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he's just not that into you

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July 18, 2013
he's just not that into you by *intricately-ordinary is a wonderful poem that everyone should read because of its honesty— it's moving and written in such a profound way, says the suggester.
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Literature Text

long-legged and twitching
like the spiders
you watch run
down the
drain,

he doesn’t call
you pretty. you remember
his hands tracing the ink
of your veins, but he
doesn’t call you pretty.
he doesn’t hold
the door, and you
think you’re a liar

but the truth is quivering
naked in your voice

(we will name our children after
extinct kingdoms; dead beautiful
things. i will polish the dull spot
in your eye that you developed
after a terminal case of unnoticed

living. i will never be a cure but
damn it if i won’t be a diagnosis)

the static of his vocal chords
brings you back, martyr
without a cause,
he doesn’t call
you pretty and you

don’t question why.
he's caught up in himself

hugely experimental

(was going to say this was based off of real events but then i thought
well, pretty much everything i write is)

edit: absolutely honored to have gotten my second DD, thank you everyone so much for all your support :heart:
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BigShoulders's avatar
There we go!  It wouldn't let me add this as a favorite at first because there was an ad plastered over the button...  Very well written!