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schlenter by ~paperheartsyndrome:iconpaperheartsyndrome:

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i used to believe in a lot of things
like the upward curve of your smile
and the feel of each rise of your spine under porcelain skin
against my ever hesitant fingertips
or the way your eyes sparkled like diamonds
in the near darkness
but most of all that the space between
each of your fingers was made just for mine

[i wish i could have recorded the song of your heart
since i used to think it beat just for me]


1.
i used to believe you loved me
and you would tell me i had skin that glinted silver like sidewalks
which is probably why you took to playing hopscotch on my ribcage
until my bones would break
but that never mattered as long as you had your pastel pink chalks
so you could draw my stone heart into your hand
to make it alive again

[you always had this funny way
of dreaming things into reality]


2.
i used to believe everything you said
except now i'm hiccuping fireflies
from swallowing your lies
since your untruths were the kind that glittered and glowed
you could make the ugliest words seem beautiful

[for whatever reason fiction will always
shine a little brighter than fact]


3.
i used to believe in a lot of things
before i met you
but now i know that hearts don't beat
they break
and hands aren't meant to be held
since eventually you have to let go
and that all those firefly lies need to be caught
so they'll stop competing with the stars in your eyes
and then i can wish that you were more than
just half truths and half lies
and static tasting iloveyous

[the heart will always be the worst kind of liar
since you want to believe it
even when you know it's wrong]
©2009 ~paperheartsyndrome
:iconpaperheartsyndrome:

Author's Comments

schlenter
n. - imitation; something that is fake, especially a diamond.

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I think I may like this one a lot.

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It's still not quite the way it was
But you promised me this is love
-Lydia

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04.28.09 12:16pm

Comments


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~Unseen-wonder Apr 28, 2009, 10:18:08 AM
i like it alot also


HICCUPING FIRELIES!
can i just say wow!

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Mood: Love ~develindiskies Apr 28, 2009, 10:27:55 AM
i used to believe in a lot of things
before i met you
now i know that hearts don't beat
they break
and hands aren't meant to be held
since eventually you have to let go
and that all those firefly lies need to be caught
so that they'll stop competing with the stars in your eyes
so that i can wish that you were more than
just half truths and half lies

<3

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love is the prescription written for loneliness
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*Eefera Apr 28, 2009, 10:39:37 AM
This is fantabulous, my dear. You are so gifted.

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I am a poet, but sometimes words fail me.

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*Eloquent-Weapon Apr 28, 2009, 10:55:47 AM
This is so absolutley fabulous! If those words were spelled correctly, of course.

Amazing work, as always. But this is probably my personal favorite from you! :)

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~maibetta90 Apr 28, 2009, 11:05:37 AM
Sad, but wonderful. your writing is beautiful :)
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=AlwaysAnUnquietMind Apr 28, 2009, 11:12:37 AM
this is amazing...

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why isn't there another word for thesaurus?
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~paperheartsyndrome Apr 28, 2009, 11:14:08 AM
Yay, I'm glad :heart:

And you can say that if you'd like! I'm good with it!

and thankyou
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~paperheartsyndrome Apr 28, 2009, 11:14:27 AM
:heart:

thanks so much [and for the favorite]
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~paperheartsyndrome Apr 28, 2009, 11:15:24 AM
Hmmm, they look right enough to me. But I, of course, am a hopeless speller.

And thank you. Oh, and personal favorite? yay! I'm rather fond of this one as well

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