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[paperleaves]

in purple pumps, i left, our arms linked
in similar leather jackets
from the bubble tea cafe.
you asked me,
"when was the last time you felt alive?"
and we ran to my car, soaking wet from the rain
laid in my backseat, counting craters in the moon
slathered in kisses, fed up with
loneliness, tired of living life either ****ed up
or just plain un-****ed
and fed up,
so fed up
with pretending I'm strong enough
to make it through alone, I
cried on your sweater, admitting
I'm not afraid to tell the truth anymore.
you left me that night, and
have called faithfully
but, baby,

I'm still empty.

[PrinceMyshkin]

in purple pumps, i left, our arms linked
in similar leather jackets
from the bubble tea cafe.
you asked me,
"when was the last time you felt alive?"
and we ran to my car, soaking wet from the rain
laid in my backseat, counting craters in the moon
slathered in kisses, fed up with
loneliness, tired of living life either ****ed up
or just plain un-****ed
and fed up,
so fed up
with pretending I'm strong enough
to make it through alone, I
cried on your sweater, admitting
I'm not afraid to tell the truth anymore.
you left me that night, and
have called faithfully
but, baby,

I'm still empty.

"Empty," perhaps in that lovelorn way but NEVER empty of jumping, hopping, skipping, poetic LIFE! I love the immediate, vivid, conversational liveliness of this!

[Sampson]

This is wonderful Ms. Leaves (:

You're repetition of "F***" is very well placed, and certainly got me thinking!

[~Sophia~]

I love confessional poems (and poets)! Great work paperleaves!

[Virgil]

This is a fine work Paper. Powerful.

[Dirtbag]

You're so present day. It makes me smile. Bubble tea cafe.

[paperleaves]

Thank you sampson, sophia, virgil, and dirtbag :)
I appreciate your kind words!!

love
paper

[PrinceMyshkin]

Thank you sampson, sophia, virgil, and dirtbag :)
I appreciate your kind words!!

love
paper

So MY comment was chopped liver (which I happen to love anyway)?

[Buh4Bee]

Paper- It's so lovely and girly, but still about the universal theme of loneliness that we can all relate too. Love the purple pumps, leather jacket, and bubble tea cafe.

[firefangled]

This seemed like the final scenes in an old movie with Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty. The dialogue is so nostalgic of those films.

I think the only thing better than young love is old love. Thanks for this PaperLeaves.

[ampoule]

I think this is really amazing.

[paperleaves]

I'm sorry for forgetting to mention you, Jer! You know I appreciated your comment:) and thank you ampoule, ff, and jersea!!!!

<3
love paper