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November 6, 2013
By theskylarksings GOLD, Columbia, Kentucky
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The sound of my heartbeat resonated like the reading of a liturgy in a cathedral. My heart was pounding pounding sounding louder than her painted-on giggle louder than his paper-thin smile But I couldn’t hear them. I had spent hours composing just the right line just the right comeback but they all flew straight out of my head instead of flying straight out of my mouth All that practice for nothing. They disappeared as though fire had kindled from some wound within my heart and left nothing but ashes.

© Kellie S., New London, NH

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theskylarksings GOLD said...
on Mar. 24 2016 at 12:47 pm
theskylarksings GOLD, Columbia, Kentucky
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@guard-girl Why thank you! I like that idea, I hadn't thought of it as a musical connotation, but I can really see where that could go. I appreciate it! :) -SS
guard-girl GOLD said...
on Feb. 17 2016 at 8:34 am
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I like this :) it has amazing imagery. I really like when you use the word "composing". Maybe you could try to extend that metaphor a bit, and integrate composing the right words throughout most of the poem, to further the musical imagery? Just a thought :)