In The Center Of The Mall

Submitted by Madeline on Thu, 07/10/2014 - 20:56

I'm your prideless girl
You're riddled with despair
Baby, look at me
You know that I don't care
And your lips are soft on my fingertips
Your whole being caving in
Imploding and I have to watch
And to do so seems a sin
But baby, I know all about them
I cradle your head to my chest
Feel me breathe for two
Your tense neck finally rests
You can return the favor one day
We're stuck for a moment in our little bubble
This world we've carved out of space just for us
I know with one blink what's become of your freedom
I clench hard since you're the only one I can trust
Breathe, baby, breathe with me
Don't you see what you're doing to us?
Please, baby, be with me
With a massive headache and a madwoman's smile
This moment is quick
If we were to pick
It out of time
Then I would imply
That this meant the most
But subtly
Since stakes
Are still tied to your post
I promise I won't leave
Not in that way, I mean I mean
I snicker as you stutter
And it dismisses every dream
I've ever had for us
Our love
It's okay, I'm fine
I'm not--it's worse than I felt-
before
So your arm comes around me and we
Resume walking toward the door

Author's age when written
16
Genre
Notes

fictional poem horray

Comments

This is interesting and kind of obscure. I guess it's sort of like a moment of realness in an otherwise superficial relationship? Or trying to help somebody emotionally when they don't want help? That's sort of how I interpreted it, but I'm not sure if I'm right. Haha.

"You were not meant to fit into a shallow box built by someone else." -J. Raymond

Ditto to Erin!
I loved this! Though the jumbled feel to it made me feel like I was hanging off a cliff somehow, clinging onto trying to find out what it was about. Very beautiful! And abstract almost!

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