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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
We never did see eye to eye. The limp rubber of burst balloons, used child’s birthday cake candles, the washing up; all that remained of a “special” evening. Looking back, all there ever was: burnt out ends of nothing. Rose petals floated down, adorning my dreams, creating the haze through which I saw you. What I saw had no bearing whatsoever with the man I see so clearly now. Man? Pshaw! No more than a boy. A spoilt, selfish brat. Your eyes, a brilliant blue, were all reflections. In them I saw what I wanted to see, but never what lay behind: your soul hid itself in darker depths, like a snake lurking in its hole. I’m no child. Rejection, in itself, would have been just another obstacle to overcome. It’s the lies I cannot bear. Everything you ever told me was a lie. The only truth I have heard from your lips is how meaningless I always was and always will be to you. You think it’s alright now. Yes, I forgave you all your sins at the same time as I forgave myself my own. The sin of opening my heart to a cold east wind…did I ever thank you for the frostbite? Yes, I proffer the hand of friendship…though perhaps, perhaps I shouldn’t. Perhaps you think you are obliging me by accepting it, even half-heartedly. Who knows? We look through such different eyes, see such different things. If an apple fell at our feet one day, you’d see a pear and I’d see a pomegranate. I never said I was right. All I know is we never did see eye to eye. "Gorge the honey from life, and live through the stomach aches knowing they will pass..." ~Liz Pinard 2003~ |
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CrAzI_bAbI_cHiKa Member
since 2003-07-16
Posts 248 |
wow..i love the beginning, very vivid. it reminds me of me n my grandmother, never c eye 2eye. luckily, she doesnt live anywhere near me. lol great job, great write, pleasure to read |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Very well done Elizabeth. There is alot of thought put into this write, filled with emotion. I enjoyed, thanks for sharing. |
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