Tagged: pretend
when we were young, we’d
when we were young, we’d
pretend to be one another’s
echoes, however
imprecisely carried out,
cushioned by resounding laughter
.
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the end of
the end of
september pretends
to know
something about
loss, sits down
at the piano
and struggles
with the blues
.
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as the haves splinter
as the haves splinter
into haves and newly have-
nots, we are humbled,
no longer pretending to
have the answers, be in control
.
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in between the in-
in between the in-
betweens, we
will pretend to be
all adult about
it, hiding
behind mama’s
skirts, lingering
in dad’s shadows
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: in-betweens
at the point of being
at the point of being
inextricably linked, let’s
at least not pretend
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: linked
let’s meet at hampshire
let’s meet at hampshire
house and pretend that we belong –
pretend to pretend
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: pretend
crumbs later, we will
crumbs later, we will
not have to pretend where did
it all go? – old friends
.
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on uneven ground,
on uneven ground,
we have pretended
long enough
for self-esteem to
fray, patterns
to solidify,
thoughts
to slant
with no foothold
.
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when i am in your
when i am in your
arms, i pretend to know what’s
what, take great gulps of
confidence, appear serene,
a thing you can hold onto
.
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we insist on being
we insist on being
uncool, so that it’s always
a surprise, like when
the electronic claw comes
down and pulls us out of so
much plush and stuffed
doubt, even on the first try
.
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