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Lynnelle — An Empty Stage
Published: 2006-08-30 15:03:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 221; Favourites: 3; Downloads: 0
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Play a record….Perfect track
Light a cigarette, and close my eyes
Try to remember how you look
Your face seems to fade away
Has it been that long?
I remember your touch
Your smile
Your black humor
Your cynicism
I remember certain words you used to say
Certain actions you used to make
Acting together on stage
Improvisations
Driving ourselves insane
Drinking till we pass out
You would say our own world
I would say a lovely trip
You would laugh and mock me
I would frown and curse you
You would challenge yourself
I would worry you would fall
You would stand on the edge and dare me to push you
I would cry and hold you back
You would hold me and say the same words:
“We will never belong to this world
We will die here…let’s leave
Let’s break free…let’s leave
We will dissolve in this city
It’s killing us…
Soon? Soon seems far away
I’ll leave one day and I won’t be coming back
You’ll join me won’t you?”
I would always laugh at these words
Knowing that you would never leave
I was wrong
You left
I stayed
I still think of you on stage
I still imagine you standing there waiting for your cue to act
Waiting for my actions
Waiting for the blackout and curtain call
I still sit in the empty theater
Waiting for you to surprise me with your laugh
As if you never left
As if you never even said these words
The stage looks so empty
The lights seem so dim
Seats don’t need to be filled anymore
When I think of you sometimes
I go numb…I seem to be forgetting your face
How you look like
I try to focus…I breath slowly
I see your face
I feel your words…saying them as if they were mine
Memories guide me…I miss you
Comments: 14
Did'nt know you wrote something about it ...
The whole poem is breathtaking!!! The progression till the end.... Hope you'll see him again
Now... 
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You would challenge yourself
I would worry you would fall
You would stand on the edge and dare me to push you
I would cry and hold you back
i just adore this part by the way. you are so good with words
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It's a hard period, but things will eventually be better. You will learn to celebrate his life instead of mourning his death. You will realize that his passing away wasnt the end of him. You might forget tiny details: the color of his eyes, the freckles on his face but he will still be there. He is a part of you now, he taught you things, he made you see things in a different way. That will never go away. The sorrow will, but he won't. 
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You have a lovely way of dealing with grief my dear.
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Thank you
I just feel so tired
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I understand...I think I would too in your position. Take care sweetie.
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"You would challenge yourself
I would worry you would fall"
i loved this!! its so amazing!!
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