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December 15, 2009
By apt124 SILVER, New Canaan, Connecticut
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Your glances are starchy and angular,
Cloaked in the perfect amount of ­uncomfortable.
Your stares are the kind that make
My insides coil with fear and excitement,
With the brassy taste of anticipation.

You mumble short stubbles
Of words at me, so different
From the sultry syllables
That pirouette off the tongues of lovers
In old, foreign, mystical films.

Yet I wait.
My heart breathlessly whispering
Quiet melodies of naive love stories
As your lifeless eyes scan over me,
Oblivious to my muted longing.

© Laura S., New South Wales, Australia

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KylieK GOLD said...
on May. 1 2015 at 6:20 pm
KylieK GOLD, Mt. Washington, Kentucky
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;To love is to surpass one&#039;s self.&quot;

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Unforgettable.
BicycleThief SILVER said...
on Nov. 6 2014 at 10:42 pm
BicycleThief SILVER, Red Bank, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.&quot; <br /> Harper Lee

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It's really so relatable, no wonder it was published.
ChrisJ PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 1 2013 at 11:06 pm
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.&rdquo;<br /> - Martin Luther King Jr.

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Wow, that was really good, keep writing!
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This was great can't wait to read more of your work
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i love the message in this poem. cant wait to check out more of your work!