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pipe dreams and lollipops

air line tickets and tooth fairies

all these things take over my brain

and make me smile a while

 

Then

 

the bubble bursts and darkness comes

bills in the mail and groceries to buy

goons at the door and car out the drive

reality makes me want to cry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(don't ask )

Posted

Nice poem Wren, I really like the original images you used to convey the fantasy in the first stanza and how they're contrasted with the reality in the stanza following it. The last line was also quite evocative, as it switched the tone of the stanza from slightly disturbing to genuinely dark.

 

One thing that struck me as a bit awkward in the poem was the "Then" line, as as it is now it seems to have a neutral tone that doesn't really show a shift to darker thoughts. Perhaps if it were "But then" or altered in some other way that shows that it's going to cause a change in tone, it could be stronger.

 

Thanks for sharing! :)

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Wren, it's a beautiful but saddening poem. I can't really say much else but thank you for sharing.

 

*gives you a huge hug*

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