Masquerade .........(Empty Love)

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GenXer
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since 2001-12-15

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0 posted 2002-01-02 02:28 PM

They danced a dance,
one of untrue romance
Where candles were never lit
Nor did their hearts ever flit

They attended this masquerade
in beds they ruefully made
disguised in masks made of stone
Together, but yet alone

Their eyes wouldn’t meet
beneath the icy sheets
The place where feelings were killed,
and only needs were filled

Just two souls with cement skin,
hardened from where they had been,
longing for lovers of the past
and youth that did not last

A courtship of strangers,
of hearts guarded from danger
That was doomed from the start
Each knowing that someday they’d part

And when they did, there wasn’t a trace
No need to see the others face
No rose left on the pillow
No love letter of sweet sorrow

For it was just a lonely dance,
one of untrue romance
A waltz performed by the living dead
on a dance floor which was a cold bed

[This message has been edited by GenXer (01-02-2002 04:20 PM).]

His Poet
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since 2001-12-18

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1 posted 2002-01-02 02:33 PM

Ooh, Dave, this is really good. Cold hearts make cold beds. Enjoyed this one very much. Cheryl

Startime
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since 2000-10-03

Posts 5918
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2 posted 2002-01-02 02:39 PM

*sigh* how incredibly sad....too true these words often are. **big hugs**

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

GenXer
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3 posted 2002-01-02 02:39 PM

Cheryl - Good to see you over here again. We are like the nomads of poetry websites. We don't have a home here on the net.

I took today off from work, so I thought I do a little writing. This is what popped into my mind. Thanks for reading.

Dave

GenXer
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4 posted 2002-01-02 02:42 PM

Startime - Unfortunately, this probably happens to often. That is why I have an electric blanket on my bed. It keeps my warm no matter how cold the sheets get.

Thanks for reading.

Dave

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

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Michigan

5 posted 2002-01-02 02:44 PM

I really liked this one, Dave....
Its too bad and also very sad, but many people actually spend their entire lives together this way......and of course, like you say......apart!
Maybe you should buy them a NY pizza...that might at least warm them up a bit.

Great job!

copyright2001 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

GenXer
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6 posted 2002-01-02 02:54 PM

It is true Lyra. That is why I sleep on the floor, to avoid that whole cold bed thing.

Hey, a nice piping hot NY pizza can cure most anyone's despair. Can you imagine a bed made from NY pizza? Now that is a bed anyone could fall in love in.

Dave

Kethry
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since 2000-07-29

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Victoria Australia

7 posted 2002-01-03 08:12 AM

Dave,
Nice writing I particularly like the cement skin...is that like a cement overcoat.
Chilly write, good stuff
Kethry

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown

Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla

8 posted 2002-01-03 08:19 AM

GenXer,
Excellent write enjoyed the read.

Irish Rose
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9 posted 2002-01-03 10:58 AM

No rose??? No wonder it was doomed!!

My perception of truth will somehow never quite be the same..and so I write.

N orth Carolina Girl
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since 2001-12-04

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10 posted 2002-01-03 11:14 AM

Dave,this is so wonderful!But don`t let this swell your head.

Juanita

"always have a smile on your face it makes people wonder what you`re up to:

ecrivan
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since 2001-12-10

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my own state

11 posted 2002-01-03 11:23 AM

This is grand, looks quite distinctive, Dave..cool

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Interloper

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Deep in the heart

12 posted 2002-01-03 11:32 AM

Interesting, indeed. This reqires another reading.

Interloper

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Deep in the heart

13 posted 2002-01-04 10:11 AM

I've read it again and I like it even more than before

Opeth
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The Ravines

14 posted 2002-01-04 10:14 AM

"They attended this masquerade
in beds they ruefully made
disguised in masks made of stone
Together, but yet alone"

- I could most definitely understand what you were or still are going through. I was intrigued while reading this...all the way through, and felt guilty to be so, because afer all it is your sadness on paper.

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