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In Absence of Essence

July 21, 2010
By MaketheFlame GOLD, Queens Village, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"Like an angel with two broken wings. Reach for the sky again. Like the devil, meant for better things. I will find my place on high"

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I cannot take in enough
of the essence
of you
who I love
When I leave
I will have to
erase to myself
and make
That emty space
Where I put it all
Too much
To hold in a single brain
Shared with the knowlege
Of absence
Mixes with its sharp tinge
And pull
To make a force
Within a body
Becomes a shell
When dragged in a direction
Opposite
The one which I walk

There,
It holds
In a suspension
Can I keep it
In that frozen state?
It must be fed
Lest it dies
And like a child
cries
And in me
Seems to be all me
And apprehends
All it cannot get
From outside
But there,
Can I freeze it?
Still
I keep it its state
I only hope
It comes
And thaws
When at last
I call it out
Then I will wait
Frozen myself
For the drops to run out

© Amanda P., Clermont, FL

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