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just like that
over and over
i pled
i clawed and clawed
and i bled
until bloodied fingertips
were dripping with shame
i screamed and screamed
until choking on blame
i screamed
until screams
no longer came—
the phone rang,
from
s o m e w h e re
a voice
tried to explain
and just like that
my life
would never be the same
Written by
Bluevelvete
Published 27th Aug 2023
Author's Note
For Robert's "The phone rings" comp https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/forum/competitions/read/12598/
©Blu2023
©Blu2023
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Re: Re. just like that
27th Aug 2023 2:37pm
Re. just like that
27th Aug 2023 2:34pm
Mysterious. I love it. And good luck in the comp. Kisses, Robert. PS: all entries rather superb. I will then let the public decide...........
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Re: Re. just like that
27th Aug 2023 2:38pm
Love keeping the mystery of it.... glad you felt it.
Will do... thanks for hosting!
🌹💙
Will do... thanks for hosting!
🌹💙
Re. just like that
27th Aug 2023 3:00pm
Re: Re. just like that
27th Aug 2023 5:00pm
I usually do too, but I like supporting the brave folks who host the competitions when there's an intriguing theme! Plus, it kind of challenges me to write outside my comfort zone, which I think forces me to be imaginative from a place I don't usually access... are my thoughts.
Thank you for the kind words of affirmation and well wishes. Glad you felt the edginess! Yessss!
Always a pleasure to see you, J
🌹🌼
Thank you for the kind words of affirmation and well wishes. Glad you felt the edginess! Yessss!
Always a pleasure to see you, J
🌹🌼
Re: Re. just like that
27th Aug 2023 7:59pm
My problem is my thoughts and poetry don't usually align. I just appreciate people like you, who can make those connections. 😉😁
The pleasure's always mine, S. 🌼🌹
The pleasure's always mine, S. 🌼🌹
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Re. just like that
27th Aug 2023 4:02pm
Re: Re. just like that
28th Aug 2023 5:08am
Hey there, Stoney!
Sometimes the mystery of a piece can be it's own intrigue! I am glad you liked this little comp entry. Thanks for stopping by to say so... that really means a lot to me.
Much love and respect,
🌹💙 - B
Sometimes the mystery of a piece can be it's own intrigue! I am glad you liked this little comp entry. Thanks for stopping by to say so... that really means a lot to me.
Much love and respect,
🌹💙 - B
Re: Re. just like that
28th Aug 2023 9:22pm
Likewise my friend and Poetess and Queen as I appreciate the honor that you have bestowed upon me 🙏🪷👊💪... SHAMAN 111🙏
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Re. just like that
27th Aug 2023 4:16pm
Re: Re. just like that
28th Aug 2023 5:15am
Hey there, lovely lady... Thanks for feeling the weight of this comp piece... I'm glad it emoted in just that way.
It's always a pleasure to see you and to explore your thoughtful comments..
Much love, Bren.
🌹-💋
It's always a pleasure to see you and to explore your thoughtful comments..
Much love, Bren.
🌹-💋
Re. just like that
27th Aug 2023 4:41pm
Just like that
pink daisy sways
from a bumble
who buzzes a while
then disappears.
pink daisy sways
from a bumble
who buzzes a while
then disappears.
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Re: Re. just like that
28th Aug 2023 7:02am
flying through the thicket, high
where bluebells sway and daisies sigh
buzz boundless hope with careful eye
and just like that— new blooms are nigh
🐝 🌹 🌼🌷🌸🌻
where bluebells sway and daisies sigh
buzz boundless hope with careful eye
and just like that— new blooms are nigh
🐝 🌹 🌼🌷🌸🌻
Re. just like that
27th Aug 2023 4:54pm
Re: Re. just like that
28th Aug 2023 7:04am
Mmm hmm... Yesss!! I adore you for seeing that. That's exactly it.
Thank you for the well wishes... your thoughts and kindness of support, warm me, lady.
You're needed here... don't forget that.
🌹 - x
Thank you for the well wishes... your thoughts and kindness of support, warm me, lady.
You're needed here... don't forget that.
🌹 - x
Re. just like that
27th Aug 2023 5:19pm
Knowing my luck it would be a wrong number.
Great piece and good luck in the comp
Love and light
Ron x
Great piece and good luck in the comp
Love and light
Ron x
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Re: Re. just like that
28th Aug 2023 7:05am
hahaha... I would get a telemarker, I'm sure!!
Thanks for the giggle...For this dark ink, a wrong number might be best... Mwahahahaha 😈
I adore you and appreciate the lovely well wishes.
💋 💋 💋 💋
Thanks for the giggle...For this dark ink, a wrong number might be best... Mwahahahaha 😈
I adore you and appreciate the lovely well wishes.
💋 💋 💋 💋
Re. just like that
27th Aug 2023 5:23pm
Hoi hoi
I’m with Her.
Many ways to look at it.
Blue in full bloom.
And I love it.
If DUP doesn’t offer an ‘I love it to bits’ button, there wil be repercussions.
So the ‘Like this poem’ button will have to do.
Kind regards, Gus
I’m with Her.
Many ways to look at it.
Blue in full bloom.
And I love it.
If DUP doesn’t offer an ‘I love it to bits’ button, there wil be repercussions.
So the ‘Like this poem’ button will have to do.
Kind regards, Gus
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Re: Re. just like that
28th Aug 2023 7:10am
Hoi hoi
Yessss.... The mind spins about with all the dark possibilities, methinks!!
Awww... I love it when you catch me in full technicolor!
💙🏵️🥀🌺🥀🌻🌼🪷💮🌸💙
*I love it to bits button - - ->🔳
hahaha... You're the best, Gus
Much love and deep appreciation
xoxo 💙
Yessss.... The mind spins about with all the dark possibilities, methinks!!
Awww... I love it when you catch me in full technicolor!
💙🏵️🥀🌺🥀🌻🌼🪷💮🌸💙
*I love it to bits button - - ->🔳
hahaha... You're the best, Gus
Much love and deep appreciation
xoxo 💙
Re. just like that
27th Aug 2023 6:08pm
Re: Re. just like that
28th Aug 2023 7:11am
That's what I was aiming for... Very specific dark ambiguity... lol... I'm so stoked that you felt it that way, James.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and for being here... I love love love seeing you!
🌹B
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and for being here... I love love love seeing you!
🌹B
Re. just like that
27th Aug 2023 7:22pm
Good luck in the comp! This sounds and rhymes brilliantly 👍🏻♥️
Loves you Blue♥️
Your sis Jackie xoxox
Loves you Blue♥️
Your sis Jackie xoxox
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Re: Re. just like that
28th Aug 2023 7:14am
I really appreciate the kind well wishes, Jackie! Thanks for that. My ability to rhyme is lackluster, so I adore your comments... big time.
Love you back, sweetheart.
💙💙💙💙
Love you back, sweetheart.
💙💙💙💙
Re. just like that
27th Aug 2023 9:09pm
Re: Re. just like that
28th Aug 2023 7:16am
Re. just like that
Good luck in the competition. The mysterious love is hot. I'll always be your sexy charmer. 😘 Keep on writing you strong beautiful smart sexy woman.
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Re: Re. just like that
28th Aug 2023 7:18am
I love how now your my 'sexy' charmer... The last time I checked I thought it was just charmer... hahaha.. You're so silly 😋... Gotta love it.
Thank you for the good luck wishes... I'll definitely need it!
You rock, Francisco.
🌹
Thank you for the good luck wishes... I'll definitely need it!
You rock, Francisco.
🌹
Re. just like that
28th Aug 2023 2:15am
Re: Re. just like that
28th Aug 2023 7:19am
I tried to be as dark and impactful as my thoughts in that moment, could be.... I deeply thank you for stopping by and lending your support.
🌹-🍀
B
🌹-🍀
B
Re: Re. just like that
28th Aug 2023 7:12am
Re. just like that
28th Aug 2023 7:05pm
This maybe the best piece that we've read in some time. You stepped out of comfort zone with the rhyming and we love that, challenge yourself always. Some will like this and relate while some wont, as with any piece. But this can be applied to so many things from life and it's struggles, dark erotica, mental health, yeah. Tight work Lady
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Re: Re. just like that
Wow, Me!
These particular perceptions of yours hit hard and profound. You really experienced what I had hoped would be the main feeling, which is the poem's ambiguity. One person can read it and feel from it one thing and another reads it and can feel something different; and that's it! That's what I wanted to create and hoped to convey. I know where my mind goes to, which is this dark, regretful and painful reality where nothing else exists within a forever moment of hurt and unfathomable loss.
Thank you for being here and for such amazingly cool and stellar feedback. I'm honored you found this piece was something worthy of being the best thing you've recently read! ...I mean, how freaking awesome is that!?!?... Very!
I'm humbled and send out my warmest appreciation,
🌹💙
x
These particular perceptions of yours hit hard and profound. You really experienced what I had hoped would be the main feeling, which is the poem's ambiguity. One person can read it and feel from it one thing and another reads it and can feel something different; and that's it! That's what I wanted to create and hoped to convey. I know where my mind goes to, which is this dark, regretful and painful reality where nothing else exists within a forever moment of hurt and unfathomable loss.
Thank you for being here and for such amazingly cool and stellar feedback. I'm honored you found this piece was something worthy of being the best thing you've recently read! ...I mean, how freaking awesome is that!?!?... Very!
I'm humbled and send out my warmest appreciation,
🌹💙
x
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Re: Re. just like that
31st Aug 2023 1:48pm
hahaha... I originally wrote it on the actual comp itself, then someone asked me to publish it, so I did...
Well, my track record of winning comps is low, which is fine... I like to use the comps to broaden my horizons, when it comes to theme or style... I get stale feeling like I write about the same shit all the time...
So thanks for digging this one, T
that's a win itself!!
🌹💙
Well, my track record of winning comps is low, which is fine... I like to use the comps to broaden my horizons, when it comes to theme or style... I get stale feeling like I write about the same shit all the time...
So thanks for digging this one, T
that's a win itself!!
🌹💙
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Re: Re. just like that
5th Sep 2023 8:53am
you must be my lucky charm... I ending up with the win...a total surprise to me...
Thank you for seeing what you see.
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Thank you for seeing what you see.
🌹
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Re. just like that
16th Sep 2023 00:24am
It reads like the start of a horror movie without giving away too much and now we're intrigued.
Congrats on the win.
Congrats on the win.
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Re. just like that
16th Oct 2023 2:36pm
Interesting write – leaves many open interpretations to the reader on what is occurring before the call, and what changes after.
My initial thought after 1st read was the person was stressing over an expectation (Such as a work deadline), then after the call a “life event” takes precedence making the pre-call stress appear trivial. You realize what had occupied your mind before the call was not really of importance.
The other thought I had after a few more reads, was the person is trying to save a relationship, and the call ends it. I’m sure the more I read it, other possibilities would surface.
You continue to intrigue with your writing; life isn’t black and white.
My initial thought after 1st read was the person was stressing over an expectation (Such as a work deadline), then after the call a “life event” takes precedence making the pre-call stress appear trivial. You realize what had occupied your mind before the call was not really of importance.
The other thought I had after a few more reads, was the person is trying to save a relationship, and the call ends it. I’m sure the more I read it, other possibilities would surface.
You continue to intrigue with your writing; life isn’t black and white.
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Re: Re. just like that
17th Oct 2023 6:23pm
Thanks for finding the various potential for intent and the vast possibilities that our individual limaginations can take us....
It's an absolutely lovely pleasure to have you visit, my dear Leo. I haven't had a lot of time to write or to be on site, so I'm grateful to see you and read your thoughts.
This was a comp piece that sparked my own imagination, so I'm delighted you felt it's gravity.
Miss you and hope you are doing well.... 💋 💋 💋
🌹 💙 - x
It's an absolutely lovely pleasure to have you visit, my dear Leo. I haven't had a lot of time to write or to be on site, so I'm grateful to see you and read your thoughts.
This was a comp piece that sparked my own imagination, so I'm delighted you felt it's gravity.
Miss you and hope you are doing well.... 💋 💋 💋
🌹 💙 - x
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