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Anonymous's picture
Submitted by Anonymous on May 11, 2008 - 16:46.

She likes to watch her life in
backwards motion,
her tongue reshaping words
and letters
and rhymes that she's not sure
ever meant anything at all.
It almost seems like
falling asleep,
watching her eyes open day after day,
watching the minute tick back from
59
on her analog clock.
She's almost afraid to let it go again,
bouncing back
from time to time
letting reality seep into her veins
and suddenly
fast-forwarding
to
Now.

emotive.eleven's picture

wow that was so inspiring!!!

Submitted by emotive.eleven on May 11, 2008 - 17:12.

I love all the descriptions in this!!! And all the words and ideas you captured!!! Amazing!!! I also like how you spaced the words.... it flows very well. It's like a mini story.... and a character sketch.... all combined. Great job, this is awesome. Keep writing!!!
-emotive

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