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Distance MAG
October 1, 2008
I feel like we are falling apart.
Somewhere deep inside of me, I know it’s true.
I don’t want to believe it –
I don’t want to believe we have drifted
because of the distance.
The way I speak to you and the way you speak to me
Our voices are clouded and clogged
With fake laughs and fake sympathy.
You ask me how my family is doing.
I say we’re getting through the hard times.
I ask you how’s school.
You say it’s better.
I feel a catch in my throat when you say you’re
busy for the next couple of weeks.
That’s too bad; I was hoping we could hang out.
You talk about your new friend like she is gold.
I have no one to talk about.
I feel anger and pain and I regret never answering
your calls and texts.
If only you could understand the way I was feeling,
But communication was lacking.
“I have to go, I’ll call you back …”
And something tells me you won’t.
© Rebecca B., Marietta, GA
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XOXOhaloXOXO GOLD said...
on Nov. 27 2009 at 6:47 pm
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!I LOVED IT! It's really sad though.
morgan_mabus SILVER said...
on Nov. 27 2009 at 6:23 pm
Whoa i can totally relate except thats how he is with me not me with him
-JustDance- PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 27 2009 at 6:15 pm
wish i couldn't relate to it, but I did
brand*new*eyes SILVER said...
on Nov. 27 2009 at 3:37 pm
This poem is freaken awesome. It is called a free verse so if it doesnt rhyme like little kid poems, cody, then too bad. i loved it it had a lot of emotions! Good job!
LoveLikeWoe DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 27 2009 at 2:26 pm
awwww. *tear* I love this poem so much! :D it sounds a lot like what my friend was going through. amazing. five stars.
FlyleafFreak DIAMOND said...
on Nov. 27 2009 at 1:37 pm
Wow. I can 100% relate to this. Its subtle and deep with enough details to hold any reader. 5 out of 5
sasssgirrrl22 PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 27 2009 at 12:25 pm
this is amazing. readerz can completely relate & u put it in gr8 description
LeilaniLives PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 5 2009 at 1:50 pm
It's insane to think how simple this was. A short story if anything else besides poetry it would be. To think it was published in their monthly magazine. Congradulations! I think it's funny how the simplest of disappointments can inspire you to write such a piece.
rawr5 said...
on Nov. 5 2009 at 11:51 am
this is really good!
i love it
i love it
Amber468 said...
on Sep. 24 2009 at 9:40 am
I loved both or your poems. They are beautiful. You have a reall talent LeLa.
LindseyLemon SILVER said...
on Sep. 23 2009 at 11:35 am
I'm sorry you are/were going through this/that (I'm replying to some older posts...) I wouldn't wish this upon anyone, but I will tell you that it will get better, and you will be okay no matter what happens.
LindseyLemon SILVER said...
on Sep. 23 2009 at 11:33 am
Well thanks, I know I should have went through and revised this one, but I literally wrote this right after I hung up on the phone. I wanted it to be just what it is, and it is so. Thanks again, and for the record, I wasn't listeing to any music while writing this. :P
LindseyLemon SILVER said...
on Sep. 23 2009 at 11:30 am
Thank you so much
LindseyLemon SILVER said...
on Sep. 23 2009 at 11:29 am
Cody- I'm quite disappointed that you seem to think my writing is barely poetic. I too was very shocked that Teen ink picked this piece of mine for their magazine, until I realized how much of an impact events like this make on a lot of peoples lives.
Thank you Michelle
Thank you Michelle
LindseyLemon SILVER said...
on Sep. 23 2009 at 11:23 am
I haven't visited teenink in awhile, so I've noticed things are different, and my poems are in different categories. Thank you both for your feedback.
LindseyLemon SILVER said...
on Sep. 23 2009 at 11:21 am
Thank you!
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