:
very nice write! I loved the form and expression of this piece!


On Saturday September 18th, 2004, aXe FactoR (426) writes:
i read this twice, & then 3 times..i just cant get enough. a great write. as always. i enjoyed it throughly. & send in a postcard this time will ya? -MeL-


On Friday September 17th, 2004, purr_verse (1423) writes:
this is excellent - a very clever and insightful look into the internal mirror black; the depths and the shallows all here, all real. wonderful write.


On Friday September 17th, 2004, Rachel (394) writes:
Josh... I love you.


On Thursday September 16th, 2004, MelvinOliverDrauma (546) writes:
I don't think truer words have ever been spoken


On Thursday September 16th, 2004, batman nipples (2243) writes:
Exceptional write, your pen echoes my thoughts...


On Thursday September 16th, 2004, K_Love (684) writes:
This was one of the best I've read in a long time, I feel that way sometimes also. Thank you so much for this I enjoyed it alot. ~Kirsten~


On Thursday September 16th, 2004, Six-Out (1799) writes:
The ending made me chuckle a little...ironic maybe. I liked the flow of it, as always. You mister man, are a great thing. Don't stop the pen from writing...and send in a damn post card this time.


On Thursday September 16th, 2004, batman nipples (2243) writes:
Listen to the Almighty Six. Just send it.



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