imposter

by velvetmuse

Published September 21, 2012

See how I move

So rigid and crooked.

These hands you once held,

Have lost their gentleness.

Outside this mind

This figure looks just the same.

Pieces of puzzles I make out with your words

Place them all together

But the edges are twisted;

Damaged pieces I’m certain that they’ll fit.

And you stayed to help me

But as the clocked ticked

You took your leave.

Stuck in the same misshapen figure

I sat alone

No color, no touch, no affection whatsoever

Gray's and blacks that torture my eyes

But my heart tells me to go on.

So I go on, fixing the pieces

Like thorns they cut in between my fingers

My knee’s are beaten

From kneeling down to you

From looking for our pieces.

Comments & reviews · 2
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ImHero
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ImHero commented Comment · Oct 14, 2012

This could be my favorite poem on YWS haha

that's very sweet, thank you

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Stori
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Stori wrote a review Review · Sep 26, 2012

An intriguing poem, this. There was only one error I spotted- if such it is.

But as the clocked ticked


Otherwise, a sound piece of work. Keep writing.



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