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Extending Courtesies
I was down that hole the one where loneliness lives
and I wanted out, you extended me a knife
I held on to it, gripping it tight, so tight
I felt the blade meet the bone, I was trying
and you were laughing and then you let go,
you watched me bleed, and I could hear you screaming
"why didn't you hold on",
but I'm at the bottom with the knife
and you're at the top smiling down on me,
I'm no forensic scientist but I think the clues are all there.
and so I learned to hold on to the knife
at the bottom of the pit
because it is your only friend and possibly
in that moment your only means for revenge,
just know I'll be back to return the favor.
and I wanted out, you extended me a knife
I held on to it, gripping it tight, so tight
I felt the blade meet the bone, I was trying
and you were laughing and then you let go,
you watched me bleed, and I could hear you screaming
"why didn't you hold on",
but I'm at the bottom with the knife
and you're at the top smiling down on me,
I'm no forensic scientist but I think the clues are all there.
and so I learned to hold on to the knife
at the bottom of the pit
because it is your only friend and possibly
in that moment your only means for revenge,
just know I'll be back to return the favor.
Published 11th Jun 2014
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11th Jun 2014 00:43am
11th Jun 2014 1:18am
Self preservation is a much needed thing!!!
I Always admire how You easily combine emotion with mind...Constant Sharp!!!
I Always admire how You easily combine emotion with mind...Constant Sharp!!!
One of my favorite lines is from an old Clint Eastwood movie The good the bad an the ugly...
"I told you once, but if I ever get you down...
you're gonna need a lot of help to get up again..."
reminded me of that...
Enjoyed...
"I told you once, but if I ever get you down...
you're gonna need a lot of help to get up again..."
reminded me of that...
Enjoyed...
Anonymous
11th Jun 2014 10:51am
Pure and strong write, there, Nikki!
11th Jun 2014 2:34pm
11th Jun 2014 3:03pm
So I jumped into the pit to give her a leg up, and we had so much fun scratching cave drawings onto the walls, that people started to gather at the top of the pit, and then, they let down a rope so they could come down and join the excitement, and when nobody was looking, she got the fuck out of their,
she brought the knife along with her though...
she brought the knife along with her though...
27th Jun 2014 4:51pm
