And I come and I go and I turn and she's gone. A moment ago she was no more than a thought but one with shape and form. And voice; that voice was her core. No one ever knew her to be real. A myth, a fable, a tale told down the line.
Her eyes held the gaze of countless strangers seeing through her, into her. Her ears heard stories never meant to be overheard; tales taken to secret places. Soft lips formed words to console, befriend, love and defend. Shrinking from touch afforded the opportunity to remain forever on the fringe...
For as real as she was she was nothing at all, yet everything you wanted her to be, wrapped in every dream she ever had. Unless, after all, she had become just another of those dreams; a thread of mist in the fabric.
And I come and I go and I turn and she's gone. I'm afraid I may never know.
20 comments:
Haunting, Livewire. The inspiration?
I blame the whole thing on Jason!
He's the one who started the whole thing.
:)
Beautiful.
As usual:great
Wonderful!
To you all - thank you.
Farzad - I find that blaming Jason helps alot...lol. =)
Jason - The inspiration? She is me...
Farzad - I find that blaming Jason helps alot...lol. =)
Dang. ...I guess I'll take the good with the bad. ;)
I re-read the post, and it's almost as if you're a ghost. As soon as I think I understand, I turn my head to follow you and the wisp of understanding in gone.
Trying to hold that in your head is like trying to juggle smoke. Wonderfully evocative and enjoyed.
Jason - Not to worry... I'm blaming you for making people think, which is a good thing, no? As far as the ghost reference... there are times...
Carpy - Ah, juggling smoke... I rather like that! Glad you enjoyed.
Read it actually twice. . .beautiful lines.
so beautiful - from scatterbrain to this - seems peeing in a cup gets your creative juices flowing so to speak.
Wow. It gave me the shivers.
Just a thread?
Tres cool...:)
Did you know that the Afrikaans word for 'candy floss' is 'spookasem'? Directly translated, it means 'ghost's breath'.
Beautiful writing!
To all - Thank you. =)
Buddess - I hope those juices aren't the creative ones...lol.
Kyknoord - Good, bad, or creepy kind?
Jay - Perhaps even a filament.
Nomad - That would have been a perfect name for the post...
this resonates with me. a fleeting touch of some old memory.
livewire- This is really good! :)
Transience - From you dear, I'm not surprised. ;)
Jeff - Well hello there! Thanks, I'm glad you liked it; I was in a pretty emotionally strained place when I wrote it. Sometimes good things come out of bad times.
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