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elisalie16 Member
since 2006-07-12
Posts 118new jersey |
i took some time and strolled across the sidewalks we used to dance and shine on nightly. it's the same season, but a different year and i guess we've both done a lot of growing up and moving on, or pretending to, between then and now. the storewindows had changed and the laughter that rose into the air came from different mouths. the silhouettes that sat half-hidden on doorsteps no longer had names i knew, but their characters seemed identical to those of the past. i stared at the back of every head i saw and studied their bodies and walks assuring myself they weren't yours, while still clinging to a fleeting hope that they would turn around and transform into the smile i'd been comfortable with and the voice that shot through so many of my nights. the buildings held their same old shape and the river rushed with the same dirtied urgency it had in years past. the waterfall came crashing to meet the currents below it under the same bridge we'd paraded across so many times. the scene was exactly the same as we'd left it i just couldn't believe it was possible for it all to exist without you. it's a one-way street, isn't it? god, that took me a decade to realize. i looked through the windows of each passing car and hoped to see your shadow or at least one that brought me closer to you and the summer that i remember as traced in gold. i raised my hand to my mouth to cover a smile and bit my fingers while i spoke in tones mixed with surprise and relief that had soft edges, and i hope conveyed to you the fact that there are too many words i need to say more often. i hope you're okay, i hope you're better than people's pictures have been painting you. you're better than that article in the paper said you are, baby in black and white with the dates and times stating actions i'm sure you acted out while under some extreme duress. the sidewalks there, that used to be ours whispered to me, then screamed inside my head that they need us sauntering over them together like we've done in seasons past, and that i need to go find you, and bring you back home. [This message has been edited by elisalie16 (07-27-2006 07:27 AM).] |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
 oh gosh...this is so terribly sad |
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elisalie16 Member
since 2006-07-12
Posts 118new jersey |
it's sad in a way, but at the same time, i kind of meant all of it to be happy/hopeful. i don't know. i was completely in love, and it's been so long since i've seen him, but he called me the other night for the first time in months, and today i went to the place we always used to go for the first time in about a year. the call was a good one, too, being as we didnt end on bad terms at all, and he was letting me know he was okay and hoping i was as well. memories memories. weird stuff. --anne |
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amy76 New Member
since 2006-07-15
Posts 6 |
It seems like you are still in love with him. Maybe you should see him or some thing try and get back with him. Just my opinion |
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elisalie16 Member
since 2006-07-12
Posts 118new jersey |
hahaha amy, i think you called it well. i think i very well might still be in love with him and i'm really hoping i get to see him soon, it's hard though he moved and lives far away now but apparently he's still thinking about me and obviously i am about him so maybe things will work out for the best. it's just been so long. writing, though, helps me sort everything out and is how i can explain my thoughts&feelings the best |
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amy76 New Member
since 2006-07-15
Posts 6 |
From my experience, time is nothing in terms of love, if u love him and he still seems to love you your time not spent means nothing. You could probly see him and pick things up right where they left of like nothing ever happened. |
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elisalie16 Member
since 2006-07-12
Posts 118new jersey |
haha amy, i like the way you think because it's exactly how i feel about him. thank you very very much. the poem though, what did you all think |
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elisalie16 Member
since 2006-07-12
Posts 118new jersey |
hmm this poem of mine was really one of my favorites. i think it really shows everything i really feel. does anyone have any thoughts on it? |
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