time lifted his shirt
and showed them his purple scars,
it was me, he said,
I wanted to stop
but I couldn’t,
I saw it in her eyes
but I couldn’t,
I tripped and fell
but I couldn’t,
I stayed forever,
still, I couldn’t.
time lifted his shirt
and showed them his purple scars,
it was me, he said,
I wanted to stop
but I couldn’t,
I saw it in her eyes
but I couldn’t,
I tripped and fell
but I couldn’t,
I stayed forever,
still, I couldn’t.
THOUGHT PURGE 
Time, as but a powerless witness. Wonderful.
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Thank you Paul.
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Interesting viewpoint! Poor Time, constrained by his very nature.
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Thanks Rosemary…those were my exact thoughts while writing.
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I see the purple as a new scar that has not yet had time to heal.
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Yes, was going for that. Thanks Truedessa.
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Love the repeated line, “but I couldn’t”
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Thanks Bryan.
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Beautifully written. Such a sense of tragedy.
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Thank you 🙂
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The first two lines….I was enthralled right there. Time does do a number on us all. No matter who, no matter where. And I love the use of the color purple…..purple rain is what comes to mind. Well done!
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Thanks Lillian..true what you said about time!
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Beautiful work on the repetition! ❤️
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Thank you Sanaa..
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fresh scars…this pricks…nice!!
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Thank you 🙂
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When you only have 44 words to work with, it can be dicey to include a repeated refrain, but sometimes it works. Here it definitely does.
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Thanks Linda… glad you liked it.
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Like I was caught in a cycle ~ I specially like this part:
I stayed forever,
still, I couldn’t.
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Thanks Grace.
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It made me wonder what he wanted to stop, but couldn’t.
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Time..wanted to stop himself.. 🙂
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Purple, therefore still raw.
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Yes that’s what I was going for..thanks so much..
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I so love the beginning, time lifting the scars… truly wonderful
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Thanks Bjorn.
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Whew. This is powerful, especially “I saw it in her eyes/but I couldn’t.”
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Thanks so much..
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