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Unbroken


I wouldn't know how to describe a painting or a sonata, but I can tell
someone how I feel, though they rarely know what I mean. Words fail me often,
but nobody notices. They aren't listening anyway. One person knows me. When
I talk to him I feel like a knife in a drawer, because my words have power.
The possible damage would be irreparable.

He and I are like a house falling apart. Our sidewalk is askew and our
mailbox is missing. It is painted pink and yellow. We love it, it's unique.
Last night I stomped my feet through the floorboards because I wanted to feel
my toes in the earth. I pushed my hands through the ceiling and kicked down
the walls. I know he wonders why I do things ...

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his followers, the Elvi, or dirty poetry.
Painting his visions on sheets that hang from the eaves or painting me with
psychedelic designs. It doesn't matter which. All of it makes me want him
more.

Some things I say to him are like sour notes played too often. I'm out
of tune. He always sings along. Our waltz is better than most, I suppose. We
know the steps by heart. The world moves quickly around us and our quiet
drunken pace, but we don't care. Our minds move quickly despite this world's
petty distractions. It's us and them, and we're the only two sane people left.

He makes me nervous, still. His dreams are bigger than both of us.
When we speak the words fall from my lips. They aren't enough to explain who I
want to be. I am so flawed. He says, "Sometimes people have imperfections
that are worth living with. You're a little eccentric. It's part of your
charm." This man knows me, and loves me anyway. He is crazier than I am.

Eight years might as well be a ...

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Added: 7/25/2005 06:11:07 AM
Category: Poetry & Poets
Type: Premium Paper
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