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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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. said...
on Oct. 6 2012 at 8:12 pm
^That's me. Mind checking out my work?:)
maddireigle SILVER said...
on Aug. 15 2012 at 10:30 pm
This is why people write poetry.
vazenitran98 said...
on Jun. 10 2012 at 6:47 am
Truly amazing. I enjoyed it. It feels a bit sad but I did like how you expressed the emotions!
bluhs said...
on May. 19 2012 at 8:25 pm
Beautiful!
Sami Sagorski BRONZE said...
on Apr. 27 2012 at 10:43 am
Great Poem!
morgan mcdermott BRONZE said...
on Apr. 27 2012 at 10:43 am
Amazing poem! keep writing!
pinkytoe said...
on Apr. 27 2012 at 9:49 am
I felt like crying.
XxsurrendertofatexX BRONZE said...
on Apr. 27 2012 at 5:54 am
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dude that was amazing! c; got me all teary eyed
Whitterbug BRONZE said...
on Feb. 21 2012 at 4:17 pm
Very good poem! Absolutely loved it!!!
laurensoccer SILVER said...
on Jan. 30 2012 at 6:45 pm
I love this poem. I love the descriptive language. Keep Writing!!!!!!!
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 30 2012 at 7:46 am
This really cool---I love how poetic you made this motion. Many would go "so the speaker is crying---so what?", but you made it...I don't know, more.
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