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Listen MAG
November 12, 2008
Anger bubbles up beneath my skin;
I grin,
then push my lips out
in frustration
when he turns
away.
My nose prickles hard on the inside
and I swallow hard,
willing the tears not to come,
but they do not heed.
The briny water wells up
on the cusp of my lashline,
threatening to fall
to give me away.
I feel the first drop slip over the edge and glide softly
down my cheek onto my lower lip,
which trembles.
Its saltiness coats the single word
on my tongue
that fidgets,
waiting to launch itself into the open air
in vain
like so many times before.
Listen.
© Anonymous
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This article has 155 comments.
Brit =p said...
on Nov. 7 2009 at 4:32 pm
great desciption, i like.
DefyGravity129 SILVER said...
on Nov. 7 2009 at 11:05 am
You have a very talented gift. Well done, bravo! :D
Dancing_Shadows SILVER said...
on Nov. 7 2009 at 8:26 am
Very amazing =] I could really feel the emotion.
LeilaniLives PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 7 2009 at 12:51 am
Pure emotion and writing talent right here. Job well done, sweetheart. Maybe you could check out my stuff?
s.nichole. PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 3 2009 at 3:23 pm
heartbreakingly beautiful. :)
IsobelFree DIAMOND said...
on Oct. 16 2009 at 4:09 pm
Loved it. Just loved it. Great imagery!
thepreechyteenager said...
on Oct. 16 2009 at 2:58 pm
cool, that is really nice. Or, not nice, but u know what i mean...
at004 said...
on Oct. 16 2009 at 11:59 am
It was really good
iron&wine18 said...
on Oct. 4 2009 at 9:17 pm
this straight up, blew my mind. it's exactly how i feel all the time. your word choice is fantastic "cusp of my lashline" i especially love the "on my toungue -- that fidgets" Some serious poetry right there.
thundergirl BRONZE said...
on Sep. 23 2009 at 9:31 pm
this is wonderful
anotherromanctic PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 23 2009 at 9:28 pm
this is beautiful.
such raw emotion such as frustration makes for mind-blowing poetry.
keep up the amazing work.
(and check out mine, please? :) )
such raw emotion such as frustration makes for mind-blowing poetry.
keep up the amazing work.
(and check out mine, please? :) )
mandygale77 said...
on Sep. 23 2009 at 5:52 pm
Beautiful imagery and emotion.
gothgirl13 GOLD said...
on Sep. 23 2009 at 9:03 am
this is really good. :)
Schubster said...
on Jun. 20 2009 at 2:21 am
I can totally relate to that....anyway, keep up the good work! you have an awesome talent of expressing emotions beautifully in words :) nice poem
abooga.looga SILVER said...
on May. 4 2009 at 3:39 am
this is so amazing. :) i can feel all the emotion.
TheRealAriel1995 PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 19 2009 at 11:16 pm
continue to pour out your talent!
