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Dancing with distraction

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By Melissa IngoldsbyPublished 3 years ago Updated 3 years ago 1 min read

Disasters at every corner...

“Ill-met by moonlight,” is the poem I loved to pretend you wrote

Serene fevers overtake my heart, flooding the

Timbers of dark blue night without stars,

Reading something that was imposing and impossible in your unspoken gazes,

A scar that was once your fettered and space saving kiss... found like hide and seek...a

Caterpillar into a categorized pillar of pain

The growth that faltered in our undead waltz

It was not you, it was not me

Only a dream, it was

Now a canvas I cannot hold, frayed-edged and scarred, scared off paint...

heartbreak

About the Creator

Melissa Ingoldsby

My work:

Patheos,

The Job, The Space Between Us, Green,

The Unlikely Bounty, Straight Love, The Heart Factory, The Half Paper Moon, I am Bexley and Atonement by JMS Books

Silent Bites by Eukalypto

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  • The Dani Writer3 years ago

    "Now a canvas I cannot hold, frayed-edged and scarred, scared off paint..." That...is my favourite line. Artfully done!

  • Test3 years ago

    Beautiful and poignant. So compelling. Love this, Melissa 💕🙂

  • Poppy 3 years ago

    I loved every line of this! Wow

  • This was so emotional and heart-wrenching! Your words are always so powerful!

  • I find the longing in this quite compelling, Melissa, even as it dissipates into the harsh & ragged light of day.

  • Holly Pheni3 years ago

    This is so sad, but so beautiful! Well done!

  • Dana Stewart3 years ago

    Awesome!

  • Babs Iverson3 years ago

    Emotionally heartbreaking!!! Left some love!!!♥️♥️💕

  • Excellent 😊

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