Strike a Chord by GirlDownTheStreet

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Saturday January 28, 2006

let me go

you felt it, I know you did
your heart sensed me slipping away
letting go
breaking free of this bond
as you moved on with your life

           you panicked, I know you did
           reaching out, then hurting me again by
           your words
           never prepared to let me go
           or able to say goodbye

this bond is eternal, I know it is
cursed never to break free
you can't love
as I have loved you
please just let me go

GirlDownTheStreet 2006

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Monday January 23, 2006

The Stone

The Stone

I picked up a beautiful
shiny dark stone
as I walked to the pier.
Touching it gently
I thought about you,
remembering the love
we once shared.

But you drank their poison
and no longer recognize
who I am to you
and everything began
to change...

I died a thousand deaths
reaching out to you
thru the flames.
But you could not see me
and were afraid...

These are my demons you said,
mine are worse than most--
I don't know if I could
ever be there for you
as you deserve.

My heart has been under arrest
too long, I thought
as I walked out
to the edge of the pier.

I prayed for this pain to be
released from my soul,
and from a love
that no longer serves...

Dear God, I prayed:
May he always be safe
May he always be loved
May he find what he is seeking
...though it could not be me.

I touched the beautiful
shiny dark stone
to my lips and whispered
"goodbye"

I threw the stone
as far as I could
off the end of the pier
into the cold white waves
and released you
from my heart
...at last.

2006 -GirlDownTheStreet

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Friday January 13, 2006

broken

Broken

when I got home
I fell lifelessly onto my bed
in the stillness of night
crying tears of shock and betrayal
dying from the core of my very being

I am so broken

I lie here sobbing and shivering
beneath these sheets
in the darkness and cold
where love once dwelled
I did everything right

now I am broken

I saw you there
can you possibly know
the pain your deceit has caused
as you left my heart bleeding
in the wake of your indifference

now what do I do with all of this
I have inside?

broken....

2006 -Girl Down The Street

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Wednesday January 4, 2006

"over"

Over

Love not taken…

Vows forsaken…

I was so mistaken...

It's over.
Smiles you’re faking…

Choices you’re making…

My hands are shaking…

Hearts are breaking…

Hurt and aching…

It’s over.

-Girl Down The Street 2006

(thanks for the inspiration of your poetry, Scratch)

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Tuesday January 3, 2006

love magnet

I've loved the words of Shakespeare for as long as I can remember. When I found a box of Shakespearean word magnets at the book store a while back, I just had to buy them. Once home, I excitedly spread them out across the front of my refrigerator, marveling at the infinite possibilities of Elizabethan phrases I could string together. Before I knew it, I had written the poem below. It graced my fridge for a year. (With apologies to The Bard and The Globe Theatre!)

Wherefore art Thou, my Lordship

Who doth seek thy Lady perchance to Love?

I dream of Thee oft every Night

Alas, my Fortune is Naught.

Make haste Fair Lover

As yonder Light doth soon come

And I shall Vow to be Thine Forever!

-Girl Down The Street (don't worry, I'm keeping my day job!)

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