While You Are Away

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my heart starts to      f     a      d     e

forgetting what heart beats and blood is for to sustain

and   and

my memory does not play

for you are the imprinted punctures of a code
that I must feel with my hand

cause while your are away

I                 see             well
    cannot             that

and if any particle of you remains

                                               a  r  t  b e g i n s t o s
                                            e                                 w
                                         h                                      e
                                      y                                            l 
                                   m                                                 l


cause whatever warmth is left
I stay up longer held.

while you are away
my heart begins to lack
all the times of composure
want less to interact
and I
and I
would just lay away
I am not that strong
while
while you are away...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Brown Avatar
August 17, 2010 at 6:41 AM
Just stopping by to remind you of my newest contest The Birds And The Bees. I hope you will enter the contest if you haven't already Jessica. Thank you if you have already entered or plan on entering. Love, Carol
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August 6, 2010 at 6:46 AM
Many congratulations Jessica on your win in Carol's fine contest with this well thought out artwork >> James
Johnson Avatar
August 5, 2010 at 6:25 PM
very clever Jessical. Congratulations. Love, Joyce
Mehta Avatar
August 5, 2010 at 5:21 PM
Congrats on this well deserved win, Jessica
Freeman Avatar
August 5, 2010 at 4:39 PM
Congratulations Jessica on your worthy of winner circle. Agape, Moses
Sweetheart Avatar
August 5, 2010 at 1:26 PM
Congrats Jessica on your winning poem in Carol's contest with this unique and exquisite write .. luv it... enjoy another momentous victory my friend..with luv..
Brown Avatar
August 5, 2010 at 1:19 PM
Congratulations on your placement in my contest Jessica. Love, Carol
Myers Avatar
August 3, 2010 at 12:22 AM
The creativity alone is amazing. Somehow it is hard for me to imagine to submerge myself so deeply into the realm of literal ingenuity. Amazing poem.
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August 3, 2010 at 12:07 AM
Jessica, true emotions I knOw exactly how U fEEl.~SKAT
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