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The Final Countdown

September 3, 2009
By Shenkel15 GOLD, Pevely, Missouri
Shenkel15 GOLD, Pevely, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
Welcome to a celebration of truth, beauty, freedom, and above all things, love.~Moulin Rouge!<br /> <br /> Every person has a mask; you have to look beyond the mask to see the person~Unknown<br /> <br /> Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn&#039;t want to live there. ~Adam Young


You’ve never seen my face,
You’re too busy looking around,
At everything else but me,
The one who wants your gaze to land upon her

Months creep by,
The tick of the clock as my mind races,
My friends harsh in one ear,
You soft in the other

It seems to be a trick,
Can I figure it out in time?
Tick, tick, tick,
The final countdown

Finally free from your spell,
I’m still drawn to you,
An inexplicable, unexplainable pull,
To do what I shouldn’t

All you wanted was something I’d never give,
Exploitation, explanation, exploration,
My permission to do what you wanted,
Letting you inside

Tick, Tock, Tick,
Knowing what you want,
Trying not to give in, convincing myself,
It’s over


The author's comments:
Recently, I was torn, and I still feel that hard to rsist pull tot he guy I had once called a best friend, a boyfriend. It inspired me to get it out there.

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Shenkel15 GOLD said...
on Dec. 23 2010 at 12:13 pm
Shenkel15 GOLD, Pevely, Missouri
15 articles 1 photo 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
Welcome to a celebration of truth, beauty, freedom, and above all things, love.~Moulin Rouge!<br /> <br /> Every person has a mask; you have to look beyond the mask to see the person~Unknown<br /> <br /> Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn&#039;t want to live there. ~Adam Young

Thanks bunches!

on Sep. 18 2009 at 8:26 pm
JenniferB. SILVER, Harvey, Louisiana
6 articles 0 photos 88 comments
very good, i liked this poem very much