Duck and Cover- a short series of love notes by prettyflour, literature
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Duck and Cover- a short series of love notes
-Duck!
-The animal?
-Duck!
-and cover?
-Goose.
-You are such a brat!
-I miss you.
-I wish you hadn't said that.
-You wish upon every star that crosses your path.
-You're not a star. You're a supernova.
-Ha! I'm a speck of dust. One swept beneath your rug.
I should have hit escape by prettyflour, literature
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I should have hit escape
you want it all in excess
impress- until it's crushing
real life- suppress- a success
you were nearly a nothing
your iPhone's got no humor
consumer- with no receipt
manic tumblr posts- a tumor
demolish- just hit delete
On my eighteenth birthday I wished for eternal life but eighty nine years of living has taught me that you don’t always get what you wish for.
I still remember you vividly. I remember you, Edward Cullen.
I remember you with a clarity that is haunting.
You are a secret that I carry. You are a tumultuous mixture and wonder and hurt. I try not to think about you and yet... I have to admit that I sometimes wondered about what might have been.
Yes, I was curious about what became of you. I thought about where you might be. I’ve spent many a night, my longing gaze on the stars, wondering if you were out there somewhere looking at th
On every birthday
I think back
and reflect
on all the years
that I've lived.
Today I am reflective
on nothing in particular
and everything
all at once.
I look at my daughter.
I beam with pride
at the young lady
she has become.
I can't help but
stand in awe
at how much she
looks like,
acts like
and can hold a grudge
just like me.
I take my husband's hand
and squeeze,
waiting for his needle
to work its magic.
I want his art to be
a part of me,
now and forever
more.
I'm dazed
but not confused.
36 is more than three decades
which is kind of weird
to think about
when I feel so young.
Childhood has been reborn
in my offspring-
my nieces and
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again and again and again
The cave seems to stretch on forever. Whitewashed with snow, covered with ice it's like a crystal palace. Sunlight dips in from the cracks in the ceiling, just enough light to see by. I walk carefully at first, the ground slick and uneven but impatience gets the best of me and I run- run until I'm out of breath and frustrated that I seem to be getting nowhere.
I curse when I slip and fall, spinning wildly and landing hard. I huff out a laugh when I open my eyes- I've broken a piece of the wall and can see outside the cave- a shock of color beyond the white.
I rise and step into the daylight, follow a path of vibrant green vines- they are cr