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September 25, 2013
By lenabloop SILVER, Denver, Colorado
lenabloop SILVER, Denver, Colorado
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the first non-artist i ever kissed twice
is staring at me, twelve weeks later,
jaw like a knife
and skin like the third month of summer
that's always cut short.

and he won't write poetry
or instrumental music
and call it “blue eyes like a blindfold”
if he thinks about me on the field,
i'll never know.

he's not pensive,
just reaches out and touches where my cheekbones should be,
then my lips
before sliding down to my empty belt loops,
back up to where my tank top ends and my shorts don't start.

he draws his hands back and smirks,
“just as pretty as ever”
and i want to know
how
he makes simple words
sound so ugly.



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on Jul. 5 2016 at 7:37 pm
gravityspoke BRONZE, Essex Fells, New Jersey
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This is one of my favorite poems that I've ever read, you truly are crazy talented!!

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on Oct. 1 2013 at 5:01 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

You, my friend, are a true poet. This poem demonstrates your exceptional talent. Poems like this one need to be recognized more often. Congrats on the Editors' Choice, which you deserve. The first stanza when you describe this beauty/monster(?) is perfect, not saying the other weren't. But it's my favorite stanza of the whole poem. Keep writing; YOU MUST! Five stars from Mckay. 

on Sep. 28 2013 at 11:39 am
Lana_not_anal SILVER, New Carlisle, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
I would love to kiss you.<br /> &quot;The price of kissing is your life.&quot;<br /> <br /> Now my loving is running towards my life shouting:<br /> &quot;What a bargain! Let&#039;s buy it.&quot;

Oh my god! I love this. Don't stop doing what you're doing. I really connect with this. Poems like this one are my favorite.