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Can You Save Me?
May 10, 2013
Stay still.
Do you hear that?
Leave me to my own devices,
my own unholy
whims.
If you take one more step
towards me,
it might mean the end for us both.
I cannot take this
tension,
this divine, unnatural
connection.
Don’t trust me, as I burn against you,
taught to hate you
and you I.
Stay still, do not your lips dare open,
and wait for my choice.
I do not know what I mean
by this,
is this rebellion or my initial calling?
Whatever it ends up being,
I know one thing,
that anything I do, any path I take,
is of darkness.
Unable to change, unable to see
anything more
and you know this as well as I,
so tell me,
can you save me still?
© Calvin C., Salt Lake City, UT
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SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND said...
on May. 25 2013 at 6:54 am
This is so different from other stuff of yours I've read. So strikingly different... Still I guess I saw a new hue. A new shade. Beautifully writing as if artfully carved in. I love how you end with "Can you Still Save Me? " Though I wanted to ask...Why didn't you put "still" in the title??
Carpe-Caffeam GOLD said...
on May. 19 2013 at 7:55 pm
Lol you really don't owe me anything, I love reading your work! If you want to read some of my newest work, it's up to you; please don't feel obligated. ^_^ Anyways, have a great evening!
. said...
on May. 17 2013 at 7:57 pm
This is very good, you are a really talented writer.
Carpe-Caffeam GOLD said...
on May. 17 2013 at 3:34 pm
Yet again, your work is worthy of Editor's Choice! XD Great job with word choice! I like the line "Leave me to my own devices, my own unholy whims." :D Have a great day!
So raw and emotional. Not like that perky Callie I know. But I love it for that reason. I feel the plea of anguish. "Can you save me still?" #tearjerker It's like Romeo and Juliet. When you say I've been taught to hate you and you I. My favorite line is "is this rebellion or my initial calling". Great poem!
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