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Dancing Along

February 26, 2010
By h_estelle SILVER, San Francisco, California
h_estelle SILVER, San Francisco, California
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> <br /> - Kahlil Gibran


It’s been a year and yet I find
At night your face still haunts my mind
Your voice a song that will not die
I dance along, although I try
To break away, to let you go
Your eyes are burning through my soul
I cannot see beyond today
For fear that memory fades away
Wanting you but holding him
Is it unfair? Is it a sin?
I’m so alone, can you not see?
I need someone to feel I’m free
And yet the shackles twist my wrists
You cannot see them in the light
I pretend he’s you when we kiss
Picture your face and close my eyes
But imagination takes it toll
He knows I love you, can’t let go
I know I hurt him when he finds
Me softly crying behind the blinds
I shut him out, but pull him in
Because without him I might do
Exactly what you told me not to


The author's comments:
This piece is about a personal experience with losing someone I loved and trying to find a way to go on living without them. It is about my own internal struggle with my methods of self-preservation after I lost him, and admitting to myself that I was not free from my feelings for him.

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Milo! said...
on Mar. 9 2010 at 4:11 pm
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