Splash of Memories to Quench the Thirst

by BrokenREALiTy   Nov 16, 2008


Warm me with your fingers,
and let the delicate roughness
serenade my dreams--
every one of them filled with films,
running in all directions as they
circle our wrists and bind physically
what's already
(attached).

and i promise i'll let you love me,
if our eyes permit to staring.
because no matter how many times--
"sans toi je ne peux pas vivre..."
for every stint you think otherwise, i'll
resort to revision of the pulse;

notice the way i wrap
these icy hands within your sleeve;
the way your thumb twirled my hair
as you ran those fingers
through the threads of our
ruby time traveling device--
puppet strings yanking at this ring,
made from grass strands of flimsy

love.

and the way we giggled
(yes, you twittered, too--
don't even go denying it.)
oh, and the stupid grapes,
(or was it a melon you made me hold?)
the first intertwining with the sweaty palms
and the juvenile-knowing looks...
an offering of a piggy back and
(did i mention the mcchicken burger?)

for with you it was all zeal
masked beneath the faintest ardor;
midsummer ramen and late night bubble tea
(remember the sad hickey and--
those botched birthday plans?
because my back still retains
and my cheeks remain the same.

never more pure than our delusion,
or the way our reserve laughed.)

...but my phone doesn't remember,
and i'm sure your arms have let go;
because for you it was nine o' clock walks,
and ihavetogettoworkintwohoursbuti'llwalkyouhomeanyway
and "i'm an idiot, i know," with our t-shirts
laced in seven introductions and a bundle,
beside mid-winter evening calls dressed in
"where are you?" and silent imissyou's...
do you remember? no?

because i don't either...

���© 2008 11 03 Mindy Huang

** The way it's written is purposeful, with the lack of spaces and proper capitalization. If you don't like it, you shouldn't have read it.
***Edited To Add in This Note: "sans toi je ne peux pas vivre..." means "Without you, there is no life." in French. Or something along those lines...

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  • 16 years ago

    by Blissful

    This title really captured my attention and made me anxious to read the poem!

    Ahh this was amazing! The ending, oh my just blew me away! Okay first of all, thank you for writing such a unique and refreshing poem. It feels so good reading something different from the everyday norm. I feel as if I got a sneak peak inside how your brain works and my dear it works so poetically! Just left me in awe. I could tell this was a personal poem for you and came straight from your heart and even if it doesnt make sense to others, it made sense to you when you wrote it and that means so much more. Others can interpret it any way they want and take back from it what they please. As for me I was very much impacted by this. Remembering the memories you experianced with someone you love and how they always seem to replay in your mind at the randomest times. This made me think of the guy I like and made me smile along the way.

    Your choice of words here were flawless in creating the scene and getting across your message. Varied vocabulary choice made for a not so simple read but also didnt overpower the poem like "big words" do sometimes. It was just perfect. The flow was great and again I commend you on the style, it was very interesting to read and experiance. Very effective in getting the meaning of your poem across.

    Well done!
    Why this doesnt have anymore comments I have no idea but it does deserve a *5/5* :]

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