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paperheartsyndrome — this probably isn't about you
Published: 2009-10-31 00:47:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 5129; Favourites: 243; Downloads: 80
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Description this probably is about how the sun was on the opposite side of the sky when i woke up this morning. and how my name looks wrong every time i write it until it's gotten to the point that i'm not even sure how to spell it. it's about how everything has been flying out of my control so that i can't remember how to walk without making a sound. or how to hold on to the edges when my vision gets too blurry. this is almost certainly about how you live one and three fourth miles to the north of me, but i forgot and slept facing the south last night so now i just feel like i turned my back on you.

but really, this isn't about you.


it's about how i've subscribed to the same three magazines for three years now, and every time i open them i feel like i've seen it all before. and how today is like yesterday and four days before that. it's about how i'm a repeat stuck on repeat, and we're all the same, and i'm drowning in an ocean of these fluid lies and tired eyes. this is maybe, almost completely about how my syllables sound like falsities every time i answer the phone trying to sound like i've grown up, and about how i'm hoping it's you while i'm sifting through message lists and memories.

but really, i promise, i promise this isn't about you.


it's about how i forget what i'm saying in the middle of sentences with complex compound structures. and how i'm not much at talking since i get nervous and my words stop making sense. it's about how i speak in different languages that all sound alike or like stutters. and how you're clinging to my ribcage telling me to wait. to breathe. to smile. this is absolutely about how you're like two fingers on my wrist checking for a pulse and about how you're substituting your own sort of rhythm to the crash course soundtrack of my life.

this probably isn't about you, but maybe every other moment is.
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Comments: 134

A-Symmetry [2010-07-19 08:50:16 +0000 UTC]

Made me smile.

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to A-Symmetry [2010-08-23 00:27:26 +0000 UTC]

which made me smile <3

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TortureKitty55 [2009-11-16 17:03:59 +0000 UTC]

I absolutely loved this.

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to TortureKitty55 [2009-11-23 04:19:46 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much.

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crashcoursewomb [2009-11-12 06:39:04 +0000 UTC]


this is precious.

the middle reminded me so much of
'every day is exactly the same by nine inch nails.'

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to crashcoursewomb [2009-11-14 02:43:06 +0000 UTC]

gah, thank you.

and haha, it kinda does, doesn't it?
i didn't even notice.

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TheAnimeButterfly [2009-11-12 06:28:44 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for so many random favorites, but I love your pieces and realized there were a few I had not read, this one included.

As always, you managed to touch my heart. Always a great writer. ^^

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to TheAnimeButterfly [2009-11-14 02:42:40 +0000 UTC]

as if you'd need to apologize for that.
i always love hearing from you.

thanks as ever, love.

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TheAnimeButterfly In reply to paperheartsyndrome [2009-11-14 17:50:00 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. :3

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AmaviAmare [2009-11-09 20:31:15 +0000 UTC]

I especially like the first few lines,
the last few lines.. and all the ones inbetween for that matter
- beautiful(:

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to AmaviAmare [2009-11-11 19:00:05 +0000 UTC]

awh, thanks so much.

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Rekinji [2009-11-07 11:40:08 +0000 UTC]

A perfectly balanced mix of tragedy, melancholy and loneliness, an immediate from me with much pleasure I might add.

This certainly deserves a DD

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to Rekinji [2009-11-08 02:56:56 +0000 UTC]

awh, that definitely makes me smile.
thank you so much. <3

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Rekinji In reply to paperheartsyndrome [2009-11-14 16:56:25 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, after all, art is expressing life through other means.

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ShadowedWinterEyes [2009-11-07 04:09:57 +0000 UTC]

the very last line is so beautifully and tragically familiar

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to ShadowedWinterEyes [2009-11-08 02:57:10 +0000 UTC]



thanks.

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Whispers-in-Vogue [2009-11-07 01:52:54 +0000 UTC]

I kinda just absolutely love this

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to Whispers-in-Vogue [2009-11-07 02:25:34 +0000 UTC]

and i kinda absolutely am glad times 43241.
thanks so much.

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thefireflyliberation [2009-11-05 17:27:25 +0000 UTC]

can. you. stop. being. so. fantastic?
i held my breath while reading this.
i was just like YES. it's amazing.

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to thefireflyliberation [2009-11-08 03:00:18 +0000 UTC]

um. i should ask you the same thing.

yes, i adore you. so. much. <3

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joufancyhuh [2009-11-04 05:11:12 +0000 UTC]

You've been featured here: [link]

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to joufancyhuh [2009-11-08 03:02:03 +0000 UTC]

!!!

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betwixtthepages [2009-11-03 23:49:16 +0000 UTC]

Gah. A couple years ago, I was fighting to move on and he was pretending to do the same...and when she left, I sent an email to ask what happened...to ask why it failed...and she was angry with me. She said that I was in every other thought he ever had...and she didn't know how he could stand it...and she wished that I never existed at all.

This piece...reminded me of those moments. I haven't thought of them in years. And I love the way you portray things. I love how every line I can see without blinking, I can feel without breathing...beautiful job.

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to betwixtthepages [2009-11-08 03:04:26 +0000 UTC]

awh, that sounds rough.

but thank you as ever for the lovely comment.
it means more than i could ever say.

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skyeconnelly [2009-11-03 16:59:01 +0000 UTC]

"i'm drowning in an ocean of these fluid lies and tired eyes "

..Probably my favorite line ever. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to skyeconnelly [2009-11-08 03:04:45 +0000 UTC]

awh, you're sweet.
thank you.

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skyeconnelly In reply to paperheartsyndrome [2009-11-09 02:57:16 +0000 UTC]

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CortneyNocturnal [2009-11-03 06:09:31 +0000 UTC]

Every single word of this is beautiful

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to CortneyNocturnal [2009-11-08 03:04:51 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much!!!

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CortneyNocturnal In reply to paperheartsyndrome [2009-11-08 07:15:55 +0000 UTC]

You're so welcome

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Awasteof-paint [2009-11-03 01:27:10 +0000 UTC]

this is absolutely about how you're like two fingers on my wrist checking for a pulse and about how you're substituting your own sort of rhythm to the crash course soundtrack of my life.

oh my my my,
you're lovely. <3

love this. (:

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to Awasteof-paint [2009-11-08 03:07:37 +0000 UTC]

that's my favorite line too!!!
you win.

thank you so much, love. <3

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DeLaFullMoon [2009-11-03 01:25:36 +0000 UTC]

This is adorable!!
I love it~

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to DeLaFullMoon [2009-11-08 03:07:43 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much.

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DeLaFullMoon In reply to paperheartsyndrome [2009-11-08 03:37:32 +0000 UTC]

welcome

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GirlOfGreys [2009-11-02 09:17:17 +0000 UTC]

oh gosh! I simply adore you!

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to GirlOfGreys [2009-11-08 03:08:29 +0000 UTC]

and i adore you.

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GirlOfGreys In reply to paperheartsyndrome [2009-11-09 08:25:25 +0000 UTC]

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indie-isnt-indie [2009-11-02 07:40:17 +0000 UTC]

this makes me ache somewhere between my ribcage and my throat. This is beautiful, you know.

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to indie-isnt-indie [2009-11-08 03:08:46 +0000 UTC]

you're beautiful, you know.
<3

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indie-isnt-indie In reply to paperheartsyndrome [2009-11-09 09:26:34 +0000 UTC]

You're more than what people think, you know.

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LgthAoshi14 [2009-11-01 23:33:55 +0000 UTC]

nicely nicely done =]

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to LgthAoshi14 [2009-11-02 04:36:49 +0000 UTC]

awh, thank you.

<3

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daemnfaerie [2009-11-01 23:12:34 +0000 UTC]

this is absolutely amazing and so easy to relate to. i adore this piece of writing, i really do you have such a talent.

and i hope all is well

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to daemnfaerie [2009-11-02 04:37:26 +0000 UTC]

awh, fjladjf.
i don't even know what to say.
thank you times 343280423.

and all is well. i wish the same for you.

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daemnfaerie In reply to paperheartsyndrome [2009-11-02 22:50:18 +0000 UTC]

lmao XDD ur welcome times 343280423 lol

anytime

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bellatrix-dsn [2009-11-01 19:27:21 +0000 UTC]

this is almost certainly about how I love this

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paperheartsyndrome In reply to bellatrix-dsn [2009-11-02 04:37:44 +0000 UTC]

and this is almost certainly about how much that means to me.
and how much i adore you.

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bellatrix-dsn In reply to paperheartsyndrome [2009-11-02 12:50:36 +0000 UTC]

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aka-ash [2009-11-01 17:39:25 +0000 UTC]

this is naturally brilliant.

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