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Lost Art MAG
October 5, 2013
you left behind a mass of blankets
amidst the remains of your baby clothes
a cocoon of which you were queen
but when I unraveled the blankets,
there were spiders
and a dent in the down
where you'd laid your head
I remember we used to build forts
out of the thin sheets and paint dropcloths
you sat in the doorway and sang instructions
and when it was done
we pulled the blinds shut
and lay within our fortress
unreachable
like the stars
whose simulacrum we made
using fluorescent lights
I tried to build a fort last night
and found I couldn't
without the murmured directions in your lilt
the skills were not there
when I needed them most
It's funny
how the things you need most
are never there
© Samantha W., Albany, NY
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tiley said...
on Oct. 12 2013 at 6:20 am
Lost Art! This Title Is Just Too Apt!! Yeah, It's funny how the things you need most are never there
tiley said...
on Oct. 12 2013 at 6:15 am
Have No Words....Exquisite:**
@EthicalDilemma: Dear,I've interpreted it in my way but can you interpret this beautiful piece of art from your side too..It would be much more interesting that way..More Perception,More Ways To Achieve Perfection ,This is what I think... Regards Tiley
@EthicalDilemma: Dear,I've interpreted it in my way but can you interpret this beautiful piece of art from your side too..It would be much more interesting that way..More Perception,More Ways To Achieve Perfection ,This is what I think... Regards Tiley
SpidersAcrossStars PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 12 2013 at 12:51 am
Beautiful just beautiful. I love every line. The way you did that ...just wow
EthicalDilemma SILVER said...
on Oct. 11 2013 at 10:06 pm
Thanks! Check out my other work too!
