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Under the Influence

March 19, 2015
By Julianamarie GOLD, New City, New York
Julianamarie GOLD, New City, New York
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;It was gone, leaving in its place an almost uncontrollable impulse to laugh, to scream, to hurl things about. She wanted, suddenly, to shock people, to hurt them, to make them notice her, to be aware of her suffering.&rdquo;<br /> &bull;Nella Larsen, Passing&bull;


The thought alone was intoxicating
Drunk on the speculation of lips secure against mine
Years of yearning had spun into a disoriented fantasy
A fantasy fueled by false hope of fireworks and passion
Naive


The vanilla flavored cocktail still fresh on my tongue
Burning my throat and blurring my mind
Allowing the thrumming beat of the electronic music to envelop me
Each deep boom and shrill bang pounded against my chest
Or was that my anxious heart?
An outstretched hand inviting me into a pool of witnesses
Swaying and moving to the hypnotic rhythm
His rough hand large around mine, pulling me towards him Disappointed

 

It finally happened
No longer pondering the magic such a thing held
Only to find out it didn’t hold any at all
What I had been waiting for all those years was
Not just lips but the him behind them
Tipsy on the thought of love
Waiting



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on May. 6 2015 at 8:32 pm
jennag4 PLATINUM, New City, New York
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I write to be the characters that I&#039;m not.

crazy crazy crazy juliana " an outstretched hand inviting me into a pool of witnesses" you always have that punch in the stomach in the middle of the poem that brings the reader back!!