What Remains.

by Poet on the Piano   Sep 26, 2013


It's a bit sad the way she reads books: greeting them with a cappuccino, blowing butterfly kisses their way near bedtime, studying their insight until time forgets about her, nodding off on their imperfect pages. Yet literature can never satisfy her. At the end of the day, her eyes are grim and unhappy. I know, she knows, the pages know that she must return: to her life. To what was claimed for her by invisible force. To a reality that bleeds darkness instead of an everlasting ink.

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Written 9/26/13 @ 7:02 PM

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  • 11 years ago

    by Redangelwings

    Most impressive write here. I love how you described this person getting sucked into the story and losing all reality. At least thats how I see it. Sometimes an escape from reality it really needed as the world seems to be dark. I like also how it seems you are at a coffee shop.

    The way you worded this is a metaphor genius. Butterfly kisses has an innocent appeal to it. Like a child-like mind wrote this :). Bed-time also enhances the innocent of this write. Time forgets about her meaning that she lost track of time and her eyes are very tired. I understand this well. She is unhappy because she has go back to her real life. And the way you say it she is very depressed with her life. This is such a beautiful write though. :). Keep penning.

  • 11 years ago

    by Britt

    "I know, she knows, the pages know that she must return. To her life. To what was claimed for her by invisible force. To a reality that bleeds darkness instead of an everlasting ink."

    I really like this part, but my only thought would be to not do a period after 'return', instead do a : or a ;. Your next line with "to her life" is so short, I was thinking you left something out of it... lol.

    I love the thought of butterfly kisses while reading, because I definitely know that feeling, eyelashes fluttering as I'm DYING to stay awake and read just one more page! lol. You've brought something real here for every reader to enjoy -- this was really beautiful. Interesting layout, too. I'm not sure if I'm quite fond of it yet, but it's growing on me :)

  • 11 years ago

    by Abed

    Suuuuper impressive!!

    I think that it's about how a reader thinks sometimes.. "should I leave this amazing virtual world and live in the bloody reality?" .. I say, Hell No! Go on living some pink illusion, better than black reality !

  • 11 years ago

    by Alanis

    This is good, something a bit different, but satisfying all the same! I really like that you described the way she read books. You are truely a poet.