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"Sweet Honesty"
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"Sweet Honesty" |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738
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As if the moments of my smiles were pieces of a puzzle that you sent to me in rattlebox the memories of chinese food and the paper fortunes played kite tails on the tongues of us in total middle finger shout: laughing loving dangerous as if the lies that we rehearsed were rhymes consigned by dermablend dot around the scars and wince: -- I-will-not-remember-when -- "Watch!" I never had a face now let me paint one on... "Say grace." and fidget with the cross that plays your mother's kitchen lights like guilt blinded by the bodyflag of fingers nervous at the throat and trying not to tug the skirt or check the buttons on our shirts we knew...we blew the smoke into the air before we hit the step into the door we licked and prayed re-arranged our hair and dared to tighten up the straps of brat spritzing on "Sweet Honesty" proof of our virginity crossing our sincerity while counting all the penancing of confession thanking God in gratitude of Lord's recluse-- that no one ever seemed to care enough to learn the truth and light be unto you... he said The lord our life is light. regret we stomp the cigarettes and blow the smoke away as though we could wish the sin away We cared we cast the salt of sea as ribbons in the air unspooled stuck upon our christening fluttering imaginings of an implication's stare the fool muttering in amethyst of the startle of red lips and the way the people stared when we ate the paper too laughing the absurdity: "I don't wanna know, do you?" and nodding was our company giggling complicity for what was never said, but we fit the puzzle perfectly-- smoothing picture pleased as we touched the "accidentally" as if the moment of our smile were pieces of a puzzle fit: laughing loving living it-- dangerous we live and grieve we're paper ribbons in the air in total middle finger shout enough to know the truth and doubt: "I don't wanna know, do you?" |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
and dared to tighten up the straps of brat spritzing on "Sweet Honesty" ~*~ You never touch poems accidentally... nor hearts. Hugging you tight for this one... and for all the future ones to come.  |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
A stunning torrent of thought! *smile* thought it has been my curse ALWAYS to need to know. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
"and dared to tighten up the straps of brat spritzing on "Sweet Honesty" Memory fragments fly though one's mind at such a time, although I have never seen it done in print in such a gripping way. Write it out Karen..keep writing it out.. while we're holding you close. Love ya, Nance. |
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Nightshade 
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Oh, my. Oh, dear my.  |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Karen, you write with such sweet honesty... and you have touched something in me that reminds me much of my two sisters and myself as we grew up... I think I will go dab just a bit of sweet honesty on today and every time I catch the scent I will remember to send you a hug, just a little bit tighter each time. Holding you in thought and hoping you know I (we) are all here for you. ~tender hugs~ |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
"and nodding was our company giggling complicity for what was never said, but we fit the puzzle perfectly--" And she will always be there with you, within every nod, each moment when you acknowledge truthfully... "I don't wanna know, do you?" *hugging the whole family* |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Karen "I don't wanna know, do you?" Oh yes!! I do, I do!! You and you and you! |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
magnificence always flows from your pen m'lady...greatbighugs mxx and i knew in the crystalline knowledge of you |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
if my muse was around, it would be inspired by this |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
regret we stomp the cigarettes and blow the smoke away as though we could wish the sin away these lines...damn |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
I remember Sweet Honesty....that was back in the day when Avon was the thing.. hmmm.. seems like all too soon our memories become all that is left and we hug them as if someone will snatch them away as well.  love you."too bad ignorance isn't painful" |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
we knew...we blew the smoke into the air before we hit the step into the door we licked and prayed re-arranged our hair and dared to tighten up the straps of brat spritzing on "Sweet Honesty" proof of our virginity crossing our sincerity while counting all the penancing of confession thanking God in gratitude of Lord's recluse-- that no one ever seemed to care enough to learn the truth ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ regret we stomp the cigarettes and blow the smoke away as though we could wish the sin away We cared we cast the salt of sea as ribbons in the air unspooled stuck upon our christening fluttering imaginings of an implication's stare the fool muttering in amethyst of the startle of red lips and the way the people stared when we ate the paper too laughing the absurdity: "I don't wanna know, do you?" -------------------------------- these kind of soul connections cant be broken by absence or distance... "sweet honesty" .... you wearing that perfume back then ... that made me moth smile. (ykikyk)  |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
serenity The rains in spain rain mostly in the plains. And in this rain I took a bath. Excellent write. |
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jellybeans Member Elite
since 2000-10-13
Posts 2298 |
pretty amazing write......sigh |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
thanks all for reading--this one IS a bit all over the place, sorta like my head right now. Hopefully I'll get my bearings soon, but I do appreciate your patience and ever generous replies. |
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Ericc Member Elite
since 2003-01-31
Posts 4178 |
Wow...!!!! (Again...wow!!) Eric |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
Picturing this... Hugs, you... |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
I'm beginning to feel like I knew her to0, through your words, Serenity. What an extraordinary groups of poems the last three have been... just wish they didn't hurt so much. Love you, lady Karen. |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Wonderful write and an amazing walk through your thoughts. |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
Serenity, "A bit all over the place?" Here I thought it was very centered because it drilled down to my core and pried out a tear or two. miscee |
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