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Don't Play With Fire When You're Wearing Gasoline
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Don't Play With Fire When You're Wearing Gasoline |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows 
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In summer that year, with the scent of sunburned earth and grass too thick but cut anyway, you played out your teary drama, queen of the night, the Succubus of every young man's sweaty dreams. Did I ever tell you how it feels when it seems the world is collapsing, tumbling down in blocks of random size, dust and screams that rang only in my head, when you said this was what's best for me?. All I wanted was to awake from what should have been a bad dream, or shake you hard, and ask if you really are insane in thinking anything so vital can be removed from the living as a gift to gods of whimsy and still have life remain. Now you tell me you could tell me all the truth, but you can't unless you're drunk; I almost stood and slapped my head, like a cartoon fool, and screamed out, "Who woulda ever thunk it! You! Keeping secrets from me!" But the comedy pales on the phone; for it to work, it is in fact a visual gag. Did you really think I would raise a flag of surrender? Can you really still believe this is playing out as a game? I would change my number if it wasn't such a pain to inconvenience other people, those who really are important in my life today. When you left so did I; I never did come back no part of me you knew is here today; now I really wish you'd simply stay away. That should be clear no matter how you try to twist our one-sided conversations, I always told you truth there's no reason now to lie. No means no, go means go, don't means don't; don't make me wish you'd die. ©2003 by icebox |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Such a complex pleading here. Love me, hate me, hug me, let me be... I always did think that Poe was speaking of such when he wrote of The Raven, tap-tap-tapping...y'know? Of course you do. Loved this and related. (and that pic is just...well, makes me smile.) I could put you in the family album and you would find camouflage there...grin. |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
A very complicated X -- but very well and firmly drawn. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
Not so complex for one as simple-minded as myself....Puts me in mind of a certain cage-dancing, para-legal that I once married. Very nice Icedude Ed |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
I'm with Ice here... not so complex for a simple mind like mine... you wrote this too well Ice ... you made me remember a few things I would just as soon not... lol.. but hey that's the way it works isn't it... |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
I never did come back no part of me you knew is here today; now I really wish you'd simply stay away. That should be clear no matter how you try to twist our one-sided conversations, I always told you truth there's no reason now to lie. No means no, go means go, don't means don't; don't make me wish you'd die. most definately feeling like you wrote alot of what I have felt lately, and thanking you for putting it into words that I just couldn't for some reason..... very well done.... |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
icebox Listening and not being able to talk back to a voice on the answering machine must be difficult. It's a good thing you have poetry's way with words. Hugs! |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
icey? mannnn . . . have I ever told you how much I admire you lately? *smile* hoping this has left you in peace as you so deserve to be xxoo |
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