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it's all in past tense

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on the twenty-sixth of july
we kissed. we slept on the wrong side of the bed
and i had a cannula in my hand. it felt more like hospitals
with doctors and nurses rushing around the stab wound,
they stood back
and let me free fall.

i dropped into the eighteenth of august.
you hoovered your wooden floor
then laid ontop of me. i watched the freakle on your left ear
all morning. i made you a cup of tea at lunch time
and felt embarrased.

we walked for miles
on the twenty-seventh. i looked an eight year old boy in the eye
as we touched.

your brother broke your tv set and your dog howled
as we swang into new worlds. i tried to shower
but could not.

i drove at night
on the seventh of september. we drank too much
and watched the sun rise when there was no sun at all.
but it still felt perfect.

i lived in france
and we met on the metro, travelling new distances
and you pressed your lips to mine outside the moulin rouge
and the man on the train told us how wrong we were
back when you didnt care.

i flew back alone and sat next to two boys
who were laughing. you gave me a lilly at the airport
and drove me home.

i cried ten days later
when you drove me back.
fuckery fuckerson
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thehinkydonut's avatar
The title = perfect... My old teacher always said the title is to "orient the reader," and that's exactly what yours does. Once I'd read the poem, I could look back at the title and see it mean so much more.

:peace: