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Published: 2009-01-07 18:11:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 118; Favourites: 1; Downloads: 0
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Description The feel of your lips
tracing paths other
travelers have walked,
crowds my senses
with the blood of lust
still boiling beneath the surface
of this used skin.
I think back to sweeter days,
back through the alleyways
of my mind (strangely similar
to the ones my customers frequent).
How I long for those days,
those chocolate-coated days of bliss...

But I'm just tossing coins
in an empty wishing well...
tossing coins in that empty well...

Your urgent fists
tear at my clothes
(the ones that are not there),
and press
       and paw
              and palm
                     and pinch
with delight, as if my body
was numb to your calloused touch.
How I long for softer hands than these:
hands that held me tenderly
to a kinder man...

But I'm just tossing coins
in an empty wishing well...
tossing coins in that empty well...

The job is done,
wrinkled cash in my hand,
as I watch you shuffle along
on your satisfied way.
All the while, I wish
my love would come back
and wash my sorrow away...

But who could kiss
these dirty lips,
this harlot on the street,
without tossing some coins
down at her filthy feet?

So I'm just tossing coins
in an empty wishing well...
tossing coins in that empty well...
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Comments: 11

Aedammair-Feline [2009-01-26 00:02:15 +0000 UTC]

The imagery is wonderful.
I particularly like the 2nd last stanza
Well done.

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catnipkitty In reply to Aedammair-Feline [2009-01-26 04:14:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked it!

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Aedammair-Feline In reply to catnipkitty [2009-01-26 11:20:47 +0000 UTC]

No problem

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Infrunitas [2009-01-15 21:15:34 +0000 UTC]

strange that some friendships end with that void. You create a beautiful scene that all of us can share that one breath of full understanding even if the examples that flash before our eyes in remembrance are slightly different. Lovely piece, my friend.

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catnipkitty In reply to Infrunitas [2009-01-16 05:51:40 +0000 UTC]

Very true. Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

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RockerByBaby [2009-01-08 05:54:25 +0000 UTC]

I think..you've done a really lovely job dear, and I wouldn't argue with it's position but I agree with it fitting in romance as well.

You've really worked on the true emotional strength of this piece.
It's very different from your familiar sense of style..

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catnipkitty In reply to RockerByBaby [2009-01-08 05:59:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! I'll probably change it so that it's in romance since people seem to think it will fit better there!

Yeah, it is a little different from my normal style. But I like it.

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RockerByBaby In reply to catnipkitty [2009-01-08 06:25:20 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome, right on!
Same here.

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catnipkitty In reply to RockerByBaby [2009-01-08 22:53:30 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you do!

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lost-lil-eskimo [2009-01-07 20:04:08 +0000 UTC]

Woow. Well written once again! Love the imagery!

Im not sure...Im not much of a writer...but it could also go in a romance category I suppose.

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catnipkitty In reply to lost-lil-eskimo [2009-01-08 03:30:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

And thanks for letting me know what you think! I had thought about that, but it seems like it can go in a few different categories....hmm....

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