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Mellow (Free verse) by frostygirl
Mellow
as she slowly sips her espresso
and watches the ashes
fall from her ciggarette
like the last glimmerings
of hope long ago forgotten
He sits across from her
but he???s looking the other way
at the pretty girl in the corner
reapplying her lipstick
pale shade of pink
like the colour of his fingertips
as her nervously bites his nails
and glances
at the paintings on the wall
Things weren???t always like this
Remember back to when
they met
Innocence hung in the air
like a blanket on a clothesline
but the sky clouded over
the rain fell
in buckets
There???s no sunshine
in the forecast
and their innocence fell
onto the ground
trampled in the mud
by their very own feet
Now she takes one last look
at his expressionless face
and butts her
ciggarette out
in the ashtray
along with
the feelings she once felt
???Well, I guess this is it????
Her voice unfamiliar
and cold
barely heard
over the chatter
and laughter echoeing
off the walls of
the crowded cafe
But they had forgotten
they were there
for a moment
when their eyes locked
and it felt like the
first time they ever
saw eachother
only this time
they were strangers
passing eachother
in the street
never to cross paths again
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