A struggle of a relationship. The woman tries everything to catch her partners attention. Unfortunately he is stubbornly unaware. And because of their mis-communication, they both end up tragic.

We stand still

Our bodies like magnets

He feels hope

She feels doubt

Being carved so deep with the bluntest knife

The knife had done no harm

Numbness haloed her body

Parallel to numbness brought by that afternoon line

 

She stands still

Slowly her body drifts off shore

He stood mounted on the sand

Watching as her body is enveloped 

By the waves which they once danced in

He’s lost, lost in his own priorities 

Lightening hits, thunder pounds

Afternoon storm rehearsing for the late-night show

 

He stands still

Caressing her hands delicately across his face

So passively he stood, unaware

Her hands begin to crumble 

Falling to pieces her body left as crumbs

She joins the sand where his bare feet lay

Failure to keep balance, down on his knees

 

We lay still

He melts into the sand 

Little crystals and pieces of rock 

So passively she laid, aware

Ever so effortlessly the life being strained

He joins the sand where his body lay

Their bodies like magnets

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Comments (22)
  • Allison Jae on Jul 22, 2009

    Your words are so beautiful. Well put together. Great work.

  • REPuckett on Jul 23, 2009

    “He melts into the sand

    Little crystals and pieces of rock”

    I have been there before and you just took me there all over again. Very nice, Hannah.

  • HelloSiti on Jul 23, 2009

    Is it about ’suicide’?

  • HannahNicole on Jul 23, 2009

    Take it as you feel it. If you think its suicide then yeah.

  • Elizabeth Abbott on Jul 23, 2009

    These lines sre my favorites, ” Falling to pieces her body left as crumbs She joins the sand where his bare feet lay “
    Collectively composed, pretty, pretty words. NOT to be forgotten. Better than ” The Raven ” .

  • Marie Milton on Jul 23, 2009

    Don’t worry if some people don’t understand your poetry or writings…that’s their problem…hehe…I write what comes to me and not everyone understands a word..hehe..

    I like your work so ‘keep at it’ : )
    I look forward to more…

    Take care
    Marie Milton

  • Nathan G on Jul 23, 2009

    Nice read, you bring up some nice images and descriptions.

  • Melody SJAL on Jul 23, 2009

    Very deep and passionate, like it.

  • Theresa Johnson on Jul 23, 2009

    i liked it very much.

  • Katie Marie on Jul 23, 2009

    Very creative and powerful imagery. Thank you for sharing it with us.

  • lindalulu on Jul 23, 2009

    Passionate and deep!

  • revivor on Jul 24, 2009

    excellent
    you’ve raised the bar for us all

  • California Dreamer on Jul 25, 2009

    A very nice write, it can be taken different ways, or as we each write is unique, as we each read is also, I know what it meant to me, and it was a nice write, thanks for sharing.

  • Theresa Johnson on Jul 30, 2009

    wow. very beautiful. the poems draws you right into it

  • Littlekid137 on Jul 30, 2009

    Wow. That was fantastic.

  • Shelly Barclay on Jul 30, 2009

    Very sad.

  • maranatha on Jul 30, 2009

    “Ever so effortlessly the life being strained….” That line pierced me. We miss the important things so often, and never even know they were important. Well done, Hannah! You have a gift.

  • littlemama76 on Jul 30, 2009

    very well written

  • David Crerand on Jul 30, 2009

    a beautiful portrait of a pitiful state. Well done.

  • shebear on Jul 31, 2009

    Such a sad poem..

  • Jordan O! on Jul 31, 2009

    Hannah its great… keep it up little fish ;)

  • Drake Harlem on Aug 28, 2009

    Very moving, but I’m not really sure what “parallel to numbness” is supposed to convey. Of course what it means to you is what really matters with a poetry at it’s core.

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