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| Benign Neglect - Lindamichellebaron | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 16 2014, 05:43 PM (338 Views) | |
| Liquid Sky | May 16 2014, 05:43 PM Post #1 |
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I met the author many moons ago in middle school and actually had a signed copy of her Rhythm & Dues book of poetry. This poem was used in When Hell Freezes Over I'll Skate but was not printed online. I just got my book today and I one fingered typed this on my tablet. Benign Neglect - Lindamichellebaron I'm not ready to die of benign neglect though that's what's happening. Living off of "when you did" and "what you use to." Maybe the loveboat is just too steady. Maybe the sweetcake is over ready. Maybe the hot chocolate has cooled instead. Maybe the "need you" battery is running dead. Whatever it is, I'm really not ready to die of benign neglect... So, I'll rock the boat- cut the cake- heat the chocolate- recharge the battery- or whatever it will take to put some more life in our love... some more move to our groove... 'cause I'm really too young to be killed by passivity. So, I'll harass and provoke, needle or poke you into making this a past tense of what it is or a present tense of what it was. 'Cause the worse-est thing I've ever felt is this soft slow death by benign neglect. Edited by Liquid Sky, May 16 2014, 05:48 PM.
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