Tag Archive 'imitation'

Nov 22 2009

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sarah flanigan

Hello is Goodbye

hello-goodbye, poetry, sarahflanigan.com

When hello is goodbye
I chase after them
to be my friends
I let go and there
is nothing there
I fall and no one
catches me

When I love you
is I hate you
betrayal is an odd
acquaintance
Doubt is the daily
drink
Confusion guides
all decisions

When the past
is your comfort
the eyes miss
the moment
the now slips by
unnoticed
and tears
never stop

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Jul 06 2009

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sarah flanigan

Only

imperfect, love, love poem, broken heart

You only wanted me
until you had me
until I said yes
until I was yours
forever

You only loved me
from very afar
at arm’s length
in your mind
from the world of what if?

You only touched me
when I wasn’t there
when I couldn’t respond
when it no longer mattered

You only needed me
until I needed you
until I reached out
until I proved imperfect
flawed
and unlovable

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Sep 24 2008

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sarah flanigan

Imitation

The couch of beautiful words
belie the lies that lie within
The dress of the glorious yarn
revels and unravels the truth
The dream that was you
is the guile beguiled, the low
below, the under beneath
If I ever loved you, it was not the you
the one I wanted, no you exists
inside, beside, aside the real
No we, no us just faerie dust
The words I heard were only words
no life, no living, giving forgiving
The muse bemuses her paltry role
hello, goodbye, au revoir, adieu, ciao

copyright 2008

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