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Array ( [sid] => 84553 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => You Close Your Eyes To Block The Light [time] => 2005-02-15 17:56:46 [hometext] => can you catch on to the meaning? if not, don't look for it. it's kind of cynical and sort of anti-romantic [bodytext] => you close your eyes to block the light
ashamed
but your cheeks are flushed
breath shallow
rapture
if you didn’t know better you would admit to both
but the clever little cat
with soft gilded lies
will spend the day
without ever having to question night…
so you close your eyes to block the light
and your hands are shaking
trembling
fear and adrenaline
wrapped up in the need to believe
in something

have you nothing to hide,
pretty little angel with the devil’s own eyes?
no
merely nothing to hide behind
and the fear is just the conjuring spell
if you look vulnerable and repentant
perhaps they will think the sinner is spent
so you close your eyes to block the light

don’t pull scripture with me
those same eyes
have devoured
fed
and released
angel’s lips too swollen
how far away from yourself will you run
to come home
abandon pretense
if it weren’t for reputation where would you be?
without something to uphold
to sow and reap
would you give in?
no
you would take away
and close your eyes to block the light

can I touch you?
have I?
because I’ve reached so far, wondering
can your hair even tangle?
or am I pulling my fingers through nothing
waiting for something to catch
and convince me of your humanity

I just wanted you to know,
that sometimes
when my legs are water and I’ve swallowed my heart
when I’ve fought the battle and lost the fight
I close my eyes to block the light


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You Close Your Eyes To Block The Light

Contributed by Dri on Tuesday, 15th February 2005 @ 05:56:46 PM in AEST
Topic: oops



you close your eyes to block the light
ashamed
but your cheeks are flushed
breath shallow
rapture
if you didn’t know better you would admit to both
but the clever little cat
with soft gilded lies
will spend the day
without ever having to question night…
so you close your eyes to block the light
and your hands are shaking
trembling
fear and adrenaline
wrapped up in the need to believe
in something

have you nothing to hide,
pretty little angel with the devil’s own eyes?
no
merely nothing to hide behind
and the fear is just the conjuring spell
if you look vulnerable and repentant
perhaps they will think the sinner is spent
so you close your eyes to block the light

don’t pull scripture with me
those same eyes
have devoured
fed
and released
angel’s lips too swollen
how far away from yourself will you run
to come home
abandon pretense
if it weren’t for reputation where would you be?
without something to uphold
to sow and reap
would you give in?
no
you would take away
and close your eyes to block the light

can I touch you?
have I?
because I’ve reached so far, wondering
can your hair even tangle?
or am I pulling my fingers through nothing
waiting for something to catch
and convince me of your humanity

I just wanted you to know,
that sometimes
when my legs are water and I’ve swallowed my heart
when I’ve fought the battle and lost the fight
I close my eyes to block the light






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Re: You Close Your Eyes To Block The Light (User Rating: 1 )
by xxbreathlessx on Tuesday, 15th February 2005 @ 06:02:35 PM AEST
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i Love how you ended this. you swtched over and compared yourself to the main charactr in this poem, awesome job, love the twist. and i think i might get it...or maybe i get something totalyy different from what you do...


Re: You Close Your Eyes To Block The Light (User Rating: 1 )
by Taurusgem1 on Tuesday, 15th February 2005 @ 06:04:32 PM AEST
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Excellent write!!


Re: You Close Your Eyes To Block The Light (User Rating: 1 )
by allforyou on Tuesday, 15th February 2005 @ 06:15:47 PM AEST
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"can I touch you?
have I?
because I’ve reached so far, wondering
can your hair even tangle?
or am I pulling my fingers through nothing
waiting for something to catch
and convince me of your humanity"

..this is my favorite part of the poem. I'm not sure if I got the same meaning you intended, but I like the message I received.

Loved It,

--Kara


Re: You Close Your Eyes To Block The Light (User Rating: 1 )
by Kyarn on Wednesday, 20th April 2005 @ 01:43:12 PM AEST
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Love it. Love you. Angel/ demon imagery makes me happy. Good write.


Re: You Close Your Eyes To Block The Light (User Rating: 1 )
by burnthefire on Saturday, 9th July 2005 @ 10:41:25 PM AEST
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this was truly amazing.




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