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[sid] => 83371
[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => This Room Is Too Big For My Voice
[time] => 2005-02-07 15:08:44
[hometext] => sigh... i am ever redeming myself, constantly paying for things i've done to the people i've loved
[bodytext] => top button undone sleeves rolled to the quarter length as you cross your arms subconsciously defensive this room is too big for my voice the half-second delay draws out my word with agonizing precision I hear my self as you must hear me you are resisting head back eyes flying past ceiling starring at nothing not looking at me this room is too big for my voice too empty nothing but hard floor and a world of distance twenty steps would bring me close enough to taste your aggression feet planted left leg, slightly behind leaning slightly back just being and I manage to hold my own apprehensive pose this room is too big for my voice too big for me echoing back my words in spite like you have always been mocking my hypocrisy your eyes catch mine and the words cease to spill past my lips "I have nothing to say to you" you say my heart turns to lead and hits the floor this room is too big for your voice and the echo continues the sentence repeating I am struck by the dramatics like a play, the perfect tragedy I am the actress lost in the script well read though it is you are just the last word in my sentence forever lingering, ever audible [comments] => 2 [counter] => 158 [topic] => 22 [informant] => Dri [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => LostLove )
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