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staring contest (Free verse) by FreeFormFixation
The red water filled up your eyes as
you unhinged your jaw and the moon rolled inside.
As nighttime left the sky and sank into your stomach,
i started to wonder why daylight had yet to
resume its place on the horizon's precipice.
Just now, though, i remember
cursing out loud when a whisp of black
dripped out of your nose and sizzled as
it plopped to the ground in a steamy cloud.
It was because then I realized we have
death hanging over us all the time
and the lack of gravity keeps the black acid
away from us in a liquidy shell.
And those red eyes tried to feign reflection
of the sunrise, but to no avail.
I remember picking out a supposed sun spot
as just a chunk of crust from a restless night's
sleep. You're something else, you know that?
All black satin and no silver specks, you would think
interrupting the fabric from time to time
would seem like common sense.
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Arithmetic Mean: 5.8
Weighted score: 5.095362
Overall Rank: 6101
Posted: September 13, 2004 10:07 AM PDT; Last modified: September 13, 2004 10:07 AM PDT
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