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Published: 2014-07-22 19:37:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 865; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 0
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Description We check the backs
of good books
for epilogues
unwritten,

Running a cautious finger
down their spines
expecting goosebumps to bloom
from those paper mausoleums
that hold lives and deaths
that happen
cyclically  
in our heads.

We slide them back between
two others,
cuddled close
in a particleboard purgatory.

And with less frequency,
we revisit those living things
trapped in
constancy.

And write another
and another-
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Comments: 31

meubanks [2016-03-02 10:19:04 +0000 UTC]

This is nicely written. Strong imagery, I can see this as I'm reading it. The one tiny nitpick is in the 4th stanza. "trapped in constancy" is a bit abstract/fuzzy when contrasted with the concrete images in the rest of the poem. It doesn't diminish the impact of the poem overall, however.

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BleedingProphecies In reply to meubanks [2016-03-13 18:42:58 +0000 UTC]

I can see what you mean. It's odd, to revisit this older stuff. I appreciate you pulling my attention back to it.  

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haphazardmelody [2014-08-11 06:20:18 +0000 UTC]

Paper mausoleums and particleboard purgatory................wonderful.

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BleedingProphecies In reply to haphazardmelody [2014-08-11 16:38:14 +0000 UTC]

....  

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Poetrymann [2014-07-27 04:06:45 +0000 UTC]

You are featured here:  scarlettletters.deviantart.com…

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LMW-The-Poet [2014-07-25 19:59:06 +0000 UTC]

I love the imagery to this, makes me want to go hangout at the library... Stalking the books

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BleedingProphecies In reply to LMW-The-Poet [2014-07-25 20:27:57 +0000 UTC]

I haven't been to a library since I started one of my own in my room. XP Oops. 

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LMW-The-Poet In reply to BleedingProphecies [2014-07-26 00:26:59 +0000 UTC]

I gave away all the books I had - I could have had a library by now if I had kept them.

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BleedingProphecies In reply to LMW-The-Poet [2014-07-26 05:12:28 +0000 UTC]

I think at some point I may start passing them out to people and that's how you'll know I care about you. If you get one of my books. XD 

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Lissomer [2014-07-23 03:33:45 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, this is really lovely! Super great job

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BleedingProphecies In reply to Lissomer [2014-07-23 08:25:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, miss! It means a lot!

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Lissomer In reply to BleedingProphecies [2014-07-23 10:56:33 +0000 UTC]

^_^

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shep4life [2014-07-23 00:31:50 +0000 UTC]

I love this one

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BleedingProphecies In reply to shep4life [2014-07-23 01:40:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, sir!  

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shep4life In reply to BleedingProphecies [2014-07-23 17:20:30 +0000 UTC]

You got it!

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oviedomedina [2014-07-23 00:09:59 +0000 UTC]

This is so true.
Specially the first stanza

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BleedingProphecies In reply to oviedomedina [2014-07-23 01:40:09 +0000 UTC]

Glad I'm not the only bibliophile around here! :3

Thanks for reading! 

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GhostOfTheEmptyGrave [2014-07-22 23:14:07 +0000 UTC]

A great poem with great imagery. Well done

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BleedingProphecies In reply to GhostOfTheEmptyGrave [2014-07-23 01:39:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you kindly, good sir!  

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GhostOfTheEmptyGrave In reply to BleedingProphecies [2014-07-23 21:45:03 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, ma'am.

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BleedingProphecies In reply to GhostOfTheEmptyGrave [2014-07-23 22:02:14 +0000 UTC]

Ma'am? 

You don't seem like a "ma'am" kinda guy... XD 

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GhostOfTheEmptyGrave In reply to BleedingProphecies [2014-07-24 22:11:01 +0000 UTC]

Well, you called me "sir", right?

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BleedingProphecies In reply to GhostOfTheEmptyGrave [2014-07-24 23:00:41 +0000 UTC]

Well...yes... XP 

Nothing wrong with it, of course! It was kinda sweet actually. 

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GhostOfTheEmptyGrave In reply to BleedingProphecies [2014-07-25 22:17:03 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, just returning the respect And thanks.

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BleedingProphecies In reply to GhostOfTheEmptyGrave [2014-07-25 22:25:16 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome.  

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GhostOfTheEmptyGrave In reply to BleedingProphecies [2014-07-27 00:02:27 +0000 UTC]

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chromeantennae [2014-07-22 20:33:08 +0000 UTC]

This is definitely one of my favorite pieces from you, Kaylin. The second and third stanzas are absolutely phenomenal. So fantastically done. The imagery and word-choices here are impeccable. Nicely done. <3

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BleedingProphecies In reply to chromeantennae [2014-07-22 20:45:04 +0000 UTC]

You're....thank you! ^-^ 

What a friggin lovely comment!!!

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chromeantennae In reply to BleedingProphecies [2014-07-22 20:45:33 +0000 UTC]

This was really a fantastic piece, girly. Love, love. <33

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BleedingProphecies In reply to chromeantennae [2014-07-22 21:02:46 +0000 UTC]

 

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chromeantennae In reply to BleedingProphecies [2014-07-22 21:05:16 +0000 UTC]

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