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You are the noise
She & I created together.
You are the missed heartbeat
When she said yes,
And the disbelief
After she said I’m leaving.
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You are the tear left unshed
A sanctuary for my sorrow
You are the space where there’s always a seat
You are the music along which my songs flow.
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You are the temple for our incomplete story
You are where I go to feel.
Foe and friend,
You counsel me whenever I lose my words
And haunt me when she loses hers.
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You are scales I can never balance
You bring gifts of ideas
You hold answers
And you withhold them.
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So I run to you
and from you
Yet always I land on your doorstep
Humble, wretched, or overjoyed.
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You creep up amidst noise
And yet roar louder
in quiet.
Silence, you are the home she and I shared,
Silence—the chasm between us.
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Teresa Renton
Inhaling life, exhaling stories, poetry, prose, flash or fusions. An imperfect perfectionist who writes and recycles words. I write because I love how it feels to make ink patterns & form words, like pictures, on a page.
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Comments (8)
Ah I have been here before, my last comment stands true
Wonderful words
nice images, very nice
Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
Very nice
Beautiful❤️
This was so brilliant! Very beautifully written!
Love this, Teresa. It is elegant in both form and story.