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Hypothetically Real

April 24, 2014
By LotusChild PLATINUM, Raleigh, North Carolina
LotusChild PLATINUM, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"Let them hate, so long as they fear me" ~Colligula


A lie...

If no such truth can be held,
then how do I hold her body?
How do I keep her so near to mine?
Still she fades when I open my eyes.

How do I feel her warmth at night?
I feel nothing else in the day, nothing at all,
sharp, cold steel in hand, and yet I can't help but feel
a certain numbness in the crimson water I drink.

Why does she keep my dreams company?
If I’m the killer,
then why is the man in the mirror dead?
Why am I not with her?

I cannot stay with her,
She isn't real and neither am I,
so why can't I bar her from my prison,
where she is the only thing I cannot control?

A lack of actuality can be felt,
my heart melts in her non-existing hands,
her eyes strike through my soul,
her smile cripples my being.

Where am i that I cannot touch her,
yet she molds me to how she sees fit?
My heart races for her,
Yet she stops it with nothing more than a word.

If the question is “does she exist?”
The answer is no,
If the question is “is she real?”
The answer is yes.


The author's comments:
This (along with smiling) are part of an ongoing series that I will put together in a collection called "The Ramblings of an Insane Human Being".

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on Apr. 26 2014 at 10:34 pm
Nelly_Nell GOLD, Bakersfield, California
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Favorite Quote:
&#039;&#039; For every dark night there is an even brighter day&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Tupac Shukar

this is a great poem i love how you comare her to a beatiflul imagery that strikes through your soul   keep writing casue this is great. :)

on Apr. 26 2014 at 10:08 pm
LotusChild PLATINUM, Raleigh, North Carolina
32 articles 0 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Let them hate, so long as they fear me&quot; ~Colligula

Thanks, imagery is a specialty of mine! :D And sure thing, I'll give your work a look-see.

on Apr. 25 2014 at 8:52 am
carolineklepper SILVER, Tappan, New York
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This is wonderful. I love the idea that "a lack of actuality can be felt", not to mention it's paired with such gorgeous imagery. Check out my stuff too please!