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Some Wordplay MAG

March 31, 2009
By Anonymous

You know you're in love with
some wordplay
when alliterations
become an addiction,
and you can't stop
the subtle rhyming scheme
repeating itself,
repeating itself.

I know I'm in love with
double meanings
in phrases,
and words that mean nothing,
because they mean everything to me.
Little phrases that lose their meaning over time
fade in your eyes; not mine.

When's the last time you took
“I love you” seriously?
(It's too cliché to say with a
straight face.)

In moments of awkward silences,
I wish I could take my pen and
Fillinthebanksbetweenyourlips.

Oh, and lines that go on forever …
run-on sentences … I adore you …
(That's my speedway … my literary highway …)

Seduce my mind
and speak those words to the point of
contradiction.
Hypocrisy never seemed so beautiful.
Your lips have it down to an
art.

Intonation and inflection
on the end of your statements
make you so
indecisive.
(Never stop asking … )

Oh, I know I'm in love with
wordplay.
Speak to me,
'til your lips are numb.
We'll always have pen and paper.

© Anonymous

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artmantist BRONZE said...
on Nov. 20 2011 at 8:40 pm
artmantist BRONZE, Willemstad, Other
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plz, check out my work. nice poem
Harmonious_Noelani said...
on Apr. 14 2011 at 2:47 pm
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This is a very clever poem!
LightningForMyAllergies GOLD said...
on Mar. 1 2011 at 7:11 pm
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I like words, but I like letters too! Flabshanigans :) oh, beautiful letters. :)) Your poem is like sweet dopamine to my nuerons.
alexxeo GOLD said...
on Oct. 20 2010 at 6:59 pm
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&quot;Absence from the ones we love is self from self-- a deadly banishment.&quot; -William Shakespere<br /> <br /> &quot;Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.&quot; -Leonardo De Vinci<br /> <br /> &quot;Seduce my mind<br /> ...and speak those words to the point of<br /> contradiction.<br /> Hypocrisy never seemed so beautiful.<br /> Your lips have it down to an<br /> art. Oh, I know I&#039;m in love with<br /> wordplay.<br /> Speak to me,<br /> &#039;til your lips are numb.<br /> We&#039;ll always have pen and paper. &quot; -By Anonymous, Mississauga, Canada

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This peice of work is amazing. I loved it so much, I quoted it on Facebook:DD my favorite line: Oh, I know I'm in love with
wordplay.
Speak to me,
'til your lips are numb.
We'll always have pen and paper.

Amazing(: Keep writing.

AnonyMiss GOLD said...
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This is beautiful...and so relatable too
AngelBaby94 GOLD said...
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OH MY GOSH. I LOVE THIS SOOOO MUCH!
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on Dec. 8 2009 at 11:32 pm
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wow this is great. i really enjoyed it
Grania PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 25 2009 at 11:59 am
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This poem really speaks to me. It's a comfort to know that I'm not the only one who feels that way about words.

And the stanza about the way people inflect so that everything sounds like a question...so true! It makes me so angry. :-)
skywriter11 GOLD said...
on Nov. 22 2009 at 6:02 pm
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This is one of my favorite poems. I wanted to write my favorite part, but that's most of the poem. Really good job!
Joanna said...
on Apr. 11 2009 at 1:46 pm
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This is very good.

"In moments of awkward silences,

I wish I could take my pen and

Fillinthebanksbetweenyourlips."

My absolute favourite verse.