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Faded red-orange strands,
the color of
an eight of hearts left out in the rain
while we sat wondering if the fish would die
when lightning hit the river.
Criss-crossing threads of black and red,
like those shorts you’ve worn for, what, six years?
I kept telling you to drink your milk:
goodness knows you need the calcium.
Stitches of faded gray
used to be the bright blue
of the river water that
washed the color out of them.
Now they’re the dull periwinkle
of washed-out jeans.
A dark string weaves through,
a winding path
black as death.
I was mad that time when you
broke my bike.
Wrote your name three times,
scribbling furiously in my notebook
time of death: 12:25 pm.
But I forgave you – you’re
still alive, aren’t you?
The bracelet is tied in green,
the bright, grassy shade of a Sims 2 plumbob
twisted out of shape
because you spilled hair gel on
the computer screen.
- Title: Friendship Bracelet
- Artist: jgirl39
- Description: I miss her.
- Date: 02/15/2009
- Tags: friendship bracelet friend miss happy
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Comments (5 Comments)
- Gravetye - 02/18/2009
- I like the use of colors in this. I had to read it a couple of times through to really get it, but it's still one of the best things I've read on Gaia.
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- Pyrrhic Victini - 02/18/2009
- Hmm. Interesting. I like how it goes back to colors & the main idea, however, I think you should try to tie in the memories in a more coherent way to better express the emotions in this piece.
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- The Fallen 19 - 02/17/2009
- I like it
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- darkangel9194 - 02/17/2009
- Its awesome! No errors as far as I can see.
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- kingsace - 02/17/2009
- This is the best one ive seen so far im favoriting it!!!!!!!X3
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