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sillywilly
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since 2002-06-25
Posts 33
oklahoma

0 posted 2002-07-12 02:10 PM



So tonight I see you in the real light
All beautiful and wrong
I thought that what we had was right
But boy, I was wrong.
You said that you loved me looking in my eyes
I said that I loved you back
Not knowing that we both lied.
Maybe you did love me, maybe I love you.
But from the moment that we saw eachother
We should have know that we were doomed.

Remember that night, Matthew
walking down the street in the dark
to meet my heart's true blue desire
we met andwe saw sparks
Intelligence and wit were the key to you and me
But you were to leave me too soon
And I was to be lonely.

You gave me a future, dreams to come true
I had to believe them
I needed to believe in you.
But drams shatter and futures ignite
And the real you eventuallly shone through.
There you stood in the real light one night
All beautiful and wrong...but true.

© Copyright 2002 lacey - All Rights Reserved
Kirk T Walker
Member
since 2000-01-13
Posts 357
Liberty, MO
1 posted 2002-07-12 06:50 PM


I liked the conclusion to this a lot. However, I think this needs more imagery.  Precise adjectives coupled with bold metaphors will help this piece reach its full potential.  

Also typos, etc: "eachother" presumably needs a space
"We should have KNOWN that we were doomed.

"Remember that night, Matthew <,>"
"andwe"
"Intelligence and wit were the key to you and me" I would be standard
"But drams

Disclaimer: The preceding statement is just my opinion.



[This message has been edited by Kirk T Walker (07-12-2002 06:52 PM).]

Star T
Member
since 2002-07-12
Posts 182
Philadelphia, US
2 posted 2002-07-13 01:53 AM


u know reading this made me scared that me and boyfriend could end up like this.it just sort of hit me somehow.cos we really do love each other and we say so,but there's somthing about this poem i just cant hold on to that touch me deep down.u did a good job.

if its a really true story,hope ur over it cos it really sounds sad.but silly willy(what a name)life goes on.i liked ur poem.a lot.

The Napkin Writer
Member
since 2002-06-28
Posts 70

3 posted 2002-07-13 01:17 PM


I think the piece is typical of the way the heart actually speaks, of love.  Most of the time it is confusing, because the heart can’t rationalize, it can only feel what it feels.  I really like the piece, but “I” to, am in need of an editor whenever I write.  Yet, do not ever stop writing from the heart, it is the true place, where poets are born!

Originally Yours,
The Napkin Writer

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