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"we were fated to pretend"
I.
i like to pretend
that i feel
nothing.
i like
appearing hard & icy
because
II.
no one wants frostbite.
III.
my heartstrings were untied & i
didn't notice everything
flooding out. i don't know that
i would have minded, if i had.
i hate the memories because they
remind me that i was the one
who threw them away
& i hate that i can't blame
anyone but myself.
really, in situations like
this, fault cannot
truly exist. as humans, mortal
beings without any real control, we
like to assign blame
so that we can direct our pain
at someone.
IV.
we like to feel that we can
justify our weaknesses.
V.
moving on
is a difficult art to grasp
& i almost
almost almost almost
had it down. [babe, your
timing
is impeccable.]
VI.
i have never been this caught
in the middle. i can't
can't can't can't
go back. iwon'tgoback.
you make going forward
a task akin to
uprooting a pine tree with bare hands.
impossible.
it's too heavy &
prickly & i'm just
a person.
VII.
i'm just
trapped in limbo.
VIII.
you got too far under my skin
& i don't know
which path to take at this
fork-in-the-road
because there's no one left
to ask for directions.
IX.
i pretend to know
exactly what i'm doing
[hell, i'm a teenager. i
must think i know everything anyway
right?]
X.
i can't trust myself not to
fall in love with the stars again. i
can't say that i won't lose grip
and let reverse gravity pull me
back into glittering space.
so i pretend that i've refilled
the contents of my heart enough
that i won't get pulled in again.
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If your writing was a
If your writing was a painting, Mc, it would be an abstract, minimalistic, but I would never be able to look away.
This piece is approachable and relatable, but has such achingly beautiful imagery.
I love:
"my heartstrings were untied & i
flooding out. "
Also, the pine-tree metaphor is awesome.
(Hang in there. Been there, done that, and I know it's hard. Best of luck.)
Cheers,
Ͼirce
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Wow, thank you. I don't know what to say. I'm so flattered you think so highly of it.
(Thanks. I'm getting through it.)
Ta.
Title Win!
I was listening to Time To Pretend when I saw the title! Immediatly I was drawn in. The piece is beautifully written. Your ideas are well spoken.
-A Captain,
one of many.
Wow
This is amazing. So emotional, yet you phrase everything so perfectly, like you know exactly what you want to say. I wish I could write like this. Keep it up!
-LN
I'm not trying to ruin anybody's life. Sometimes I'm just really, really bad at doing people favors.
thanksya
Thank you all. It's a major ego boost to get such positive feedback. I can't tell you how nice it is to hear people think highly of my writing. Means a lot.
@CC - Haha, nice one. Good timing. I love MGMT. That song was stuck in my head atthe time I wrote this, and that line seemed to fit pretty well, so I went with it.
@LN - Wow, thanks. Just... thank you. :)
Thank you all again, I appreciate it.
Ta.
Mc strikes back
Perfect. You've outdone yourself again. Love it.