On Tiptoes

On tiptoes
I walk into your house
It's a surprise 
I can't make a sound!

On tiptoes
I open your bedroom door
I'm so excited
We were so long apart

On tiptoes
I walk to your bed
It's so dark
But I can see you there

I bend over to kiss your face
And stop, frozen in place
There's an arm circling your chest
And another head where mine used to rest

You're not alone
And I didn't know
That I had been replaced
So fast, so cold

On tiptoes
I back off
There's no reason to stay
There's nothing there anymore

On tiptoes
I walk to your front door
I look around and say goodbye
To the future I have no more

On heavy steps
I walk away
Must find my place
Must find my way.

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December 05, 2016
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December 7, 2016 at 1:44 PM
Aww, Claudia, such a sad poem... And what San said: tiptoes vs heavy feet is so wonderfully expressed.
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December 7, 2016 at 10:01 PM
Thanks my friend... I had no plans for it to turn sad, it just happened... and as I told San, I thought the heavy steps would help to express the sadness and sorrow... :)
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December 7, 2016 at 1:12 PM
Oh you wrote this for me..lol...my ex called me timmy tiptoes...that sounds like how our relationship ended...sad but beautifully done
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December 7, 2016 at 9:55 PM
Ohhh sorry to hear about it Tim... my husband after reading it, was worried that my friends would hate him thinking that he had cheated on me - lol - I promised him to add a disclaimer that it was totally fictional (what it is ;) ). Thanks :)
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December 7, 2016 at 8:25 AM
Wow, this is so sad an heartbreaking Claudia. You have expressed this shock and sadness so well.
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December 7, 2016 at 9:48 PM
Thanks Chris, I'm glad that I could express the shock and sadness in a convincing way :)
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