Emma the Flautist

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This is about an amazing girl I met at band camp... Flautist=flute player= pronounced FLOWtist

Emma the Flautist

One of her ipod earbuds
is sitting in my ear, we're both connected
to "High" by James Blunt.
I hear her singing along, through the haze, with
That raspy voice that could mean sex,
or burnt hair, or laundry detergent.
My head rests on her bare upper thigh,
my eyes cloesd, thank god,
or maybe they'd wander.
My throat is clotting with
words better left unsaid,
or maybe I'm about to cry?
I'm content to lie, half asleep,
in this moment of contentedness,
with no comment to the stagnant air
or anyone blabbering.
Her eyes are the color of October. 

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brokenhearted11 commented on Emma the Flautist

08-16-2011

Angel; How'd I know this was right up your alley?

angelchaser

08/16/2011

how is this right up my alley?

brokenhearted11

08/16/2011

idk, it just seems like something you'd like.

brokenhearted11

08/16/2011

more so than most of my poetry, I mean.

angelchaser

08/16/2011

Honey, I love ALL your poetry. I still say you're a better poet than I am :)

brokenhearted11

08/16/2011

Argh! I still say I'm not. If anything, I've been decreasing in talent. I believe i hit a high note along the "January Air" era, and am now losing sight of who I am as a poet. It's saddening.

If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) American poet.

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Daddy's Liquor (The Trigger Poem) 2
Now 1
Emma the Flautist 1
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Peristalsis 0
Late At Night... 0
The Calm Before the Storm 3
The _____, the Whole _____, and Nothing But the _____ 0
Estival Grins 2
On The Way 0
Sympathetic 0
Just Remember 1
Track Star 1
OW! 2
Pinball Screams 2
Something About Fragility 2
Slamming Doors and Sleepless Nights 4
This Side of Heartbreak 1
Black Lace Ribbon 2
I Need a Can of Paint 3
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Sardonic Words 4
Cold Tile 4
Blackberry Fingers 4
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Dancing Mind 5
January Air 8
Sunday Morning 4
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Almost Suicide 4
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A Dream that Passed 1
Hope to Hope 2
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Be Okay 1
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Screw Normal 1
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Too Much to Bear Alone 1
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Not Him 1
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Time 1
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All the Help You can Get 1
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