Short thoughts about not letting go- how to lose that which you seek to possess. |
Hungry, yet unwilling to let go 1. "I don't need you" she insisted, gripping the stem of her wine glass, begging for another argument to remind her she is alive. 2. "You are my world" he pled as he built a glass case around her to display his possessions, but her world cannot survive without oxygen. 3. "Mine" cried the toddler as he held his crackers tightly, wrapped in celophane; hungry, yet unwilling to let go. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* Original version below (If you are reading this for a contest, use the one above. If you are rating for fun or credit, feel free to give critiques of both if you wish. Letting Go 1. She grasped the lapel of his coat so tightly, she didn't notice when he fell right through, into the arms of someone else. 2. I held your love tightly in my arms, Afraid of letting go, losing you, losing me Losing my reason for being here. One day, I looked inside and you were gone. 3. I don't need you she shouted Gripping the stem of the wine glass, Begging for another argument To remind her she is alive. 4. You are my world, you said As you built a glass case around me To display your possessions, but my world Cannot survive without oxygen. 5. Mine, the toddler cries As he holds his crackers Tightly, wrapped in cellophane; Hungry, yet unwilling to let go. |