July 19, 2004

are you still there?

this song, it's my favorite one on here, always skips in the same place. every time. I even looked at the display through the entire song so I would know how many minutes, how many seconds until the break. and yet, I always forget. Every time it shocks me, the sudden silence that I knew was coming.

been going through old papers, presumably mine. this handwriting I once would have recognized. random scraps of bad poetry from different eons.

-Help me, make me stop, but let your hands linger when you do. Carefully avoiding the truth.

-His name is Abe. His wife has been dead for years. He used to enjoy chess, but these days he forgets which pieces are his.

-My life would be perfect if I never went stagnant.

-ants only bend the grass, shake the earth when you're watching.

-I only hate her because I'd be a slut too if I were as beautiful.

-Soap opera sweetie, press your make-up lips to powdered skin, bring up your celluloid tears. Detached, hot grip of reality.

-The sound of books, and the quiet, squished-up lives of bugs.

-Fuck.

Posted by samantha at July 19, 2004 02:34 AM
Comments

i found and old book of poems from 10th grade;
oh man ...horrible

Posted by: christoper at July 19, 2004 01:40 PM

Wait though, sometimes there are snippets of strong stuff in its midst. There is some of that here.

Posted by: charles at July 19, 2004 04:51 PM

or more than some

Posted by: cf at July 19, 2004 08:23 PM