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Oddest Couple Paired

   yes, you and i have started to fuck each other

we both made it clear that we are not lovers

but whatever the case

we still made it to fourth base

 

it was a strange attraction

that drove me to distraction

when i saw you propping up the bar

and i did wonder if i could get very far

 

we bonded over the same music

went over to the jukebox and decided what song to pick

we danced ironically to there is a light that never goes out

to be inside you just made me want to shout

 

we got home and did the dirty work

a night inbetween   your thighs was just a little perk

and before you laughed about one night flings

just being pithily little things

 

but then you noticed the horse shoe shaped burn on my arm

and questioned me about physical harm

i just laughed and said it was accidental

anything else but purposeful

 

you then told me to look at your thin little wrists

and told me of stories of epileptic fits

you ask why i was scarred 

whilst quickly throwing your arms around me, protecting me like a guard

 

i'm not the only one you tell my face

stroking my hair, telling me i'm in a safe place

you tell me to be honest

i look you in the eyes and a tell you about my the part in my life that was the hardest

 

that night, instead of just a drunken fuck

we started to read each other like a book

a free session with a therapist

and it all started with one little kiss

 

the morning we wake in a pool of sweat tears and cum

to the smell of sex and rum

now it's time to decide on what paths we both take

shall i be truthful or fake

 

i pace around the bed with a fast gait

asking myself if this is just blind fate

love striking down like a thunder storm

crashing on my heart making it warm

 

you smile towards me

and hand me over a cup of tea

no words are shared

we were the oddest couple paired

 

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Note : Not a true story. Thought it would be truly romantic to find love from one very personal subject matter (self-harm) and forming a bond over it. And one night stands are always fun to write about, aren't they!! yay 

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Ann Foxglove

Mon 7th Jun 2010 11:27

I like the idea behind this poem Josh but it reads like it needs a bit more work (I HATE it when people say that to me, so feel free to gnash your teeth!) There are a few typos. I like bits of it a lot, and the last verse is nice but would scan better for me if you said "we were the oddest couple ever paired." But maybe not! And maybe she should be propping up the bar not propped up the bar? If you are going to perform at open mics this might be a good one to read out. Also, when you read stuff out you get a better idea of the rythm etc.. But do feel free to ignore your old Auntie Ann!

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