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~the apple doesn't fall far from the tree~ =)~

Your beauty had curled my existence into a bittersweet immortalness
When you left, you held my heart
Am I not dead?
I remain present only in spirit,
As I blend into the background
In every scene.
As everyone fellowships and engages in heartfelt laughter and friendly, warm smiles,
I stay seated on this cold, metal chair...
And imagine you.
All that I’ve had is gone
All that I’ve known is unfamiliar
And since I only see you in dreams,
I dread sun rise
Awakening in a world in which you are non-existent will only diminish my will to live
And if my fate holds a painful death,
I am not afraid.
For I have endured the most excruciating, unpleasant sensation my body and mind will allow.
The day the most crucial component to my soul was stripped..
Never to be returned again.

copyright:2011UnaDeme/vssmd/amusemusepress

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Author's Note

shared with permission~ written by my daughter~Una
poetry has run in our blood through many generations~
it's been our companion and saviour through many a trial~ =)~

Reviews

[Lachenille Papillion]

There is no mistaking that seamless breath of eloquence and talent that flows from your veins to hers, but while my heart and soul is touched deeply by the kindred torch of Deme Legacy, it is Una's unique voice, palpable with her heart, that my ears drink as I find myself in that place that I alone forebear, upon my knees, on the edge of that abyss that I could have sworn only I knew was there... and yet, now I see her shadow, too~

Too many powerful words, made beautifully dark, and smitten by such an ache...

Little Sunshine creating her own universe... and I foresee the book...

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

She is gorgeous.. and her writing is too. The poem makes me think of death either literally or figuratively .. it has much sadness for me .. sitting on a cold metal chair.. a desolate feeling comes over me.. only seeing one in dreams and not wishing for the sunrise..This is really good and I think it deserves to be rated as so..
Una- wonderful writing. Thanks for sharing, Selene.

[Brad]

damn, so proud of that girl...she does have her mothers magic

[Bard Constantine]

Beautiful, melancholy, haunting... it is the whisper of the wounded spirit; wounded but unafraid...

[FireWoman]

She conveys honest emotion through evolved admissions. Hopefully they will meet again and both will be healed.

[Liza]

thank you for sharing; i still toil with the idea of becoming a mother - the last four lines were deep ~ almost pushing me to the edge in a good way...

[C]

Talent just abounds in your world, kitty. This is searing.

[Amy Bumpas]

This is a wonderful poem written by your daughter.
I can see you so much in her words. I'm sure you are
a proud momma:)).

To me this poem reads loss of a person and loss of oneself.

[Kathryneo]

Una is a very fine poet.

[Peter Joseph Swanson]

Fabulous!