Our Obligations
CranMalReign
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Well... this is the first thing I've written since March. My bug has left me, I fear... but this is an apology to my lady young in beauty waiting. I made her cry, and I'm a beast for it. That is all.
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Our Obligations
(December 7, 2004)
The crackled whisper of terror
sliced me down the middle
Blanketed and blended
in a Verizon white noise bender
I was caught unawares
under the pasty white government-funded lighting -
expecting wrath and excuses,
I received panic and pleas
"I'm so sorry" she wept
"Take back my Christmas presents
I don't deserve them"
The thought rocked me, brought me to my elbows
and my gut to my mouth
both acutely painful, acutely deserved
She wept, crackling, terrified
drilling regret into my brain with each
stutter-stepped sigh
I'm sorry, my angel
Forgive me for this
and for ever hurting you.
~~~
Our Obligations
(December 7, 2004)
The crackled whisper of terror
sliced me down the middle
Blanketed and blended
in a Verizon white noise bender
I was caught unawares
under the pasty white government-funded lighting -
expecting wrath and excuses,
I received panic and pleas
"I'm so sorry" she wept
"Take back my Christmas presents
I don't deserve them"
The thought rocked me, brought me to my elbows
and my gut to my mouth
both acutely painful, acutely deserved
She wept, crackling, terrified
drilling regret into my brain with each
stutter-stepped sigh
I'm sorry, my angel
Forgive me for this
and for ever hurting you.
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drilling regret into my brain with each
stutter-stepped sigh
This is visceral and conveys the feelings behind the narrative. Good to see you back, cmr. You were missed for months.
darker clouds
seen through a ripped umbrella
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird