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This is a Letter.

June 23, 2011
By SavvyPants SILVER, Roy, Utah
SavvyPants SILVER, Roy, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
"Basically, I'm for whatever gets you through the night..." Frank Sinatra


Dear You,


It isn’t a love letter.
A flowery confession would be easy
No, not flowery—but a confession, all the same

It is a recipe, I think
Two tablespoons regret
One ounce bitter
Mostly it’s pathetic—

You don’t know me like you used to
So maybe you can’t hear/feel/see
What’s going on behind all of these vowels
So, (for mostly Old Time’s sake.) I’ll tell you


I am
On my knees
On my stomach
My forehead to the floor

I am
Crying into the carpet
Praying into my hands
Pleading and begging too quietly for you to hear

I am
So sorry
I could write four books on the ways I am sorry
Everything is screaming it;
My skin, finger nails, eyelashes, everything but my mouth
Is screaming it,
“I am so sorry.”


But what
Do I matter?
Does it matter?
Will begging do?


Dear You,
Are.
You are… a hard sentence to finish.

You used to be
My absolute everything
Picked me up, shook me off, kept me safe.
My absolute everything.

What are you now?
Not what you used to be.
Not what you could be.
Not what I wish you still were.


Dear You,
I do love you—but you know that
I am sorry—but you know that


Dear You,
Are
Everything I need.
I need you.


Dear You,
Please don’t go.


I am
Sincerely yours.


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LaceeJade GOLD said...
on Sep. 25 2011 at 8:43 pm
LaceeJade GOLD, Bucyrus, Ohio
17 articles 4 photos 136 comments

Favorite Quote:
♥ I've made mistakes in my life. i've let people take advantage of me, and i accepted way less than i deserve. But, i've learned from my bad choices, and even though there are some things i can never get back and people who will never be sorry. i'll know better next time and i wont settle for anything less than i deserve. ♥

Amazingg! Your Fantastic!

on Jul. 7 2011 at 5:01 pm
xKeli826x BRONZE, Middletown, New York
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Why is everything you post so freaking awesome? seriously. I love this one along with like all your other stuff. Keep Writting :)

on Jul. 6 2011 at 8:13 pm
Allis-in-Wonderland PLATINUM, Cartersville, Georgia
38 articles 1 photo 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes people leave you...halfway through The Wood. Do not let it grieve you...No one leaves for good. You are not alone, for no one is alone." -Into The Woods

very good!!