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Everywhere MAG

December 7, 2009
By forgottenpenname GOLD, Troy, Michigan
forgottenpenname GOLD, Troy, Michigan
12 articles 0 photos 147 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Carpe diem."


It's so weird
I'm looking at a plain white wall
And all I see is you

I mean,
There's so much going on
Around me
The cat's purring
I hear the keys clicking as I type
The clock ticks the seconds of my life away
1:10 a.m., 1:11 a.m., 1:12 a.m.

And still all I see,
All I can think about
All that floods my hearing,
Just beyond consciousness
Is you

How can you do this to me,
When it's been so long
You've been gone for forever
I've met others
I've fallen
I've gotten back to my feet
Dusted my jeans off
Looked toward the sun
But always you are there

You're like a weed
That refuses to go away
Only you're better,
Sweeter,
Easier to miss

I don't understand
How it could be this long
And you still have my heart

I look out the window
And see blackness,
Stars,
The half moon,
But, also, the lights from the house
Reflect off of it
And your smile dances in the translucent brightness

Forever,
Everlasting,
Eternal,
Burned into my memory
With the simple greeting of
“Hello.”

I really don't get it
I doubt I ever will
Wherever I walk,
Whether I've been there before
With you
Or not,
You are there,
Burned into my very core

You appear everywhere,
Because wherever I go,
I carry you with me,
In my heart

It's so weird
I'm looking at a plain white wall
And all I see is you

As the cat purrs
And the clock ticks the seconds of my life away
1:19 a.m., 1:20 a.m., 1:21 a.m.


The author's comments:
This is a really controversal poem when it comes to what it's about. The obvious answer is that it's about a guy I used to be in love with, but I think it's also somewhat about my grandparents who passed last year, my friends who have moved away, and all of the relationships that have faded to nothing over the years.

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on Mar. 4 2012 at 6:34 am
Ahmad-Mobeen GOLD, Rawalpindi, Other
11 articles 4 photos 60 comments

Favorite Quote:
Understand life... Don't just STAND UNDER it!

Great Job Done! 10/10! =)(=

on Oct. 3 2010 at 9:21 pm
RainyWriter GOLD, Redmond, Washington
14 articles 0 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
Only the smart, talented, amazing, and insane are remembered in history.

Beautiful. Enough said. And so true too.

 


on May. 26 2010 at 4:17 pm
forgottenpenname GOLD, Troy, Michigan
12 articles 0 photos 147 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Carpe diem."

Thanks for all the amazing comments everyone! <33

on May. 26 2010 at 4:07 pm
forgottenpenname GOLD, Troy, Michigan
12 articles 0 photos 147 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Carpe diem.&quot;

Will do. :)

on May. 26 2010 at 1:36 am
littlebrownpet PLATINUM, Pune, Other
21 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results

Wow! this poem is amazing!!!

Shahed GOLD said...
on May. 19 2010 at 7:47 pm
Shahed GOLD, Tulsa, Oklahoma
16 articles 2 photos 350 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;People are like tea bags, they don&#039;t realize their own strength until they&#039;re dropped in hot water &quot;<br /> &ldquo;People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.<br /> If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.&quot;

I always find intrest in reading long poems, this is acually good! I like your work!

 

Check out mine!


on May. 19 2010 at 4:24 pm
Inkspired PLATINUM, Whitby, Other
26 articles 0 photos 493 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If one will scoff at the study of language, how, save in terms of language, will one scoff?&quot; - Mario Pei<br /> &quot;I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn&#039;t, I would die.&quot; Isaac Asimov

this is so beautiful, and so true! it reminds me of someone else who i was close to, and miss. 

on May. 17 2010 at 5:02 pm
Kelsey Pennock BRONZE, Midland, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 13 comments
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!! But you already know how much I love it :)

LilaW PLATINUM said...
on May. 13 2010 at 8:13 am
LilaW PLATINUM, Brampton, ON, Other
21 articles 0 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live. Laugh. Love. Fight. Flight. Get it right.&lt;3

Wow!

This was really really well-written. I love the ending; how it is a repetition of a previous line. I am definitely favouriting this. :) Good job!!


on May. 10 2010 at 6:00 pm
ramnapotter PLATINUM, Toronto, Other
26 articles 1 photo 90 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...&rdquo;

nicenicenice . so well written . and GREAT way to wrap it up , by the way . ahah , &&mind checking out some of my stuff ? thanks , hon . and great job . ;D

on May. 10 2010 at 3:47 pm
Marlyre PLATINUM, Kalamazoo, Michigan
21 articles 0 photos 208 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;when you cry, do you waste your tears?&quot; Madonna

i feel like i can definitely connect... yet i can only yearn and not have a concrete example to write about...

on May. 4 2010 at 7:48 pm
forgottenpenname GOLD, Troy, Michigan
12 articles 0 photos 147 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Carpe diem.&quot;

Thank you. :)

on May. 4 2010 at 4:17 pm
secrets_of_silence GOLD, Gisborne, Other
12 articles 0 photos 439 comments

Favorite Quote:
life had i loved the more<br /> had it but passed away<br /> as quietly as the day<br /> ebbs from the darkening star.<br /> <br /> <br /> -emanuel litvinoff

nice. its very good and honest i like that its cool 

on Apr. 24 2010 at 1:29 pm
forgottenpenname GOLD, Troy, Michigan
12 articles 0 photos 147 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Carpe diem.&quot;

Lol, Han.

And thanks. :)


Everhart said...
on Apr. 23 2010 at 10:34 am
Everhart, Boston, Massachusetts
0 articles 0 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am a fat girl, trapped in a normal girl&#039;s body.&quot;

I love this poem, Cavy-la. So awesome. And congrats on getting in the magazine and -- HEY!! Kira stole my pet name! *goes off to hurt Kira* Lol.

on Apr. 21 2010 at 8:44 pm
forgottenpenname GOLD, Troy, Michigan
12 articles 0 photos 147 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Carpe diem.&quot;

Gracias! :)

mandygale77 said...
on Apr. 19 2010 at 8:05 pm
This is incredible, cavyla! Why are you hiding your talent from us? :D You always post such awesome stuff, but this is like, above and beyond! Great job!

on Apr. 2 2010 at 10:42 pm
forgottenpenname GOLD, Troy, Michigan
12 articles 0 photos 147 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Carpe diem.&quot;

Thanks. :)

on Mar. 31 2010 at 10:16 am
RedvinesWTHCantTheyDo GOLD, Zephyrhills, Florida
10 articles 0 photos 154 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You make one more comment like that I will wrap you in a tortilla shell and eat you as a snack, maybe with some nice pico de gillo.&quot;~ Lauren Lopez in Starship<br /> &quot;If you don&#039;t die for something, I&#039;ll kill you for nothing.&quot;~ Lauren Lopez in Starship

I love it...:):):)